"TAKE IT SLOW, OR BLOW YOUR ELBOWS"

I love this site. There needs to be a big warning somewhere that reads:

" TAKE IT SLOW, OR BLOW YOUR ELBOWS"

I did about a week and a half of the basic holds and the pain in my elbows was so severe I had to take a month off. My elbows still crack when I bend them but the pain has decreased.

I began again but going back to the frog stand before I do L-sits again and reducing my time on the back lever. I reduced the frequency to only 2 days a week for each. I will maintain this for about 3 months I think to build a base.

As a swimmer turned body builder turned Muay Thai enthusiast my elbows never got the necessary base they needed. 6'4 200lbs doesn't help anything either

All too true. Worked one arm handstands up against a wall without having done the progressions.. Stupid stupid stupid!

Was able to hold it and did exercises for several months. But one night I must have overdone it or mis-aligned the elbow and i weight 97 kilos..

Right elbow is still not good 3/4 of a year afterwards. Doctor dont know what it is. Either blown triceps fibers or something with the elbow joint. Able to do careful straight arm work and really-really careful bent arm. Not cool at all.. Lesson learnt the hard way!Recovery is ever so slow, and I dont know if I'll recover 100%

Do the progressions and play it safe, or you might not get "there".. Ever..

Thank god even the recreational gymnastics I've done must've prepared my elbows because I would not be the person able to limit myself.. at the moment massage and ice is enough to keep pain away luckily.

I cannot remember if Coach said this during the seminar but words with similar feeling and intention were said.

Believe me, I had a hell of a time limiting myself. I read a few great posts about guys with elbow pains who didn't take the required rest needed and the injury followed them for months until it finally crippled them for half a year. I am applying this anti inflammatory cream and doing the off and on cold showers on each elbow. It seems to help.