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Re:How I stopped the RSI pain that almost destroyed my progr... by weerd on Friday November 18, 2016 @04:15PM (#12990139)
I generally agree that exercise is the key, but pushups can be terrible for tendonitis in the shoulder/upper-arm area. Just wanted to warn people from my experience.

It took me way too long to realize that coding all day and games all night is a recipe for pain. Working out is not fun, but it's absolutely necessary for serious software work.

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Re:How I stopped the RSI pain that almost destroyed my progr... by montecarl on Friday November 18, 2016 @10:15PM (#12991880)
I got over some bad RSI pain and then decided to start doing pushups again. It came back for several weeks. I probably over did it. I have some trouble with going all-out on workouts. I want to get back into strength training, but I am worried that upper body exercise will just re-aggravate my RSI.
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