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Bart's avatar

This is awesome read:) i have currently golfer elbow in left hand and tight shoulder and silght slap tear in right shouder so its prefect for now. Im trying to fix shoulders with clubbel workouts, but they are heavy on elbows initially, especially with to fast weight progression:)

I also wanted to get back to rings at some point.

I have few questions.

You have mentioned that it took you 5 years to get rid of golfer issue. Was it with this protocol or before you knew it? Will it take me 5 years with above methodology?:)

Also do you think it is wise to do any ring work with slight golfer symptoms, or I should treat it fully first (no pain at all). Or i can work around pain, to maintain mobility and strength for rings?

Edit: Also, any points on diet for elbow injury recovery? Does collagen rich diet or joint supplements help rebuilding tendons and quicker fix? or just any balanced diet should be enough?

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John Parker's avatar

Go as slow as needed on the clubbell work. If done properly, the intensity only matches the skill. Focus on a lot of movement coming from the shoulder blade and lat, that's the key.

It took me 5 years to fix because I kept overtraining without thought of volume and knowing which muscles needed to be strengthened. This is similar to the protocol that I developed at the time and its current iteration.

I think you can do ring work, but focus on exercises that don't bother you ie; a ring push up. During the ring push up, you might just focus on sets of 5 and a complete mind/muscle connection.

You'll need to be careful with too many ring pull/chin ups. If you do do them, make sure you're finding perfect balance in the rotation from pronated to supinated.

I think a collagen rich diet will be achieved by eating ancestrally/normally or adding in some bone broth. I have to think it helps. That's what I try to do at least. I have no found that collagen peptides do much though.

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Bart's avatar

hey, just note - Scapular Strength Series link is broken in text:)

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John Parker's avatar

Thank you! I’ll fix that soon.

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John Parker's avatar

Fixed it.

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