TENDONITIS

Why am I still alive?

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Hijacking this thread as I also had an injury.
Long story short, I broke my wrist two years ago and now that I'm doing weightlifting, it's starting to hinder my progress. My squats and deadlifts are increasing, but my bench and OHP are stalling. I have to keep deloading and try again next time session. Like my arm starts to shake and feels like it's going to give out. Is it my forearm? Should I by a brace or some wrist straps? Help me bros

I reckon you should definitely try wrist wraps.
That's essentially what they're for.
Get some good ones.
But if you live in a country with socialised health care get a professional opinion.

Tendonitis goes away best if you leave the problem areas alone as much as possible. I know you don't want to but you gotta stop lifting till it heals otherwise it'll get worse and worse and recovery will take even longer. I've had wrist tendonitis in my left hand from gaymen and my warehouse job. I put it in a splint and within a month of keeping it still with occasional stretches it went away.

>Stop lifting you fucking idiot.
Don't listen to this faggot. Just drop the weight, heat and ice your problem area after your workout and you'll be fine

t. I did this and it healed up in 2 weeks

Mmm I can tell that cameltoe is nice and humid

Thanks brody, much appreciated
I don't have time to not lift
For fucks sake I'm 21 years old
sarms? I'll take a look, they seem spooky
Thanks for the reply
$100 to teach me the Olympic lifts
I got the snatch down after only 1 session although he said he was really impressed with my mobility and flexibility
Thank you, not lifting isn't an option

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>I've been lifting for a little over a year
>Just got an Olympic weightlifting coach because I've always been passionate about it

Let me detail my lifting history for you.

Powerlifting at age 25. Injuries:
- Slight tendonitis in elbows, wrist from heavy bench. No big deal, just took time off and it went away.

Olympic lifting at age 30. Injuries:
- Crippling patella tendonitis that came instantly back every time I started doing heavy lifts again. I couldn't get out of a chair it was so bad.
- Distal clavicle osteolysis, had a shoulder impingement for a while, shoulder was always killing me. Now slightly better but flares with heavy snatches.
- TFCC tear in wrist from heavy snatches, always flares back up when I start snatching heavy again.
- Some weird fucking foot injury on my back foot from split jerking. I don't even know what it is, but my foot often starts hurting when split jerking.

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Part 2:

My recovery method was pretty simple. Rest, recover, and now I only train snatches and cleans once a week. And not usually heavy. Just do them for fun. My squat and deadlift are finally getting strong again, patellar tendonitis (jumper's knee) mostly gone. It sucks, I absolutely love Olympic lifting, but I was just falling apart. Also not going to name my coach here but I had great coaching. Apparently I would be one of those guys in the Bulgarian training camp who "bombs out" in the first year. Fine, whatever. But I tried everything and OL was just tearing me up.

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Fuck
Idk man, it's all I have left
I'm not handsome or smart, I'm not a curlbro and I don't roid
I just wanted to put things above my head, why is that so much to ask for
I can't take time off from lifting I need to make the most of what little time I have left
If random injuries keep popping up I guess I'll just squat heavy until it kills me

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And thanks for typing all of that bro
It's given me alot to think about

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i feel like oly lifting is something that needs to be started at a young age

>I'm not handsome or smart, I'm not a curlbro and I don't roid

Hey, congrats on not roiding - seriously. It's not worth it.

Just enjoy lifting and being healthy. Don't have to be smart or handsome to be a plumber or electrician or something and have a nice life with a nice family.

I'm just posting this because I wish I hadn't pushed my luck with OL and kept accumulating injuries. I clearly wasn't cut out for it. Haha

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It is, you have to be born for that shit.
But I'm gonna give it my best shot
It hurts user, but thanks for sharing with me. It means alot

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I had knee problems for months around this time last year because of bad form on squats. DO NOT PUSH THROUGH THE PAIN!!!! Drop the weight till it doesn't hurt, wear compression sleeves and get a reusable ice pack. It'll take a while (couple months for me after I stopped being gay and dropped the weight) to heal but you can make it back to normal.

Oh yeah and fish oils.

I use a massager tool to get over my injuries

>ywn punch that roastie in the cunt

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You need to learn how your body reacts to lifting. This means knowing when to go all out, or knowing whrn to slow down. Also, get your diet dialed in, doing so will aid your recovery.

you MUST go to a doctor. i thought i had tendonitis, but i really had morbus kienböck-
two months ago i had a so called PRC operation (proximal row carpectomy) where they amputated my lunate from the wrist. ROM only 40 degrees now. all because i TRAINED INTO THE PAIN and did not leave it alone.

seriously, do a MRT and go to some specialist

rest, ice, and ibuprofen are the only ways to heal tendonitis, speaking for myself cuz i had it in my long head of my bicep. lay off of it, massage therapy and take at least a week off and deload.

RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) and taking 2 weeks of deload worked wonders for me. I would ice it after every workout. Same worked when I strained my pectoralis minors. Tendinopathies are thought to occur due to overuse and inability to heal. You can definitely still lift, but try to take a few days off initially. Then go easy for a week or two. For compression I just bought a sleeve and wore it and used a little wrist brace when I did pushing movements. You got this bro. Just be careful and try not to go too hard and hurt it even more.

Just fixed that same issue in like a week after having it for a month. If it's from your squats it's probably your grip. I previously had been squatting high bar with a wide grip and thumbs under the bar and now I am doing low bar with thumbs over and a narrower grip.

