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Forearm Pain from Bench?
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It must be something in your form. How are you holding the bar? Are your wrists straight or back? Are your forearms remaining vertical throughout the motion? It would be best to video your form from a number of angles in order to address this.
melochai
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Forearms are vertical. The pain is there even with a smith machine so it seems the form wouldn't be the problem either.
The pain is closer to the elbow end of my forearm than the wrist and no problem with the wrist or wrist pain.
The gym owner/trainer doesn't see anything with the form either, but who knows. He says it may just be time to back the weight down. I don't want to take steps backwards though.
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The pain is closer to the elbow end of my forearm than the wrist and no problem with the wrist or wrist pain.
The gym owner/trainer doesn't see anything with the form either, but who knows. He says it may just be time to back the weight down. I don't want to take steps backwards though.
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Is it your tendon? If its right next to the bone it's your tendon which makes more sense the the muscle.
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That's too low. It's not a tendon.
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its funny i used to have these types of problems.. now i have zero issues. i really think it has to do with many factors pertaining to getting too strong too fast, or gaining too much muscle too fast.. your tendons, ligaments, soft tissues need to catch up. also using gloves/straps makes the problem even worse cause certain parts of your arms fail to develop and then using cortico's or anti-inflammatories make the problem chronic long term.
get rich quick schemes are a bad idea.. as is get strong fast or get big fast. so i would ease up on the throttle and let your body catch up for a while. if you do not your problems will become chronic and then you are gonna find yourself turning into King Tut as you get older when you lift.... i see this with some of the older dudes who didn't know when to listen to their body. now they are the walking wounded, always bitching to me about how this or that hurts.
headholio hit the nail on the head earlier calling this forearm splints.. its just like how runners who are new who jump head first and go from a 30 minute 5K to a 20 minute 5K in a few months then start having problems.. that happened to me when i was an endurance athlete.. i was training with Ironmen and 16 minute 5K runners after not very long, i put way too much pressure on my body, instead of being patient and improving slowly.. the body is not made of steel and cannot handle such an improvement. nor can it handle going from benching 250 to 350 in a short time
get rich quick schemes are a bad idea.. as is get strong fast or get big fast. so i would ease up on the throttle and let your body catch up for a while. if you do not your problems will become chronic and then you are gonna find yourself turning into King Tut as you get older when you lift.... i see this with some of the older dudes who didn't know when to listen to their body. now they are the walking wounded, always bitching to me about how this or that hurts.
headholio hit the nail on the head earlier calling this forearm splints.. its just like how runners who are new who jump head first and go from a 30 minute 5K to a 20 minute 5K in a few months then start having problems.. that happened to me when i was an endurance athlete.. i was training with Ironmen and 16 minute 5K runners after not very long, i put way too much pressure on my body, instead of being patient and improving slowly.. the body is not made of steel and cannot handle such an improvement. nor can it handle going from benching 250 to 350 in a short time
Get your self some igf, hgh or sarms and drop your test down to 200 if you are on cycle. Its could be a connective tissue issue. Like Steve was saying gaining too much strength too quickly. Connective tissue is the slowest growing of them all.
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melochai
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I've worked out with this weight before just at lower rep ranges. Its been awhile though. Just time to back down and slow up I guess. Its nice getting 3x12 @ 35lbs though. Just not nice enough to hurt anything. I have enough injuries from life in general to do me for a while, lol.
Thanks guys.
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Thanks guys.
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Aussi muscle
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Yeah buddy have had the same pain before hand, I had a two week break from all upper body exercise with lots of rest, came back with light weights for three weeks then upped my weights, the pain was slowly coming back so I took them back down again n slowed form right down. Iv also upped glucosamine intake now and I find not getting full reps (partial) on flat bench has also kept the pain away but my PB's have increased and my chest pumps are insane. You'll find a lot of pros these days only doing partial reps to keep injuries down and keep stress on the muscle the whole way during your sets. But don't get carried away with it, most muscle growth is increased by full motion reps IMO.
SofaGeorge
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Forearm training usually comes from three things...
1. Over training (usually with bad form)
2. Holding the bar (thumbs don't wrap around the bar... It rests on the heels of your palms only)
And in the last 10 years...
3. That incredibly stupid ass "half way down" bench form modern personal trainers teach as "correct form" (it is not correct... It is the number 2 reason to avoid most modern "certified" trainers)
Bottom line... No matter what someone believes about their form... If you are developing an injury 99.99% of the time your form is off.
1. Over training (usually with bad form)
2. Holding the bar (thumbs don't wrap around the bar... It rests on the heels of your palms only)
And in the last 10 years...
