iceman1800
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do any serious lifters experience atleast one of the the above?
how common is tendinitis and knee pain/elbow pain for bodybuilders?
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Megatron28
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Gotta work on your form and not lift more than you can handle.
iceman1800
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i hurt my righ knee leg pressing in around feb. eventually my left knee had it too. went to doctor around april he said its runners knee and i got flat feet. got the insoles after about 2 months it got better. i mean way better than before but after my workout my knees feel a little burning. do u think it should all go away eventually?
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halfwit
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Multiple knee surgeries taught me a very important lesson: Listen to your body. Pushing through pain becomes one hell of an expensive (and painful) experience.
Proper form helps, as does stretching and getting enough rest. Eventually though, the body does start to develop issues as we age. HGH is what I'm hoping will help slow this process (maybe reverse some), but it is inevitable.
Proper form helps, as does stretching and getting enough rest. Eventually though, the body does start to develop issues as we age. HGH is what I'm hoping will help slow this process (maybe reverse some), but it is inevitable.
carverelli
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Elbows hurt this old man.... pushing the joints past what it was genetically designed to lift doesn't help. It helps my issues when I do proper warmup, massage the muscles that are strained aka forearm extensors, brachialis, and the tricep insertion at the elbow. Deca helps some too.
bigtimechief
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I've got a doctors apt today. Was in last month with elbow tendonitis, now shoulder issues. I've come to the conclusion that I've been overtraining, and not stretching properly. Basically, a recipe for disaster.
Jumping into your workouts without proper stretching will cause issues. Some exercises are harder on joints than others, and some are more susceptible to bad form. Put on your magnifying glass and look at everything you're doing.
Like Halfwit said, listen to your body. Pushing through the pain is a bad idea in this game.
Jumping into your workouts without proper stretching will cause issues. Some exercises are harder on joints than others, and some are more susceptible to bad form. Put on your magnifying glass and look at everything you're doing.
Like Halfwit said, listen to your body. Pushing through the pain is a bad idea in this game.
bigtimechief
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Harnold
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Brother I've been fighting tendinitis in my elbows and forearms for three years now. I'm a Highland games athlete and do some strongman comps, so my training is heavy most of the year.
Luckily mine eventually passes but I find rest is not the answer. Lighter weights involving the same muscles and tendons and anti-inflammatories, as well as icing the area is the best advice on got from a physiotherapist and the same from an athletic therapist.
As for antis, I prefer to go with a topical one like voltaren that soaks into the area through the pores. Ibuprofen does help but I don't need any more pills injested into my body at this point. Cortisone is effective but I get a false sense of security from it, and end up doing more damage to the problem areas. I'm battling a bad case of it right now in my left elbow/forearm and it's creeping into my bicep. Right in the peak of my events season. Tight wraps get me through both my workouts and I find they work well over top of voltaren. Seems to help, but ice is a must.
They say tendinitis is the death of a bodybuilder, but as far as I can tell, I can still train for bodybuilding but harder time with sport specific training. Hope this helps.
Harnold
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So stretching was suggested as an important method of healing up tendinitis chief? That's one thing I was never told to do. I mean stretching in general, but never regarding tendinitis. Interesting. Thanks.
Harnold
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Try ice on it bro, heat feels good at the time but things usually tighten up after. I've fought tendinitis in my elbows and forearms for years off and on.....including right now in my left elbow and forearm. Ice and anti inflammatories like ibuprofen are my best options, and actually do work if you remain diligent and use them frequently. My Doctor said you can take 800mg of ibuprofen every four hours safely. Hope this helps.
bigtimechief
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As for the stretching, I'm going to discuss this issue with my doc today for an accurate answer. I'll report back.
I was more referring too HOW I got where I am. Failure to stretch before workouts and getting heavy too quick has contributed to my break downs. Basically left me super tight and the problem just compounded. Not to mention, growing quickly from AAS is hard enough on connective tissue.
The only true healing I've experienced for tendonitis is adjusting form, and staying away from aggravating exercises. I also lighten it up considerably. A lot of times i'll cut rest periods to 30-60 secs with lighter weights, or take longer breaks with higher reps (15-20). It's a damn chess game working around and preventing injuries.
I'm a damn fool for not properly warming up and listening to my body. Now i'm paying the piper. No one likes the fucking piper.
Stretching will not help recover from tendinitis. It's basically a tear in a ligament. Rest is really the only cure. And just because it stops hurting doesn't mean it's healed. What we do as bodybuilders is keep reinjuring it making it worse. That restricts the blood flow to that particular area making it even harder to recover from the injury. Basically we're screwed ! Lol. Mine is in my forearm. I have to stick with basic movements. Once I hurt it again it stays like that for 6 months or so. Errrrrrr
bigtimechief
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Doctor is referring me to an orthopedic surgeon (shoulder specialist). I think Mostly because he knows I want to continue at peak performance, and isn't sure how to get me there. Hopefully I can be more helpful after that apt.
