I wanted to share my personal experience with folks. In 2020 I moved to a firearm rights supportive area, after living in NYC for 8 years. While it wasn’t my first time shooting, I purchased a 9 mm handgun and began taking shooting lessons/classes and got a membership to a local range. Because we were in the middle of Covid and the range was open, I went about once a week. My firearm collection grew, from .22 to 12 gauge. I tried a lot of guns at the range too.
Somewhere in 2021 for both elbows tendons or ligaments on the outside starting having significant pain almost like tendonitis. Every time I’d work out if I did any pulling exercise such as pull ups the pain would be excruciating. I never had this happen in all my years of activity and sports.
All other variables were virtually equal, including frequency and intensity of exercise. I tried dialing back weight lifting thinking that might be the issue. No change. Also, my instructors said I had good shooting form.
It wasn’t until I got too busy with work and life to go the range every week that the pain went away. It’s all gone, and everything else is the same. This suggests the me that repeat injuries do occur with regular shooting.
Has anyone else experienced this and any solutions?
Somewhere in 2021 for both elbows tendons or ligaments on the outside starting having significant pain almost like tendonitis. Every time I’d work out if I did any pulling exercise such as pull ups the pain would be excruciating. I never had this happen in all my years of activity and sports.
All other variables were virtually equal, including frequency and intensity of exercise. I tried dialing back weight lifting thinking that might be the issue. No change. Also, my instructors said I had good shooting form.
It wasn’t until I got too busy with work and life to go the range every week that the pain went away. It’s all gone, and everything else is the same. This suggests the me that repeat injuries do occur with regular shooting.
Has anyone else experienced this and any solutions?
