Okay since I began training again the first of the new year I have had a continuous pain. The pain starts were my hand meets my wrist and then extends about half way up my forearm. In no way shape or form does my elbow hurt. ONLY my forearm. It usually hurts when I am doing a barbell curl for example. It is like someone is stabbing my forearms with an ice pick. If anyone has ever had shin splints, it is like that except in my forearm and wrist. Doing pullups, presses for back and chest does not hurt. It is only when I am curling a weight, doing bicep/tricep movements. Any idea if it is a tendon or ligament? What do i do about it? Celebrex helps as long as I am on it, but once I stop the drug about a couple weeks later the pain eventually returns. Also I am a stickler for form and use strict form with slow negatives. So, any ideas of what it is or how I can relieve the pain so I can continue lifting heavy or just lifting for that matter. Please help. Thanks in pain lifter.
I never had the pain you describe in my arms, but I used to get BAD shin splints. So if they are the same then I would suggest some forearm isolation exercises. Use light weight at first and go heavier until you reach the pain again, the idea is to just stay a bit below the point where you feel the pain. Also is the pain starting right from the first curl or more toward the end of your set? If it is right off the start then I would see the doctor, but if it is around 2/3 of the way through the exercise then it is progressive and must be muscle soreness. Just work those badboys up and keep lifting balls to the wall brother. Good Luck.
it’s from breaking the wrists over when doing curls. keep your wrists neutral or slightly bent backwards when you perform your curls. i see guys all the time who curl upwards way too high (almost to their chin) and breaking their wrists over at the same time. makes me cringe because i know that as the weight gets heavier their forearms are gonna get pounded and they are going to hate letting the weight go due to the sharp pain during release. i never go more than 45 degrees beyond parallel to the floor and keep my wrists in a slightly backwards bent position. first thing to do is correct your form and kick the weight down a bit. you will have to baby it for a while and you will lose some strength along the way. this happened to me ONCE and i lost about 30lbs of strength while i healed. it took me about 3 months to get over it completely, but your mileage may vary. all the best and speedy healing. kevo
Are you the same individual that had this problem about a month or so ago? I had this same thing too and it still reoccurs everyonce in a while.
Kevo is right. it is from breaking your wrists. follow his advice, and you will overcome this. this has happened to me as well. you should also begin doing more forearm exercises. this will help a GREAT deal! when i corrected my form, and threw in some forearm exercises, i was back up to the weight i was at in about 2 months (with NO pain!). good luck. = kburnin =
I also agree with Kevo. You may be squeezing the bar too hard on the conc. Have you tried a “false grip” aka no thumb. This will prevent you from squeezing the bar too hard thus releasing some tension from your F.A.
Let me know if that works