pain in elbow

Luvs_Rage_Phish
Luvs_Rage_Phish Posts: 87 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So I've been doing more strength training recently with particular focus on arms/back/shoulders/chest. I've been lifting heavy (well, heavy for me) with low reps and more sets. It has been going really well and I increased the weight the other day but my left elbow hurt so badly during bench press I couldn't finish my sets and I couldn't do any other exercises that required me to bend and straighten my elbow. I hadn't changed my form at all, just added a little weight but nothing dramatically heavier.

I let it rest a few days and when I went to do shoulder press today with a weight I've been using for a while my left elbow hurt again. I'm not sure what's going on but I'd be really bummed if I wasn't able to keep doing strength training.

Any advice?

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  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    ice it. take some ibuprofen, and start warming up better. do some dynamic stretching.

    does it hurt when you extend it to reach for something? your elbows might be coming in too tight, or even flaring out. google some bench press form videos.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    Might be the start of elbow tendinitis. Look up "tennis elbow" and "golfers elbow". See which one you may have and look at treatements for it.

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  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    Is it tennis elbow or in the joint?

    http://youtu.be/v3GoDQ9ylZY
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    check out mobilitywod for good corrective exercises.
  • Luvs_Rage_Phish
    Luvs_Rage_Phish Posts: 87 Member
    I don't think it's Tennis Elbow. Just checked out some information on it and it doesn't seem like my pain is in the same area where Tennis Elbow usually presents... the pain is more IN the elbow...
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    I don't think it's Tennis Elbow. Just checked out some information on it and it doesn't seem like my pain is in the same area where Tennis Elbow usually presents... the pain is more IN the elbow...
    It could still be tennis elbow or golfer's elbow. I'm guessing it hurts the most when you try to straighten your arm out?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
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