This article covers the root causes of elbow pain from lifting weights, and a simple strategy to cure it. You will learn how to fix and prevent tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, triceps tendonitis, and elbow bursitis. Continue to article
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When you lift weights over time, the triceps and forearm muscles become stiff and tight from muscular contraction and overuse. These tight muscles can overstretch, strain and inflame the elbow tendons and tissue around the elbow, leading to pain in the elbow during exercises like bench press, push-ups, pull-ups, tricep extension, skull crushers, and bicep curls.
If you experience elbow pain when lifting or after working out, you've come to the right place. For years I struggled with elbow problems during my workouts (watch video). I cured my elbow pain, and I will show you how to do the same.
Important: Elbow pain can occur for various reasons, including soft tissue and musculoskeletal problems such as tendinopathy and bursitis, nerve entrapment and compression, bone fractures and dislocations, and arthritis which causes joint inflammation, pain, and stiffness.
While this article focuses on how to cure soft tissue conditions like muscle restriction, muscle pain, and tendon pain (tendonitis) that cause elbow pain during weightlifting, it's important to consult a healthcare provider to ensure there are no structural issues with your elbow.
Let's begin with what causes tendonitis and pain in the elbow.
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Elbow pain is common among athletes and those involved in weight training. So what causes elbow pain in weightlifters, and why does it happen? The root causes of elbow pain from lifting weight are:
Weight training builds and strengthens muscles; however, it also inflames tendons, ligaments, and joints. When the workout target or involve the elbow (e.g. triceps workout, bench press, push-ups, shoulder press), it inflames the elbow tendons and joint. Inflammation of the elbow tendons causes a "burning" sensation of pain around the elbow. The condition is known as elbow tendonitis.
The burning feeling and pain around the elbow joint are signs of acute inflammation - meaning the pain is temporary. With time the body heals the elbow tendons, and the pain goes away. However, when the elbow tendons cannot heal and recover, and the inflamed tendon pain continues for three months or more, it becomes a chronic inflammatory condition.
Chronic inflammation is a state where the inflammatory process that enables the body to heal injured muscles, tendons, and ligaments is not working. As a result, the body is unable to heal on its own. In this case, it leads to chronic elbow tendonitis.
Left untreated, chronic inflammation in the elbow becomes degenerative and leads to irreversible deterioration of the elbow joint. Degenerative elbow tendonitis can also lead to autoimmune diseases such as arthritis. Athletes, gymgoers, and weight lifters with elbow tendonitis experience pain and discomfort in the elbow during...
Calcium helps muscles contract. Magnesium helps muscles relax. When the body has excess calcium (often the case), muscles cannot relax and remain tense. When a muscle is tense, it pulls and puts tension on the tendons and joints, which inflames the tendons and causes pain, in this case - pain in the elbow.
Magnesium also dissolves calcium and prevents the calcification of soft tissues. Calcification occurs when there is excess calcium in the body. Calcification hardens soft tissues like tendons and muscles. In this case, calcification of the triceps tendon and forearm tendons can lead to elbow tendonitis and elbow joint pain.
According to The Magnesium Miracle (a scientific reference on the health effects of magnesium on the body), heavy exercise, physical activity, and factors such as caffeine, stimulants, diuretics, stress, and dehydration deplete magnesium in athletes. As such, it is crucial for athletes and those involved in weight training to actively replenish magnesium in the body.
40% of magnesium in the body is found in the muscles. Twitching muscles, muscle cramps, and muscle spasms are signs of low magnesium levels in the body.
- The Magnesium Miracle - Discover the Missing Link to Total Health, By Carolyn Dean, MD, ND
When you lift weights and perform exercises that target or involve the elbow, the triceps muscle and forearm muscles contract, become stiff and tight, and after some time, lose their elasticity. Muscle restriction occurs when inelastic muscle fibers become shortened and unable to release and lengthen back to their normal relaxed state.
In the case of elbow pain, lifting a weight too heavy or using a bad weightlifting form overstretches the triceps muscles and forearm muscles and causes these muscles to become restricted. This is usually the trigger that initiates elbow pain. When the triceps and forearm muscles get restricted, they become shortened and get tighter.
