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Pain in forearm

Robbo1980

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Pain is in my forearm and a slight pain behind the elbow, it hurts to do certain exercises like a fully extended dumbbell curl, have to do a partial rep which I know is not great especially on one arm, also when at home say im picking up a cup you can feel its a bit tender, i have rested it for a week now and pain is still there, feel like I'm losing muscle mass by the minute not going gym so going hard today, using muscle rub ibuprofen rub etc and still tender. Finished cycle over 3 weeks ago and the slight pain started about 6 weeks ago, and now at its peak in soreness ,now just really irritating and want to get back in the gym .

Any suggestion at getting this sorted, please don't say rest! Or if rest then can I just go running or just do legs for a month lol!
 
Hi there.. sounds exactly like a pain I suffered, as my weights went up the twinge became unbearable.. tried des, physio, rest etc etc. Nothing helped. It only got worse...
Until, I was introduced to trigger point therapy (?myo something?).
Basically the pain begins up near my spine. So I was told to find a round object I use a tennis ball, lay down, position it between my scapula n spine and focus on finding the spot. Then continue to massage. It works!!!
I still feel the pain begin every now and then and a quick roll around on the floor fixes it and I'm lifting with ease.

Although, I am not a very descriptive writer. I am certain I suffered the same problem. I tried for months to find a remedy. I hope this helps.

Have an awesome day..
Mechelle.



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I have the same issue I used an Ez curl bar and its a little better but I found if you slowly release the bar the pain isn't as bad
 
Sounds like tendonitis.. suffered from it last year.. rest is the only way to cure it and I haven't suffered since

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Bump bonacris! I've had it and still do. Been over a year now. It's getting better slowly now, and the only time it feels better is when I'm actually in the gym lifting. Once I'm done, it goes back to hurting. Picking up bottles of waters and even shaking someones hand really hurt. Went to a Sports Dr. (after trying everything else, including TB500) and he told me it was tendonitis. Said all I could do was deal with it. Picked up a forearm brace and kept at it. Dr. didn't say I had to stop, just take it easy. Time will be the only thing that will cure it.
 
It was affecting my work so I took 6weeks off from heavy lifting.. eventually healed..

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Thanks for all the responses guys and girls very much appreciated, thought that It can't just be me who suffers from this. Your right rest is the key although I rested it for a week now and then started a new regime yesterday down the gym and it does not seem too bad this morning , just have to put up and shut up right, glad to hear that it finally does finally subside, funny how you seem to get theses pains after a cycle, first cycle and I just felt invincible , now off and feel weak !

Anyhow again thanks people
 
CrazyBeautifulMechelle said:
Hi there.. sounds exactly like a pain I suffered, as my weights went up the twinge became unbearable.. tried des, physio, rest etc etc. Nothing helped. It only got worse...
Until, I was introduced to trigger point therapy (?myo something?).
Basically the pain begins up near my spine. So I was told to find a round object I use a tennis ball, lay down, position it between my scapula n spine and focus on finding the spot. Then continue to massage. It works!!!
I still feel the pain begin every now and then and a quick roll around on the floor fixes it and I'm lifting with ease.

Although, I am not a very descriptive writer. I am certain I suffered the same problem. I tried for months to find a remedy. I hope this helps.

Have an awesome day..
Mechelle.



Sent from my HTC One XL using EliteFitness
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Thanks also for this information , sorry tho but how would you go about doing this tennis ball technique on the forearm , any input much appreciated
 
Hello again :)

Good question..

I guess what I didn't highlight well enough was that my particular pain originates between my scap n spine. I know it sounds odd but the nerves up there play havoc with the arm.

Someone kindly help Me out with the physiological terminolgy ;) the term meridians comes to mind but I'm not certain.

But basically put something round and firm on the floor. Lay back on it so it is putting some pressure between your scap and spine. Move yourself around and try to find an area of tenderness, its hard to describe. I have a real precise point that just releases all of the pain. Sounds crazy... But give it a go. Its not dangerous and what have you got to lose. If it is the same problem I had you'll be good to go and if its not at the very least you'll have had a bit of a massage.

I am no expert and I am merely passing on my experience. I hope it helps.

Keep me posted :)
 
Something that helped me when i had this I had it so bad I could barely wipe my ass without it hurting like CRAZY in my forearm. I had to switch to allways doing reverse curls for a while it helped alot. The tendons in your forearm are to weak for the weight your curling most likely
 
I had a bout with this last year and I didn't have to completely lay off lifting, just lifted lighter. Bench and bicep curls were the worst so I did those lifts the least.

A word of advice. If the pain worsens after attempts to lower weight, etc...one should see a doc. Huge difference between strain and soreness and a potential injury. When pain doesn't get better or worsens, it needs special attention as there could be something more serious at play there.

Hope u get better soon! :)
 
okay this is something just about every athlete has to deal with and I will explain to you WHAT caused it and how to make it better and what to do to the best of my ability to listen close

first off you have tendonitis in your elbow, and you also have forearm splints which is inflammation. first off this your body trying to heal itself from being overworked.. newb lifters OR guys who increase their workouts too much too fast are gonna get it. (i been there myself both as a runner and as a lifter). DO NOT take ibuprofen for this under any circumstance as this will only make the injury worse. ibuprofen is just gonna give you temporary relief but will make your problem worse. i know this isn't what guys want to hear but its 100% truth. i know guys who take it before every workout, complete douchebaggery and i feel sorry for them when they get older and are gonna have to be on pain killers forever.

secondly DO NOT ever wear gloves when you workout.. it will keep your forearms and wrists from developing.. not sure if you wear gloves now but if you do stop immediately

third if it hurts do not do it. learn to listen to your body.. you can still workout your arms and upper body without having pain. lower the weights if necessary. do not keep pounding away or you will cause permanent damage.

