bicep pull

gymmy

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have any of you pulled a bicep before?
i was armwrestling over 3 yrs ago and the next day i was doing cable crossovers and my bicep started to hurt like hell

every 6 months or so i hurt it when i really push my biceps. Now when i'm doing squats it even hurts holding the bar on my shoulders.
 
You are like the fifth person to mention this to me this week! 4 others in my gym are having similar problems and I myself have been battling this "injury" for 6 months now. In my case, it seems to originate at the brachioradialis tie in just beneath the bicep, but tends to radiate through the entire bicep when it becomes inflammed. Popping 600 mg of ibuprofen an hour before my workout has proven quite effective. I was told at one time that it was the result of a strength imbalance between the tendon and the muscle that could be corrected by careful use of static contraction. The fact that we can both continue to train aside from the discomfort seem to indicate more of a tendinitis type of situation than a severe tear. The first time I felt it was after an armwrestling meet, and then I really aggravated it with some very heavy hammer curls. Hammer curls, iso-lateral curls (obviously) and reverse curls seem to inflame the area much more for me than traditional barbell curls. Tendons heal at a very slow rate being that the tissue is avascular or lacks the circulatory component of muscle tissues, and in my experience these types of injuries can continue to produce pain years after the injury regardless of the amount of healing.
I would start a daily regimen of joint supplementation including glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM, and or gelatin if you already aren't using these things. I have also discovered that refraining from using the affected area only makes it worse, and that it's better to do rehabilitating light weight-high rep work instead of none whatsoever. Avoid abrupt jerky movements with the weights or when using the arm at all and maybe with the above recommendations you will see at least some degree of improvement over time as I have. Certain AAS when used intelligently can also aid in the repair process.

"I believe a man does what he can, until his destiny is finally revealed."
 
TheBigE said:
You are like the fifth person to mention this to me this week! 4 others in my gym are having similar problems and I myself have been battling this "injury" for 6 months now. In my case, it seems to originate at the brachioradialis tie in just beneath the bicep, but tends to radiate through the entire bicep when it becomes inflammed. Popping 600 mg of ibuprofen an hour before my workout has proven quite effective. I was told at one time that it was the result of a strength imbalance between the tendon and the muscle that could be corrected by careful use of static contraction. The fact that we can both continue to train aside from the discomfort seem to indicate more of a tendinitis type of situation than a severe tear. The first time I felt it was after an armwrestling meet, and then I really aggravated it with some very heavy hammer curls. Hammer curls, iso-lateral curls (obviously) and reverse curls seem to inflame the area much more for me than traditional barbell curls. Tendons heal at a very slow rate being that the tissue is avascular or lacks the circulatory component of muscle tissues, and in my experience these types of injuries can continue to produce pain years after the injury regardless of the amount of healing.
I would start a daily regimen of joint supplementation including glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM, and or gelatin if you already aren't using these things. I have also discovered that refraining from using the affected area only makes it worse, and that it's better to do rehabilitating light weight-high rep work instead of none whatsoever. Avoid abrupt jerky movements with the weights or when using the arm at all and maybe with the above recommendations you will see at least some degree of improvement over time as I have. Certain AAS when used intelligently can also aid in the repair process.

"I believe a man does what he can, until his destiny is finally revealed."

Great advice, ive pulled both my biceps in a way that sounds like the same symptons as you two guys.

I pulled my right one actually warming up on pulldowns - it just felt like a small pop and then knot like moderate pain when i used it

As you said they can cause problems for years on - my arm hasnt been the same since - i get huge knotsof scar tissue from injuries and my bicep clicks and catches at a certain point in a negative movement, and feels niggly and inflamed after bicep work

Like you hammer motions are the worst for it.

Its still a weak point for me and Ive pulled my right bicep 6 times over the last 5 years, the last time being yesterday, so theres alot of scar tissue in there.

I find lots of stretching helps, and the msm and glucos has started to help me out as well, all my joints feel better though not 100%

Try taking 10g of cod liver oil each day too.

Other than that lots of warm ups and stretches and i avoid over hand grips on pulldowns/chins and dont do hammer curls

How much and what type of gelatin do you take bro? Can you not eat sugar free Jello for gelatin? i read that somewhere
 
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Yes, jello works too. That's honestly probably the easiest way to get it. There aren't many supplements that have caught on to the "gelatin" manner of joint pain treatment.

As for the other question regarding supps that contain all the joint related ingredients in one, I have always just gotten them individually. I've found that the stacked supps that contain say: glucosamine, chondroitin, and MSM are horribly over-priced and buying them individually has always been a more economic route for me. There is a new joint treatment out there now called "Fluid Joint" that medical studies have proven to be at least twice as effective as gluc, chon, msm or any of the others. It contains a patented antibody that attacks joint inflammation before it even begins. I tried it and it seemed to work as well as or even better than the others (maybe, these things are hard to say), but I didn't care for the large, chewable method of administration.
 
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