Originally Posted by
carleton
Yeah, I'll go this route. Thanks for the suggestion.
Thanks so much.
If you don't mind the question, what ballpark amounts did you wind up spending? There seems to be a slippery slope when it comes to cost.
I think I'll focus on powerlifting (squat, deadlift, benchpress) and supplemental exercises. I'm comfortable with those. I'd like to have proper coaching before I explore Olympic weightlifting (overhead stuff).
Get some Xrays of your Acromio-Clavicular joint before you start. There are three basic Acromion morphologies, one of them being hooked. This can make it difficult to do certain overhead lifts like the snatch and over heard squat. I have a Type III acromion, so I cut those two exercises out of my programs when I found that out. You can still overhead press, and do similar movements. It's the rearward bias that bent-over overhead exercises (deep overhead squat, the catch in a clean) impose that can end up irritating the rotator cuff muscles if you have a Type III or even Type II AC joint.