Try as I might, I have finally given into my elbow tendonitis (tendonosis) and will be taking a few weeks off. What started as a little tweak in one elbow has made it impossible to put much strain at all on my elbows at all. Whether it is pushing the bar or lifting up the kids, it hurts... I pushed it too far so don't let it happen to you.

Give the weights a break every so often to let your body recover. That mantra is preached around here pretty regularly so heed the advice.

Do you do reverse writs curls? They are a must for anyone prone to tennis elbow.

Even forearms can generate muscle imbalances, not just shoulders chest/back etc..

Thanks for the idea. I'll give them a try. After 2 weeks of no lifting my elbows are feeling better but they do get tender after a session on the elliptical or just playing with the kids.

I suppose a visit to a sports doctor would be a good idea but after searching around the forums I've found a few things to try like an arm band and maybe Alieve to help the pain. I'm fine with taking time off as long as I'm seeing results - in this case, less pain.

I had found a post about a stretching exercise where it's more of a reverse curl where you try to 'lift' one hand while you push down on it with the other. I can't find the post again but I'm curious if there are any other stretching exercises that people have found that would help.

Thanks.