elbo joint/forearm pain

**pigrond** · 09-23-2007, 07:58 AM

i need help or advice on how to heal my injury although im not sure exactly what ive injured.about 3 months ago while on a tren ,test,eq cycle my car broke down and i ended up pushing it about 3/4 of a mile to my house its a honda civic .afterwards my forearm and elbow were killing me the pain went away after a week and i was working out like normal and decided to do some heavy dumbell rows
without a strap so did 135lb dumbell row for 7 reps on the 7th rep of my left hand it felt like i ripped my fingers out of the socket and my forearm and elbow started to hurt again and i couldnt make a fist without bad pain for a month
so my hand is better now but my elbow joint kills me when i do curls and my forearm has nasty burning pain when i do pull ups or similar exercises.my doctor said im getting older and its probably tennis elbow and i shouldnt lift heavy because im not a young guy anymore.so i left there feeling old and confused .im only 37, and the prick didnt even recomend any kind of treatment.any advice is appreciated

**Coop77** · 09-23-2007, 05:32 PM

Not really much you can do but let it heal, as long as it takes. I'm dealing with a similar thing. Been working out with one arm for 3 months.

**pigrond** · 09-24-2007, 05:01 PM

ive come to far to stop lifting with 1 arm .i have lightened the load and i dont do anymore pullups .my goal is to have 18"arms by next summer. ive gone from 16 to 17.25 in the last 12 months .before this injury i could curl 70lb db now im down to 60 on the heavy set only 3 reps on the sore arm i can still pull 10 reps with the right.thanks for your input bro

**Motobro** · 09-25-2007, 04:13 PM

I have been plauged with this for 6 months.
Its called Tendonitis or Tennis elbow.
I have lightened up my workouts, tried to stop the activity that initiated it (I use a certain tool at work that I think caused it, repetetive stress) Get a strap or brace to wear around your forearm when you lift. Band-it is a good one, its about 29 bucks on the internet.
Try ice a few times a day for 15min ea along with some motrin to reduce the inflamation.
A light test cyp cycle seems to be helping mine also.
Good luck.