Bicep Tendinitis and Gear

[Nitrust]

Alright, so long story short, I was doing heavy negatives ~1 month ago on my biceps, and when I left the gym, my inner forearm felt like it was on fire. The past few weeks, i have noticed a twinge in my inner forearm. I have talked to a few docs in the Er and it could be tendinitis, but we won't know unless I get an MRI.

I was just about to start my first cycle in Sept. I can workout ( as long as I don;t do bicep work), the pain is not always there but its there.

I just bought a badass McDavid compression elbow sleeve and been icing it along with glucosamine and chondritin. I have been taking ibuprofen as well.

Now, my question is should I completely stop all lifting and baby the fuck out of this thing and hope it heals, or should I just keep doing what im doing, and just play it by ear. Hopefully, it will heal and I can start my cycle.

I am just concerned that the pumps will make it even worse if i cycle.

Any input is appreciated. I have noone else to talk to about this fucking dilemma

 

[kjetil1234]

Ibuprofen will stop the natural inflammation, which is needed for proper healing of the area. Stop using them for chronic injuries. Should only be used SPARINGLY!

Exactly where is the pain? Get a pic online and put a mark please. Also, what exercises hurt, and does it alter the pain if you supinate/pronate the wrist?

 

[Nitrust]

No pain upon supination or protonation of wrist.. Only if I do curl type movements that put all strain on bicep muscle. It is the tendon that connects the forearm to the bicep.

 

[Nitrust]

https://www.google.com/search?q=gol...m%2Fdistal-biceps-tendon-rupture.html;249;341

distal bicep tenonitis

 

[tileguy123]

Alright, so long story short, I was doing heavy negatives ~1 month ago on my biceps, and when I left the gym, my inner forearm felt like it was on fire. The past few weeks, i have noticed a twinge in my inner forearm. I have talked to a few docs in the Er and it could be tendinitis, but we won't know unless I get an MRI.

I was just about to start my first cycle in Sept. I can workout ( as long as I don;t do bicep work), the pain is not always there but its there.

I just bought a badass McDavid compression elbow sleeve and been icing it along with glucosamine and chondritin. I have been taking ibuprofen as well.

Now, my question is should I completely stop all lifting and baby the fuck out of this thing and hope it heals, or should I just keep doing what im doing, and just play it by ear. Hopefully, it will heal and I can start my cycle.

I am just concerned that the pumps will make it even worse if i cycle.

Any input is appreciated. I have noone else to talk to about this fucking dilemma

oh man.. bro that sucks the big D. you gunna hate this injury. if its near the funny bone, it probaby is golfters elbow. depends how long it knocks on ur door. if its short lasting ''acute'' ice, nsaids, rest, that will work best. take 7 full days off. if you must get a leg routine in go for it. dont use biceps. tris, dont bench , especially dont do a chinup.pullup, or any back excercises that require grip and pulling. Rest. why i reccomend this is if its not chronic, rest may work. and you dont want to have to rest on cycle. and a cycle will do nothing but increase muscles and push you further, in turn aggravating it, and you wont be able to use your FIRST cycle to your ultimate benifit. Injury on cycle means dropping cycle. the faster the recover from injury the faster you could be back on a 100% full cycle to full ability.
I can name all the things that help this nagging injury. i got it on week 15 of my first cycle.. still here 2 mo latter. once its chronic, you train around it, never doing a excercise that hurts is key. re adjust grip if it hurts. lighten working weight. rest more. massage , basically lube each elbow up and work the tendon down with your knuckles, or press forearm into knee while sitting and massage it , not gently. massage should hurt. friction massage brings blood to site, and helps promote healing. wear that compress , infact find a band to go around that , i use a tendontis ace band.
massage 2 x a day. do that supination shit religiously , and stretch 3 ways, pulling fingertips down like mercy style both ways and folding wrist down for third stretch. also if you put your elbow out,with palms facing outward so inner elbows rest about your bellybutton, and then lay flat on your stomch on your arms itll force your elbows straight and give you great stretch. Hit the NSAIDS, gluscose, supper cissus, fish oil religiously. work your forearms out w/ light db's while isolating elbows from movement.

 

[tileguy123]

or u might not have golfers, as you say a mri may be the only way to diagnosis it, but i think a good pT could prod around in there and find out what area sets it off the worst and give you a good ideah

 

[kjetil1234]

No pain upon supination or protonation of wrist.. Only if I do curl type movements that put all strain on bicep muscle. It is the tendon that connects the forearm to the bicep.

No, I meant if it hurts more when you curl with a pronated vs supinated grip?

 

[Nitrust]

I have totally abandoned curling which sucks dick because my biceps were just starting to get huge and the weight was just starting to get heavy

 

[Nitrust]

I am thinking its golfers. However, I have never felt this pain until right after the gym that day, and I knew something was wrong on the ride home. I am seriously contemplating just not using that arm for however long it takes and babying the fuck out of it.

The only problem is I do alot of lifting at work..lifting patients, pulling patients, pushing stretchers etc..

