Pain with grip. Some advice

[altoid1993]

I've worked out 5 days a week for the past 5 years started taking AS about 3 years ago. I started to notice a pain in my left hand when I grip. It especially hurts when I do heavy incline or decline when I release my grip. Does not hurt before or while I'm benching, only when I release. Any thoughts?

 

[monster2929]

tendonitis i get all the time esp wen i release the bar on strait bar curls could also be metacarpal tunnel rest will hlp if u can stand it

 

[LVTitan]

it has happened to me twice. i try to take a week off to let it heal, but it's hard not to go to the gym. i always just try to work thru the pain, but you will see me at the gym nursing my wrist after every set like some lame animal. it sucks.
one thing that does help, is to put the weight down, and SLOWLY let the weight off your wrist. release it very slowly and the pain will not be nearly as bad. i am actually going thru it right now again, started about 2 weeks ago, getting a little better now but still bothers me when i put the weight down.

 

[TRAINHD]

it has happened to me twice. i try to take a week off to let it heal, but it's hard not to go to the gym. i always just try to work thru the pain, but you will see me at the gym nursing my wrist after every set like some lame animal. it sucks.
one thing that does help, is to put the weight down, and SLOWLY let the weight off your wrist. release it very slowly and the pain will not be nearly as bad. i am actually going thru it right now again, started about 2 weeks ago, getting a little better now but still bothers me when i put the weight down.

I thought I was the only one that took 15 seconds to release the bar LOL.But yeah LVTitan is right on for some reason if you take the tension off slowly it reduces the pain I get it especialy bad with straight bar curls

 

[altoid1993]

I'll try the releasing it slow trick, hopefully it will work. Dont want to have to take a week off, that would suck.

 

[Extra_Strong]

I had it for years.. when to the chiropractor got my wrist adjusted and elbow.
fixed that shit.. now i go a few months and it my start to hert a little so i just go get another adjustment... wish i would of done that from the start.

 

[altoid1993]

How exactly does a chiropractor adjust your wrist?

 

[iamnikvanhelsing]

I get the same thing also, only when I curl anything. I've disovered I can do those concentration typle curls though where you crouch with one arm between your legs and curl that way with no pain!!!

 

[LVTitan]

yes i start off with the concentration curls and then hammer curls, then the cables. the bar and the preacher bench are the bad culprits of the pain it seems.

 

[wayneboard1]

yeah slowly releasing it does help. I got to the point where it was so bad I was using wrist wraps and alternating my grip to where my thumb was on the same side as the rest of my fingers as opposed to wrapping around the bar. That helped a lot. Just don't use thw wrist wraps for too long as they can become a crutch. They worked for me to take some stress off my grip while still allowing me to work the desired bodypart (especially on back and shoulder day) Just don't get a cortizone shot.

Use the RICE method.

Rest

Ice

Compression

Elevation (especially when you ice it)

 

[vandelman]

Hey...some other fellas who share my pain! I ended up going to the doc for the pain in my wrists and forearms that I got when I realeased the bar or bells.....especially from curling. The doc compared it to having shin splints and told me take some time off......which I didn't want to do. I ended up stumbling across a little technique when curling that totally stopped the pain I got after releasing the bar. Imagine yourself holding the bar or bells in a curling positiong with your palms facing up. Instead of gripping the bar or bells with fingers on one side and thumb on the other place all fingers and your thumbs on the same side of the bar. Its kind of awkward at first...but eventually you get use to it....you'll be suprised at how well it work....instead of gripping the bar your pretty much just cupping your hands underneath it. I hope that was easy to understand...hit me back if you have questions.