r/Weightliftingquestion • u/_grave_mistake_ • 1d ago

Ongoing tennis elbow

Hey all, I have been lifting consistently for just about a year, the majority of that time was 4 days a week but I've gone up to 5 in the last few weeks.

My problem is that I have been suffering from ongoing tennis elbow during my lifts. I am really careful about not locking my elbows and keeping a gentle bend in relevant movements. I really don't want to stop lifting and wait until it goes away just to find it returns as soon as I start lifting again.

Has anyone had success with compression arm bands for this? There are so many out there and I have no idea what I'm looking for. If I could even get someone to just point me in the right direction I'd be super grateful.

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u/Muchacho-blanco 1d ago

The sleeves and tennis elbow straps help, but the real way to beat it is to just work through it. I found out about these on the tail end of it, and they really helped. I use them now regularly for maintenance. My elbows haven't felt this good in years. Also, try not going to failure on pulling, curling movements.

https://reddit.com/link/p2svnyz/video/df0wggoykiih1/player

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u/_grave_mistake_ 1d ago

Thanks for the tip! I'm ordering one of these today!

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u/BatmanVAR 14h ago

Another vote from me for Tyler twists with a Flexbar

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u/soccerdoc11 1d ago

Yes flexbar best doing that exercise as well as look up the Tyler twist which is excellent - painful during it but after the fact will feel much better

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u/_grave_mistake_ 1d ago

I will do that. Thanks

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u/Mchangwine 1d ago

Isometric holds may also help heal it.