Elbow pain likely due to bench pressing

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  • Not skinny fat

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 06/29/2014 5:59pm EDT

    I've never been big on the bench press but simply would like to be able to bench press my weight. I'm 6'3", 173 lbs, with very long arms (size 36), and shooting to bench press 175 lbs. I can bench press 10 reps or more x 135 lbs, and often do 2 or 3 reps x 160 lbs. I should be able to bench press my weight according to some of the online bench press calculators.

    I have developed some elbow pain in my left elbow which I attribute to bench pressing. Should I just back off for a while? Are there any more active treatments recommended besides simply abstaining?

    Thanks.

  • Not skinny fat

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 06/29/2014 8:01pm EDT
    re: Not skinny fat

    Bump.

  • Field Good

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 06/29/2014 8:04pm EDT
    re: Not skinny fat

    Are you left landed ?

  • get used to it.

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 06/29/2014 10:14pm EDT
    re: Not skinny fat

    Pain on the inside of the elbow?

    Not skinny fat wrote:

    I've never been big on the bench press but simply would like to be able to bench press my weight. I'm 6'3", 173 lbs, with very long arms (size 36), and shooting to bench press 175 lbs. I can bench press 10 reps or more x 135 lbs, and often do 2 or 3 reps x 160 lbs. I should be able to bench press my weight according to some of the online bench press calculators.

    I have developed some elbow pain in my left elbow which I attribute to bench pressing. Should I just back off for a while? Are there any more active treatments recommended besides simply abstaining?

    Thanks.

  • Not skinny fat

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 06/29/2014 10:38pm EDT
    re: Field Good

    I am right handed.

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    9 years ago 06/29/2014 10:41pm EDT
    re: get used to it.

    get used to it. wrote:

    Pain on the inside of the elbow?

    Runners should learn to use correct anatomical terms.

    "Inside of the elbow" could mean all kinds of different things, and is very imprecise. Do you mean medial? Anterior? Deep?

  • Not skinny fat

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 06/29/2014 10:41pm EDT
    re: get used to it.

    Yes, the pain is on the inside of the elbow.

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