Tight triceps muscles and forearm muscles pull and put tension on the elbow tendons. As a result, it inflames the elbow tendon and causes elbow discomfort when lifting.
Athletes, gymgoers, and weight lifters with restricted triceps and forearm muscles experience:
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The following are the types of elbow tendonitis and the symptoms athletes experience from lifting weights:
Elbow tendonitis symptoms from lifting weights include:
What is tennis elbow? - Tennis elbow (outside elbow pain or lateral epicondylitis) is a type of elbow tendonitis where pain occurs on the outside part of the elbow. It may develop over time (chronic) or occur suddenly from overloading the extensor elbow tendon (acute). In this case, overloading the elbow includes:
To learn more about tennis elbow, check out this article: tennis elbow - outside elbow pain
Source: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Nurudeen performing close-grip bench press at gym during a triceps workout (2019). "Push" exercises such as bench press trigger or aggravates tennis elbow in athletes and weightlifters.
What is golfer's elbow? - Golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis, medial elbow pain, or inner elbow pain) is a type of elbow tendonitis where pain occurs on the inside part of the elbow. It may develop over time (chronic) or occur suddenly from overloading the medial elbow tendon (acute). In this case, overloading the elbow includes:
To learn more, check out this complete article: golfers elbow - inner elbow pain
Illustration of forearm flexor muscles and golfer's elbow (medial epicondyle). Image source: Google Images
Nurudeen performing barbell preacher curls at gym during a biceps workout (2019). "Pull" exercises such as biceps curl trigger or aggravates golfer's elbow in athletes and weightlifters.
What is triceps tendonitis? - Triceps tendonitis (also known as posterior elbow pain or lifter's elbow) is a type of tendonitis where pain occurs at the back of the elbow due to irritation or inflammation of the triceps tendon. It may develop over time (chronic) or occur suddenly from overloading the triceps tendon (acute). In this case, overloading the triceps tendon includes:
How does triceps tendonitis happen? - The triceps muscles (Long Head, Lateral Head, and Medial Head - also known as triceps brachii) contract when you do exercises involving your arm. Over time as you lift, the triceps brachii get tighter and shorter. Shortened triceps muscles pull and put tension on the triceps brachii tendon, decreasing the elasticity of the triceps brachii tendon. As a result, the tendon gets overloaded when lifting and creates pain at the back of the elbow.
To learn more, check out this complete article: triceps tendonitis - lifter's elbow
Source: Pressbook British Columbia Campus - pressbooks.bccampus.ca
Nurudeen performing seated barbell shoulder press at gym (2019). "Push" exercises such as shoulder press contract the triceps brachii and aggravate triceps tendonitis.
Bodybuilder's elbow refers to a medical condition commonly known as elbow bursitis, which can occur among bodybuilders and weightlifters. Elbow bursitis (or olecranon bursitis) is the inflammation of the bursa, a small fluid-filled sac that cushions the joint. This condition often results in swelling, tenderness, and pain at the back of the elbow.
Bodybuilders and weightlifters often develop big or pointy elbows due to the strain and injuries they experience from intense workouts, heavy lifting, and repetitive elbow movements. These repetitive actions can lead to various chronic elbow injuries, such as tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, and triceps tendonitis. Over time, these injuries can result in degenerative conditions such as osteoarthritis, autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis, and other forms of inflammation.
To learn more, check out this complete article: elbow bursitis - bodybuilder's elbow
A photo and 3D illustration of elbow bursitis. The photo on the left shows the left arm of a person with elbow bursitis. The photo on the right is an 3D illustration; a comparison between a normal versus an inflamed olecranon bursa. Image source (left photo): American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; (right illustration): Cleveland Clinic.
A photo of Chris Dickerson (left) and Flex Wheeler (right). Chris's elbow tip appears enlarged in comparison to Flex's. Many prominent bodybuilders, including most recently Ronnie Coleman, have been spotted with elbow bursitis. Image source: Encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding, Book by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
What is acute elbow pain? Acute elbow pain is an inflammatory pain experienced during or immediately after lifting weights.
