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What's meant to hurt?

  • 14-05-2008 7:13pm
    #1
    Dark Artist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 387 ✭✭


    I'm new to weightlifting and was doing some dumbbell curls yesterday. It went well I thought, kept going each set until my muscles failed. Apparently it's good if your muscles ache the day after because they're adjusting, but it doesn't feel like my biceps hurt. It's the tendon/muscle joint on the inside of my elbow that's killing me, i.e. the area where you get blood taken. Am I doing something wrong or does that sound about right?


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  • #2
    tribulus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,635 ✭✭✭tribulus


    Muscle pain (more tenderness really) good.
    Tendon/Joint pain bad.

    Rest them up and next time don't push every set to failure and see if that helps. Make sure your form is okay too although that's not a huge concern considering it's curls.


  • #3
    Dark Artist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 387 ✭✭Dark Artist


    Okay cheers, yeah I'll make sure to rest well before I go at it again. Thanks for the help!


  • #4
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    If you are beginning check out www.exrx.net it has great beginners guides. It will also list good exercises, many do not bother with curls, time might be better spent on other exercises (if time is an issue).

    Other exercises, compound movements, involve lots of bigger muscle groups so are more effective in stimulating muscle growth per hour in the gym.


  • #5
    uprooted shane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 250 ✭✭uprooted shane


    i actually found that problem too when i started! i also got a bad pain in my forearm! turns out gipping the bar/DB lighter got rid of it for me! althgouh when i realised that was the problem i did realsise i had been squeezing the s*it out of them!


  • #6
    bwardrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭bwardrop


    This is really common - your brachioradialis is sore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachioradialis). This muscle is involved in elbow flexion - how much it is involved changes according to the position of your hand.

    When you are holding the dumbbell by your side with your hands facing in to your thighs, this muscle will contribute more to the lift than if you had your palms face up the whole time (as with a barbell). As you lift the dumbbell your palm will more than likely end up facing your shoulder - as you hand 'turns' into this position, your bicep will have contributed a greater amount to the lift.

    This muscle is sore because outside of weight training, it wouldn't be stressed that much.


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