Throughout my lifting career, I've been lucky enough to avoid shoulder injuries. I am the exception, however. Shoulder issues are the bane of many serious lifters.
Shoulder pain is often caused by muscular imbalances within the shoulder girdle itself.[1,2,3] Your rotator cuff muscles are constantly working to keep your shoulders stabilized during upper-body exercises. If you think about it, that means your shoulder girdle is working 4-5 days a week, even though you're probably not giving the muscles in the girdle any direct attention.
This lack of direct training can be exacerbated by the fact that large muscles like the chest (pectoralis major) tend to get stronger much more quickly. As you increase loads, the demands on the rotator cuff and scapular stabilizers also increase more quickly, forcing them to play a constant game of catch-up.
Danger: Shoulder Pain Ahead
That catch-up game is where the danger lies: If you don't give those small stabilizer muscles direct...
Source: Save Your Shoulders: The Ultimate Prehab Workout
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