forearm pain

[SAGAT]

lately i've been experiencing severe pain in my forearms after doing barbell curls...at first the pain only occured when i was finished with my set and put the weight down. but as of late i feel it when benching as well and even in daily life now.
anyone have any idea what might be wrong and/or tips what i can do about this?
thanks in advance

 

[pwr_machine]

This is very common if you're using a straight bar for curls. I would recommend using a cambered curl bar. If the pain persists, you may need a little time off. Ice definately helps with the inflammation. Good luck!

 

[mrzap]

I had that real bad for awhile. I had to stop doing ez-bar curls and move onto other bicep exercises.

 

[SAGAT]

I'm thinking about not training arms directly for a while, see how that goes...thanks for the replies

 

[joltman]

lately i've been experiencing severe pain in my forearms after doing barbell curls...at first the pain only occured when i was finished with my set and put the weight down. but as of late i feel it when benching as well and even in daily life now.
anyone have any idea what might be wrong and/or tips what i can do about this?
thanks in advance

This is the forth time I answer a post this week concerning this subject but here I go Again.

I have the same pains, doesnt hurt so much when I perform the excersize but when I put the bar down and loosen the grip. Anyway I started using straps around my elbows and it really helped me... give it a try.

 

[SAGAT]

straps around the elbows eh...? well i've got nothing to lose so i'll try it, thanks for the tip.

 

[joltman]

straps around the elbows eh...? well i've got nothing to lose so i'll try it, thanks for the tip.

Actually I use a sort of protective heatabsorbing sort of strap thingie, dont know what its called in english, but its manufactured by Vulcan and Rehband....
ahhh found a link... look at this
http://www.newitts.com/Product.pasp?etp=kk&txtCatalog=public&txtProductID=SR-3016-XS

"Elbow support for tennis arm injuries"

 

[Backlash]

I used to get that, I think mainly due to preacher curls. I just stopped doing any barbell curls for awhile and the pain went away. Now I don't have a problem.

 

[SAGAT]

thanks for the link to the 'straps' and the tips bros, i'll refrain from direct arm training for a while and if the pain persists, i'll try those strap-type thingies...and definitely seeing a doc tomorrow

 

[sexyelbowflaps]

ive had same troubles for years now. I stopped using barbell and easy bar all together and i have no pain at all with just dumbbells. Everytime I try to go back to easy bar, the pain comes back. weird huh?