Tendonitis

[clublavela]

Any stories about test e causing tendonitis. I've been on it for about 4 weeks now and my forearms have seem to developed tendonitis. Really hard for me to work out my biceps for the pain. He suggestions? Or anything that would knock this tendonititis awa?

 

[wayneboard1]

Any stories about test e causing tendonitis. I've been on it for about 4 weeks now and my forearms have seem to developed tendonitis. Really hard for me to work out my biceps for the pain. He suggestions? Or anything that would knock this tendonititis awa?

I would venture to say it is not the test but your incrased intensity and strength increase that are causing the problems. Your tendons and what not are not going to grow as fast as your muscles so make sure you don't get too carried away on your lifting there animal. (thats your new nickname...ANIMAL)

To ease the pain, alternate ice and heat and take a small amount of advil or whatever, but not much. I had some tendonitis about 4 weeks in and would take 200 milligrams before my back and bi day when it bothered me the most and that helped. My wife would massage my elbows and that REALLY helped.

 

[maldorf]

I would venture to say it is not the test but your incrased intensity and strength increase that are causing the problems. Your tendons and what not are not going to grow as fast as your muscles so make sure you don't get too carried away on your lifting there animal. (thats your new nickname...ANIMAL)

To ease the pain, alternate ice and heat and take a small amount of advil or whatever, but not much. I had some tendonitis about 4 weeks in and would take 200 milligrams before my back and bi day when it bothered me the most and that helped. My wife would massage my elbows and that REALLY helped.

I totally agree. The only other thing you can do is drop the intensity by lowering the weight and doing higher reps. What is your rep scheme now on bis? At times mine would get sore when I was doing too much work in the 5-7 rep range, and when I lowered the weight so that I could get out 10 reps the pain was gone within 2 weeks.

 

[clublavela]

I mean it's bad. I can't fully grip anything or if i do i have to release really slow or just a shot of pain and burn sensation will shoot through my forearm. I've dropped weight yesterday i did straight bar curl with just the bar and i could only do like three and my forearm was hurting so bad.

Usually 7 to 10 reps

 

[wayneboard1]

you can also experiment with different grips while you are working out. I did notice on certain excercises, especially pulling type excercises it would help a little to bring my thumb over on top of the bar. Just a thought.

 

[clublavela]

you can also experiment with different grips while you are working out. I did notice on certain excercises, especially pulling type excercises it would help a little to bring my thumb over on top of the bar. Just a thought.

Tried different grips doesn't help. I guess i need to go to the doctors and bite the bullet. Thanks for all the replies guys.

 

[missionpossible]

I dealt with tendonitits of the elbow/bicep/forearm for about 5-6 months. I started using Lubriflex by Schiff (Costco carries this) its a Glucosimine with Hyalauronic acid and some herbs. I take two tabs once a day of this and then take 1500 mg more of Glucosimne with MSM at night. It took quite awile for this to really help, but it does help some.

Now heres the real kicker, I was having the same problems with bicep exercises being next to impossible, so at the prompting of a friend I tried acupuncture. You need to find a real chinese acupuncturist, mind you. It all seemed a little voo doo to me, 8 or 9 needles in arm, and in legs (all for the elbow) and they leave them in for 15-30 minutes and twist them once in awile to twang the nerves they get the needles on. They even heat up a few of them with heat lamps, weird, but low and behold after 6 or 7 treatments I have zero bicep pain, yep, zero and it has stayed gone for almost two months now, even with lifting as much as possible again. I still have some pain in the elbow, but not any shooting pains or hinderance for doing bicep exercises anymore.

Anyhow, this combination has been pretty amazing for me, and I tried everything under the sun prior to this and nothing worked, short of giving your elbow total rest until it heals.

 

[Zyglamail]

Prolotherapy works wonders for tendonits. I had it in my elbos so bad I could curl 15lbs or push open a door at the mall. There is a pretty comprehensive list of prolo docs at getprolo.com. Also there has been various posts here about it.

 

[wayneboard1]

if you do go to the doc and he tells you to get a cortizon shot, I would NOT do it.

 

[thelion2005]

Prolotherapy works wonders for tendonits. I had it in my elbos so bad I could curl 15lbs or push open a door at the mall. There is a pretty comprehensive list of prolo docs at getprolo.com. Also there has been various posts here about it.

Excellent advise!

 

[thelion2005]

if you do go to the doc and he tells you to get a cortizon shot, I would NOT do it.

wayneboard1 offered some great advice.

I had the same thing and traced it back to wide grip chins with db around waist. I simply put a new huge workload on my grip system.

I started using straps more. That's helped a lot.

 

[Ozz2001]

wayneboard1 offered some great advice.

I had the same thing and traced it back to wide grip chins with db around waist. I simply put a new huge workload on my grip system.

I started using straps more. That's helped a lot.

Got my first one from wide arm pullups...Never again, bottom heals the top goes bad...Shit plane suxs! Seems to take months to heal.....Price you pay for lifting like a animal.....

 

[maldorf]

I mean it's bad. I can't fully grip anything or if i do i have to release really slow or just a shot of pain and burn sensation will shoot through my forearm. I've dropped weight yesterday i did straight bar curl with just the bar and i could only do like three and my forearm was hurting so bad.

Usually 7 to 10 reps

this almost sounds like pressure on a nerve. Does it feel like an electric shock, kinda like when hit your funny bone? Pain shooting through your arm sounds like this. I had some damage in my forearm that was putting pressure on my radial nerve and I had to completely stop lifting for almost a month to let it heal, i couldnt even grip a bar really. An orthopedic doc diagnosed this.

 

[nismo]

ive been going through the same problem with my forearms. I have to release the weight very slowly when im done with my curls or else pain just shoots through my forearms. I also have tendonitis in my left wrist, i started using wrists straps and thats helped out alot. I still havent found anything for my forearms. I notice it hurts worse when i do straight bar curls rather than EZ bar curls.

 

[shaun]

I understand what your going through with the tendonitis. there is no quick fix, only
time. Easily six months before the symptoms start to subside.
You can still workout though ( if you can handle the pain and discomfort )

The trick is an EZ bar, and plenty of warm up sets. good luck bro.

 

[Huskykid000]

Hey bro, i posted something about a week ago about tendonitis in my elbows. I know that you have it in your arms but this is my experience so far. My Dr. has tried "3" different anit inflam's and nothing has worked.......he told me, as a lot of good bro's have on here that rest and backing off is the only thing that will help. I dont know where you are with the pain, i have shooting pain all day in my elbows and it sucks, so i feel the pain bro. I will tell all you guys I have tried every cream known to man from icy hot, to flexall.......I found a new one today that might be a keeper until I go to my Orthopedic next monday, its Capzasin HP. Its otc at Walgreens or Riteaid.....its $13.00 and let me tell you, one application and you wont feel anything....the active ingredient is Capsaicin, which i believe is cayenne pepper? anyway you can put in on 3-4 times a day and I only did it once, it lasted about 6 hours! Now you can feel it burning, but its a good burn.......** One bit of advice, throughly and I mean "throughly" wash your hands when your done putting it on, and do not touch it afterwards.....trust me you will pay the price! It fucking burns!