you do not need to rest this injury but you do have to reduce the volume and listen to your body. i hope you take this advice.. tendonitis and inflammation is proof that you have some sort of injury.. it could be something small that the body is trying to remedy or it could be something major we do not know. but if you start listening to your body and avoid things that hurt it will allow it to heal up as you continue working through it
 
Stay away from hammer grip exercises curls...etc. aggravates the hell out of it and dumbell flys for your delts are about the worst take it easy on those exercises and it'll calm down I have the same injury
 
Listen to what Steve is saying. Go on youtube and search tennis / golfers elbow elbow and do the stretching exercises that will help a ton. I just delt with something similar also. I ignored it and hoped it would heal and it never did I ended up having to it shot up and cut way back on heavy lifting and did the exercises from YouTube. With in 3 weeks it was better.

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I know a lot of folk have highlighted rest etc and given your OP u seem para about it.

Bear in mind your prolly gonna shed a few lbs post cycle anyway. That's only natural.

And like Stevesmi said it's quite normal for inflammation like this.

Just get some rest (U won't lose any muscle gained, just keep your diet keyed in).
Just think about your increases in strength, it's only natural that it's gonna have an effect on your joints.
 
Heya! Used my brain for once... Finally remembered what it was called... Duh!!

It was an issue with my medial nerve.

I was misdiagnosed with tendonitis a couple of times. I think the significant difference is pain or tingling/tightening sensation in your pointer finger or palm and crazy pain deep in the funny bone.
Dropping light things can be a sign too.

Just another angle for you to investigate.

This is the first time I've attempted to partipate on this site. I am amazed at the helpful people out there :) its awesome.

So in saying that... Nice to be here & have an awesome day/night.
 
Unless bodybuilding is your career I would just take enough time off until it is completely healed..

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CrazyBeautifulMechelle said:
Heya! Used my brain for once... Finally remembered what it was called... Duh!!

It was an issue with my medial nerve.

I was misdiagnosed with tendonitis a couple of times. I think the significant difference is pain or tingling/tightening sensation in your pointer finger or palm and crazy pain deep in the funny bone.
Dropping light things can be a sign too.

Just another angle for you to investigate.

This is the first time I've attempted to partipate on this site. I am amazed at the helpful people out there :) its awesome.

So in saying that... Nice to be here & have an awesome day/night.
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Welcome to the site.. this is my exclusive go to site for fitness and bodybuilding because there are so many good people here.. it shits all over bb.com and other forums

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stevesmi said:
okay this is something just about every athlete has to deal with and I will explain to you WHAT caused it and how to make it better and what to do to the best of my ability to listen close

first off you have tendonitis in your elbow, and you also have forearm splints which is inflammation. first off this your body trying to heal itself from being overworked.. newb lifters OR guys who increase their workouts too much too fast are gonna get it. (i been there myself both as a runner and as a lifter). DO NOT take ibuprofen for this under any circumstance as this will only make the injury worse. ibuprofen is just gonna give you temporary relief but will make your problem worse. i know this isn't what guys want to hear but its 100% truth. i know guys who take it before every workout, complete douchebaggery and i feel sorry for them when they get older and are gonna have to be on pain killers forever.

secondly DO NOT ever wear gloves when you workout.. it will keep your forearms and wrists from developing.. not sure if you wear gloves now but if you do stop immediately

third if it hurts do not do it. learn to listen to your body.. you can still workout your arms and upper body without having pain. lower the weights if necessary. do not keep pounding away or you will cause permanent damage.

you do not need to rest this injury but you do have to reduce the volume and listen to your body. i hope you take this advice.. tendonitis and inflammation is proof that you have some sort of injury.. it could be something small that the body is trying to remedy or it could be something major we do not know. but if you start listening to your body and avoid things that hurt it will allow it to heal up as you continue working through it
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Thanks Steve for the info, great feedback and advice as always from yourself .

I'm not wearing gloves and have stopped doing the exercise that seemed to make it worse, it's seemed to be not too bad at the moment just a little bit tender , so going to continue doing what I'm doing and fingers crossed will eventually go , not got a break from training now till 3 months so hopefully it just fades away , again thanks for your help.
 
Thisguyalex said:
Stay away from hammer grip exercises curls...etc. aggravates the hell out of it and dumbell flys for your delts are about the worst take it easy on those exercises and it'll calm down I have the same injury
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Ahh that could be a problem , I found that preacher dumbbell was the worst for me. Those exercises you listed are In my new program unfortunately, but everything noted from your advice thanks bro
 
super-duty1 said:
Listen to what Steve is saying. Go on youtube and search tennis / golfers elbow elbow and do the stretching exercises that will help a ton. I just delt with something similar also. I ignored it and hoped it would heal and it never did I ended up having to it shot up and cut way back on heavy lifting and did the exercises from YouTube. With in 3 weeks it was better.

Sent from my SPH-L900 using EliteFitness
Click to expand...

Cool thanks bro will check them out
 
CrazyBeautifulMechelle said:
Heya! Used my brain for once... Finally remembered what it was called... Duh!!

It was an issue with my medial nerve.

I was misdiagnosed with tendonitis a couple of times. I think the significant difference is pain or tingling/tightening sensation in your pointer finger or palm and crazy pain deep in the funny bone.
Dropping light things can be a sign too.

Just another angle for you to investigate.

This is the first time I've attempted to partipate on this site. I am amazed at the helpful people out there :) its awesome.

So in saying that... Nice to be here & have an awesome day/night.
Click to expand...

Cool thanks for the info and yes great site people are very helping here , made some great contacts too and hope you stick here
 
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