Not gonna lie this has me pretty fucking depressed..its always something

I will have an EXTREMELY hard time taking time off at the gym. Maybe I could just focus solely on my legs for the next month and hope that it heals

 

[Nitrust]

I might just buy some clen, drop my bf to 7-8 percent and focus on my legs and lower back, maybe abs. That way when it is time to cycle I will be super lean again

I don't think I can just NOT go to the gym though...keeps me sane and from doing dumb shit

 

[Oregongearhead]

Dont forget to do reverse BB curls , it helps strengthen the area thats weakened from too many regular bb curls . I have chronic golfers elbow (and tennis) and only do reverse bb curls and concentration curls . Straight bar barbell curls are murder nowdays ! No more preacher bench either....~Ogh

 

[Nitrust]

Also, I have been contemplating getting TB500 and running that as well. I need this shit to heal! Like right fucking now!

 

[tileguy123]

hey bro going thru the same fucking thing.. you need to listen. Is it acute or chronic (chronic lasting over a month). im thinkin ur in the acute phase. bro your natty right now. u look good. u will blow up irregardless when u go on. you wont loose size not working ur bis. bis do everything from wiping ur ass to shaving and showering. you cannot prevent usuage as you say look at work. wear a ace wrap that has that air bubble in it on the soar part, dont take it off. ice. rest. rest 1 week. dont lift upperbody during this week. you could do cardio or light legs. no upperbody movements. return afte the week , to lifting, but at 30% of your normal weight. becareful on grip and pull excercises (rows/lats) also dont CURL!!! use a preacher curl machine at 50% of your normal rep weight.

during the week off, stretch 5 x a day, and do those light supination movements. foam roll that forearm. grease it up and run your knuckles down it hard. try to release the tendon nots that are shortening the tendon causing the inflammation. abadon chinups all together period. find out if you lock out your elbows, or if your lifting days are spaced wrong setting off the inflammation in the first place.

 

[Nitrust]

Reverse curls was one of my favorites..but of course, my weaker arm (left arm) gets hurt doing bb curls with heavy weight and doing negatives. I believe I was doing 110lbs

 

[Nitrust]

hey bro going thru the same fucking thing.. you need to listen. Is it acute or chronic (chronic lasting over a month). im thinkin ur in the acute phase. bro your natty right now. u look good. u will blow up irregardless when u go on. you wont loose size not working ur bis. bis do everything from wiping ur ass to shaving and showering. you cannot prevent usuage as you say look at work. wear a ace wrap that has that air bubble in it on the soar part, dont take it off. ice. rest. rest 1 week. dont lift upperbody during this week. you could do cardio or light legs. no upperbody movements. return afte the week , to lifting, but at 30% of your normal weight. becareful on grip and pull excercises (rows/lats) also dont CURL!!! use a preacher curl machine at 50% of your normal rep weight.

during the week off, stretch 5 x a day, and do those light supination movements. foam roll that forearm. grease it up and run your knuckles down it hard. try to release the tendon nots that are shortening the tendon causing the inflammation. abadon chinups all together period. find out if you lock out your elbows, or if your lifting days are spaced wrong setting off the inflammation in the first place.

Thank you for the help tileguy. I really do appreciate it. Atleast I have someone in the same boat as me

 

[tileguy123]

and also as ogh says strenghten the forearm.but tennis elbow is more of a muscle imbalance. if you have golfers you need to stretch that forearm and tricep out. the tendons are shortened and inflammed.

 

[Nitrust]

I can almost feel small lumps or knots on the tendon, but maybe I am just paranoid..

 

[Oregongearhead]

I have totally abandoned curling which sucks dick because my biceps were just starting to get huge and the weight was just starting to get heavy

You can still build big biceps without straight bar curls . Bent over rows , deadlifts , chins, pulldowns all will keep your biceps strong without curls . My PT told me "lift whatever you want , but if it hurts dont do it". ~Ogh

 

[tileguy123]

yeah bro it sucks but its not permanent. could be a lenght of time like a year or or year and half and itll resolve. hopefully not like that though. hopefully goes away in a week to a month.

there are things you can do.

nsaids right now around the clock until it goes from acute to chronic. flush out that inflammation
super cissus, or somesort of joint repair all natural medicine google cissus, and cellulose.
fish oil
soaking in epson salt . hot tubs with jets are perfect for this.
stretch .
foam roll. active release massage,use your other arm and grip your forearm with lotion and squuze that cunt like a sponge, and work your way down the tendons from the tennis elbow insertion and the golfers elbow spot. all the way to the wrist. these massages will feel like torture at first if your really flamed up but thats good.

friction ..if you rubbed your skin very hard what happens. it gets red . brings blood to the tissue. same principle massage that fucker hard. rub it out.

ice. after its chronic. use heat.

smoke weed.

dont beat off..have ur lady do it

um what else.. think of something positive.cause while this is a depressing injury even if it becomes chronic, within a few weeks youll adjust ur lifitng routine to work around it.

dirty little hoe is like a bad case of clap

 

[tileguy123]

dude im loving just doing shreeded routine right now on biceps. i cant believe im abandoning dumbells right now for my arms but hey its workign great

preacher curl smith machine. warm up both arms. then go to 10 sets of single armed preacher curls.. work on muscle mind connection. blown away by the natty pumps im getting.

the vbar cable curls. dont hurt use them to burn out after the preacher curl machine. super pumped

then work my tri's

end of workout i look like hulk . gfu