Sharp pain in forearms when Lifting

[Hisense]

Hey everyone,
I tried doing arms today for the second time in a week and every time I curl, I have this strong sharp pain in my right forearm near my elbow whenever I try to lift anything over 40 lbs.I the pain is so bad, It feels like my bone is broken . The worse pain come after I put down the weight which it hurts even more. The first time I felt this, was on Monday and the I felt the same level of discomfort for 3-days. It was so bad, I couldn't even flex because I felt like I had no strength in my right arm., I'm not sure If is the lack of exercise that has cause me to loose my grip strength since I started training again this past Monday after my Chiropractor recommended at least a month of rest for some other unrelated problem. I'm not sure if this is serious or Tendonitis. It's so bad, that today I had to stop during my third set. This pain it's stopping me from giving 100% on arms day. Looking forward to your responses.

 

[alphastrength50]

happened to me brotha. give it a rest perhaps your tendons are not keeping up w muscle growth. what aas u running

 

[Hisense]

happened to me brotha. give it a rest perhaps your tendons are not keeping up w muscle growth. what aas u running

More rest. I'm not using any.

 

[alphastrength50]

hmm did u ever do heavy curls bro or straight bar curls tyey fuck w ur arms bad

 

[weighted chinup]

It sounds like tendonitis maybe? You are probably getting really strong really fast or you are doing an exercise in a way that irritates your joints and tendons. Try alternating grips or changing the exercise altogether. A lot of discomfort related to lifting can be reduced if you switch grips or perform the exercise in a way that doesn't cause pain - or you can do a completely different lift.

Some people have problems where they can't do dips or chin ups because of pain or discomfort. Often times its due to how their doing the lift - not necessarily wrong, just not in a way that's ideal for their structure. Take some time, up your frequency if you have to, and get used to doing / practicing the lift.

You have been out of the gym for a month though - take it easy on the poundages. Get used to the lifts, your body probably isn't used to recruiting or using the motor units needed to do the lift properly and your nervous system likely needs time to get adjusted again.

 

[Hisense]

hmm did u ever do heavy curls bro or straight bar curls tyey fuck w ur arms bad

No, that's the thing, I started with the same amount of weight where I left off because I can't do the straight bar at all, so what I do is the curved bar instead with 100, 90 and 80 (I Always starts with the heaviest. Today I started with overhead cable curls and that was the end of my workout. Couldn't do anything else even If I try to.

 

[Hisense]

It sounds like tendonitis maybe? You are probably getting really strong really fast or you are doing an exercise in a way that irritates your joints and tendons. Try alternating grips or changing the exercise altogether. A lot of discomfort related to lifting can be reduced if you switch grips or perform the exercise in a way that doesn't cause pain - or you can do a completely different lift.

Some people have problems where they can't do dips or chin ups because of pain or discomfort. Often times its due to how their doing the lift - not necessarily wrong, just not in a way that's ideal for their structure. Take some time, up your frequency if you have to, and get used to doing / practicing the lift.

You have been out of the gym for a month though - take it easy on the poundages. Get used to the lifts, your body probably isn't used to recruiting or using the motor units needed to do the lift properly and your nervous system likely needs time to get adjusted again.

Thanks for the info. Do you think I should start with less weight?

 

[weighted chinup]

Thanks for the info. Do you think I should start with less weight?

Yes. Get back into your normal routine, Pick a weight that you can do comfortably until you get back into the swing of things, then you can start overloading the weight over time. Your body will adapt and get used to doing the lift more efficiently the more you practice it so hopefully you won't have anymore pain / irritation once you get back into the swing of things.

edit: Also, I think it goes without saying, but if the pain doesn't get better or go away, see a doc.

 

[Gettinbigger76]

I was beat to the punch, but like they said, Sounds like tendinitis, best thing you can do is rest, at the very least, go lighter weight and use a "palms down" grip....

 

[Hisense]

Yes. Get back into your normal routine, Pick a weight that you can do comfortably until you get back into the swing of things, then you can start overloading the weight over time. Your body will adapt and get used to doing the lift more efficiently the more you practice it so hopefully you won't have anymore pain / irritation once you get back into the swing of things.

edit: Also, I think it goes without saying, but if the pain doesn't get better or go away, see a doc.

Thank you again! I will do that then. I guess I have to start with baby steps again.

 

[weighted chinup]

Thank you again! I will do that then. I guess I have to start with baby steps again.

Don't sweat it. All things considered, a month is not that long and you probably didn't lose a whole lot. A week or two you should be back into it. If you are still in pain after that please have it checked out (or sooner if the pain gets worse).

 

[Hisense]

I was beat to the punch, but like they said, Sounds like tendinitis, best thing you can do is rest, at the very least, go lighter weight and use a "palms down" grip....

Thanks for the advice. I will do that the next time I try arms.

 

[Hisense]

Don't sweat it. All things considered, a month is not that long and you probably didn't lose a whole lot. A week or two you should be back into it. If you are still in pain after that please have it checked out (or sooner if the pain gets worse).

I'm a hard gainer and a easy loser. Hopefully your and @Gettinbigger76 advices will help in my recovery so I can go back stronger.

 

[ebin]

hmm did u ever do heavy curls bro or straight bar curls tyey fuck w ur arms bad

Yes.

 

[Ozzy619]

Unless you have a hairline fracture, sounds like tendinitis. There's a thread some where on here about this topic, but couldn't find it. I've had the same problem. Hurt to grip anything at all. Couldn't do biceps for a couple months. You have to take it easy and warm up alot when doing arms. I've found this helps me tremendously. Stand with your back flat against the wall, raise your arms in a field goal position so they are parallel. Hold this for at least 30 seconds 3 times. Don't know why it helps but it does.

 

[Hisense]

Unless you have a hairline fracture, sounds like tendinitis. There's a thread some where on here about this topic, but couldn't find it. I've had the same problem. Hurt to grip anything at all. Couldn't do biceps for a couple months. You have to take it easy and warm up alot when doing arms. I've found this helps me tremendously. Stand with your back flat against the wall, raise your arms in a field goal position so they are parallel. Hold this for at least 30 seconds 3 times. Don't know why it helps but it does.

Thanks man! I appreciated your advice. So, should I do this for every exercise or at the beginning?

Did you ever use Advil or ice packs to alleviate the pain?

 

[Ozzy619]

Thanks man! I appreciated your advice. So, should I do this for every exercise or at the beginning?

Did you ever use Advil or ice packs to alleviate the pain?

Ibuprofen, too lazy for ice packs. Do it before working out, just do it where someone can't see you. Or they will ask questions. If they ask, just tell them you're holding up the wall.

 

[Hisense]

Ibuprofen, too lazy for ice packs. Do it before working out, just do it where someone can't see you. Or they will ask questions. If they ask, just tell them you're holding up the wall.

HaHa! That's was good man. Maybe I'll even start a new warm up trend.

 

[HuckingFuge]

800mg ibuprofen every 4 hours, worked for me.

 

[Hisense]

800mg ibuprofen every 4 hours, worked for me.

Ah I see. I was just taking 600 every 8-hrs.