Inflammation is a process where your immune system releases chemicals to fight and protect the body from infections and injuries. Lifting a weight that's too heavy or using a bad weightlifting form can strain and cause injury to muscles and tendons. When this happens, it triggers your body's inflammatory response.
The inflammatory response creates pain and discomfort in the elbow immediately after lifting or the day after working out. Acute elbow inflammation typically lasts a few days to a few weeks. When the inflammation symptoms do not go away and, the pain lasts more than three months, it becomes a chronic condition.
What is chronic elbow pain? Elbow pain is defined as chronic when the elbow injury does not heal, and the pain continues for more than three months. Depending on the stage of the tendonitis, an athlete with chronic elbow injury may experience:
When the body's inflammatory response is unable to heal the elbow injury, and the pain becomes chronic, it starts a progressive and irreversible deterioration of the elbow tendon - known as degenerative tendinopathy.
Tendonitis is inflammation of a tendon that creates acute inflammatory pain, and tendinosis is the deterioration of tendon collagen due to repetitive stress and chronic injury.
Tendinosis results in the loss of strength in the tendon and often lead to tendon tear or rupture. For example, continually lifting weights with elbow tendonitis (i.e. inflammatory elbow pain) can lead to elbow tendinosis (i.e. degeneration of elbow tendon).
Initially, the injured elbow tendon starts with micro-tear damage (i.e. elbow tendonitis). As you continue to lift, the elbow tendon worsens and becomes degenerative (i.e. elbow tendinosis). Ultimately, this can cause the elbow tendon to rupture. Acute elbow pain is elbow tendonitis. Chronic elbow pain is elbow tendinosis.
Source: Google Images
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This section highlight common exercises that cause or trigger elbow pain, such as bench press, pull-ups, push-ups, triceps extension, and skull crushers. For frequently asked questions about these exercises and how they cause or aggravate elbow issues, follow the links to the respective article.
In this section, we will cover:
Nurudeen Before & After results. I fixed my chronic elbow tendonitis: tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, and triceps tendonitis (photo taken in 2017 and 2019).
Elbow pain after lifting is an acute inflammatory condition. If your elbow hurts after lifting, and you experience any of the following:
The best treatment is the R.I.C.E. Method (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevate).
Benefits of RICE Method
R.I.C.E helps treat acute inflammatory pain. Athletes and weight lifters with elbow inflammation experience burning pain and redness around the elbow joint after lifting. Applying ice, also known as cold therapy, on the elbow after working out reduce inflammation and help the inflamed elbow tendon calm down and heal.
Illustration of a man applying an ice pack to elbow joint to reduce tender pain in elbow - R.I.C.E Method
How to Apply Cold Therapy at Home for Elbow Pain
Limitations of the RICE Method
R.I.C.E treats acute inflammatory symptoms but does not fix the source of the pain. As a result, the pain returns and often worsens when the athlete resumes lifting. If your elbow tendonitis does not heal using the R.I.C.E protocol and the pain continues for over three months, it is considered a chronic inflammatory condition. To treat chronic elbow pain, you can:
Nurudeen wearing elbow sleeves while performing bench press at gym (photo taken in 2017)
Traditional elbow tendonitis remedies include joint supplements, vitamins, anti-inflammatory painkillers (NSAIDs), physical therapy, stretching, elbow braces, elbow straps, elbow sleeves, kinesiology tape, topical anti-inflammatory oils, and creams.
Are traditional remedies the best solution for weight-lifting elbow pain?
Anti-inflammatory painkillers (NSAIDs) can provide short-term relief for elbow tendonitis; however, most traditional remedies are ineffective because they relieve the symptoms of tendonitis, not the ROOT cause of the pain. As a result, the elbow tendonitis does not heal and often comes back as you continue to lift. The following are the pros and cons of traditional elbow tendonitis remedies.
Anti-Inflammatory Gel, Pain Killers, Vitamins, Sports Tape, Elbow Sleeves for Tendonitis.
