Elbow tendinitis from benching

Are your wrists locked and lined up with your elbows? Are your elbows flaring out wide during the bench motion? It could be a form issue, or it could be just sore from overuse. If you’re not having mobility issues or severe pain, it’s probably nothing serious. Maybe wear a sleeve for a week.

I had the same issue when I first started in powerbuilding style programs. Things I did that I feel helped:

1. Take 6g+ of fish oil a day. It’s really good for joints.
2. Watch some YouTube videos on form. Like Deaf said, it’s really important to focus on the movement and keeping those forearms perpendicular to the ground. Once you’ve looked into your form, back off the weight and focus on perfecting it.
3. Use a linear progression program.
4. Don’t lift super-heavy (85%+ 1RM) more than once a week. I like to have two bench days, one for strength (heavy) and one for volume and hypertrophy.

If it hurts, back off of it. Your body is sending you a message and you should listen.

For programs, I’ll speak for myself and a few other that linear progression programs are the shite. Try Greyskull LP or any of Wendler’s templates. I’m currently use the Boring but Big 531 template and have really been breaking some longstanding plateaus.