mclay
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Post by mclay on Mar 14, 2017 0:09:19 GMT -7
I was flaking/coiling my rope yesterday as if I was going to make a backpack coil, and I noticed recurring pain in the back of my upper arm/shoulder area. I am under the impression that this is the rotator cuff area, and I'm concerned that I might have some sort of imbalance or weakness that will lead to injury. So far I've never had a shoulder injury and would like to keep it that way. Has anyone else "strained" a shoulder or rotator cuff from rope coiling? Maybe I just need to add rope coiling to my supplemental exercises
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Post by willblack on Mar 14, 2017 10:48:11 GMT -7
I'm not brave enough to speculate on what kind of imbalance might be causing you to have shoulder pain. I have a history of shoulder injuries and sometimes if I am guiding and setting up lots of different climbs that require me to coil ropes repeatedly my shoulders get a little fatigued. I think one thing that would help you is coiling the rope by grabbing one loop at a time and flipping the loop over your shoulders as opposed to holding the entire coil of rope at once and "grabbing" new coils with each hand as the coil you are holding gets heavier and heavier.
On an unrelated note, you could probably post this on Mountain Project and watch your question dissolve in a 12-page storm of insults, memes, and debate about whether it's best to coil from one end, both ends, or the middle.
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Post by Chris W on Mar 14, 2017 19:59:39 GMT -7
Mountain Project is that bad? I've never really delved into it...
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mclay
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Post by mclay on Mar 14, 2017 22:16:12 GMT -7
Certain topics will certainly set MP off...tempted to give it a go. Supertopo used to be worse about such things IMO.
The shoulder feels fine now, so must have just been fatigue. Upon reflection it felt a lot like when you threw or pitched too much in Little League. Maybe just old scar tissue?
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