Joint Pain

[AvgGuy]

I have been working out since june and have seen some progress. But now I am having pain in elbows after workouts.

Would cardio warm ups help prevent this?

[triton69]

I too ran into your problem, with my right elbow. Is the pain a dull pain...versus a sharp one? I traced my problem to what they call "Golfers Elbow". This is where you strain/damage the ligaments between the elbow and the foream muscles.

What worked for me is to ice down elbow after a work out, and Motrin every know and then when it was really nagging me. The best way to avoid this is NOT to do a full extension, i.e. if you are doing a curl, do not straighten your arm all the way down before doing the next curl...keep it slightly bent...and do this for any and all exercises that involve the elbows and foreams.

Also, work out the forearms with wrist curls and reverse wrist curls. I rarely have a problem anymore, and this is about all you can do for it. It will eventually go away if you try the above...and wrapping during a work out and after helps as well.

[AvgGuy]

Thanks I will give it a try. I added Preacher Curls to my workout and this started about a month later. Not sure if this is it, or just the workout in general.

[Fudomyo]

I hate preacher curls. I hyper-extended my elbow on that contraption, and it took about 3 months to heal.

Be sure, if you take any Motrin/Aleve/etc, that you never take it before you workout. It will make your joints hurt, since it inhibits cortisol.

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