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Joint supplements and vitamins are standard tendonitis treatment options. Joint supplements contain Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) and Chondroitin. The cartilage of joints contains MSM and chondroitin. It's generally believed these supplements help ease joint pain and promote good joint health.
Pro: Joint supplements can provide short-term relief for acute elbow tendonitis. Hence, they are beneficial when used as part of a "maintenance routine" to prevent tendonitis.
Con: In my search to treat and fix my chronic elbow tendonitis, I supplemented with MSM, Chondroitin, Turmeric, and Fish Oil (for years).
These supplements did not provide noticeable relief for my elbow discomfort because they cannot fix the root causes of weightlifting elbow pain. According to a 2016 Arthritis & Rheumatology research, MSM and Chondroitin provided no benefit in reducing chronic joint pain.
Pro: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or painkillers are another popular elbow tendonitis treatment option. They help reduce acute inflammation in the body. By reducing inflammation, NSAIDs temporarily reduce elbow joint pain.
Con: Painkillers treat symptoms, not the root cause of chronic elbow tendonitis. As a result, the elbow pain usually returns and persists. Research shows NSAIDs long-term use can create health issues such as gastrointestinal side effects and kidney disease.
Pro: A cortisone shot is a steroid medication injected into the problem joint (e.g. elbow joint). The steroid provides relief by temporarily suppressing inflammatory pain in the affected joints. The relief from a cortisone shot usually lasts six weeks to six months.
Con: The cortisone shot only suppresses the pain. As a result, when the effects of the steroid wear off, the elbow ache and discomfort immediately come back. Repeated cortisone injections create long-term health side effects such as damaged cartilage, joint infection, and nerve damage.
Topical tendonitis relief solutions like pain relief oils, creams, sprays, and gels contain MSM or other anti-inflammatory medications.
Pro: They can help treat acute elbow inflammatory pain (new elbow injuries less than three months old). They can also be beneficial when part of a "maintenance routine" to prevent tendonitis. For example, when used as a lubricant to massage the triceps and forearm muscles after working out.
Con: If your elbow tendonitis is chronic (three months or more), topical pain relief solutions provide little-to-no relief in reducing elbow pain. Topical solutions cannot treat the root cause of weightlifting elbow pain.
Unlike elbow tendonitis, elbow tendinosis is the degeneration of elbow tendon collagen. Elbow tendinosis leads to the loss of strength in the elbow tendon and mobility of the arm.
Pro: Strength therapy is necessary for elbow tendinosis treatment. Strength therapy is often required to heal degenerative elbow tendons and regain full arm strength and mobility.
Con: When used out of step (often the case), physical therapy for elbow pain can be a waste of time for most people. Before treating elbow tendinosis with elbow strengthening exercises, it is necessary to fix chronic inflammation, magnesium deficiency, and muscle restriction created by weight training.
Another popular elbow tendonitis solution for weightlifters is elbow sleeves, elbow straps, and elbow support braces.
Pro: These solutions help by compressing the elbow tendon and joint. As a result, it temporarily reduces elbow discomfort when lifting dumbbells or barbells.
Con: Elbow sleeves, straps, and support braces provide short-term relief by covering up the problem, which only prolongs tendonitis. Untreated elbow tendonitis can lead to elbow tendinosis and cause irreversible elbow tendon and joint degeneration.
Athletes commonly use sports tape and KT tape to treat tendonitis. They provide support for injured muscles and tendons.
Pro: When applied correctly, sports tapes temporarily reduce elbow tendonitis and elbow injury pain.
Con: Sports tapes and kinesiology therapy (when used as a solution for an extended time) cover up the problem, which only prolongs tendonitis. Untreated elbow tendonitis can lead to elbow tendinosis and cause irreversible elbow tendon and joint degeneration.
There are two types of pain relief patches: medicated and non-medicated.
Medicated patches contain nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication and are applied directly to the pain area (e.g. elbow joint) to relieve pain. Non-medicated pain relief patches, like nanotech patches, claim to use nanotechnology to support your body's natural ability to fight pain.
