The use of Vitamin I

[DV]

Coach,

I have read through the different posts on elbow-ligament issues (golf/tennis elbow etc.), and seen that you mostly recommend the usage of ibuprofen, ice, massage etc. - except for one post where you mention taking a month-long layoff.

I was wondering, if one were to be suffering from some elbow pain caused by the standard bad armposition during squat, and were to try to work through this (with better form, obviously), how would one go about dosing the ibuprofen?

Would you recommend a stable intake of say 6-800mg 3-4 times a day for a given period, or to use it primarily to treat symptoms - ie. when pain arises (post-workout fx)?

I have primarily used the last version (symptombased), but it doesnt seem to be getting better (nor worse) at this point - its been hurting on/off for a few weeks.

[Mark Rippetoe]

I've got exactly the same elbow shit right now, for the same reasons. Ibuprofen therapy for this would be 800 mg x 4/day x 5-7 days. I've been doing lots of chins to flush it, and it always feels better to me after I chin.

Se also post #10 on this thread: http://strengthmill.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1457

[tongzilla]

I've got exactly the same elbow shit right now, for the same reasons. Ibuprofen therapy for this would be 800 mg x 4/day x 5-7 days. I've been doing lots of chins to flush it, and it always feels better to me after I chin.

Se also post #10 on this thread: http://strengthmill.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1457

you mean YOU (out of all the people) have bad arm position for squats?

[DV]

I've got exactly the same elbow shit right now, for the same reasons. Ibuprofen therapy for this would be 800 mg x 4/day x 5-7 days. I've been doing lots of chins to flush it, and it always feels better to me after I chin.

Se also post #10 on this thread: http://strengthmill.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1457

Much obliged. Incidentally this is a "chronic" injury that shows up every so often, so since it seems doubtful I am going to find a doc to burn the tissue, I guess I am going to follow your strategy and do a bunch of chins.

Again, thanks alot.

[zephed56]

Mark,

I had a painful (elbow) workout that I decided to work through recently. My elbow got aggravated doing squats, didn't bother much on the OHP, and felt MUCH better doing heavy double overhand grip deadlifts. !?

When it gets irritated, bicep movements seemed to hurt, like I can barely curl the bar. For that reason I have left chinups out of the program for now, but I'm not sure if it might actually help now, after seeing you use them for rehab. Also, I believe poor racking in the power clean (bar falling down too much before being caught) has caused some of my elbow tendinitis so I'm subbing rows till I feel better. My form is kinda bad now, I hope to attend your basic barbell cert here in orange county CA in the fall and fix that.

If I try chins and have elbow pain, is that necessarily bad? What movements do you suggest for golfers elbow, and which to avoid?

[Mark Rippetoe]

The point of doing the chins is specifically to inflame the damn thing more, the theory being that "a rising tide floats all ships" so that the thing will go ahead and heal. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

And isn't it fascinating that EVERYBODY 1.) fucks up occasionally, 2.) needs a coach to see problems you can't, and 3.) is forced to be patient with fools even when we'd rather not be?