wrist pains from curls....

[Harvdoggy]

Ok only when i do STANDING types of curls i get sharp pains in both of my wrists...when i do it with the elbow supported its fine...however i feel i get a better pump from standing so does anyone know how this can be treated or have experienced it before?

 

[Stiffler]

when I use the straight bar I get the samething, but a couple months ago I switched to the EZ-bar and that seemed to take a little stress of my wrist...hope this helps.

 

[Run_with_the_Wolves]

I also had these pains. I use both types of bars but EZ bar does make it less. Question, have you ever broken your wrist? I have broken one of my wrists and that one hurts much worse than the other.

 

[blaster220]

I've broken my wrist before, too! BUT, my opposite wrist is the one that hurts when I curl or do delt side rasies... Perhaps I was compensating for the weaker, broken wrist and over-trained the solid one...

 

[Harvdoggy]

I have an EZ curl bar and also havnet broken my wrists...thats the reason i got the bar because i thought it would lesson the pain but it didnt so i still dont know what to do

 

[Enock]

Try Freeweights (dumbbells) and thumbs towards you. Also concentrate on not using the wrist muscle to try to curl the bar towards you I've notices that I tend to do that alot strain with my wrists as if there going to make the bar get closer to me.

 

[Liberator]

Do some WRIST CURLS and/or forearm exercises

That will help

Well it helped me anyway as I used to get them too

 

[GutsyGirl]

I used to get pain-a pinching actually in my right wrist only when doing dumbell curls. I only got it when lowering the weight from a 45 angle and down. I tried changing grips to no avail so I switched to concerntration curls and problem solved. I just recently tried regular dumb bell curls again and I still have that same pinching. Working on strengthening forearms has helped some.

 

[strengthmonster]

I remember years ago I'd get it. However, now I feel nothing. They will probably just strengthen with time and hard work.

 

[Cube]

>>Harvdoggy

You didnt say how you perform the curls, for example; %1RM, wrist position etc. What you should be doing is keeping the wrists in a neutral position and maybe using a lighter weight (10-12 reps). Its possible that any of the forearm flexors/extensors are not developed enough in comparison with your biceps/brachialis strength. Incorporate different types of wrist curls into your arm routine, and back off the heavy weights for now.