Apparently I'd been letting the bar sit too loose on my back causing the weight to shift to my arms and causing the squatters elbow. Did 2 lifting sessions last week rather than 3 and dropped the weight 10 lbs and didn't need any tylenol after the second sessions which was really nice since my elbows been hurting like a bitch the last month.

Looking forward to training without having a bunch of elbow pain the whole time next week. It definitely slowed my progress, but I'm glad I've solved my issue.

how do you strengthen your tendons?

>45695083
It goes away if you stop/reduce the exercise it causes it. Nothing else helps. I cut out tricep isolations and only do bench and ohp with dbs and it immediatly went away

Use a light band and do slow pushdowns before doing any exercise that stresses your elbows.

dubs means im fapping to this tonight

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Grip wider on cleans and snatches. My wrist got cranky when I first started Olympic lifting, and a wider grip helped a lot.

I had jumpers knee. Really fucking bad. Not exactly the same thing but try using hot creams like Ben-Gay, Tiger Balm, Red Hot when you sleep. Get the creams and a cheapo medical wrap and wrap the problem areas when you sleep. I did that and fixed my knee. Never stopped squatting, snatching or cleaning.

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DAT PACMAN.

stretch biceps and forearms if they are at all tight.
do high rep low intensity band work

b-braaaaaaap

You're probably doing the 90 degree wrist thing that everyone does when they start. straighten your wrists out on your lifts and it will stop

>get tendonitis in my knee, the pain started a few weeks ago while squating but I fixed my form and it doesn't hurt at all while squating
>my doctor tells me to stop doing squats, deadlifts and cardio
>gym days are shit now since I can only do upperbody with no legs inbetween to rest my arms
>try to OHP after bench, pullups and planks but I can't even get the bar in the starting position properly since I'm sore as fuck
>pigout in my fathers retirement party
>knee still hurts from time to time after 1 week of rest
shit sucks man

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You need to program around the injury if you refuse to stop lifting.
>jump squats
>safety bar squats
>form work with a broom stick

I had the same problem, you either take a month off lifting or remove some exercises. Personally, i had to get rid of flat bench with a bar and military press, those two were fucking my elbow up really badly. Everything else is fine, my elbow hasn’t acted up since.

Jumpers knee is pretty easily treated with lunges and leg extensions in most cases according to my PT.

It's your outside quads pulling harder than your inner quads and fucking up the tracking of your knee. Front squat variations make your outside quad very strong and can cause the tracking issue. 5x20 leg extensions with light weight (30lb) worked really well for me.

I had tendonitis in my elbow a few years back. All I'll say is you'll know when you have it. I actually got it from digging. Felt a pop in my elbow and immediately had to pull my arm to my shoulder. Couldn't move it below 90 deg for about 2 weeks.

lol lifting only for year and already got an injury.
Thats what you get for starting to lift when you are over 50. KYS granny.
And if you are under 50, then your genes are complete shit and you shouldnt be allowed to reproduce, so KYS even harder.
Fucking fags, tainting /fit with their sub-human bullshit.
Also you are a fucking jew.

by not being shit tier sub-human

Belongs in a museum.

>lifting a year
>owg always a passion

Fuck....

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Thank you

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I guess this is a good thread to ask, at what range of weights do compound lifts start being dangerous?
I want to be strong but not that much, I don't care about reaching 1/2/3/4 for example. I just don't want to creep into the territory where there's a substantially higher chance of injury.

I do 0.75/1.5/2/2.5 at 5reps for what it's worth.

They don’t start being “dangerous” unless your body literally can’t handle the load. E.g. attempting to bench press way more than you know you can safely do. If you’re training properly and taking into account things like form, volume, proper progression, and rest then your risk of injury will be low.

First post other than OP got the correct answer.

Whoever invented booty shorts deserves a goddamn medal

Take 800 mg of Ibuprofen three times a day for three to days and stop doing things that make your wrist and elbow hurt during that time.

Then stop taking ibuprofen for a couple of days. Then see how you feel.

Ask your coach about flexibility issues while you're at it. While you don't need to be the Olympic level rubber person to do weightlifting without problems, inflexibility can make it difficult to get into basic positions (like a front rack) quickly without the bar jamming you into it.

Bump

made for bbc

holy shit

made for bebecee. how can you compete anons? protip: you cant.

Use a band like pic related to work your hands, it’s helped stop elbow pain from snatches and overhead squats, also stretch the wrists daily.

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Much appreciated lads

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dude look at that picture man i mean come the fuck on

Ok basically for my quad tendonitis;

Foam roll out all your leg muscles and stretch them to increase your mobility. Something is so tight that its aiding in fucking up your tendon.

Take a good amount of fish oil everyday. This shit cleared up the pain fast. I took like a table spoon a day.

Do 3-4 day dry fasts a week. Dry fasting tries to fix the fucked up shit in your body. Your tendons probably have ruined fibers. When you dry fast, you will feel pain in your knee as well as other places with old injuries, as they probably didn't fully heal even now.

If you have fallen arches you will need to fix them. Fallen arches fuck up the movement pattern and create torque in your knee from your foot caving inwards.

I don't know how long this would take, so I did it for 3-4 months even after the pain had gone because I wanted to play it safe. 3-4 months is nothing compared to the rest of your life pumping iron. I got back into squatting with the new mobility and started with a novice-like routine for my squats.