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I keep getting tendonitis in my elbows when I do pull-up rep's. I'm wondering if this is because I am practicing poor form or, just a result of aging (mid - 50s)? It usually resolves in a week or two but then when I resume pull ups returns. Have had tendonitis in knees from the stair master but nothing like what I experience in the elbows from pull ups and chin ups.
I have been getting the same thing from many pulling exercises. My issue is going too heavy. I add weight to my pullups. This has really caused me some elbow problems. Also, doing heavy shrugs has caused me some issues. If you have an assisted pull up station at the gym, try that and see if it helps reducing some of the weight on your pulling exercises.
I keep getting tendonitis in my elbows when I do pull-up rep's. I'm wondering if this is because I am practicing poor form or, just a result of aging (mid - 50s)? It usually resolves in a week or two but then when I resume pull ups returns. Have had tendonitis in knees from the stair master but nothing like what I experience in the elbows from pull ups and chin ups.
What is your current volume, nurider? If you are doing too many, going to failure each workout, too many sets, pullups everyday, etc, then they will hurt. What's going on with you now in terms of your elbows happened to me in my late 30s, so age COULD be a factor, then again, it may not. Steve Maxwell is 60 and is a pullup machine He is one I always like to cite as an example that doesn't give a crap about age.
..I was hitting 100-200 pullups 3x a week at one point, many with a weighted vest. I also went to failure quite a bit. Some days I hit them every day. Once I cut back the volume, took a week or two off from pullups and did them infrequently, the pain went away and my progress actually increased.
mfpd also has a great suggestion in regards to the assisted pullups. Nothing wrong with that at all.
I've had this too at times. Dan John calls this MAPS (middle-aged pullup syndrome). One of his recommendations is to reduce the number of reps per set. So keep the reps in the 3-5 range, rest and do more sets.
Thanks, took your advice and already having relief!
Very pleased to hear it
Stick with the program and advice the physio gave you and eventually it should come right
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