Was doing incline bench press with dumbells. Was having an awesome workout, set a new personal best on BP before that. I was on my 3rd set, struggling with my last rep...my right shoulder lost control and the weight went behind my head, i tried to stabilize it and heard a huge rip in my shoulder. All i could think of was, OMFG im done for the summer, my shoulders fu*ked. I was so scared. The funny thing is i have almost completely normal range of motion. There is a slight pain if i move it in some directions. I cant even ice it, because its my rotator cuff, internal muscle. Im so scared im going to wake up, and not be able to move it. Am i over reacting? could it just been a very bad stretch? I just find it weird that i heard that rip, and still have normal range of motion

If you go to a gym, have you tried asking some of the people who work there?

the gym i go to has a massage therapist and injury therapist and all that good stuff.

doesn't sound good to me, but i've never heard a rip in any of my muscles before, so i'm not too sure

so no ones heard a rip in their shoulder ever?

Be careful with it... I dislocated my collar bone with a nice little "rip" and it's not been the same since. Best bet is to go and see a doc (although there isn't much that they can do) to find out what happened.

Oh, and never dislocate your collar bone... tearing ligaments = total agony.

Is their a difference between tearing ligaments, and straining them? Im pretty sure i didnt tear anything, cause im not into absolute pain. Im almost 100 % sure its rotator cuff related. Certain directions are a sharp pain, when i move there. I Really hope this goes away

I was @ Martial arts training on Monday- Im abit of beginner, been going for a month, was busy sparring and as I came round with a right hook my right shoulder muscle felt like it popped out of place and I fell to the ground and felt another pull (think it popped back into position).

What did I do? How do I know it popped back?

Well, that night I struggled to sleep I wont lie I couldnt sleep infact so the next day went to see a doctor, described what I just told you, he sent me for X-RAYS, nothing was broken thank fully. Gave me anti-inflamattories and since Monday gradually each day I feel less and less pain. I do feel a slight pull in my shoulder at the moment when I move it in certain positions, the doctor told me I bruised my muscle so what I can recommend is to go for x-rays and see a doctor.

maybe it was your shirt ripping