Pro - Medicated Patch: Medicated patches can provide short-term relief for elbow tendonitis. The relief typically lasts for a few hours.
Con - Medicated Patch: Medicated patches temporarily mask the pain, which only prolongs the real problem. They do not fix the root cause of the tendonitis, so the elbow ache comes back after resuming lifting. Medicated patches can also cause long-term gastrointestinal (stomach and gut) side effects.
Pro - Nanotech Patches: They can be helpful when used as part of a maintenance routine to prevent elbow tendonitis. For example, when used post-workout to treat acute elbow inflammatory pain.
Con - Nanotech Patches: They cannot fix the root causes that create weightlifting elbow pain. As a result, nanotech patches provide limited benefits in reducing chronic elbow aches and discomfort.
Like physical therapy, stretching is vital in treating chronic elbow tendonitis.
Pro: Stretching the forearms and triceps helps lengthen these muscles. It increases blood, nutrients, and oxygen and removes waste from the muscles and tendons. As a result, it helps elbow injuries heal faster. When the triceps muscle, forearm muscles, and elbow tendons are in a healthy, lengthened state, elbow tendonitis will decrease.
Con: Like physical therapy, when used out of step, often the case, stretching does little to relieve elbow tendonitis. Before treating elbow pain with stretching exercises, it is necessary to fix the chronic inflammation, magnesium deficiency, and muscle restriction created by weight training.
Nurudeen (2019 at gym) performing triceps extension exercise in gym. I fixed my chronic elbow injury and elbow tendonitis using the TitaniumPhysique Formula (below).
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What is the TitaniumPhysique 3-Step Formula? The TitaniumPhysique 3-Step Formula is the fastest way to cure chronic tendonitis and pain from weightlifting, including:
It's based on cutting-edge and extensive scientific research relating to the following: tendinopathy, sports medicine, and sports injury, weight lifting injuries, musculoskeletal pain treatment and management, nutrition, supplementation, and strength therapy and conditioning.
As an athlete and weightlifter, I created TitaniumPhysique for athletes and anyone who does weight training. I've combined these scientific studies and nine years of experience as a personal trainer, nutritionist, bodybuilder, physique athlete, and wellness coach to create the TitaniumPhysique Formula.
Here is an overview of how to cure and counteract elbow tendonitis using the TitaniumPhysique 3-Step Formula:
The food you eat is critical in getting rid of inflammatory pain. It will cause and aggravate inflammation in the body or fight pain and provide relief. According to The China Study, the most comprehensive scientific study on nutrition, animal foods, and animal food products aggravate inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract.
Combined with the stress frequent and prolonged weight lifting creates on the tendons and joints, the body unavoidably gets into a chronic inflammatory state. This systemic cycle of inflammatory foods and physical fitness is one of the primary reasons most athletes experience tendonitis after a few months of weight training.
Joint supplements cannot fix chronic inflammation from weight training because it is a systemic problem. To cure chronic elbow tendonitis, you can use a simple two-week whole-food plant-based regimen to reset and eliminate chronic inflammation in the body.
The food you eat is more important than anything your doctor can give you to cure disease and pain. A plant-based diet can help eliminate joint pain and reverse chronic diseases like arthritis.
- The China Study Solution: The Simple Way to Lose Weight and Reverse Illness, Using a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet.
Is a whole-food plant-based (WFPB) diet right for you? Can a plant-based nutrition regimen help you eliminate chronic inflammatory elbow pain? The following five questions can help you decide:
If you answered YES to any of the questions above, a WFPB regimen can help you reduce inflammation, heal tendonitis from weight training, and cure chronic elbow pain. Implementing a whole-food plant-based regimen to reset chronic inflammation does not require becoming a vegetarian or vegan if that is not your goal. It is simply a tool to reset.
There is a specific way to use this strategy to get the fastest and best results, especially for athletes and weight lifters focused on building muscles and strength, losing weight, and burning fat. The TitaniumPhysique program provides a step-by-step plan to achieve this.
