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  • PolarKraken@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Hey cool! Small little comm., but I’ll go for it!

    Anyone got any tips for golfers elbow? Never played golf in my dang life lol.

    Some notes:

    • both my elbows, worse on dominant hand
    • fairly strong hands/forearms; no significant prior injury; rock climbing years ago, lifting on and off
    • started in earnest after I bought up some adjustable dumbbells and added those in (strength routine had been largely calisthenics and barbell work for ~months prior)
    • starting to figure my desk height/general work setup might be keeping it aggravated? I’m on a computer for work all day every day basically.
    • I stopped all real effort (as in, still doing life stuff, but no lifting) with my arms for months. Finally stopped hurting but I think it’s still there…patiently waiting to destroy my enthusiasm and motivation again
    • haven’t tried much PT, I’m aware of some exercises and I should probably put some effort there…
    • I’m no spring chicken 😅

    Don’t say go to a doctor lol. Obviously I should go to a doctor, and I probably won’t. Anybody got anything?

    • shittydwarf@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      Have you been doing pullups in your calisthenics? I find with doing pullups regularly I can definitely feel it in my elbows if I don’t throw in some neutral grip / ring pullups instead of the straight bar. Just a thought

      • PolarKraken@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Thanks! I definitely was when it began, yes. Was probably developing (maybe due to those in some measure) before the dumbbells, and those are what set it over the edge maybe. I’m unfortunately a stubborn git who usually takes a long time (sometimes weeks) to realize “oh…that’s not supposed to hurt like that”.

        You mean overhand grip I assume? Not underhand? As being the problematic one? I did switch to neutral and underhand once the injury really got rolling but it was probably way too late by then.

        • shittydwarf@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          Yeah I was talking about overhand being the culprit, in my case at least. You can try mixing it up (over/under/neutral) or just going with neutral grip the whole time and see how those elbows feel? Rings work well too as they rotate naturally through the movement