Hurt myself doing straight bar curls

[str8cubano]

I was doing the str8 bar with arms supinated bicep curls and doing pretty heavy weight for me on an anavar cycle. During, and after the exercise, my radius (outer side of forearm I think) hurts like hell. Hurts almost like a fracture, but I Dont think it could be that. WHat could it be?

 

[mekannik]

Tendonitis? Tight forearms?

Is the pain around your elbow at all?

 

[kazuya]

That happened to me a lot when i was doing arm work and believe me man, you don't want to aggravate it. I'm not sure exactly what it was but I took to taping my wrist and loading up on ibuprofen before a workout because it hurt so bad. Eventually I just decided to take a month off from curls and other similar movements that isolate the arm. Whatever you do, if it hurts, just take some ibuprofen and don't do the curls because curls were the #1 source of aggravation for me. If you keep curling with a wrist injury its gonna start to affect your other upper body lifts so just take it easy.

 

[str8cubano]

its just on the outer area of the forearm. And it always always used to happen only on the straight bar doing curls. But this time it happened bad cause it was heavy weight...

 

[The Shadow]

how wide was the grip?

 

[Shades McCool]

Does it hurt like hell when you let go of the weight? If so it's normal and you should just rest it.

 

[WR66215]

I tend to have the same problem. Does it hurt like hell when you set the bar down and it feels like you can't turn your hands over?

 

[fortunatesun]

I don't have the exact same problem, but have (had) similar aggravations that probably could have been prevented by 20-20 hindsight.
If you're comfortable not seeing the doctor, I've found this stuff to be effective. Just rub over the affected area before workout and you'll be good to go, although lator on you may need another dose. They also have 2 stronger versions in stock if you're adventurous.
The other thing I do is a couple of light, 20 rep sets at the end of the workout to stretch the muscle. Don't use a weight that's going to cause strain, just enough to let you know it's still there. The active recovery concept. It seems helpful.

 

[str8cubano]

Does it hurt like hell when you let go of the weight? If so it's normal and you should just rest it.

yes...that has always been normal for me, and I let go of the weight and turn my hands over very...very slowly, but this time....whoa....80mgs of anavar and ive done test before, but this time, it was like an exageration of pain...just on my right arm...and its been a good 4 days later..still feel fucked up...just when I pull though...it got to hurting bad after 3 days though

 

[str8cubano]

I tend to have the same problem. Does it hurt like hell when you set the bar down and it feels like you can't turn your hands over?

again, yea pretty much..just this time it hurts an awful lot. I broke my arm twice (right arm) when I was a kid, so I have a tendency to belive my bones are weak because of that...maybe thats why only my right arm hurts like hell..not sure...

 

[str8cubano]

I don't have the exact same problem, but have (had) similar aggravations that probably could have been prevented by 20-20 hindsight.
If you're comfortable not seeing the doctor, I've found this stuff to be effective. Just rub over the affected area before workout and you'll be good to go, although lator on you may need another dose. They also have 2 stronger versions in stock if you're adventurous.
The other thing I do is a couple of light, 20 rep sets at the end of the workout to stretch the muscle. Don't use a weight that's going to cause strain, just enough to let you know it's still there. The active recovery concept. It seems helpful.

cool..maybe i'll try it see if it helps ..thanks

 

[WR66215]

one thing to try if you insist on doing curls of any sort would be, to not wrap your thumb around the bar when doing the curls. I have found that this relieves the pain a bit when I do curls. Hope that helps.

 

[Creepusmaximus]

again, yea pretty much..just this time it hurts an awful lot. I broke my arm twice (right arm) when I was a kid, so I have a tendency to belive my bones are weak because of that...maybe thats why only my right arm hurts like hell..not sure...

Not true on the weak bones, after a break the bone is usually stronger. Doesn't mean it healed right though. Hard to tell about pain in one arm. You could have one short leg and favor that arm. In my case I was a baseball pitcher for years and my right arm is at least a half of inch long than my left arm and my right shoulder can cause me some pain if I don't take care with it. As they say"My arm hurts doc what should I do? Don't use that arm"

 

[soze78]

I had the same problem, try loosening up your grip. I didn't realize how tight I was gripping the bar, it didn't take long for my arms to be pain free again.

 

[str8cubano]

yea...if I grip the bar like say rope curls doing biceps...no problem. Or minimal pain. But str8 bar position and even if I pull, it hurts like hell...

 

[str8cubano]

I'm not sure exactly what it was but I took to taping my wrist and loading up on ibuprofen before a workout because it hurt so bad. Eventually I just decided to take a month off from curls and other similar movements that isolate the arm. Whatever you do, if it hurts, just take some ibuprofen and don't do the curls because curls were the #1 source of aggravation for me.

How much IBprofen?...I have taken up to 4 at a time in time of insane migranes, but not sure about more than 2 during a workout....I don't want to be sloppy in the gym...

 

[maldorf]

sounds like a strained tendon perhaps. The bicep inserts on the radius bone, there is a rather large "bump" on the bone there where it does. You might have strained the tendon there where is inserts, that would explain why it hurts most when you supinate.

 

[str8cubano]

sounds like a strained tendon perhaps. The bicep inserts on the radius bone, there is a rather large "bump" on the bone there where it does. You might have strained the tendon there where is inserts, that would explain why it hurts most when you supinate.

What would be a good amount of time to let it rest? Is exercising a bad idea in terms of aggrevating it?

 

[Novacek]

I have the same pain. I rest mine for about 5 days or so, you should be able to feel around on the forearm and tell when it is pretty much ready. Just let the pain be your guide. That is why we feel the pain to let us know we need to do something different.

 

[bignate73]

inflexible wrists. quit doing str bar curls or change your grip width as shadow implied. problem with this is you can hurt your tendons so you won't be curling or pressing for a couple weeks.

 

[Island Son]

Same thing happens to me on pretty much all bar curls now. I'm experimenting with wide-grip preachers (elbows close together, very wide grip) to see if it helps.

 

[maldorf]

What would be a good amount of time to let it rest? Is exercising a bad idea in terms of aggrevating it?

If I were you I would switch to using the EZ curl bar until the pain goes away. Use a light enough weight with the EZ curl bar that you have at most a minor discomfort. As another said here, use pain as your guide. If it hurts, dont do it. As far as time, ive had similar things heal up within a few weeks and others go on for months.

 

[Creepusmaximus]

Use an easy curl bar, do a close in grip then do reps with your hands all the way out on the easy curl. Then finish with incline dumbbell curls. Give that a try, it's a good bi workout even though people will say I'm a 80's leftover. LOL.

 

[str8cubano]

thanks for help guys. It has been a week, I feel much better but still have a little pain. I can see it won't fully heal for some time now. Next time if I ever do str8bar curls, it will be either 21's with super light weight. But no more loading 35's on each side....phew