Hi all, I've had some shoulder issues and have not been able to do a complete SIP yet, with crown to ground. My question is I can do about 1/2 the motion before I feel I am at my limit, is it better to do as many of these before I put a leg down or just keep doing them with a leg down until I feel I can complete one SIP?

Thanks,

Steve 

I am by no means a trainer or doctor. I saw a doctor in Iraq because I tore my shoulder up a little bit (about 2/12 yrs ago supposedly a rotator cuff) so that is my level of expertise. After 2 months of using the TRX I still get a "weird" pain in my shoulder every now and then. As soon as I feel it I stop and start doing something else to target my chest or I'll use the one leg down position if it starts to really bother me to relieve some of the pressure at the expense of my ego but it's better than ending up with a serious injury.

I usually do as many possible before I put a leg down BUT, I've also learned my limit. If it hurts instead of burns or I can't support myself confidently I'll put a leg down.

On the plus side though the TRX has helped the shoulder issue significantly more than any physical therapy or other strength/rebuilding training that has been prescribed.

My recommendation is to maintain good form, and allow your body to adjust first before worrying about moving into the fully suspended movement.

I myself just recently started being able to complete the incline presses fully suspended. I started off leg down until I could get that shoulder strength. Another thing I found that helped me maintain stability, is lengthen the TRX 8" - 12" from the ground like doing suspended lunges, hamstring curls, etc.. as opposed to fully lengthened. At full length, my body would sway from one side to the other.

I tend to superset suspended lunges and incline presses. So I'll do x amount of reps of suspended lunges on say the right leg, then flip around and walk back a couple steps and do the same amount of incline presses, then switch legs and repeat.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Justin

 Thanks for the responses, I went for it last workout and was able to do 5 full SIP's before failing during my 6th. It has been 3 days after and my shoulders got through it without any injury so I am psyched.

I did warm up for 10 minutes and made sure my shoulders were ready for the stress but I wasn't sure how it would go. I had thoughts of crashing down on my head but when I failed on the 6th one I got my foot down in time.

Thanks,

Steve