Will doing reverse grip lying extensions help with elbow pain?

[DerickVonD]

Every time I do extensions, whether I warm up or not, whether lying or standing I get pain in my elbows. Will doing them reverse grip help and will they build my triceps as effectively?

 

[Celorza]

Sounds like tendonitis...thought about getting Fat Gripz and maybe doing some Zottman Curls to help with it? I have heard people alleviate their tendonitis like this at times

 

[superbeast668]

try doing them off of an incline or a decline board. its not quite as painful on a decline for me. also, make sure you're not locking your elbows, i caught my self doing that and it made it hurt 10 times worse. also try wrapping them up. i put a tight wrap/sleeve on and it helps a good bit.

 

[napalm]

Isolation movements kill my joints. Close grip BP's also work well as a mass builder.

Risk-reward...

 

[DerickVonD]

try doing them off of an incline or a decline board. its not quite as painful on a decline for me. also, make sure you're not locking your elbows, i caught my self doing that and it made it hurt 10 times worse. also try wrapping them up. i put a tight wrap/sleeve on and it helps a good bit.

I have wraps still same issue and I tried not locking them sill same issue, in fact it hurts lowering the weight and raising it, but I did answer my own question, for the most part the pain is gone with a reverse grip. I had to lower the weight of course and using the ez bar I have to bring my hands in real close which feels awkward, because if I put my hands where they're suppose to go where the bend is, as I lower the bar, it rotates and it moves the bend part off of my palms and onto my thumbs. So I fixed the problem but I either need to get a better ez bar or do them standing with the straight bar because if I try to do them lying with the straight bar, the bar will hit my bed, its too long. But are extensions as effect reverse grip?

 

[DerickVonD]

Sounds like tendonitis...thought about getting Fat Gripz and maybe doing some Zottman Curls to help with it? I have heard people alleviate their tendonitis like this at times

The trouble is I've always had issues with extensions.

 

[Jiigzz]

Then avoid them, at least until you work out what the problem is. Pain should never be "worked through", especially if its joint based.

 

[DerickVonD]

Then avoid them, at least until you work out what the problem is. Pain should never be "worked through", especially if its joint based.

Yeah I agree, but I can do them reverse griped just fine, I wonder how they would feel with a "super curl bar", but apparently I have to order one online just to see since no place around seems to carry it.

 

[tnubs]

Ever tried doing them with dumbbells? Or set the cable pulley high and face away from it and you can do cable skullcrushers. Both feel a lot better for me. I cant even play with bar skullcrushers or overhead extensions with a bar without my elbows wanting to explode. I usually just do dips tho.

 

[DerickVonD]

Ever tried doing them with dumbbells? Or set the cable pulley high and face away from it and you can do cable skullcrushers. Both feel a lot better for me. I cant even play with bar skullcrushers or overhead extensions with a bar without my elbows wanting to explode. I usually just do dips tho.

I don't have access to a gym right now, well I sort of do but I'd have to rely on my grandmom to take me since I don't have a car.

 

[tnubs]

I don't have access to a gym right now, well I sort of do but I'd have to rely on my grandmom to take me since I don't have a car.

Theres also a way to do them bodyweight. Set a bar about nipple height and face it. Grab it like your gonna do a pushup off of it but only bend your elbows. U can adjust height to make it more difficult.

 

[FL3X MAGNUM]

Every time I do extensions, whether I warm up or not, whether lying or standing I get pain in my elbows. Will doing them reverse grip help and will they build my triceps as effectively?

Lying tri extensions are very overrated IMO. I have the same pain, and I actually have stopped doing that workout for at least a year now and still developing my triceps nicely.
I would say skip the movement and try out press downs, dips, and close grip smith press (done at the end to go lighter and stave off elbow pain).

 

[DerickVonD]

Lying tri extensions are very overrated IMO. I have the same pain, and I actually have stopped doing that workout for at least a year now and still developing my triceps nicely.
I would say skip the movement and try out press downs, dips, and close grip smith press (done at the end to go lighter and stave off elbow pain).

I only have access to free weights atm.

 

[FL3X MAGNUM]

I only have access to free weights atm.

Bench dips, close grip floor press, etc etc.

 

[DerickVonD]

Bench dips, close grip floor press, etc etc.

Yeah I was going to try extensions with a super curl bar and I do, do bench dips. Floor press would be a pain to do, since I'd have to move so much stuff outside of my room to have room. I noticed with a grip with my palms facing away from me, my elbows stick out more and with a grip with my palms facing me, my elbows want to stick in more and not flare out. I have long forearms so some movements are awkward for me. I have a 6' 4" wing span.

 

[wrathchild281]

not really i recommend the rope pushdowns