bierkergaard

I have been dealing with an aching left elbow for a couple of months arising from some poor lifting technique. In an attempt to avoid using excessive leverage in lifting weights, I found gripping the weights tightly to force the muscles to do the work and not just throw the weight around worked. In solving one issue, I created another. Ain't that the way it rolls? I was hanging out with my cousin last weekend and he happened to mention that an aching elbow joint was likely related to an excessive and tense hand hand grip, So, this week I absolved to lift the barbells and dumbbells with a less forceful grip while still putting the weight on the muscles to lift versus using the leverage that I have mentioned. After a week my elbow is really improving. I held the weights lightly yet still forced them to do work.  The results are less elbow pain thankfully. A couple of takeaways.  First, we can always learn from others. They just might know something we don't. It is becoming verbo...