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the shizzle => diet, training and injuries => Topic started by: catbreath on October 01, 2014, 11:58:33 am
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Have been taking a break from climbing for a few weeks because of a dodgy finger but was back at the gym last night and everything was awesome. On the walk home though I noticed my left arm was bit jelly like, kinda weak flexing my elbow. Felt normal when my arm was kinda straight but the more I closed it the 'weaker' it felt.
This morning it's pretty much the same, maybe a bit better. Actually doing stuff my arm doesn't seem any weaker, it just feels it. Normally I'd assume it was regular muscle fatigue but there's no soreness and I've never noticed it before...feel a bit of a twat asking, but is it anything to be concerned about?
Cheers!
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Could be the start of a bit of golfer/tennis elbow.
Links from the Wiki re elbows are definitely worth a look
Links
Dave MacLeod : Golfers/Tennis elbow etc - what eccentrics do. (http://onlineclimbingcoach.blogspot.com/2011/02/golferstennis-elbow-etc-what-eccentrics.html)[/font][/font][/size]
Dodgy Elbows - Dr. Julian Sanders (http://drjuliansaunders.com/resources/feature_articles/dodgy_elbows/)[/font]
[/size]Tendinosis.org (http://tendinosis.org/)
[/size]Tom Randall - Golfers elbow a possible solution (http://tomrandallclimbing.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/golfers-elbow-a-possible-solution/)
[/size]Injury Management and Prevention: Elbows by Robin O'Leary and Nina Leonfeller (http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=6156)
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I'd rest it for a couple of days and see if it clears up. If it does then maybe not hit the training so hard next time?
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I've heard of Americans getting jelly elbow from too many arm jams.