UCL pain

[Bucky]

Every once in a while I would get pain in my right UCL while doing skullcrushers. I reduced the weight and really felt good with it for a few months now. Well, the other day, I was bombing my tri's and decided to go hard with the SC's. My UCL now hurts constantly and worse than ever before. I was able to do chest today, but with reduced weight and really being careful of my elbow. Anyone deal with this before? I fear the answer is going to be to lay off the lifting, but I'm open for advice.

 

[johnnyBALLZ]

Every once in a while I would get pain in my right UCL while doing skullcrushers. I reduced the weight and really felt good with it for a few months now. Well, the other day, I was bombing my tri's and decided to go hard with the SC's. My UCL now hurts constantly and worse than ever before. I was able to do chest today, but with reduced weight and really being careful of my elbow. Anyone deal with this before? I fear the answer is going to be to lay off the lifting, but I'm open for advice.

I just got over that a while back. I didn't stop lifting I just stopped doing skull crushers for a couple months. I was still intense with all my other lifts. Don't get me wrong, it still hurt like a mo-fo right after I did it but I just kinda pushed through it. Might not be best to follow my path though!!

 

[RPD]

I did the exact same thing. I removed skull crushers and started experimenting with other lifts to see what I wanted to replace it with.

The pain was gone within a week, but I couldn't do skull crushers for a couple of months. I recently added skull crushers back into my routine with no pain.

Sometimes ligaments and tendons take longer to adapt to a load because of the lesser circulation in them.

 

[Bucky]

I think I'm going to take a week or so off and see how I feel. Do you guys think HGH would benefit me with regards to this?

 

[RPD]

Ibuprofen 800 worked for me...

That kind of seems like buying a car for the cup holders, right?

Are you on cycle right now?

 

[Bucky]

Yes. That's what makes it even more beat. I still have 10 weeks to go

 

[johnnyBALLZ]

Yes. That's what makes it even more beat. I still have 10 weeks to go

Ah that sucks.. The pain won't be nearly as bad next week. You should still be able to train now though.