hurt forearm, shinsplint type pain

[mikes20]

has anyone else had pain in their forearms that comes on when squeezing something tight,like dumbells, or when stress is on it such as curling, sort of like a deep bruise feelin, more annoying, sort of makes you lose strength type of pain that gets worse when you let go of the weight and try to straighten fingers, or who know what causes it, also hurts to push on , underside/outside area of forearm

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[geoboy]

ps if you want to check out the best invention ever go to www.realdoll.com just saw it yesterday, too bad so damn expensive

Now if only they could teach it to cook, clean, and fetch beer . . . .

 

[doctor proctor]

dont squeez the bar so tight when curling or etc and it will go away.

 

[drug_against_war]

Ha, welcome to my world bro. Sounds like tendonitis. I have the exact same pain in my forearms, and also pain in my elbows. From what I understand it's from the tendons/ligments not being able to keep up with the muscle growth. Try to avoid doing straight barbell curls or any other activity that causes extreme pain in that area. I had to switch to doing ez curl bar exercises, and that helped somewhat. Also try taking 2-3 asprin before you lift, basically you have to just train through the pain. If you try taking a few weeks off it will go away, but as soon as you go back into the gym it will come right back.
Pretty shitty situation isn't it?
Peace,
DAW

 

[enzymus]

Tape it up

Getting one of those dolls may give your forearm enough rest to recover.

I think it might be hard to find a girl that is comfortable with you owning one of those dolls especially if she thinks its watching you have sex.

I used to tape my arm when I had splints the muscle can tear away from the bone when squeezing things too hard. Relieving the stress with tape will allow it to heal. Also try using the machine as opposed to free weights to alleviate the need to squeeze so hard. It took about 4 weeks for my arm to feel normal again.

 

[AlPhASiLvErBaCk]

those r tendon/ligament type probs bro, u want to lighten the weights for a while, and definately lighten or even stop the exercises that cause direct pain.take some advil to take down the inflamation and maybe even ice it if it gets really bad.

 

[jacopomiller]

I have the same problem. Had to cut out bicep excercises altogether for a couple of weeks.

 

[StoneColdGold]

there is absolutely no reason to stop training or even stop doing particular exercises. 10 minutes of A.R.T will solve the problem. do a search under my name and ART. there are plenty of threads. also check out www.activerelease.com.

 

[mikes20]

so all i have to do is go see one of these art guy sonce and my forearm won't hurt anymore, and i can use it for my shoulder too. how much are sessions and do you know of a good one in the so cal are?

 

[lonewulf]

Ive got the same problem, not only that,but it is starting to hurt on the outside of my elbow, on the bone, it mostly hurts to do hammer or reverse grip barbell curls. These are my favorites for brachiallis, too bad.....just find the exercises and positions that cause the least pain, thats what i do.-WULF

 

[bigmouth]

i know exactly what your going through and it hurt the worst when i was curling with a bar, but the problem wasn't the way i was curling it was the way i took the bar off the rack when i bench pressed like when i would take the bar off the rack i would bounce it around trying to get my hands in better position or my back in better position as soon as i corrected the bad habit the pain when away and has been back even when in heavy training

 

[Rednesz]

forearm splints. similar to shin splints. Do not grip the bar so tight and try not to flex your forarm at the peak of the curl. what I mean is do not curl your wrist toward the body at the top of the motion.
I used to get them on preacher curls. Jus t lay off the exercise that is irritating it for awhile and take some ibprofurin. you take up to 800 mg every 6 hrs. if your stomach can handle it.

