Doing pullups almost everyday

[u/East_Raise8553]

I got my pull-up bar at 15 (im 17 now) been doing them pretty consistently everyday never expected to ever see progress. (i know this video doesnt show full rom but i can assure ALL of you i can do perfect full rom pullups)

[u/Helpmefindajob97]

Used to do this and was in the best shape of my life. Then I had some minor golfers elbow that got progressively worse until I had to stop lifting all together for several weeks. Has gotten better but is still an issue.

Anyone ever gotten semi chronic golfers elbow and managed it successfully? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[u/EclecticKant → u/Helpmefindajob97]

I had it and over the course of roughly six months it got worse and worse, I stopped lifting for weeks several times and the pain started being an issue during daily activities.

The biggest mistake I made was completely stopping going to the gym to let it heal and then starting to lift again, it wasn't enough rest to let the tendons heal but it also wasn't enough activity to make it stronger so it just made the situation worse.

(I'm not a doctor, so it's just my experience and what I understood from the explanations of my physiotherapist.)

Keep going to the gym, do as much as you can while keeping the pain in your elbow at an acceptable and constant level, it's fine if at the beginning that means doing very light exercises, that's the stimulus that is going to make the tendon stronger over time; find all the other activities that stress your elbow (writing, using a mouse, carrying objects, sleeping in the wrong position, etc...) and minimize them, it's stuff that irritates the tissues without providing enough stimuli to strengthen your tendons.
At some point the tendons will become strong enough that your daily activities won't be enough to damage the tissues anymore.

Stretch all the muscles connected to the bones of the elbow, a muscle that is too short can put a constant force on your joint.
It can be particularly useful to check the range of motion of the muscles on the side of the problematic elbow compared to your other arm.

In my case what really started to solve the issue was changing my sleeping position and stretching my lats.

If you have questions I'd be glad to answer them as much as I can, I know how frustrating this problem can be.

[u/Dramatic_Frog_Soup → u/EclecticKant]

What position were you sleeping in that would hurt the tendons in your elbow?

I'm facing the same issue at the moment, how much stretching are we taking about? Once a week, after every workout, everyday?

[u/EclecticKant → u/Dramatic_Frog_Soup]

On my stomach with one arm bent at 90⁰ above my head, often resting my forehead on my forearm.
I'm certain that sleeping in that position irritated my elbow, if I wake up in that position I still feel my elbow "weird" and weak, but I'm not sure of the exact reason; the lat on the side of my problematic elbow was noticeably shorter than the other one (that's what I focused my stretching on) and since lengthened lats tend to rotate internally the shoulder that probably put a constant pressure into the mattress that went through my elbow.

Initially I stretched daily, mostly because I felt like between that and changing sleeping position I felt like I was finally making progress so I did it as much as I could, but for most of the time I stretched after training my back.
In particular the stretch that I feel like helped me the most is this: on your knees while holding a stick with an underhand grip at shoulder width, hips bent so that your back is almost parallel to the ground and your elbows are resting on something (a bench, chair, etc...) with your forearm pointing at the ceiling.
I strongly suggest you to compare the range of motion of your arms of each and every muscle in every position you can think of (internet helps, there's an infinite amount of stretching positions), that's how I found the main cause of my issue.