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Forearm

  • 01-08-2009 12:57pm
    #1
    keen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 987 ✭✭✭


    How's agoing guys.

    Started lifting weights a few months back with no trouble, a few weeks back I noticed a sharp pain to my left forearm when doing arm exercises which would then persist for the rest of the day if I tried to use it for day things like holding shopping bags etc.
    Four reps in the pain would be sore enough for me to stop (the bone itself is painfull), I rested it for a couple of weeks lifting no weights that aggravated the arm. I tried lifting again with the arm yesterday but the same pain came back.

    My question is could this be due to me being new to weights/has anyone ever had a similar issue when starting out. If there is no change next week I'm going to get it checked out.

    Nice one in advance for any input.


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  • #2
    ronbyrne2005
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭ronbyrne2005


    keen wrote: »
    How's agoing guys.

    Started lifting weights a few months back with no trouble, a few weeks back I noticed a sharp pain to my left forearm when doing arm exercises which would then persist for the rest of the day if I tried to use it for day things like holding shopping bags etc.
    Four reps in the pain would be sore enough for me to stop (the bone itself is painfull), I rested it for a couple of weeks lifting no weights that aggravated the arm. I tried lifting again with the arm yesterday but the same pain came back.

    My question is could this be due to me being new to weights/has anyone ever had a similar issue when starting out. If there is no change next week I'm going to get it checked out.

    Nice one in advance for any input.

    Is it near elbow. Could be epicondylitis. Different grips,streching, icing and frictions should help.


  • #3
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    I've had it, just sounds like stress from the weight being too heavy.

    No biggie, back off the amount of weight lifted and see how it goes.

    People don't realise that muscle gets strong much quicker than the supporting structures around it.

    Doesn't sound anymore complicated than that, and its very common too.

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  • #4
    keen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 987 ✭✭✭keen


    ronbyrne2005 wrote: »
    Is it near elbow. Could be epicondylitis. Different grips,streching, icing and frictions should help.

    Hi Ron, the pain is midway between my elbow and wrist. Getting a mild trobbing on the bone too.


  • #5
    Gaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,595 ✭✭✭Gaz


    Are you using a straight barbell ? I got a similar pain but sorted it out by moving to an ezi curl bar.


  • #6
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    keen wrote: »
    Hi Ron, the pain is midway between my elbow and wrist. Getting a mild trobbing on the bone too.

    I bet a weeks wage its what I posted above.

    Some of the biggest mistakes made in the gym is newbies trying to lift too heavy and causing injury (even oldies like me stupidly do it too) and, wait for this one...

    Trying to make a science of something very simple!, sure you almost answered your own question!.

    Sorry if I'm coming across a little short with you, but honestly sometimes its the simpliest thing which cause's us problems.

    I'd have pretty thick forearms and still suffer the same problem when I increase my lifts.

    You could try hammer curls or an EZ curl bar or machine, both take a lot off the strain from you. But at the end of the day your going to go back to the straight bar sometime so its worth learning about the lifts now.



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  • #7
    keen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 987 ✭✭✭keen


    Archer Silly Bullfighter wrote: »
    I bet a weeks wage its what I posted above.

    Some of the biggest mistakes made in the gym is newbies trying to lift too heavy and causing injury (even oldies like me stupidly do it too) and, wait for this one...

    Trying to make a science of something very simple!, sure you almost answered your own question!.

    Sorry if I'm coming across a little short with you, but honestly sometimes its the simpliest thing which cause's us problems.

    I'd have pretty thick forearms and still suffer the same problem when I increase my lifts.

    You could try hammer curls or an EZ curl bar or machine, both take a lot off the strain from you. But at the end of the day your going to go back to the straight bar sometime so its worth learning about the lifts now.



    .

    Thanks for the advice, I hadn't seen your post when I replied to Ron.

    I started off lifting 7kg,10kg then 12kg and a half then 15kg as the weeks passed, using a mix of freeweights and bicep weight machine.(aswell as other exercises)

    I felt ok lifting these each time so didn't think I was lifting too heavey. Don't worry your not coming across as short, I like someone who says it how they see it.


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