Mark Rippetoe on the Absolute Best Way to Get Rid of Elbow Pain

Published: March 1, 2019, 6:55 p.m.

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If you\\u2019ve spent any amount of time pushing or pulling heavy things, you\\u2019ve probably experienced elbow pain.

Maybe it only flares up when you\\u2019re doing heavy compound exercises, like the bench press, military press, or barbell row. Or, maybe it only happens when you\\u2019re doing isolation exercises like curls, triceps extensions, or skullcrushers. Or maybe it comes and goes with no rhyme or reason.

Regardless of what triggers it, elbow pain can be maddening, and finding good answers for how to resolve it can be even more frustrating.

Luckily, one guy who has good answers is Mark Rippetoe, so I invited him on the show to shed some light on this common nuisance.

Mark has worked with thousands\\xa0of lifters, and thus helped people work through many, many injuries, and he has quite a bit to say about how to deal with elbow pain.

In this episode, you\\u2019ll learn:

- The three most common types of elbow pain
- The difference between \\u201cgolfer\\u2019s elbow\\u201d and \\u201ctennis elbow\\u201d
- How to diagnose what\\u2019s causing your elbow pain
- What exercises usually contribute the most to elbow pain
- How to resolve elbow pain
- And more

9:29 - What are the three types of elbow pain?
14:58 - What is the most common type of elbow pain?
18:58 - What is golfer\\u2019s elbow?
31:17 - What type of elbow pain did you have?
35:59 - What type of exercises cause golfer\\u2019s elbow?
37:54 - What\\u2019s the difference in form between chin ups and pull ups?
48:54 - Is the bench press commonly associated with elbow issues?

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