Magnesium is a potent anti-inflammatory that can help reduce chronic pain, according to a recent study by Anesthesia & Analgesia, a peer-reviewed medical research society. Magnesium also plays a vital role in helping the muscles relax. Twitching forearm muscles and triceps, muscle cramps, and muscle spasms in the arm are signs of low magnesium levels in the body.
Heavy exercise, sauna therapy, and workout stimulants deplete magnesium in athletes. As such, it is crucial for athletes and those involved in weight training to actively take steps to replenish magnesium and use the right kind of magnesium to get the therapeutic effect.
"Magnesium is the body's most important anti-inflammatory."
- The Magnesium Miracle - Discover the Missing Link to Total Health, By Carolyn Dean, MD, ND
Is magnesium therapy right for you? Can it help you cure and alleviate chronic elbow discomfort? The following six questions can help you decide:
If you answered YES to any of the questions above, magnesium therapy can help you reduce inflammation, heal tendonitis from weight training, and alleviate chronic pain. The TitaniumPhysique Program provides an easy-to-follow magnesium supplementation plan for athletes and weight lifters.
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Research shows high protein foods and sports supplements create acidity in the body. When your body is alkaline, you will have more energy and less joint pain. Going alkaline is simple. Anyone can take simple steps to become more alkaline and less acidic. Here are four simple ways to become more alkaline.
4 Simple Ways to Alkaline
Restricted triceps and forearm muscles pull and put tension on the elbow tendons and elbow joint, which causes elbow pain. Releasing tight triceps and forearm muscles will increase the elasticity of elbow tendons and immediately reduce elbow tendonitis.
Step 3 of TitaniumPhysique focuses on releasing chronically tight and restricted triceps and forearm muscles to stimulate repair and cure elbow pain. Chronic elbow tendonitis cannot heal if the body remains in a constant inflammatory state. After reducing chronic inflammation (Step 1), we can heal elbow injuries easier and faster.
Restricted triceps and forearm muscles that cause elbow pain develops over many years. As such, it is necessary to use the correct treatment technique to get the best results. During this process, it is also vital to strengthen the elbow tendon and joint by doing mobility and strengthening exercises for the forearm and elbow.
Strengthening exercises are therapeutic and can help the elbow tendon heal faster and regain full strength for maximum performance. Mobility exercises for elbow pain include:
The TitaniumPhysique Program provides an elbow pain treatment video (to release restricted triceps muscle and forearm muscles) and an elbow strengthening and mobility exercise video (to strengthen the elbow tendon and joint).
Massage balls can effectively release tight muscles and fix triceps tendonitis and elbow tendonitis, including golfer's elbow and tennis elbow. If you experience elbow aches during push-ups, pull-ups, skull crushers, shoulder presses, or biceps curl, these tools will help.
The Beastie Ball's aggressive design can target and release the forearms' extensor muscles.
The BodyStar Ball is less aggressive and can treat sensitive parts of the arm, like the forearm flexor muscles, the inner triceps, the medial elbow tendon, and the triceps tendon.
These myofascial pain relief tools treat elbow tendonitis and relieve the elbow joint by releasing restricted triceps and forearm muscles.
The steps below can help you relieve acute tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, or triceps tendonitis in 5 minutes (or less). You will need a peanut ball and a lacrosse ball. You can find both on Amazon.
For each instruction below, if your elbow pain is acute (causes burning pain after working out), you can place an ice pack on the elbow on the days when you are not using the massage ball. If your elbow pain is chronic (causes dull or achy pain during/after working out), you can supplement with magnesium to heal and decalcify the elbow tendons.
Here is how to fix acute elbow pain in 5 minutes (or less).
Nurudeen demonstrating how to fix tennis elbow using a peanut ball to massage the forearm extensor muscles.
Nurudeen demonstrating how to fix golfer's elbow using a lacrosse ball to massage the forearm flexor muscles.
Nurudeen demonstrating how to fix triceps tendonitis using a peanut ball to massage the triceps brachii muscle and triceps tendon.
