I need help, hurting from bi's

[Imakarum_Mirabilis]

Assuming it is not your form, stretch and add in Reverse Curls. Balance out the tensions placed on your structures.

 

[gymtime]

Problem here is that tendons will not strengthen as fast as muscle does, making significant increases in weight very hazardous.

So today you learned a lesson about adding too much too fast, as we all have at some point like From Zero said.

The tough part is to allow yourself plenty of time to heal and keep the weights low. The tendency once your arm starts feeling better is load up the weight again. BIG mistake. Stick with gradual increases.

 

[bbock7272]

why does it feel like a bone problem rather than a muscle/tendon problem?

 

[bbock7272]

and my spec's are 5'10 165lbs, been workin out for like 2 yrs but i go to the gym for 2-3 months and take 2-3months off etc, because of my schooling and moving back and forth from my home and my dorms, etc. Im tryin to get serious now, so i guess i must have to drop some weight.

I had a personal trainer at the gym look at my preacher and he said my form is fine. Im by no means a genetic monster, Im not big at all. I just got a large surge of strength somehow where i upped all my exercises quite a bit. I guess ill be taking it slow for a while now.

if it is a tendon problem how long does it take to heal? im not gonna stop workin out all together, and i took a whole week off for bi's and its not much better

 

[Imakarum_Mirabilis]

Giving it time and backing off did nothing for me. Reverse Curls and grip work were key to my recovery.

Just as when I healed shin splints, both for myself and others. Stretching and rest are wonderful, but they don't address the imbalance (assuming that the individual's case IS caused by an imbalance).

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Sorry bro, but I'm just having alot of trouble picturing someone who is 165 preacher curling 100 ibs with good form, especially when he has only been training consitantly for a short time, with off and on training constantly. Assuming that I am wrong, the tendon will not heal that fast. Train your bi's with much lighter weights, like 40 ibs or less for slow controlled reps until it completely heals. I'm telling you though, it is your really bad form that you would have to be using to at your level of development to curl that kind of weight since your biceps would not be strong enough. You've damaged either the tendon or the muscle.

 

[bbock7272]

reverse curls are holding the bar the opposite way? palms out?

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Palms are down doing reverse curls.

 

[bbock7272]

update : i took a few days off for bi's i skipped one turn and tried the same weight again.. this time 95 lbs and my right arm felt perfect, left still hurt but not as much. I dropped down to 50 lbs and my left arm still hurt yet the weight was a total waste of time. I made sure i had perfect form and went all the way down and i even did a set as slow as possible, like 25 sec a rep and it just was not even worth the little effort involved, im gonna try 75 for my next bi day

 

[Lord_Suston]

I don't even know how to respond, you dropped 5 lbs and wonder why your arm still hurt??? go ligt doesn't mean drop a few pounds. it is your body man you want to do some serious damage keep doing the same thing. your body is telling you to relax, a full muscle and tendon tear is not an easy thing to come back from