Extreme tendon pain

[iamnikvanhelsing]

Since I started using gear everything has been great apart fron one thing; The pain I get on the inside of my forearms is so bad sometimes I can't even curl 20kg! It is only ever painful when I train my biceps, every time I get a few reps in my tendons feel like theyre gonna snap, and the most painfiul bit is letting go of the bar/dumbell!! Has anyone else experienced this? If so how did you overcome/get around it? Any help would be great cos its really starting to hinder my workouts.

Cheers guys.

 

[Ozz2001]

I am waiting to hear a good answer too! Mine does the same thing and its still hurting today too, been like that for 3 days now! Man it suxs bad...

 

[NYBodyguard]

I use to get the same pain it can kill a whole workout, but sincve I stopped doing preecher curls or anything that gets my forarms to go back to much ive been ok.

Its hard to figure out since the pain doesnt kick in right away.

 

[Ozz2001]

I use to get the same pain it can kill a whole workout, but sincve I stopped doing preecher curls or anything that gets my forarms to go back to much ive been ok.

Its hard to figure out since the pain doesnt kick in right away.

Hmmm maybe be thats what is causeing mine too..I do feel it more doing them so i am wondering if they put more pressure on the joints? When ido like one arm curls on leg i dont feel it at all!

 

[azul]

Hmmm maybe be thats what is causeing mine too..I do feel it more doing them so i am wondering if they put more pressure on the joints? When ido like one arm curls on leg i dont feel it at all!

Stop doing the exercises that hurt, and rest them for a week. Even better, rest the bodypart that hurts for a week by doing no direct bicep exercises or any other exercise that hurts. Then, start working the biceps again, but start lightly with high reps, and increase the weight every workout until you get back to what you were doing before. If it hurts, don't increase it. This will strengthen your tendons/ligaments/joints, and will help them catch up to the strength of your muscles.

 

[split endz]

Join the club... I've been going thru this for over 6 months now. Sloooowly getting better. Rest is the only thing that helps, but, I'm so stubborn, I won't let them heal. Even if you stop curls, some back exercises (pull-ups, rows, etc) will aggrevate those tendons. Trying something now called Lurosil, let you know if it works.

 

[iamnikvanhelsing]

Stop doing the exercises that hurt, and rest them for a week. Even better, rest the bodypart that hurts for a week by doing no direct bicep exercises or any other exercise that hurts. Then, start working the biceps again, but start lightly with high reps, and increase the weight every workout until you get back to what you were doing before. If it hurts, don't increase it. This will strengthen your tendons/ligaments/joints, and will help them catch up to the strength of your muscles.

So you think high reps of low weights will increase the tendons strength? I'll try this cos even if I rest my arms for like a month the pain comes straight back when I train them again. I do like to lift heavy though so I'll reduce the weight to just the point where it doesn't hurt and do high reps of medium weights for a while. Cheers.

Does anyone else have any other idea's?? Just in case this doesn't work!

 

[cigardave007]

IMO when I experience this it is because the muscles can handle the poundage but the tendons can't (yet). I just rest my upper body for a week and concentrate on my legs.

I know it can hurt like a MOFO!

dave

 

[CENTURION44]

A week off wont cut it....you went too heavy to fast and hurt yourself....go light for a few months...2 minimum....happened to me...only hurt when i did curls....did light weight for 3 months...and the pain has subsided...

 

[Quadsweeps Sister]

Since I started using gear everything has been great apart fron one thing; The pain I get on the inside of my forearms is so bad sometimes I can't even curl 20kg! It is only ever painful when I train my biceps, every time I get a few reps in my tendons feel like theyre gonna snap, and the most painfiul bit is letting go of the bar/dumbell!! Has anyone else experienced this? If so how did you overcome/get around it? Any help would be great cos its really starting to hinder my workouts.

Cheers guys.