Restricted triceps and forearm muscles pull and put tension on the elbow tendons. As a result, the elbow tendons become inflamed and cause pain during exercise or after lifting weights. The ROOT causes of elbow pain from lifting weights are chronic inflammation, magnesium deficiency, and muscle restriction.
Athletes and weight lifters with elbow tendonitis experience golfer's elbow (pain inside elbow), tennis elbow (pain outside elbow), or triceps tendonitis (pain at the back of elbow) when lifting weights or after working out.
Traditional remedies like painkillers, joint supplements, elbow braces, and anti-inflammatory creams can help with acute elbow tendonitis but are ineffective in treating chronic elbow tendonitis. With traditional remedies, the elbow tendonitis comes back and often gets worse as you continue to lift.
To fix chronic elbow tendonitis:
The TitaniumPhysique Formula is an innovative strategy for tendonitis treatment. The TitaniumPhysique program will show you the fastest way to reduce chronic inflammation, replenish muscle magnesium levels, and release restricted muscles. It can help you get rid of and prevent weightlifting elbow injuries.
Tendonitis can turn your passion for fitness into a chore and rob you of the motivation to work out. Yet, everyone who lifts weights experiences elbow tendonitis at some point. You don't have to give up your passion for lifting because of ineffective traditional tendonitis remedies.
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Nurudeen (aka T.J) has a passion for helping people build the body they desire through weight training. He is a physique and fitness trainer, nutritionist, yoga instructor, vegan natural bodybuilder, National Physique Committee (NPC) competitor, and founder at TitaniumPhysique. Nurudeen is a member of the International Association Study of Pain (IASP) and the American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA).
Why do my elbows hurt while lifting weights?
When you lift weights and do any exercise that involves your arms, the forearm and triceps muscles contract and becomes tighter. Tight and restricted forearm and triceps muscles pull and put tension on the elbow tendons. As a result, the elbow tendons become inflamed and cause pain during exercise or from lifting weights.
Why do I suddenly have (feel) elbow pain without apparent cause when lifting weights?
The muscle conditions that lead to elbow pain are gradual and cumulative. Through repetitive use and over time, the forearm muscles and triceps muscle become restricted (shortened, inelastic). This process of muscle restriction can take months or years to develop. When the triceps or forearm muscles become chronically restricted (lasting over three months), a routine activity at home (carrying a bag of groceries), at work in the office (clicking a mouse or typing on a keyboard), outside at work (holding or gripping something tightly), or at the gym (lifting weights) can suddenly trigger elbow pain. Unfortunately, most people do not realize their forearm or triceps are restricted until a routine activity unexpectedly triggers elbow pain.
It depends on the severity of the elbow injury and pain. If the elbow injury creates "low to mild" pain, most people can use elbow joint support sleeves, elbow wraps or other short-term pain relief remedies to reduce pain temporarily. If the elbow injury is chronic and severe, and creates sharp pain in the elbow tendon and elbow joint, it's best to treat the root cause of the elbow injury before resuming working out.
You can do several things to get rid of or prevent elbow pain from lifting: (1) If you feel a burning pain in your elbow after lifting, apply an ice pack to the elbow joint as soon as possible after working out. (2) You can use short-term pain relief remedies like joint supplements, elbow braces, elbow straps, elbow sleeves, and anti-inflammatory topical oils and creams. These remedies treat the symptoms of pain. They do not fix the source of the pain. (3) You can try solutions - such as the TitaniumPhysique program - that fix the root cause of the pain, for long term relief.
To treat tendonitis in the elbow, you need to (1) reduce chronic inflammation in the body, (2) replenish muscle magnesium levels, and (3) release restricted forearm and triceps muscles. These three steps can help you treat and fix tendonitis in the elbow - for good!
Yes, elbow tendonitis can go away if treated early and if the ROOT causes of the tendonitis are treated. Short-term remedies can help if the elbow tendonitis is acute (condition is less than three months old). If the elbow tendonitis is chronic (condition is more than three months old), it usually requires fixing the root cause of the elbow tendonitis to get rid of the pain.
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