You know the drill. Something flares up, you rest, it feels better, you lace up or grab the barbell again… and bam, it’s back before you’ve even finished your warm-up.
Frustrating? Absolutely. Deflating? Yep. Enough to make you question if you’re just “too old” or “too broken” to do the things you love? I hear that from athletes all the time.
But here’s the thing: tendon pain doesn’t stick around because you’re weak, lazy, or past your prime. It sticks because most of the advice out there is flat-out wrong for what tendons actually need.
Rest alone doesn’t work
Rest feels like the obvious answer. Something hurts, so you stop. And for a hot second, you do feel better. But tendons aren’t like muscles. They don’t magically repair themselves while you’re binge-watching Netflix.
When you go back to training after a long break, your tendon hasn’t adapted. It’s still cranky, still weak, and that same pain is just waiting to remind you who’s boss. Cue the endless cycle.
Loading is the medicine
Here’s the truth: tendons crave stress. Not random “let me see if this stretch works” stress. Not “I’ll just push through and hope it heals” stress. They need the right kind of loading—progressive, intentional, and structured.
Loading is what tells your tendon, “Hey, time to rebuild stronger.” Without it, you’re just stuck on repeat. Too much, too soon? You flare it up again. Too little? Nothing changes. That fine line is exactly where most people fall apart—because guessing your way through rehab is exhausting.
Masters and menopause complicate the picture
Add in being a masters or menopausal athlete and the recovery game changes even more. Hormone shifts mess with tendon elasticity and slow down how quickly you bounce back. It’s not that you can’t heal—it just means you need a smarter, different plan than you did ten years ago.
If you’ve been thinking recovery takes forever, or that you’re always one wrong step away from being sidelined again, you’re not imagining it. Your body’s just asking for something new.
Here’s the fix
So let’s call it out: more rest isn’t the answer. Endless stretching isn’t the answer. And Googling “best tendon exercises” at midnight definitely isn’t the answer.
What you need is a roadmap. A clear, step-by-step plan that tells you what to do, when to progress, and how to know you’re ready to train again without sliding back to square one.
That’s exactly why I created the Tendon Health + Rehab Guide.
This isn’t about babying an injury. It’s about actually training your tendon so it’s tougher, stronger, and ready for the miles or the lifts you want to throw at it.
You don’t have to live with that nagging pain. You don’t have to white-knuckle your way through every run. And you sure as hell don’t have to hang up your shoes or step back from the barbell just because you hit midlife.
Your tendon isn’t broken—it just needs the right stress in the right order. And this guide will show you exactly how to do it.
👉 Grab the Tendon Health + Rehab Guide here and finally move forward.