SouthCaliDiva

I don't have an Olympic bar, so I've been doing dumbbell squats.



Does anyone else do them. How do your elbows feel? My elbows are killing me after I'm done.

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Dan

Try to keep you arms slightly bent as not to hyper extend your arms.

SouthCaliDiva

Thanks Dan. I'll try that on Friday. I can't remember how I was holding my arms before.

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Dan

Also do you take anything for your joints?

SouthCaliDiva

Paid close attention to how my arms were this morning. Turns out that I am bending them slightly to the front. Also tried tensing my shoulders just a bit, but it only helped a small amount. My elbows still hurt after each set was done.

Dan: I am taking MSM (3 grams per day) and glucosamine (1.5 grams per day). Have used chondrotin in the past, but ran across some information regarding its effectiveness and dropped it. I haven't experienced any change so I haven't added it back in. The MSM and glucosamine seem to be just as effective by themselves.

Several years ago when I first went to see an ortho, he gave me a sample of Celebrex. It didn't make any difference so I declined the rx. Good thing, I guess, considering the recent news stories.

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It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.
It is by the juice of sapho that thoughts acquire speed,
the lips acquire stains. The stains become a warning.
It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.

Dan

That is what I take also ... try lowering the weight for a week and see if that helps... IMO this is sort of a querky issue. I get them with my left shoulder things that should hurt don't...