Elbows aching from training

I have often in the past suffered from aching elbows around the joint where the tricep connects.  The reason for these regular pains was because I was over training but didn’t realise it.  Commonly injured muscle groups are the triceps and biceps, do you know why?  Because these are used in most upper body workouts and we forget this when training so often they are getting trainer many days in a row.  If you do shoulders one day chest the next and triceps the third you will have worked out triceps three days in a row because they are used in all the muscle groups, remember this.  My tricep injuries were also caused by the fact that as my triceps were the strongest muscle group I was lifting very heavy and training them multiple sets so they were exhausted and even though I was training chest light the following day they needed a proper days rest.  Always listen to your body, if you have injuries it is a sign you are most likely doing something wrong.

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