my elbow for some reason has this small sharp pain while im picking fast. whats the deal?

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You probably tremolo pick with your arm instead of just your wrist, in such case, you can easily cure the situation by not doing that anymore. Barring that, maybe you have tendonitis or something, I duno.

I wouldnt go as far as saying you have tendonitis, but you do need to start using just your wrist instead of your arm and wrist.
It will probably be a hard habit to break depending how long you have been doing it for, but if it hurts it means you're doing something wrong.

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I couldnt agree more but people like Rusty Cooley especially, and a little bit of Batio both use their arm. I say just like spend like 4 hours practicing picking fast and what not, then just through the course of you playing, your picking will evolve on its own to be whats comfortable for you. Having said that, mine evolved with using more wrist, and that was maybe because my teacher sorta hinted towards it being easier that way.

Yeah its strange for me, when im alt picking at speed i use arm and wrist, but its never hurt and its most comfortable for me that way.
But some good advice is that if it hurts youre doing something wrong, so target what that is and fix it before you fuck something.

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mayeb try some different [positions, guitar higher or lower.

or see a dokter if it keeps hurting.

im duno man, just naming some stuff

good luck with it

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go to the gym or if u have weights at home not meaning two pounds, im mean at the least 10. less wheight more reps it helps some. and also strech before u play and pump iron.

Stretch all of your arms muscles for a while and massage them rigoriously before playing if it really hurts. Also stop playing for a day or two, that might help a lot.

Grin and bare it...

by the sounds of it, that sharp pain is tendonitis, which means the tendons inserting into the elbow are inflammed. this is not an injury you kan play through, because youre only weakening the tendon further - even if its a "mild" injury.
or it could just be one of the muscles that wrap around the elbow, in which case dont use your arm for a couple of days.
if its a tendon or ligament, then apart from stopping what youre doing, ive found rest, drinking lots of water, around 2-3 grams vitamin C per day, and in severe cases a glucosamine supplament like the ones old peeps take for arthritis, and time to be the best remedy.
and, as been suggested, use some weights to strengthen your muscles, coz that will also strengthen the connective tissue.

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this guy knows wut hes talkin about, listen to wut he says.

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