Pain with Pull Ups? (How To Help Shoulder and Elbow Pain) 

Great to hear, Philip!

Thank you!

Thank you!

The bridge connecting chest with the shoulder?

Same here

How are you going now?

Us too!

@@E3Rehab yeah good stuff.

Nothing inherently wrong with either.

E3 Rehab i figured if you have the mobility and strength why now

From a technique perspective, you could try isometrics and/or slow eccentrics. If there's an asymmetry in muscle mass that you'd like to work on, you could always include unilateral exercises. Somewhat depends if it's more of a strength, range of motion, or control issue.

Using rings will allow you to use a neutral grip which depending on your symptoms might be the fix you need. As someone with previous tendon injuries using neutral grips on rings has been a fantastic alternative.

Hey how is it now? I’m dealing with the same problem here

@@mohameddhain2781 honestly, I’m still struggling with it but I’ve made steps toward finally healing. First and foremost, I think I have tennis and golfers elbow in both elbows. Anyway, the things that have helped most recently and with a lot of success have been completely stopping all exercises that aggravate the pain including modifications of those exercises. No pull ups, no rows, no push-ups no handstands or planche or any of it. The last 3 weeks I’ve gone back to running mostly and using kettlebells. 4 days ago I started wrapping bands around the pull up bar to assist with my grip (seen on Athlean-X) because I had a feeling it was just trashed from being way too overworked. I have successfully completed 2 different workouts of 5 sets of 3 pull ups. I make sure I warm up first. Band pull aparts and the “worser” stretch followed by the butcher block stretch really help a lot. I do these in between sets of my pull ups. No pain. I have been doing lots of shoulder extension work with light bands and cables because I have issues with getting into extension. I also dedicate entire workout sessions to mobility work focusing on my shoulders, elbows and wrists. I think for the first time in a year my injuries feel better than they ever have. I had to understand that these injuries accumulated over a period of months and will take just as long or even longer to heal. Edit: just wanted to add that the type of pull ups I’ve been doing are The Perfect Pull Up seen on Dominik Sky’s channel. Sets of 3 may not sound like a lot but doing them the way he encourages is really difficult and the goal is not to add reps but to add weight instead.

@@OutrageIsNow glad to hear that you’re finally healing! I’ll try out what you have mentioned, thank you.

Probably, you should improve your shoulder stability. This channel just made a video on that.😊

dont grip the bar super hard, let the back do the work

i have the same pain and the frustration is i can do dips (weighted) and inverted rows without a problem but the moment i try pull ups the pain is unbearable, mine is right on the tricep, it cuts across the tricep. been 2 months now but no luck

@@veemtg I found out chin ups with a grip facing towards me feels better. But since I'm 2.01m pull ups feel like a drag anyway and I rarely feel them in the muscles that I want to target

Great option as well - common in bodybuilding. Probably better if back hypertrophy is your goal.

search: McGill big 3

Also look up how to brace correctly. Bracing the core is important.