I am now ready to begin my third attempt at an NLP. Each time I try, I am halted by tendinitis that makes my gym experience so unpleasant that I end up falling of the wagon and not training at all for a few months. This is mainly because I have no clue what to do instead, so I just stop. I’ve posted my form online countless times and no feedback has helped me figure out how to fix the problem.
I’ve explored other options such as bodyweight training, any number of Alwyn Cosgrove’s convoluted programs, traditional bodybuilding routines, etc. etc… but ultimately my research leads me back to a barbell-based NLP being the ideal choice.
So my question is, for someone like me with chronic tendinitis, what do I do when an NLP is halted by pain rather than a plateau? In-person coaching is not available in my area, and pushing through the tendinitis just won’t work; it’s not sustainable to be miserable every training session.
Mugflub,
Thanks for the post- glad to have you here.
One interesting question back to you: If you have historical evidence that you cannot run NLP productively why do you keep trying it? NLP is an okay place to start for untrained folks who want super strict, explicit guidelines. That said, you’re no longer completely untrained and you have a good idea that it’s not going to work for you and it might even be your expectation that it won’t too, which acts as a self fulfilling prophecy kind of thing.
I can verifiably say without hesitation that NLP is not the ideal choice for you.
I don’t know where you have tendinitis, so hard to say what modifications or other programs might be suitable for you at this point.
Another comment, it is highly unlikely that your form is causing your tendinitis. Highly unlikely. While it is frustrating that you have not gotten a form check - provided you posted it in the appropriate area- it’s probably not the cause.
Where do you live that in person coaching isn’t available?
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