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Hi there

I have a general problem with the use of my elbow when doing certain exercises. The bench press being the main one.

It's hard to explain this, so I'll do the best I can!

Basically, I cannot do the complete full range of motion I would like when doing the bench press. I can't bend my elbow all the way in a smooth action when arms are tensed because I have a bit of the joint that clicks in the middle in my right arm. It's basically the joint that rolls over bone sticking out (not the main pointy bit, the one behind it if you know what I mean). Basically this joint cannot roll over the bone when I tense my biceps, say, if I want to flex my biceps.

I don't know if that makes sense or not. When a saw a doctor some time ago, he mentioned that pointy bone causing could be smoothed down, allowing the full range of motion.

What this means is that realistically I can do a bench press and get my upper arms parallel to the floor, but any further and i'll get the click, but then I can continue on further, but it normally hurts slightly so I couldn't do that too many times. So I just generally stick to about 3/4 of the normal range.

If you've managed to digest all that (!) then I was wondering what your thoughts are? I could go to the doctor and I think I might be able to sort this, but means I can't train probably for a while, but might be worth it I suppose in the long run. I'm also curious if it is really necessary to go all the way down to arms bent when doing the bench press or can I get by with arms parellel to the floor?

Hope that makes sense, and thanks for any input.

Cheers