Ouch!

[Charge]

I think I have tendinitis! Right in my elbow area (both arms) they have a really dull pain, like a toothache right after I bench. I have been taking caffeine pills and loaded them up in my system heavy for about a week between (400-1000mg). Caffeine does not allow calcium absorb in your bones and me taking such high doses of that **** could that affect me? I can't even max out anymore and hurts after I attempt! Also aint getting enough sleep..... I never had this before wtf do I do? Damn caffeine pills soooooo stupid for buying that ****, threw that POS garbage away.

[Charge]

Bump! Comeon someone else had to have this problem!

[Diamhea]

Might be tennis elbow?

[Blaze_108]

Caffeine wouldn't cause the ache. Do you ever curl? there's a major tendon on the inside of your elbow that's linked to your bicep. Sometimes when i do curls i feel it more in this tendon than in the bicep itself. Get more sleep, eat more, stop the caffeine.

[Diamhea]

Be careful, if its tennis elbow it can get really bad really fast. Curling a lot can trigger it, as can tricep extensions. Be careful!

[Charge]

Caffeine wouldn't cause the ache. Do you ever curl? there's a major tendon on the inside of your elbow that's linked to your bicep. Sometimes when i do curls i feel it more in this tendon than in the bicep itself. Get more sleep, eat more, stop the caffeine.

Use to do curls but then those hurt my forearms. Now my tendons hurt, like wtf?
I just prey it aint permanent.

[Charge]

Be careful, if its tennis elbow it can get really bad really fast. Curling a lot can trigger it, as can tricep extensions. Be careful!

You think benching can cause it?

[Diamhea]

You think benching can cause it?

Mainly curling, but I'm not saying it isn't possible. Look it up and see if it fits what you're feeling.

[Charge]

Comeon! I will rep!

[Charge]

plz help

[Abryant]

Hey there Charge, first of all, due to the short period of time that you have been taking the caffiene pills we can completely discount the fact that they are causing your problems. Your right, it sounds like you have a mild case of tendonitis which i currently have just overcome in my right arm. It took around 3 weeks for mine to clear up fully and in which time i just trained with my left arm, unfortunately you dont have this option. When doing the bench press the largest amount of stress put onto the tendons is at the bottom of the lift and at the top when locking out your arms, you might have been benching too fast in order to do more reps and damaged your tendons at either of these positions. If that is the case youll have to look at your form and try to bench at a steadier pace. There are many excersizes you can do that wont put stress onto the arm tendons but in order for you to heal youll have to lay off the bench and bicep curls for a good two weeks. Its not worth risking it because tendonitis can get a whole lot worse if you keep applying stress to the same area. If you wanted to check to see if its healed or not dont hit the bench straight up i suggest using a light dumbell and seeing if it causes any pain. Hope this helps - Adam