Wrist/elbow problem?

[optik169]

Bare with me for a second, I'm just trying to make sure I'm doing this correctly. I've been having issues with my right wrist and right elbow. The problem is, I can't seem to differentiate a soreness sensation from actual pain. For that reason alone, I'm not sure how to progress.

I started a basic routine 2.5 weeks ago. I've been doing 3 workouts a week, each one with 4 fsp's, 2 fbe's and squats alternating with deadlifts on workout days. I've incorporated a rice bucket, wrist/elbow/shoulder prehab in my warmup as well as cool down. I have not increased sets or reps at all, following SSC.

Right now I seem to be overusing/overstressing my right arm which is causing 'pain' in my wrist and elbow. I'm not sure of the culprit, I can say that it moves around in my elbow from the inner to outer tendon. It's more of a feeling of soreness. I can't feel it all the time but every now and then it sets off and feels sore. Most importantly, I've felt no sharp pain. During my workouts, I am completely pain/sore free. I want to be extra careful early on to make sure I'm not going to cause a bigger problem later on.

Also, fun fact, my left humerus is a full inch shorter than my right due to a rather severe bone break beneath the growth plate when I was younger. My left arm is therefore an inch shorter than my right. Because of this, could it cause a stress imbalance between my left and right arms when it comes to pulling/pushing exercises? I've never had a problem weightlifting in the past though. Other culprits could possibly include weak forearm muscles, overuse at computer, etc...

I'm hoping someone with experience can guide me in the right direction, thank you.

[Joshua Naterman]

Your best bet is to see a specialist. That's a complicated situation.

Standard advice is to back off of the straight arm stuff for a week and see if that helps. If it does, try doing the straight arm stuff with your shorter arm on a 1" block.

Other than that, slow wrist roller stuff is a great prehab exercise and so is learning to do your deadlifts and pull ups with fingers only.

[optik169]

Well, after waiting another day, the feeling has lessened. My elbows feel exacty the same now, no issues. I did a brief workout and some light stretching while skipping all straight arm work. My next workout is supposed to be Monday, if all progresses fine over the weekend I think I'll add 1 fsp each workout to see if I can discover the culprit. I have a feeling that the problem may lie with the lever work.