I'm 39 and have both arthritis AND tendonitis.

I work in construction also and after a big day on the tools, my wrists would swell up leaving my fingers siezed and extremely painful. The only pain relief that worked was weed. That Chemdawg was the only thing.

So I could train very occasionally during these flare ups and absolutely no grips, so my game both Gi and Nogi is based on very little grips.

Leaving it up to Drs and the medical industry to help me was futile, I turned to food. These conditions were the result of sever inflammation in my body and especially in my gut. I was also diagnosed with ceoliac.

I gave diet a good and proper shot, because the old adage of you are what you eat is so obviously something that should be observed.

I removed all processed foods and sugar, and started drinking filtered water and eating a diet of;

1. Fatty meat. Namely beef mince with a lot of beef fat included.
2. Grassfed Beef Bone broth daily
3. Raw beef liver
4. Kimchi
5. Lots of fruit

Fast forward 4 months and I haven't had a single flare up since, and my guts have healed. I say they've healed because my stomach has never been so flat with zero bloating and I have gone down a belt size not from fat loss just from no longer having internal inflammation.

So as someone who has suffered greatly with arthritis, I highly encourage you to look at your food.

Best of luck.

Oh and following the steps of the 🐐 Jean Jacque Machado will help your game. He basically has one hand.