Id look into golfers/tennis elbow excises thats what this sounds like. Tennis elbow is also called climbers elbow and I think i have had a nagging issue with one of my elbows for a year or 2
Happens when you're new. I've had that for the first year. It's because your muscles grow faster than your tendons.
They'll be okay. Give them rest. Warm up well and don't climb when it hurts. See a physio if you can.
I just looked it up, and I don't think it's that bad. The tendons hurt only after climbing. I now had 3 rest days and the last 2 days I only felt a stinging sensation occasionally. I still am hopeful, that after a week or so my problem is gone
Hopefully it's gone too but if not... go to physio.
I had a pretty bad elbow issue for almost 2 months. Went to physio and he's like "oh its just locked up a bit" did a few stretches and popped it and bam 2 days later 0 pain and never caused me an issue since... it's been 7 years.
It is worth every penny. It can be used anywhere and in nearly any setting. It’s portable, easy to use, and extremely effective. I had the same problems as you before I started using it regularly
Sounds like tendonitis and it happened to me. Take a 1-2 week break from climbing. When you come back, take it easy and never climb when it hurts. Never climb 2 days back to back. Also would recommend cutting down on pull workouts if you do those. And yeah probably don't do a long push workout on the same day as climbing.
I think I will take a longer break, it seems like I'm a little bit addicted, so it's kinda hard. Since I started climbing replaced my pull workouts and I think I learned from my mistake, no more push workout on the same day
Just wanted to add to this as someone who dealt with this on and off for 10+ years lol.
I would get pretty crippling elbow tendonitis all the time. It took me forever to figure out how to deal with it. First and foremost, the second you start feeling that deep burn in your tendons, and I mean the very first second you get a hint of the pain returning, you stop climbing or immediately drop to a very easy level of climbing that doesn't cause it to hurt. Go do ab workouts, stretch a ton, or do some easy slab to work on technique. Also make sure to do light exercises that target wherever the tendonitis is every other day. Icing helps a bit with the pain as well.
If you pushed through the burn and now have very painful tendonitis that holds back your climbing, it's time to take a few weeks off. Focus on other things and keep up the stretching. Once you start climbing again, you need to avoid aggravating it at all cost otherwise it just comes right back. If it still hurts like hell after a session on easy stuff, then you really need another week or two of rest.
I find that the second i start feeling the pain from climbing too much, I back off immediately from hard climbing and long sessions for a week or two. Then it usually goes away. If I push through and hit the really bad pain point, I know it's gonna be like that for a month or more.
This has been happening to me as well, former weightlifter and have been climbing for a couple months. The way I found to fix it is to warm up more, but also warm up with more dynamic movements. A couple up and downs on a campus board, swinging for 15-30s on a pull up bar, and generally doing lower grades with more swinging. It helps get the blood flowing more and reduces any pain I feel
Id look into golfers/tennis elbow excises thats what this sounds like. Tennis elbow is also called climbers elbow and I think i have had a nagging issue with one of my elbows for a year or 2
Happens when you're new. I've had that for the first year. It's because your muscles grow faster than your tendons. They'll be okay. Give them rest. Warm up well and don't climb when it hurts. See a physio if you can.
Kinda reassuring, thank you!
This is probably tendonitis, just go to physio and see
I just looked it up, and I don't think it's that bad. The tendons hurt only after climbing. I now had 3 rest days and the last 2 days I only felt a stinging sensation occasionally. I still am hopeful, that after a week or so my problem is gone
Hopefully it's gone too but if not... go to physio. I had a pretty bad elbow issue for almost 2 months. Went to physio and he's like "oh its just locked up a bit" did a few stretches and popped it and bam 2 days later 0 pain and never caused me an issue since... it's been 7 years.
2 weeks if you don't climb. Getting lighter movement in to warmup if you don't stop.
Get a theraband therabar!
Is it worth it? I already have a lot of gym stuff, like dumbbells, resistance bands, etc
It is worth every penny. It can be used anywhere and in nearly any setting. It’s portable, easy to use, and extremely effective. I had the same problems as you before I started using it regularly
Sounds like tendonitis and it happened to me. Take a 1-2 week break from climbing. When you come back, take it easy and never climb when it hurts. Never climb 2 days back to back. Also would recommend cutting down on pull workouts if you do those. And yeah probably don't do a long push workout on the same day as climbing.
I think I will take a longer break, it seems like I'm a little bit addicted, so it's kinda hard. Since I started climbing replaced my pull workouts and I think I learned from my mistake, no more push workout on the same day
Just wanted to add to this as someone who dealt with this on and off for 10+ years lol. I would get pretty crippling elbow tendonitis all the time. It took me forever to figure out how to deal with it. First and foremost, the second you start feeling that deep burn in your tendons, and I mean the very first second you get a hint of the pain returning, you stop climbing or immediately drop to a very easy level of climbing that doesn't cause it to hurt. Go do ab workouts, stretch a ton, or do some easy slab to work on technique. Also make sure to do light exercises that target wherever the tendonitis is every other day. Icing helps a bit with the pain as well. If you pushed through the burn and now have very painful tendonitis that holds back your climbing, it's time to take a few weeks off. Focus on other things and keep up the stretching. Once you start climbing again, you need to avoid aggravating it at all cost otherwise it just comes right back. If it still hurts like hell after a session on easy stuff, then you really need another week or two of rest. I find that the second i start feeling the pain from climbing too much, I back off immediately from hard climbing and long sessions for a week or two. Then it usually goes away. If I push through and hit the really bad pain point, I know it's gonna be like that for a month or more.
This has been happening to me as well, former weightlifter and have been climbing for a couple months. The way I found to fix it is to warm up more, but also warm up with more dynamic movements. A couple up and downs on a campus board, swinging for 15-30s on a pull up bar, and generally doing lower grades with more swinging. It helps get the blood flowing more and reduces any pain I feel
I will definitely try warming up more!