 

[mikes20]

so is it a muscle problem or tendon problem, i've heard people give both answers in this thread

 

[bigmouth]

so is it a muscle problem or tendon problem, i've heard people give both answers in this thread

does the pain shoot down your arm to your elbow when you release the bar after curling that is forearm splints and its just from bad form

 

[adicus]

Now that it is injured you need to tape it up when doing curls, go a bit lighter, and not squeeze the bar too hard. To avoid this problem in the future you should go wider with your grip for curls, too narrow a grip is probley what irritated the tendons. If you stand in front of the mirror, drop your hands by your side, and then externally rotate your hands (this would make your palms facing the mirror) that is how wide you want your grip. For most people it ends up being a little wider than shoulder width. I've had it and this worked for me.
Adicus

 

[mikes20]

i don't know if it goes all the way to elbow, it's just a throbbing pain in middle of foream, also any excercise i squeeze, such as deadlifts or even holding on to the sidebars on legpresses, oh well from what you all say it's nothin to bad, just work through it, i'm not interseted in taking a week or 2 of or going lite for a while midcycle, i''l try advil, and maybe tapping

 

[daemon]

There is a good, technical post on this over at mesomorphosis.com's forums.

 

[speedy7]

I had similar problems with the preacher curl bar. I have two recommendations.
1. Try doing straight bar curls with perfect form. You don't want your elbows to come forward at all. If your bicep relaxes at the top then you've gone too far. You should be able to tell this point because you will have a hard contraction at the top, if you go to far your bicep will relax right after the contraction (not good). It will be a lot harder than normal and you might feel like a pussy only curling 60-70lbs at first but you will be amazed at the eventual results.
2. Stretching is my second recommendation. Your problem which is similar to shin splints may possibly be solved with some simple stretching. Many runners get shin splints from a lack of proper stretching. I had shin splints and those forearm splints as well. I incorporated some stretching techniques after a light warm up, during and post workout. This alleveated the pain completely in a matter of weeks. I won't get into how I stretched my legs out since it is obsolete. There are a couple good stretches for your arms you may be neglecting. You want to stretch your triceps, shoulders and most important your forearms. Position your arm straight in front of you with your fingers pointed up, with your other hand bend your fingers on the straight arm back towards you, you should feel your forearm being stretched on the bottom side. Next, point your fingers down, with your other hand bend your wrist towards you, you should feel your forearm being stretched on the top side. Vice versa for the other arm. Hopefully you know how to stretch your shoulders and triceps so I won't get into that. This is probably the best advice given here, many people over look stretching when it comes to exercise and try to cover up pain with pain killers. It only lasts so long! If you haven't been stretching, then start and you will be amazed at the results, you will lift heavier without pain. Don't overdo you stretching either I don't want to see you overstretch and hurt yourself. Hope this helps.

speedy

Try to keep it real and don't be stupid!

 

[fresh]

ART

StoneColdGold good call, stuff is literaly probaly one of the best medical concepts to come out in over 50 years. instead of masking the problem (ex.taking NSAID) it will actualy fix it.

-fresh

 

[StoneColdGold]

ART

StoneColdGold good call, stuff is literaly probaly one of the best medical concepts to come out in over 50 years. instead of masking the problem (ex.taking NSAID) it will actualy fix it.

-fresh

yup. its incredible stuff.

mike... go to that website. there is a function that lets you search for a practitioner in your area. i know there are quite a few in the L.A. area.

first visit usually costs a little more, but most visits go for around $35. well worth it.

 

[tempest2003]

I had a similar pain, just below the wrists on the underside of the forearm after I put the weights down. I went to the doc and he said if its on both arms it proably not a stress fracture, but more likley the fascia, what ever that means, anyways he said to take about a week off, ice it, take some anti inflams, and i could wrap a warm wet towel around them before I lift if im really getting serrious about lifting, I also took some calcium tabs on my week off and did what he said, next week 100% better, doesnt bother me any more! hope this helps, good luck

 

[chanmanfoo]

i have had this pain for quite a while now. i find stretching helps some but never completly. maybe its time to try out this art business.
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[out of control]

Hey bro I know exactly how you feel I have had it for a long time. I been told it is tendinitis. The doc said to stretch your forearms like was descried in earlier replies. You want a wet heat not cold and ultrasound will help it heal( which your local chriopracter can do) I also stay away from straight bar curls found that I can still go heavy with the ez bar and have minumal pain. Try to keep from jarring your forearms too by smooth controlled lifts. Hope it helps I have managed to keep mine from preventing me from hitting the iron hard.

 

[ManOfArms]

well for the last 2 years I haven’t had this problem, but just recently acquired it Heat feels great and stretching helps reduce the pain. Form is also very important!!