Curling properly

[nubje^]

My regime revolves purely around isolated weights, i work out for about 15 minutes a day usually, concentrating a lot on benching, and varieties of curling, i am making a lot of progress, i am lifting far heavier weights and really enjoying it, but i have found that when i do straight bar curls, the outside of my wrists, (palm face up) really hurt, and has pretty stopped me doing these, and alternate dumbell curls as well, is there something i am doing wrong? someone help me with this please, it is pissing me off a treat lol

 

[d3track]

you only bench and curl?

i hope this is not what you meant, otherwise you are gonna get eaten alive in here, lol

do your wrists hurt during anything else?

 

[deltreefitness]

Have you tried an EZ-Curl bar?

 

[lavi]

I agree with Deltree. An EZ curl bar may help your wrists.

 

[nubje^]

no sorry i didnt mean i only curl and bench, recently i have benched a lot, is my most frequent exercise, and i usually curl loads, alternate dumbells, straight bar, french curl, loads like that, but that isnt all i do no, sorry for being a tad imprecise. I cant say i am even too sure whan a EZ-curl bar is, i have heard of them before but dont know what they are really. It hurts with alternate dumbell curls, and straight bar curling, i have reduced the weight dramatically and done less of them, but my wrists ache when i put the weights down. they also hurt using bullworkers, which i think suck, as of now lol. i do a lot of pressups when away from home and no weights are available, and that is fine on my wrists, i dont know whats up with me

 

[deltreefitness]

A EZ-Curl bar has bends in it. Kind of like a wavy looking bar. Although you mentioned your wrists hurt when you use DBs...hmm. Are you using proper form? Keeping your elbows in and not using momentum (kicking and arching your back). I'm not sure how this would directly effect your wrist but thought I'd throw it out there just in case.

 

[Scotsman]

A EZ-Curl bar has bends in it. Kind of like a wavy looking bar. Although you mentioned your wrists hurt when you use DBs...hmm. Are you using proper form? Keeping your elbows in and not using momentum (kicking and arching your back). I'm not sure how this would directly effect your wrist but thought I'd throw it out there just in case.

Also called a cambered bar. As the bending style is know as cambering.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[OU812IC]

My regime revolves purely around isolated weights, i work out for about 15 minutes a day usually, concentrating a lot on benching, and varieties of curling, i am making a lot of progress, i am lifting far heavier weights and really enjoying it, but i have found that when i do straight bar curls, the outside of my wrists, (palm face up) really hurt, and has pretty stopped me doing these, and alternate dumbell curls as well, is there something i am doing wrong? someone help me with this please, it is pissing me off a treat lol

I had the same problem bro and though I am not sure it is happening to you, my problem was my wrist were breaking over just slightly while curling. Get some wraps or try some tape around the wrist to keep it stable. It may help you out with your problem. It worked for me.

Peace,
OU812IC

 

[nubje^]

OU812IC - i use tight sweatbands on my wrists to give some stability, although i admit that i could get things that would give a lot more, i will try wraps or tape, thanks for the suggestion
Scotsman + Deltree - thanks, i will keep on the lookout for one

Thanks all

 

[Vash]

The way I was taught was

"If you curl your bar passed your nipple, your getting a twister. If you stop short your getting a twister."

Learned very quickly on how high to take a BB.