Hello
Hope you guys are staying safe.
Im making this topic because after doing the strength 1 program for about 2 months, and consistently going heavier on the main lifts than my old training, i recently (past week) experienced elbow pain while training and moving my left arm outside of training. The pain isnt too bad, and i can still pretty much train normally, however its a pulsating pain that can sometimes be very u uncomfortable. Honestly im really afraid that it is gonna become more serious and im gonna have to take time off from doing the program and improving.
The pain comes on seemingly randomly as I am moving my wrist and elbows. Altough i did notice that when i rotate my forearm outside (palm facing up towards ceiling), it almost always comes on. Currently I have two working theories on why this is happening.
The first one would be elbow and wrist placement on the lowbar squat. When i squat (video included), amd get my self in the correct position, meaning that my elbows and forarms are close and in line with my torso, my wrist is sort of rotated to the side as im holding the bar. Because of this flexion, my elbow might be suffering. I dont know if Im actually putting my wrist in a bad position or not. If possible, please review my video to see.
My second theory is a mixed grip on my deadlift. I have been making great progress with my deadlifts and have increased my e1rm by 20kg the last fee weeks. Since starting the program i have been using a mixed grip where my left hand (the one that has elbow pain) is supinated. As i said before, when my arm is in a similar position (forearm rotated, palm facing up and arm extended), is when i experience my elbow pain the most. Its possible that the increased weight of the deadlift and the hyperextendension of my arm caused the problem.
I am looking for any advice on what I should correct and do to minimize or fix this problem. I am afraid that this will hinder my progress or that it will worsen overtime if I dont do anything.
Thank you very much for the help!
Hope you guys are staying safe.
Im making this topic because after doing the strength 1 program for about 2 months, and consistently going heavier on the main lifts than my old training, i recently (past week) experienced elbow pain while training and moving my left arm outside of training. The pain isnt too bad, and i can still pretty much train normally, however its a pulsating pain that can sometimes be very u uncomfortable. Honestly im really afraid that it is gonna become more serious and im gonna have to take time off from doing the program and improving.
The pain comes on seemingly randomly as I am moving my wrist and elbows. Altough i did notice that when i rotate my forearm outside (palm facing up towards ceiling), it almost always comes on. Currently I have two working theories on why this is happening.
The first one would be elbow and wrist placement on the lowbar squat. When i squat (video included), amd get my self in the correct position, meaning that my elbows and forarms are close and in line with my torso, my wrist is sort of rotated to the side as im holding the bar. Because of this flexion, my elbow might be suffering. I dont know if Im actually putting my wrist in a bad position or not. If possible, please review my video to see.
My second theory is a mixed grip on my deadlift. I have been making great progress with my deadlifts and have increased my e1rm by 20kg the last fee weeks. Since starting the program i have been using a mixed grip where my left hand (the one that has elbow pain) is supinated. As i said before, when my arm is in a similar position (forearm rotated, palm facing up and arm extended), is when i experience my elbow pain the most. Its possible that the increased weight of the deadlift and the hyperextendension of my arm caused the problem.
I am looking for any advice on what I should correct and do to minimize or fix this problem. I am afraid that this will hinder my progress or that it will worsen overtime if I dont do anything.
Thank you very much for the help!
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