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Old 05-03-11 | 10:39 AM
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give up the pushups. there comes a time in life when certain exercises need to be stopped. sometimes forever. sometimes for 6 mos. I no longer do curls due to wrist pain but I still do pullups. when i was younger I had a very aggressive pushup regime. now I only do elevated pushups for the upper pecs as part of a 5x5 program twice a week (but at the the pushup station I do 10). I alternate them with an elevated bench press for the upper pecs. gone are the days of hundreds of pushups. give your elbows a rest. try giving them up for 3 weeks at least. if the problem persists give them up for 6 mos. don't worry there are lots of other exercises you can do! also, exercising an area of discomfort after the onset of a sports injury is just asking for trouble. you can't work through all sports injuries. in fact, most require rest.
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