EQ and joint pain?

[RageControl]

Bros i have a very frustrating and painfull situation . Towards the end of my 8 week test EQ cycle the elbow area of both my arms has been in PAIN the right always a lil worse then the left. It always starts during my first heavy set of barbell benchpresses. Last week i blasted threw my workout cause it wasnt that bad but today after my first set i could barely drive home it was so bad . Yesterday my right elbow acted up after i threw a few snowballs at a coworker. Now i hear EQ will cause your joints to swell but i have been off for a month and its getting worse . Any idea whats going on? It drivers me nuts sitting here instead of lifting probably losing the gains i saw from my last cycle.

[ripped4fsu]

Sounds like you may have bursitis bro... (“Tennis elbow”)
I have problems with my left elbow...
What I do is load up on Anti-inflammatory an hour or so before I lift (Advil works wonders!).
Also, try not to lock out OR over compress the joint,,,
I know full extensions are better but cutting back a little on your range may help...

not sure about the EQ angle,, first I've heard of that,, but I've done 2 cycles with it in the stack and didn't notice any NEW pain..
Good luck..

[iron4life79]

hey bro,
eq can and will cause some joint pain, if youre prone to that. usually it happens while on though. ive never heard of any ailment hanging on 4 weeks after the drug was stopped. that being said, it takes the eq about 3 weeks to clear your system, so its possible that you still have some problems from it.
like posted above, load up on the anti-inflammatories, and keep lifting, if you can bear it. if its not cleared up in another 4 weeks or so, i'd see an orthopaedic...........

peace bb79

[Warrior]

Forget the juice brah - that pain comes with the territory and I bet you are doing Tricep Extensions. At least that's where I feel mine the most. My worst was a few years ago - they burned like hell.

Remember to warm up your elbow joints thoroughly. Multiple sets of warm ups with a light load. And doing 5-10 minutes of cardio and stretching before will help too.

I don't like the wrapping idea because your ligaments and tendons become weak and dependent on the wraps.

[massmaker]

i just got over the same problem from the same cycle.. hurt like hell but i started poppin some motrin before workouts and i was alright after that.. give it a shot.. good luck bro

[RON]

Too late for this now BUT, since you know you get joint pains I would use deca instead next time. Eq doesn't lub up your joint like deca can.

[Warrior]

Motrin will only mask the pain and can cause you to only make it worse. Try and treat it - not mask it. Use proper warm ups and sups like Glucosamine and MSN. Allow them it start healing.

I think people are to quick to blame stuff on AAS. You probably just increased your load too quickly without proper precautions and your tendon and ligaments did not get a chance to keep up. Be safe. This is a very common occurance - juiced or not.

[Jus]

I haven't heard of EQ ever causing pain. You must be using the wrong technique. I have done this myself. You will have to restrict yourself to much more discipline while training. Maybe for a while, using a little less weight would be a good idea. Deca , as an EQ alternative, does give you some sort of pain relief, but may only hide an underlying problem and you may hurt yourself further. JMO.
Jus

[Rickson]

I agree with Ripped4FSU and Warrior,
You simply have hurt the tendons in your elbows. I can no longer even do tricep extensions mine are so bad. Weighlifting is a brutal game and pains come with the territory especially if you lift heavy.