I have started to get pain in one elbow that's worst after working out, then slowly improves after a few days then comes right back after a workout. I do benches, preacher bench curls, dips,, flys etc. three times a week. Reminds me of "tennis elbow" though I don't know exactly what that term means. The preacher bench curls are most uncomfortable 'cause I'm laying the elbow, right where the pain is, on the arm rest.
Is this a faily common thing? What's the best thing to do about it other than quitting working our? I'm an old fart at 56, maybe it's age? :o)
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I have started to get pain in one elbow that's worst after working out, then slowly improves after a few days then comes right back after a workout. I do benches, preacher bench curls, dips,, flys etc. three times a week. Reminds me of "tennis elbow" though I don't know exactly what that term means. The preacher bench curls are most uncomfortable 'cause I'm laying the elbow, right where the pain is, on the arm rest.
Is this a faily common thing? What's the best thing to do about it other than quitting working our? I'm an old fart at 56, maybe it's age? :o)
The preacher bench curls have a reputation as an elbow wrecker. Drop it immediately. I would also only train with a neoprene sleeve over the elbow area. That is a start.
The preacher bench curls are most uncomfortable 'cause I'm laying the elbow, right where the pain is, on the arm rest.
There you go.
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Is this a faily common thing?
Yes.
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What's the best thing to do about it other than quitting working our?
The best thing to do is take 1-2 weeks off then start back light and slowly increase weight.
You don't mention any leg work, I assume you are doing some, but you could keep that up in your elbow recovery time.
Loose preacher curls, If you have to curl do a standing E-Z bar curl. Do pullups and/or rows and then maybe at the end of your workout do 1-2 sets of low rep/high weight curls (after your elbow is beter).
I have started to get pain in one elbow that's worst after working out, then slowly improves after a few days then comes right back after a workout. I do benches, preacher bench curls, dips,, flys etc. three times a week. Reminds me of "tennis elbow" though I don't know exactly what that term means. The preacher bench curls are most uncomfortable 'cause I'm laying the elbow, right where the pain is, on the arm rest.
Is this a faily common thing? What's the best thing to do about it other than quitting working our? I'm an old fart at 56, maybe it's age? :o)
I think you are working out too often and possibly doing too many isolation exercises, like curls, tricep extensions & flyes.
For starters drop the preacher curls and cut back to 2 upper body workout a week. Add a lower body workout for the 3rd one.
Defo the preacher curl machine. I was taking vast amounts of ibuprofen to get sleep and train because of that [censored] machine. I never touch that machine now. I just stick to dumbbells or belt pulley.
Defo the preacher curl machine. I was taking vast amounts of ibuprofen to get sleep and train because of that [censored] machine. I never touch that machine now. I just stick to dumbbells or belt pulley.
Nobody else has mentioned a preacher curl Machine.
