I think so. I'll make some adjustments to my workout and give it a run again. I use to joke this bod is a finely tuned machine. Now it seems I'm gonna have to be
My elbow feels like it's turned the corner. Not much pain anymore, just feels a little stale. Grip is coming around too, less pain in my upper forearm/elbow when I hold/move objects. Strength is returning. Last night warmed up the shoulder and elbow with some band work then played some basketball. Nothing strenuous, it was with the 9yo team I help coach at the Y.
Time to get back to it.
Shorts,
I currently have tennis elbow in both arms. I was off and on at the gym for over 8 weeks. My grip was just about non existent. I’m pretty sure dumbbell curls are what caused the injury.
I’ve been taking turmeric supplements to help with the inflammation and at the gym, I have found that more cables and less free weights seem to help bridge the gap between staying fit to my standards and healing. I’m at the point now where I can pretty much ignore the pain. The massive amounts of preworkout help too! Good luck!
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You guys need to do less bicep curls or do lighter ones. Overload and improper grip is probably the cause of your pain. Here’s a good video on the subject.
https://youtu.be/XXjaCsUlrZs
Not sure how much you are benching and with what, but you should probably consider wrist wraps especially if going heavy. I'm in the same boat (39 years old), but still move heavy weight. I bench with bells due to shoulder pain with a bar. Anyway, I started to get a bunch of elbow pain and found information that said I was probably rolling my wrists back when pushing. I bought wrist wraps last year and all my elbow pain subsided within a few weeks. Cheap enough solution to give it a try.
It does suck getting older. There was a time I could cleanly pull a 545# deadlift... then came the hip surgery...
Tried some moves in the P90X workout years ago. I despised it as a stand alone workout type, I prefer dynamic workouts. However, I have kept some moves that I liked. I incorporate them for the benefits of balance, stretch and ROM.
Hmm thanks for the ideas. I'll see what I can incorporate exercise wise to keep it variable.
Will scrutinize my grip and see if that's contributing. I watched that video (I like the Athlean channel) but my pain isn't on the inside/flexor. It's on the extensor side of the forearm. My curls aren't many or heavy but the amt of pulls on the weekly basis could be a factor?
That’s a big reason to use an EZ-Curl bar instead of straight bar and also to wrap your wrists.
OP- again... I would try wrapping your wrists before modifying your workout. If you are in fact rolling your wrists as your weight increases, then you can mitigate a lot of that with wraps. Keep the ever-increasing strength that you’ve worked hard for.
"Soft form" WuShu; Bagua, TaiJi keep me going. Low impact, requiring strength/balance.
Weapons forms are good too; Jian (straight sword), Dao (broadsword), Staff/"whip" appeal to my "martial sense".
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