Forearm pain

[btrizzyb]

I've had Forearm soreness before when doing biceps, but it's usually gone after an hr or 2 after the workout is over. This time the soreness has lingered over a week now though and has turned into more of pain than soreness. To the point where it hurts doing any push exercises. The pain is comparable to a bone bruise. I'm assuming that soreness is pretty much normal from preacher curls and barbell curls, but just seems to be getting sorer after each workout instead of the hurt going away by the next day like it always did in the past. Anything I could change to help prevent this in the future? Btw should I put ice or heat on it now, or will that probably not help at all?

[vaeltaire]

Do you stretch really good before you start working out? If you don't you should. There are several stretches you can do for your forearms. The picture of the woman in the green shirt is called a prayer stretch. These are a few other stretches you can do as well. They all work really good.

[vaeltaire]

You should avoid heat for the first 48-72 hours, using ice only. Soreness is a result of the microscopic tearing of the muscle. The body treats this as it does any other injury with swelling and inflammation that creates the pain and soreness. Rest, ice, and ibuprofen (or other inflammatory) is the fastest way to heal. Ice helps to restrict blood flow to the tissue and decrease inflammation, while heat is better to promote blood flow and regeneration once the initial injury has healed after 48- 72 hours. Using heat initially will only promote inflammation. You will probably benefit more by allowing the muscle to rebuild itself before stressing it again. The muscle will regenerate stronger if given enough time, restressing to soon can result in injury and actually weakening of the muscle.


You can also use heat on it before you workout to help loosen up the muscles and then stretch it really good. I would ice it after your workout to help with the pain. Does your forearm hurt when you let's say twist open a lid like off of your protein jug?

[btrizzyb]

You should avoid heat for the first 48-72 hours, using ice only. Soreness is a result of the microscopic tearing of the muscle. The body treats this as it does any other injury with swelling and inflammation that creates the pain and soreness. Rest, ice, and ibuprofen (or other inflammatory) is the fastest way to heal. Ice helps to restrict blood flow to the tissue and decrease inflammation, while heat is better to promote blood flow and regeneration once the initial injury has healed after 48- 72 hours. Using heat initially will only promote inflammation. You will probably benefit more by allowing the muscle to rebuild itself before stressing it again. The muscle will regenerate stronger if given enough time, restressing to soon can result in injury and actually weakening of the muscle.


You can also use heat on it before you workout to help loosen up the muscles and then stretch it really good. I would ice it after your workout to help with the pain. Does your forearm hurt when you let's say twist open a lid like off of your protein jug?

Its my right arm, if I make a twisting motion like im opening a jar, when my right hand is twisted the whole way to the right it hurts. I notice it alot at work when im unpluging an electric forklift from the charger, it has a handle on each end, so basically I am pulling each end the opposite way by the handle. When I do that it hurts so bad I really dont want to unplug it anymore, LoL. Although it makes no sense because I did shoulder shrugs 2 nights ago, and it didnt really bother my forarm then. Did barbell and dumbell both. When benching I also feel it in my forearm then. Feels almost like a bone bruise. It still isnt feeling any better yet, its been well over a week since it started hurting.

[jg42058p]

Your injury sounds like it could be a the old warning of "take some time off or you could phuck your sh!t up real bad!"

I'd see a doc and take several weeks off.. Come back when your completely pain free for a good week or two and then go light for a while! Better safe than sorry!

[AnabolicBoy1981]

dont do barbell bicep curls if you are, they cause forearm splints. This is because the straight bar causes a twork as you go through the motion. Use dumbells or EZ curl bar, no straigh bars or barbells, peace.

[btrizzyb]

dont do barbell bicep curls if you are, they cause forearm splints. This is because the straight bar causes a twork as you go through the motion. Use dumbells or EZ curl bar, no straigh bars or barbells, peace.

Yeah not exactly sure what a forearm splint feels like, but thats probably a good guess at what I have. Ive had soreness after workouts before, but it only ever lasted a few hours. A buddy talked me into doing barbell curls, and thats the same night it started really bothering me, and never seemed to get any better

[Darkness]

dont do barbell bicep curls if you are, they cause forearm splints. This is because the straight bar causes a twork as you go through the motion. Use dumbells or EZ curl bar, no straigh bars or barbells, peace.

I've had the same problem many years ago to where I couldn't do heavy weights and had to increase the reps instead. Then I found that EZ bar took the stress off the forearms and never had to worry about it anymore.

[btrizzyb]

I've had the same problem many years ago to where I couldn't do heavy weights and had to increase the reps instead. Then I found that EZ bar took the stress off the forearms and never had to worry about it anymore.

Is the EZ bar just the normal curl bar or something different?

[AnabolicBoy1981]

stop the barbell curls NOW, YOUR FRIEND is put together different and he can maybe not generate as much twork do to his build...its not working for you tho. The EZ curl bar is half the length and has curves so you can grip it different. You can have an inside or outside grip.