Forearm pain???? - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

damagedgoods · 14-04-2004, 06:55 PM

Guys - for sometime now when I amworking out (anything other than legs) I get terrible pain in my forearms... I just can't work it out - even when benching - as soon as I take my grip off the bar it feels like my forearms are on fire..... any of you get this? or is ther any reason y???

T-man · 14-04-2004, 10:16 PM

I used to get a bit of pain in my forearms. I put it down to a muscle imbalance in my lower arm because of all the gripping work I was doing. So I started doing some finger extensions with rubber bands and it seamed to help.

**hackskii** · 14-04-2004, 10:39 PM

T-man, do you mean the oppisite of gripping?
If so that would make sense. Damn, right on.

I have heard that creatine can help lactic acid buildup if that is what it is. I also read once that if you are difficeint in Potassium then muscles can cramp. Electrolytes too if you are difficient will cramp.

damagedgoods · 15-04-2004, 09:03 AM

thx for that guys - I am taking creatie atm, and as I am bulking have started adding bananas to my shakes - and I believ they are good for potassium.... mayb this will help.

philipebrown · 15-04-2004, 09:51 AM

Yeah mate, i get this big time, especially when trying to lift heavy, usually when i have to lift dumbells into position for incline press.

I believe the one and only reason for this is stress and is due to the bodys adaptation process. Muscles are probably being grown and strengthened at a faster rate than tendons and bones are. I have heard a few people mention this and they reckon that when you have a few years behind your belt it you dont notice it as much, but definetley felt by someone in their first year or two in training. I have tried Glucosamine and Calcium supplements which are probably a safe bet but didnt seem to really help me much. This is why i am alternating light and heavy workouts at the moment.

**Aftershock** · 15-04-2004, 09:54 AM

I get it exactly the same thing sometimes if ive been doing heavy barbell curls or dealifts...... does the pain just seems to shoot along the bone on the inner forearm?

In my opinion its not diet mate,,, just one of the first symptons of overtraining.... May need some time off mate..... More aint always better.

philipebrown · 15-04-2004, 10:08 AM

Im gonna be having two weeks off training soon when im on holiday, no forearm pain for me then, ha ha! will probably come back weak and small tho, and fat!

**Aftershock** · 15-04-2004, 12:14 PM

No you'll come back refreshed and dying to get back into the gym.... I'm ok for about the first 4 days but after a week I cant wait to get back into it....

damagedgoods · 15-04-2004, 01:18 PM

It could be overtraining - although I feel like I should be doing more! I've been focusing on the big compound movements - and I've only done the occasional arm workout when I have had the time....

philipebrown · 15-04-2004, 05:12 PM

Barbell curls really give me pain so i have to do alternate dumbell curls instead.

Killerkeane · 16-04-2004, 12:41 AM

hmm, im not a hardcore bbuilder yet like some of ya, but i get absoulute immense pain in my thighs, so bad i can hardly walk up and down stairs, and it takes me 5-6 days to recover from it. Weird thing is that it doesnt hurt in the claves, maybe cas i do 6 sets of squats!!

verve · 17-04-2004, 01:42 AM

i get the same pain in the legs,but they grow well so it's worth it.because forearms r involved in almost every exercise,you probably haven't let them rest enough since they became sore,those 2 weeks off should solve the problem.does it feel like a muscle pain or something in the bones/joints/tendons/ligaments?

turbo · 30-04-2004, 01:45 PM

Ive been getting the same pain in my right forearm recently. Left arm is fine. Its only recently started after 15 years of doing heavy barbell curls without any probs. Ive recently started doing EZ bar curls which could be contributing to it, because of the angle the hand is at. But, i suspect its more like latic acid build up, as im also suffering from shin splints when jogging for the first time in years too.

Im going to try dumbells instead of the exbar for my next arm workout and see if that helps. If not, i`ll have to just stick with it until my cycle ends, when I should drop any water retention I have which should help matters.

14-04-2004, 06:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
damagedgoods Looking Freaky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wisbech Posts: 763	Forearm pain???? Guys - for sometime now when I amworking out (anything other than legs) I get terrible pain in my forearms... I just can't work it out - even when benching - as soon as I take my grip off the bar it feels like my forearms are on fire..... any of you get this? or is ther any reason y???

