My elbows are in agony when benchpressing

[Transhumanist]

Having 6.5 inch wrists(all my other joints are normal sized and my leg joints are larger than average) I always thought that my wrists were the first thing that would limit my upper body training. This is however not the case, it's my elbows that are the problem. 2 weeks ago when I was doing benchpress my elbows started to hurt really bad. 2 weeks later the pain is not getting better when benching. For some reason when I do other lifts such as overhead press and dumbell curls it doesn't hurt.
What should I do?

[customz]

Having 6.5 inch wrists(all my other joints are normal sized and my leg joints are larger than average) I always thought that my wrists were the first thing that would limit my upper body training. This is however not the case, it's my elbows that are the problem. 2 weeks ago when I was doing benchpress my elbows started to hurt really bad. 2 weeks later the pain is not getting better when benching. For some reason when I do other lifts such as overhead press and dumbell curls it doesn't hurt.
What should I do?

Unfortunately sounds like elbow tendinitis which I also have for last few months. I find handoffs work the best on bench and don't have much pain with dumbells or hop so I work those a lot. What hurts the worst is pull ups and barbell rowing so I haven't done those in months. You need to not agrivate it so they can heal. Ice can help, I bought some rebrands sleeves for good measure, and if it is really bad ibuprofen or naproxen can calm the inflow action for a bit.

[ShortDave]

Start foam rolling your triceps, biceps and lats.

[Link815]

Squats destroy my elbows. Do you squat with a narrow grip?

[BigJon55]

Take a picture and draw a red circle on the area that hurts. Just because you have elbow pain doesn't mean that you have tendonitis or bursitis. There are plenty of other types of overuse injuries out there and without some details it's impossible to know which of them it could be.

[xDerekx]

I've been told that most elbow pain comes from a shoulder or wrist problem. Do your wrists bend a lot when benching? Try some wrist wraps.

[Cleveland33]

are you tucking your elbows, or are they flared out at a 90 degree angle from your body?

[BigHugeLawls]

Surprised form nazis haven't blown the whistle on the possibility of this pain spawning from liftoff, reracking poorly, or just form in general.

Do you make sure to get the weight to full rom on your bench before moving weight towards rack? How about when taking the weight off the rack? What about your form in general? How long have you been benching and what happened when this started to hurt?

Either way, this forum can only guess as to what is causing the pain unless there is an obvious form problem that could be spotted. Post up a vid of your bench or see what you can get from other people here who have had the same pain.

[tbrady1pttools]

yeah video for form...i recommend monthly if not weekly structural massage. totally under rated and over looked. if people realized the benefits of massage then every spa would be booked 3 months out!!

[untranslatedZA]

Squats destroy my elbows. Do you squat with a narrow grip?

Also had this, destroyed me, changed my grip to fingers on the rings and elbows back instead of down, fixed my problem. But yeah its def elbow tendonitis. It starts flaring up by me lately when i did my cars breaks and i have to undo some nuts, also when i throw tennis balls and things.

[BulldogVTX]

Make sure that you are warming up properly. It might sound counter intuitive, but try doing some really light tricep pushdowns before you hit the bench. And then make sure that you ice when you are done. Take care of those elbows, they are pretty important!

[djartek]

Having 6.5 inch wrists(all my other joints are normal sized and my leg joints are larger than average) I always thought that my wrists were the first thing that would limit my upper body training. This is however not the case, it's my elbows that are the problem. 2 weeks ago when I was doing benchpress my elbows started to hurt really bad. 2 weeks later the pain is not getting better when benching. For some reason when I do other lifts such as overhead press and dumbell curls it doesn't hurt.
What should I do?

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[InspecktaDeck]

are you tucking your elbows, or are they flared out at a 90 degree angle from your body?

This. Also if you tuck too much too soon it will tax the wrists.

[TheConsumer]

IMO using the lat drive should help, and having the arms closer to your body

i think its more powerlifter style but 90 degrees are the most taxing for me.

[BEhave]

May be caused by your shoulder. Get it looked like before it gets messed

[sd3]

i have this problem at the moment OP in my left elbow, i suspect an inflammed or ruptured tricep tendon, going to the doctor on monday, one of my buddies told me it may be because i bench with a pretty close grip (relative to a normal grip, just a habit i got into i guess) and this puts more pressure on the tendons in the elbow, saying that i dont know how legit his advice is or if its just broscience, either way ive just ordered some sleaves and i will in future be using a wider grip to try put more focus on my chest to see if it makes any difference