Injuries

[Weak Pom]

If you want to keep lifting you can tape it. If its like the ones I've had (top elbow rather than underneath) you simply put tape on the under part of the elbow and pull it tight as hell. You basically keep going so that the tape pulls the meat of the top part of your elbow up and out to the right hand (outer) side. I did the last Rock Solid comp with my elbow taped this way and managed a 280 axle lift without pain, so it works!!

Scotty

[carlos]

Good effort on the 280 axle! Yea, that's the one (top elbow). I'll go get some tape and try it out. Thanks on the advice!
I did a bit of pressing today, single handed pressing went well, but double handed killed....
How did you recovery go whilst still training?

Karlo

[Weak Pom]

Slow!! What you have to learn is pick exercises that can offer the same without the pain. If you need/want to press use a football bar rather than an Oly bar. By neutralising your grip you take pressure off the elbow. AVOID Cleans for a few weeks, this will set off your elbows more than most other movements. High pulls can have the same sort of benefit without the pain. If you're cleaning so you can jerk, set your power rack so that you only do the jerk movement. You SHOULD find things work out after 3 - 4 weeks.

Another thing to consider is how much gripping work you do. This all places high demand on the tendons of the elbows. Parmesh gave me a good piece of advice when I was going through this last year. He said try and do some antagonistic grip work...ie put an elastic band around your pinched together fingers and then extend them. Works the tendons in the opposite manner and take the pain away some what. Thanks Parmesh.

Hope it all works out for you mate.

Scotty

[kiwi]

Yah %100 correct with the extensor work. The theory being that the injured area is injured cause its weaker. The majority of grip work, and arm wrestle training for that matter, is concerned with flexion, wrist curls, grippers, RT, even pinching. I have had 3-4 years of on and off again tennis elbow and recently some golfers elbow and only now am I taking my own advice seriously in regards to extensor training What I have been doing is putting my fingers through the ironmind eagle loops, hanging a loading pin off it and then placing my arm on a table so that my wrist and fingers are cantilevered over the table edge, you can do holds or reps, I find this way you can really ramp up the weight and progress is more recordable.

[carlos]

Thanks Scott, Kiwi on the advice. Went training today with the strap on, and worked like magic!
Will definetly have to supp. some exercises as I can see that some are triggering the pain. Will add on the finger extensor exercise to the list, see how that works.

Thanks again for the advice guys, will let you know how I go.

Karlo

[rhino]

Hi Everyone,

I'm Vendy. Allow me to do a little introduction, I am 34 and just started to shift my focus from bodybuilding to strength training. I just red a book called Dinosaur Training and it opened my eyes that real strength is worth more fighting for.

I had a previous injury while in university possibly after deadlift many years ago, probably 6 years. Getting up from the back was difficult for 4 days. When I ask my doctor in Uni, he said it's fine. and I'm recovering. So I didn't go to any physio or sports doctor. and I was really quite ignorant.

I am recently started squats, deadlifts, lifting sandbags and doing Olympic lifts. I just started to learn proper form.
I think I still have traces of the 'healed' injury. My left hips is kind of sore after a squat workout, high pulls, or cleans. Sometimes the soreness dissapear when I do hyperextension the next day.

Yesterday I decide to booked in for a Sport doctor appointment for the first time. It shocked me that first consultation is $190. So I had a second thought that I might just see a Physiotherapist, not sure it cost the same.

Can anyone give a suggestion whether to see a Sport Doctor or see a Physiotherapist?

Can anyone recommend doctor or physio in Melbourne that deals with strength training or powerlifting? I live in the east.

Cheers.

[James_grahame]

I went to these guys http://www.opsmc.com.au/ and thought they were good. I went to the campus that was near the Melbourne Storm ground.

[Marc]

Didnt doon (Matt) go see someone about his back?

[rhino]

I got it checked out. Thanks guys for the suggestion.

I went to OPSMC, and they are helpful.
My lower back/hips issues turns out to be a flexibility issue.

I was directed to a couple of exercises, such as the training of the deep seated tissues, one of them if the Pelvic floor, and the Diaphragm.
Which apparently used a lot by ballet dancer to stabilize their body when coordinating posture.

I can see some use of the deep seated tissue in strength training.
Anyone has any experience in this? Maybe during pull, press, or lifts?

Cheers