14-04-2004, 10:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
T-man Gym Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: England Posts: 253	I used to get a bit of pain in my forearms. I put it down to a muscle imbalance in my lower arm because of all the gripping work I was doing. So I started doing some finger extensions with rubber bands and it seamed to help. __________________ You can't grow without pain!

14-04-2004, 10:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,185	T-man, do you mean the oppisite of gripping? If so that would make sense. Damn, right on. I have heard that creatine can help lactic acid buildup if that is what it is. I also read once that if you are difficeint in Potassium then muscles can cramp. Electrolytes too if you are difficient will cramp. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

15-04-2004, 09:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
philipebrown Looking Freaky Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: north east Posts: 924	Yeah mate, i get this big time, especially when trying to lift heavy, usually when i have to lift dumbells into position for incline press. I believe the one and only reason for this is stress and is due to the bodys adaptation process. Muscles are probably being grown and strengthened at a faster rate than tendons and bones are. I have heard a few people mention this and they reckon that when you have a few years behind your belt it you dont notice it as much, but definetley felt by someone in their first year or two in training. I have tried Glucosamine and Calcium supplements which are probably a safe bet but didnt seem to really help me much. This is why i am alternating light and heavy workouts at the moment. __________________ "no, no, side chest franco, not front chest!........ ....and if you don't have it, don't hit it!" Arnold...from the making of pumping iron.

15-04-2004, 10:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
philipebrown Looking Freaky Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: north east Posts: 924	Im gonna be having two weeks off training soon when im on holiday, no forearm pain for me then, ha ha! will probably come back weak and small tho, and fat! __________________ "no, no, side chest franco, not front chest!........ ....and if you don't have it, don't hit it!" Arnold...from the making of pumping iron.

15-04-2004, 09:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
damagedgoods Looking Freaky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wisbech Posts: 763	thx for that guys - I am taking creatie atm, and as I am bulking have started adding bananas to my shakes - and I believ they are good for potassium.... mayb this will help.

15-04-2004, 09:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
Aftershock UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,931	I get it exactly the same thing sometimes if ive been doing heavy barbell curls or dealifts...... does the pain just seems to shoot along the bone on the inner forearm? In my opinion its not diet mate,,, just one of the first symptons of overtraining.... May need some time off mate..... More aint always better.

15-04-2004, 12:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
Aftershock UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,931	No you'll come back refreshed and dying to get back into the gym.... I'm ok for about the first 4 days but after a week I cant wait to get back into it....

15-04-2004, 01:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
damagedgoods Looking Freaky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wisbech Posts: 763	It could be overtraining - although I feel like I should be doing more! I've been focusing on the big compound movements - and I've only done the occasional arm workout when I have had the time....

15-04-2004, 05:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
philipebrown Looking Freaky Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: north east Posts: 924	Barbell curls really give me pain so i have to do alternate dumbell curls instead. __________________ "no, no, side chest franco, not front chest!........ ....and if you don't have it, don't hit it!" Arnold...from the making of pumping iron.

16-04-2004, 12:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
Killerkeane The Geezer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Somerset although im not proud lol. Posts: 2,978	hmm, im not a hardcore bbuilder yet like some of ya, but i get absoulute immense pain in my thighs, so bad i can hardly walk up and down stairs, and it takes me 5-6 days to recover from it. Weird thing is that it doesnt hurt in the claves, maybe cas i do 6 sets of squats!! __________________ Fortes Fortuna Paratus Mens-Fortune favours the prepared mind.:amen:

17-04-2004, 01:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
verve 666 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: At work, probably. Posts: 674	i get the same pain in the legs,but they grow well so it's worth it.because forearms r involved in almost every exercise,you probably haven't let them rest enough since they became sore,those 2 weeks off should solve the problem.does it feel like a muscle pain or something in the bones/joints/tendons/ligaments?

30-04-2004, 01:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
turbo Getting HUGE! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,123	Ive been getting the same pain in my right forearm recently. Left arm is fine. Its only recently started after 15 years of doing heavy barbell curls without any probs. Ive recently started doing EZ bar curls which could be contributing to it, because of the angle the hand is at. But, i suspect its more like latic acid build up, as im also suffering from shin splints when jogging for the first time in years too. Im going to try dumbells instead of the exbar for my next arm workout and see if that helps. If not, i`ll have to just stick with it until my cycle ends, when I should drop any water retention I have which should help matters.