Topic: Shoulder pains after snatches and cleans...

[ViKtoricus]

This has been an issue for me way back then (two years ago when I was still in my "prime."). I just got back from strength training 9 days ago and I did some squats, power snatches, and power clean + push press with my daily max...

However, I may have overestimated my daily max and I am feeling pain on my shoulders (the kind if pain that I really really feel when I rotate my rotator cuffs.).

Is this due to the fact that I don't drop weights to the floor even though I try my best to NOT control it down? (After the overhead position of either lift, I first let it drop to my thigh and slowly put it back on the floor)

It may have been due to a non-extensive warmup. I feel almost NO pan WHILE I LIFT but there is that lingering aching feeling afterwards.

Thank you in advance. The pain is bothering me.

[ViKtoricus]

At least it's gone now. lol 

[MasterChief]

Many of the factors you namend and many more could be the cause for your problem. All we can do is guesswork.

[Matt Erdman]

Are you doing dislocates with a stick?

[ViKtoricus]

Are you doing dislocates with a stick?

I do it with the Olympic Bar. What I do is I get in an overhead squat position and do a good-morning movement while keeping the bar in its place.