Don't strap it.
Just do what you intend to do, it will go away on its own.
I think you should not only take one but two weeks off of any pressing, pushing and the biggest culprit, chinning.
The second week of your rest period I'd introduce some grip work and forearm work, farmers walks are good.
But I think you're smart resting the the forearm and elbow.
I don't believe fish oils, icing, stretching and strapping is the answer.
The answer is strengthening the muscle supporting and crossing over the joint.
That's of course after you've rested the afflicted area and all swelling has completely gone.
I hope that makes sense to you, to many it doesn't
Slow eccentric work on the wrist extensors will help in the long run, but straps will help alleviate symptoms by distributing the load.
Yep i had pretty bad tennis elbow for a while there, got it badly from squats since i use such a narrow grip and i tend to grip real tight, didn't do any good. Fortunately it managed to just go away but it lingered for a while especially while doing dips, squats and bench. I kinda felt that not fully locking out while doing dips and bench lessened the pain a little but that was just me. I think the less attention you put onto it the quicker it will go away
Some good stuff on forearm/elblow work about 2/3 through this vid. Episode 66: wrist mobility in the front rack & TL Junction Love - YouTube
I've had a little bit of tennis elbow in the left lately which seems to get worse when I squat regularly low bar. Have now been incorporating more elbow mobility work and it feels a bit better.
The other good one I do (which I can't remember where I got) is get a long resistance band and wrap it around your elbow. (arm straight) Bend wrist back and push into something (fingers facing down) and then use you're other hand to twist the elbow joint a bit. It will feel a good stretch depending on which way you turn it. Then I do a bit of soft tissue massage through the band. Take the band off and the mobility is always a lot better.
Goosey: neutral grip chins are better than supinated grip chins right?
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