3. That incredibly stupid ass "half way down" bench form modern personal trainers teach as "correct form" (it is not correct... It is the number 2 reason to avoid most modern "certified" trainers)
Bottom line... No matter what someone believes about their form... If you are developing an injury 99.99% of the time your form is off.
I think doing bench is a bad idea especially with heavy weights. Once you get over roughly 35 years old, you should be doing dumb bells. You can go heavy the dumb bells if you wish, the thing with the dumb bells is they give you free range of motion. Our joints are very complicated and holding a bar that has no give doesn't allow for proper rotation of the joints. I never barbell bench, I did one day a week ago, the day after I did the (almost) 315lb military just because I was curious, but even then I was going to see how many I could do at 225lbs. BTW, I got to 14 and just ran out of gas (lol at getting old).
Lastly, when you use a barbell you have no ejection plan with no spotter; with dumb bells just let them go and hope you don't hit someones feet.
Lastly, when you use a barbell you have no ejection plan with no spotter; with dumb bells just let them go and hope you don't hit someones feet.
Well yes try to find a different gym, or maybe that is just an arkansas thing because I have been to 4 different gyms in my town and the lowest here is 125.
Yes, do 100lb sets of 20 and do short rest periods like 1:30 to 2min max.
After a few weeks you will notice a huge difference.
I just feel like being a smart ass this morning.
So here it comes:
No, you know what? Maybe you should just go back to what you know and continue with your injuries. That is surely the more intelligent route.
Yes, do 100lb sets of 20 and do short rest periods like 1:30 to 2min max.
After a few weeks you will notice a huge difference.
I just feel like being a smart ass this morning.
So here it comes:
No, you know what? Maybe you should just go back to what you know and continue with your injuries. That is surely the more intelligent route.
melochai
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Id live to switch gym's but in this area its not an option. The closest option is about 25 miles away and they are about the same. I have a pair of ironmasters but they stop at 120, not really wanting to upgrade to the 200lb kit either, which is better but a real pain taking them to the gym with me....i have though. Still not as heavy as i want them to be. Ill just have to toy with it i guess.
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WTF are your stats? height and weight?
How many reps are you doing with 120?
Full range? Do you touch your delt with the weight?
Fucken A dude your a fucking house!
I started ramping up the BB bench press weight too fast back like 6-8 mos ago after a long layoff. Beat the shit out of my brachiallis on big sides. Wouldn't go away. So I ended up having to ease off 80% for like 8 weeks. It was hell but it worked.
melochai
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The only thing that gets me is its both arms in the exact same place.
Something us injured or stressed to a point that i need to drop weight or take time off. Im trying to drop weight first or dumbbells. I just don't feel like a break right now.
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Headholio
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That is wierd its on both sides, but still you need to heal. That means you need to stop anything that aggravates it (bench), but you should be able to maintain strength by finding chest and tricep exercises that don't affect your forearms (flys, pec dec, pushdowns, etc). You need to experiment to see what hurts and what doesn't. If dumbell bench doesn't hurt than it might be ok, but in my experience dumbells put more stress on the forearms, mainly from getting them in position.
What are taking right now? Aas?
melochai
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On that note with the curls.... if I warm up with some light weight high rep seated incline drag curls....real concentrated for two sets to fill the biceps with blood.....then...go to those Jim Stoppanni seated BB curls to eliminate the forearm and blast the bicep only....after that you can throw pretty much anything at the bicep without killing the forearm andyou can shred the bicep with lighter weight if you like at that point and get just as much accomplished.
Oh look at me I read muscle mags and know guys names and shit.
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i had a bout with that maybe 3 or 4 years ago. and irongically i had shin splints prior to that twice when i played soccer in high school and again when i was a competitive endurance athlete in my mid to late 20's.
i think certain people are more prone to that but i also have figured out that the best way to prevent them is not get them to begin with.
with shin splints using proper footwear and not overtraining is crucial
with forearm splints not using straps and gloves and not overtraining is crucial.
once you get them it takes a while for them to go away and there is nothing really you can do to stop them. for me i learned to avoid exercises that aggravated them and eventually they went away and i haven't gotten them since. but they suck and there really is no cure to them, trust me i tried everything.. anyone who starts feeling them coming on needs to re-evaluate what they are doing and correct the problem immediately. its one of the shittiest injuries you will ever deal with
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/w...jim-stoppani-seated-barbell-c-rl-1008053.html
No, I read Elite and am smart enough to figure out what works. Ass.
Now leave me alone, I'm going to go do some smith military for PR.
Wow that's cool. Thanks for posting. I am doing bi's tomorrow. Thanks again bro.
Why so serious bro?
I can admit I don't know as much as you I was just being funny.
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TheRippedReverend
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I was just being funny too bro just with a straight face to keep you guessing. .....Damn ..... Lololollololololol
