I Might Have A Solution For My Elbow Pain From Chin Ups…

Recently, I’ve been dealing with elbow pain from a janky rep on weighted chin ups, so I went looking for a fix.

During my search, I found a video by Precision Movement on YouTube which talked about a few reasons why you could be having pain and what to do about it.

Here’s the video I’m referring to:

2 of the reasons weren’t an issue for me, but the one that stood out?

Shoulder positioning.

I’m good at keeping them tight, but I realized my shoulders were internally rotating just enough to put extra stress on my left elbow.

What I did was move my grip in a little bit closer which made it easier to keep my shoulders in a better position.

And even though it didn’t solve my pain issue, it made it manageable enough to do 3 reps instead of calling it quits after 1 test rep.

The plan from here is to focus on recovery and keep my form in check better than ever before by doing this.

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Talk soon,

-Gabe