forearm strain

[mish12345]

I recently started experiencing excrutiating pain in my forearms (feels like its on the bone but pretty sure its the muscle) when doing EZ bicep curls. The issue has now worsened a lot, and i cant really do any upper body movement because i get so much pain from just picking dumbells up even. often it is not the actual movement that causes the pain, just initially grasping the weight and releasing it.

doc says the usual which is too rest, just wondering if any of your guys have experienced this before? any ideas what exactly it is that couldve caused it so that i can avoid doing it in future!?

thanks

 

[Trendsetter21]

Get a tennis elbow brace from cvs/walgreens/wherever. I had the same problem for a couple weeks. Started training grip strength 3 times a week and it went away.

 

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[the elite addict]

its because u have weak foreams. they will get stronger as you continue to lift

 

[wolfman87]

i had this problem, try to keep your palms facing upward instead of toward you at the top of the lift. it helped me and also i started doing pull ups with palms facing backward (toward body) for a little bit to give them a rest. also i stayed AWAY from any forearm exercises except for those little grip things you squeeze in your hands for about a week. it helps but it still comes back every now and then on the ez curls. i've resumed my regular forearm exercises since then with no problems.

 

[mish12345]

thanks guys. so how can i work on my grip strength? i was thinking it could be from the fact that on back day i do everything with straps, so when i come to do exercises like EZ curls with no straps, my forearm muscles arent used to the weight

 

[halfcenturian]

Flip the bar over, palms down, and do some reverse curls.
That will really nail your forearms. Get some grip sqeezers too.
The pain is just muscle, tendon soreness. KEEP AT IT!

 

[jnevin]

thanks guys. so how can i work on my grip strength? i was thinking it could be from the fact that on back day i do everything with straps, so when i come to do exercises like EZ curls with no straps, my forearm muscles arent used to the weight

Lose the straps. I used to have t-rex forearms until I lost my straps and would focus on my grip strength once per week. The one that helped me the most was, I'd put some weight on a BB, would wrap a towel around the bar, and would hold the weight for 1 minute then rest 1 minute. I dropped the towel once the weight felt manageable and started increasing the weight same as everything else.

 

[silent says]

Dont rap your thumb while doing your exercises,that is what my surgeon and doctor told me and it has helped greatly.Also try stretching your forearms by hoding top of your hand downwards while your arm is extended for 30 seconds,then turn your hand opposite way and stretch for 30 that way.Do this throughout the day and it may help,it did for me.
Silent

 

[Trendsetter21]

thanks guys. so how can i work on my grip strength? i was thinking it could be from the fact that on back day i do everything with straps, so when i come to do exercises like EZ curls with no straps, my forearm muscles arent used to the weight

Captains of Crush!!!!

I started training forearms seriously in the last 3 months. When I first started I could barely close the 200 with my right hand and couldn't close it with my left. Now I can do it 15 times with both and can close the 250 4 times with my right and 3 times with my left. Amazing how fast my grip strength has gone up!

I usually Train them Mon - Wed - Fri at work. (Luckily I have a desk job where I am able to do this)

 

[ALIN]

I recently started experiencing excrutiating pain in my forearms (feels like its on the bone but pretty sure its the muscle) when doing EZ bicep curls. The issue has now worsened a lot, and i cant really do any upper body movement because i get so much pain from just picking dumbells up even. often it is not the actual movement that causes the pain, just initially grasping the weight and releasing it.

doc says the usual which is too rest, just wondering if any of your guys have experienced this before? any ideas what exactly it is that couldve caused it so that i can avoid doing it in future!?

thanks

try different movements not with EZ BAR,,,and perhaps some extended rest until healed

 

[mish12345]

Captains of Crush!!!!

I started training forearms seriously in the last 3 months. When I first started I could barely close the 200 with my right hand and couldn't close it with my left. Now I can do it 15 times with both and can close the 250 4 times with my right and 3 times with my left. Amazing how fast my grip strength has gone up!

I usually Train them Mon - Wed - Fri at work. (Luckily I have a desk job where I am able to do this)

what do you mean 'close the 200'? i have no idea what you are referring to.

does anyone know what i could use to develop my grip strength?

 

[mish12345]

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[Trendsetter21]

what do you mean 'close the 200'? i have no idea what you are referring to.

does anyone know what i could use to develop my grip strength?

Sorry about that, 200 means 200lbs of pressure that it takes to close the gripper.

Captains of Crush hand grippers and training tools for building hand strength - IronMind

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[Island Son]

I recently started experiencing excrutiating pain in my forearms (feels like its on the bone but pretty sure its the muscle) when doing EZ bicep curls. The issue has now worsened a lot, and i cant really do any upper body movement because i get so much pain from just picking dumbells up even. often it is not the actual movement that causes the pain, just initially grasping the weight and releasing it.

doc says the usual which is too rest, just wondering if any of your guys have experienced this before? any ideas what exactly it is that couldve caused it so that i can avoid doing it in future!?

thanks

I had this a couple of years ago, it was caused by the position of my grip on the ez-curl bar doing seated bicep curls, it's something about the angle of which curve you use on the bar plus the stress of using it regularly to full extension. My forearm strength were fine, I was already using CoC grippers. Anyway, over the next couple of weeks it just got worse on every pulling motion eg chins. Finally I was forced to lay off for 3-4 weeks and it went away. And, I stopped using ezcurl bars regularly, switched to DB's for curls. Hope this helps.

 

[Blane]

Yes. it may be a flexability issue. The dumbells will not force the hand into a particular position.

I use the cables as therapy. I sometimes get shoulder pain. so after i workout my shoulders. ill go to the cables and pin one plate.(not thinking about building. thinking about healing) i will go through range of motion exercises. Hold a particular position when i feel pain and allow my muscles to stretch through it.

You can do the same for forearms. Someone suggested cable reverse curls. great idea. Not to build. but to allow you to add a little bit of resistance to a stretch. Remember a barbell forces your joints into a particular position during movement. The dumbells allow more options.