I had some short questions concerning injuries I’ve accumulated quite rapidly over the past few training sessions (~1 week).
Left Elbow Pain (inside, just below bicep): I believe it came from heavy benching with a slightly bent bar. The bent side was the left, and it felt like my elbow would pop out of its socket the entire working set. It was certainly a lot harder than it should have been. It affected my squat today, obviously, as I could not tighten up my upper back significantly without aggravating it in some way. I focused on the lift, and got my training done. In your opinion, does the bent bar have the ability to cause this minor injury?
Or, could it be a simple matter of not enough bicep work? I do rows 2x a week, but after the aggravation of my elbow, I tried curls. Amazingly, the pain subsided. More curls, less pain, perhaps?
Stalling on Rows: I’m beginning to stalk on barbell rows from the floor with a supine grip at 225lbs. I barely got the last rep of the last set today. I implemented a 3x8 earlier in the week with 185lbs. I believe my deadlift would benefit from more pulling volume, as I have run out increasing my deadlift rep scheme to 1x1 per week for the next ~2 weeks. I have added a 3x6 deadlift day to correct my posture, I have a tendency to lose tightness in my upper back. Any thoughts on the BB rows rep scheme?
Major Wrist/Forearm Pain: This coincides with benching and pressing only. I am having tremendous pain in my wrists and forearms during my reps of both. As soon as I release the bar, the pain shoots up to my elbow then dissipates within the following few seconds. I believe my wrist is too far in extension, but when I take my grip I have the bar going across the meat of my hand. Any thoughts on a solution?
Thank you B-Bell Medicine!