Surprisingly the thing that helped me the most with my tennis and golfers elbow issues, was extensor work. Wrist extensor and finger extensor work.
Something to do with an imbalance between the flexors and the extensors of the forearm muscles. All pulling exercises, single arm kettlebell swings, involve gripping something aka using our flexors. Think of all the volume we put our flexors through and yet we do nothing about the extensors. So we’re left with a huge imbalance which becomes the weakest link and hence the point of failure once we go heavy or increase the volume of our pulling exercises.
Example of Finger Extensor: WFFIT Finger Exercise Finger Grip Finger Stretcher, Resistance Bands Hand Extensor Exerciser Elastic,Finger Grip Trainer for Relieve Joint Pain, Rehabilitation,Relaxation Grips Workout https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z8N7JDR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_DWAVKNVJR2VNQBCSEHAF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Complete and total novice question here: do those finger grip trainers I see advertised for free on Instagram, are those actually effective, and if they are, how so?
I linked ones I found on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Stretcher%EF%BC%8C-Resistance-Elastic%EF%BC%8CFinger-Rehabilitation-Relaxation/dp/B07Z8N7JDR/ref=asc_df_B07Z8N7JDR/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385266201581&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=164885541195154694...
Rest until the pain is gone—this is absolutely essential—and then start cross training. For every “climbing” motion, do the opposite. Finger extensions with something like this (but go easy! It’s a really hard workout when you just start), push ups, tricep extension, etc…
Listen to you body and rest when it hurts.
For the sport climbers in your life:
You can buy single quickdraws for like $13, and usually the more quicks, the better. There are all different kinds, so sneak a peak at your partners gear and see if they could use some more.
Personal huge fan of local outdoor store gift cards that sell climbing gear if your partner is picky :) shop local consistently at these places and you can get some sweet discounts when you get to know the staff!!
chalk. chalk. chalk. some quality stuff makes a difference and won’t dry out your hands. friction labs gorilla grip is a good place to start!
https://www.rei.com/product/898348/frictionlabs-gorilla-grip-chunky-chalk
these bad boys help me from getting tendinitis!!
just some suggestions! hope this helps :))
To help prevent blisters from opening the tubes you might take a piece of athletic tape and wrap it around your finger (under your gloves) where you are catching the tab.
Also if you are getting hand/finger cramps/pain from repetitive motion you should do some regular stretching . And get one of these band sets to help strengthen the opposing muscles in your hands
It a extensor trainer