Yep - its most likely Bicep Tendonitis and it hurts like a bitch. Remember, or should I say...as we all know, when you use gear [not stating anyone here is] your muscles are gaining strength and growing at a much quicker rate than tendons and ligaments. So you can curl a crapload of weight, but your tendons are like - what the hell's going on here?

I had it and it was truly painful. If you are doing a lot of barbell and dumbell curls - try resting up a bit. I used a tendonitis strap around my upper-forearm. It had a gel cushion which pressed on the tendon to relieve some of the pain. I would always ice each night too. NSAIDS helped keep out the inflammation. It never really resolved until I switched from BB to PL workouts, but that was just a change I was ready for personally. Try some of these things along with a 'bicep rest'. Take care.
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[oldman69]

Be carefull! The bicep tendon runs down through the middle, upper part of the forearm and attaches itself to the radial bone located on the backside of the forearm. I had the same kind of pain your describing. Ended up tearing my right bicep tendon and had to have it surgicially reattached. Long, painful recovery. It's been approx. 15 months and still is not 100%.

Take care.

 

[iamnikvanhelsing]

Thanks for all the input guys, karma all round.

 

[Boston Strangler]

Hydration actually helps a lot with that pain. I always found that the tendon pain was a lot worse when I was not hydrated at an optimum level. That could solve a lot of problems.

 

[ruggermu]

I had a similar problem not long ago. With out knowing more I don't know if this is your problem but the worst pain was also when I let go. What I found was the problem was my grip. I was doing the close grip ons an EZ bar preachers and too close a grip on my straight bar curls. After resting them one round(5days) I widened my grip and haven't had trouble since. I don't know if it will help n=but it really helped me.

 

[LVTitan]

bro, i know exactly what you are talking about. i got some gloves with the wrist strap and made sure they were tight before i did my curls. also , when you let go of the weight, SET IT DOWN AND SLOWLY, AND VERY SLOWLY RELEASE THE PRESSURE ON IT, DO NOT SET IT DOWN RIGHT AWAY, AND TAKE A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO SLOWLY TAKE THE WEIGHT OFF AND TAKE YOUR HAND OFF. you will be suprised how much less it hurts when you let go of the weight. i dont know exactly what caused it, but it fucking hurt me so bad i could barely work out last summer.

 

[maldorf]

Ive had the same issue before, and the higher rep scheme worked for me. Sounds like you are going heavy too often. I don't even mess with preacher curls because most of the benches arent even set up right. The angle is not nearly steep enough. The one at the gym I lift at now is useless.

 

[iamnikvanhelsing]

Sounds like you've all had the same problem, and yes it does hurt like hell when I release my grip on the weight! I'm gonna try find some gloves with the straps and also experiment with different grips. Also gonna do to low weight high reps for a couple of months.

Thanks guys you've been a great help. Spreading the K.

 

[DIVISION]

Sounds like you've all had the same problem, and yes it does hurt like hell when I release my grip on the weight! I'm gonna try find some gloves with the straps and also experiment with different grips. Also gonna do to low weight high reps for a couple of months.

Thanks guys you've been a great help. Spreading the K.

Gloves often don't allow you the tightest grip when you go heavy and that could be your problem. The less give you have in your grip when you are lifting the less stress on your tendons. You want to put most of the strain on the muscles, not the tendons. The more you stress the tendons and connective tissue, the more it will hinder you from going up higher in weight, it will create a sticking point. Change your grip and find something that works for you and you'll see a difference.





DIV

 

[sprinter86]

Best to rest the damaged tendon. Tendons dont have the same blood circulation of a muscle hence the very slow recovery. You can speed this up by applying localized heat to the joint to increase blood flow to the area (eg. every night apply a heat wrap while you are watching TV)

 

[LVTitan]

Best to rest the damaged tendon. Tendons dont have the same blood circulation of a muscle hence the very slow recovery. You can speed this up by applying localized heat to the joint to increase blood flow to the area (eg. every night apply a heat wrap while you are watching TV)

i'd like to apply a hot dick to your avatar !