Arm injury

[Pear]

Hi Mark,


Arm injury

Location:
Pain in my left arm in the opposite side of my elbow (soft side of the arm) - involves what feels like my left bicep and parts of my forearm.

Intensity:
Increases during workout - if I push it too hard it feels like my inner arm is ripping apart

Exercises involved - pull and press mainly - most painful to least
1) Pullups (do them weighted and non weighted - 1 to 3 times a week (not doing now)

2) Squats - thumbless grip as described in SS - pain starts out light and increases as weight increases - the weight is NOT being held on back, used as support as described in SS

3) Bench - as weight increases, pain increases (again, located on soft side of arm and bi/forearm

4) Dead/PWR clean

5) pushups, curls

This injury weakens my grip trmendously and as a result completly messes up my squat (thumbless grip) - which really pisses me off since I was making strong progress on the linear method.


Treatment:
Took 5 days off and it seemed to help but going back yesterday it came back with a vengance - trying to use your prescribed injury method (sticky) but I'm not sure it's a muscle issue.


Have you ever heard of this before and if so, any ideas on what can be done?


Thanks

[Mark Rippetoe]

My arm doesn't have a "soft side", so I'm not sure what you mean. Is it medial or lateral?

[Pear]

medial side - I'm thinking it's tendonittis that becomes mor agitated depending on the angle I'm using it in

[Mark Rippetoe]

Sounds like the standard bad squat arm position deal, but these things are very hard to diagnose over the internet. Get me a video.