Anyone else with tennis elbow?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by TNVol0001, Dec 13, 2024.

  1. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    The first time was from doing things like close grip bench press and bicep preacher curls. Felt like someone hyperextended my arm. It really hurt.
    The last time was worse. I used to do forearm curls, and zero forearm extensions. The imbalance in strength between the opposing muscles creates a strain. Like the rear calf muscles being so much stronger than the front makes for shin splints. Or how the hip flexors becoming so tight that it creates lower back pain. I had zero grip and all pressing lifts hurt.

    “What does all that have to do with trucking, Six?”

    If you have big arms, there’s certain movements to avoid. For example, the right arm touching the right shoulder. Or close grip push ups. Anything where the arm is bent and your biceps and forearm muscles are fighting for space. It strains the elbow. That pain is in the joint and right above.

    If it’s in the joint and below, it’s the imbalance of strength in the opposing forearm muscles. Get a really thick book, or a small dumbbell, palm down forearm on knee and raise the weighted hand up. It will take a few days, but the pain will go away.
     
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  3. DUNE-T

    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    I was always curious why when you post, you always talk to yourself in third person (not sure if that is the proper term here).
    Does it make you feel more important? Or were you just influenced by a quirky old school English teacher or a certain book author?
     
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  4. Diesel Dave

    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    There’s another member by the name @Judge that does it on every post :biggrin_255:. @TripleSix does it with class. I’m good with it.
     
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  5. Chi Town Steers

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    How did you install a pull up bar in your truck?
     
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  6. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Anticipating questions. I actually got the idea from an old Ironhead Heyward (RIP) commercial.

    My mind now is pondering why anyone would need to feel important. If you like who you are, why would you need others to validate you? This is going to take some time…
     
  7. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Thanks friend.
     
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  8. TNVol0001

    TNVol0001 Light Load Member

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    I wish that was the case. All I know is the day before I used the gun, I didn't have and the day after I did. I was doing all this work by myself, holding pieces in places like trim and frames. It was a heavier gun that has its own compressor built in. I'm getting older and finding certain things just tend to happen.
     
  9. Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    Those compression bands that fit just below your elbow on the forearm do wonders. I got a pretty bad case when I first started carhauling, I wore them while loading for a few months and haven't ever had a recurrence.
     
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    If you’re wanting to do pull ups, use the rub rail of a flat bed. I do 3sets of 25.
     
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  11. tarmadilo

    tarmadilo Road Train Member

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    I had a case of patellar tendinitis, which is basically the leg version of tennis elbow. I wore a knee brace, rubbed Aspercreme with lidocaine on it, and took one Aleve before starting to drive. It got better in a month or so.
     
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