Elbow & anterior delt stiffness/discomfort

Pain & Rehab Forum [Moderated]
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Hello,

So about a week ago, I’ve been dealing with some kind of elbow & anterior delt stiffness - to be honest, I’m not sure if that’s the correct word but to describe in-depth, it’s not really painful per se (I can still squat & bench heavy as in 75% to 1RM heavy) but I definitely feel the discomfort on my elbows & anterior delts whenever I’m benching. As for squats, I only feel the discomfort on my elbows.

I think the main reason is because I’ve been running programs and training cycles back-to-back since April without any light week/deload in-between. As far as the program goes, I did LP and currently running an intermediate program.

Last session was last Friday and after that, I completely took a break from lifting. Went to the gym last night and did a super light bench session (70% of 1RM) and I still felt the discomfort so after the bench session, I just went back home.

Any advices would be greatly appreciated and thanks for taking your time reading this - I know it was long but figured I should be as detailed as possible.

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A few questions here, are you low bar squatting and benching on the same days? Have you tried to modify to high bar and then bench?

I see you listing %1RM as a reference standard. Are you running the programs based on how you are feeling that day or using RPE calculators to determine the weight for the day?

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FYT, I closed this thread as it was a duplicate: https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/forums/training-q-a-with-dr-jordan-feigenbaum-and-dr-austin-baraki/93015-elbow-anterior-felt-stiffness-discomfort