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adalos Posts: 174 Joined: 2006/02/04	2006/12/31, 08:17 PM lately as i've been going up in weight on my barbell curls, i find that i'm having more and more discomfort in my forearms. it's not the muscles really, it feels more like just having a lot of pressure on the forearm bones themselves. i'm pretty small boned, so i don't know if this could be part of the problem. would getting one of those curl bars help, since my wrists would be at a more natural position when i lift? i never arm wrestle because i'm afraid i'm gonna be one of those guys who's forearm breaks, lol. my wrist is about 6 inches around, and the thickest part of my forearm is around 10 inches for reference.
arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2007/01/01, 11:51 AM I know exactly what you're talkin about...my bones do the same thing. I've tried adjusting my grip and everything, but for some reason, after I get past a certain weight, like up in the 90's, I feel discomfort also. -------------- I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious. --Vince Lombardi "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2007/01/01, 12:50 PM Sounds like the beginning of tendonitis. If you back off on the weight the pain should subside. -------------- A little discipline at the table and at the gym might help reduce that belly! Ivan Montreal Canada (City of Festivals)
Devinm Posts: 270 Joined: 2006/06/01	2007/01/01, 02:06 PM yea a cambered bar should solve the problem -------------- Veni,Vidi,Vici.= I came, I saw, I conquered.- Ceasar
adalos Posts: 174 Joined: 2006/02/04	2007/01/01, 02:30 PM i don't think it's tendonitis. it doesn't really "hurt" per se. it literally feels like someone has your elbow and your wrist in a vice grip and is trying to bend your forearm in half. the pressure is basically mid-forearm, and i would expect tendonitis to be more of a wrist or elbow pain. my barbell curls are in the 100 pound range, similar to aron. did you try a curl bar to see if that made any difference aron? ============ Quoting from carivan: Sounds like the beginning of tendonitis. If you back off on the weight the pain should subside. =============
	2007/01/01, 06:14 PM drop the curls and get on the chin train before that I'd take a week or two off from curling...
adalos Posts: 174 Joined: 2006/02/04	2007/01/01, 06:21 PM i do tons of chins, even started doing weighted one. i just like throwing in barbell curls for a little extra oomph on my arms day.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/01/01, 06:36 PM It's not likely tendinitis. Besides that, backing off isn't always the best advice for someone with tendonitis. Do you have trouble supporting the weight, as in keeping your hand in line with your forearm? Is holding the weight difficult? -------------- Iron and chalk.
adalos Posts: 174 Joined: 2006/02/04	2007/01/01, 06:44 PM i'll have to pay more attention next time i do it. as far as i know my hands are straight in line with my forearms and the strain doesn't seem to stem from my wrist. i can't do pushups tho, as they really bother my wrists with my hands bent back like that (it's actually much more comfortable for me to do pushups on my knuckles or holding onto a pair of dumbells so my wrists are straight).
arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2007/01/01, 07:58 PM Curl bars have never made me feel that way, so yes it definitely makes a difference, but you are pinpoint accurate with your description. Feels like the forearm bone is about to break, and it only happens with the straight bar. I've also tried different grips to see if it was an alignment problem...still got the feeling. I've never had weak bones...always drank milk and got plenty of calcium, etc. I've had one bone break in my life...a vicious ankle injury that ripped the tendon off of the bone. I've never been one of the people that gets broken bones 24/7. -------------- I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious. --Vince Lombardi "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
Devinm Posts: 270 Joined: 2006/06/01	2007/01/01, 08:02 PM i think you should either do chinups like menace said or tryout a cambered bar and see what happens because straight bars are known to apply more pressure on the forearms -------------- Veni,Vidi,Vici.= I came, I saw, I conquered.- Ceasar
	2007/01/01, 09:52 PM try EZ-bar I used to have that same uncomfortable feeling when my wrists bent back...now it's no longer a problem...in fact that's how I do my bench, OHP, or front squats.... I would actually include some wrist training/bending as part of your training....levering a sledge hammer will definitely help....bending also is good...
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2007/01/01, 11:07 PM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2007/01/02, 10:57 AM I've had some bad cases of tendonitis in multiple areas of the body, and I can tell you that this is nothing like it. Also, there have been some studies on tendonitis patients in which they performed an eccentric training program, and in most cases, the pain was drastically reduced over a period of 12 weeks (look in the injuries forum...it's a sticky). To be honest, I don't understand what you're tryin to say, nor do I understand what was stupid about his advice? -------------- I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious. --Vince Lombardi "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/01/02, 03:18 PM Ivan, tendonitis is more often than not the misdiagnosis for tendinosis. And the treatment for tendonitis is anti-inflammatories. -------------- Iron and chalk.
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/02, 03:29 PM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/01/02, 08:29 PM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/01/02, 08:29 PM Here's an article that is fairly easy to understand that helps to show the differences... http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2000/05_00/khan.htm -------------- Iron and chalk.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/01/03, 10:25 PM Not sure why any of those were deleted. They contained good information. -------------- Iron and chalk.