goodgabba

Hello to everyone at uk-muscle!

i've been training for 2 months and have noticed that on certain days, mainly chest and bicep days, i find my forearms ache more (and for longer) than my chest muscles and biceps. could this be due to bad form/technique or perhaps due to weak wrists/forearms that just need to build up? furthermore, i notice my forearms aching moreso using barbell compared to dumbells.

thanks for any info :confused:

RAIKEY

do you curl with a straight bar or e-z bar.?

when using db's your wrist can follow the line it needs to so doesnt put this strain on the forearms.
this is why your f/arms dont hurt using dumbells.

when you use a striaght barbell to curl with it forces your palms directly upwards as you lift, and can put a strain on wrists/forearms.

(i personally love this feeling and do straight bar curls on purpose)

but may i sugest dropping this excercise and using a E-Z bar for curls .

just till you find out whats causing the pain,

but then i would be tempted to reintroduce them as your grip and forearms become more deleloped .

you could even try , when dumbell curling, to gradually bring the dumbell to a parrelel line to the floor during the lift,

this way, you have control of how far to go, and not, the bar.

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RAIKEY

apologis if this is confusing but i,ll dig out some pics if it is.

oh, and welcome on board mate.

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goodgabba

Thanks for your reply Raikey, and no, i don't use an e-z bar because they don't have one at our gym *sighs*. I think i will take your advice and slowly introduce the barbell curls when i've experimented with the parallel dumbell curls you suggested. out of interest, do your forearms still hurt after straght-bar curls or are they quite used to it by now?

megatron

most probably Carpel Tunnel syndrome... the muscles get infmaled and restrict the tendons causing pain for longer than just muscle pain. Stretches!!!!!

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RAIKEY

no, mine are fine after straight bar curls , but the main reason i do these is it give me a better feeling in the bicep,.

i read somewhere on here that some guys use the e-z bar the opposite way!!!.....ie there litle fingers are higher than the thumbs .

i cant even hold an empty bar like this , never mind lift it!..




also, a gym that doesnt have an E-Z bar should feel ashamed when they take your money on the way in.

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goodgabba

thanks for the above comments raikey/megatron. i think i'll have to do some proper stretches and sort out my bicep curls in order to get around these achey forearms! :o)

RAIKEY

if its just an ache i think you'll be fine...

if you get a numbness or tingling in the thumb,fore finger,middle finger and halfway up the ring finger , then megatron could have something .

but imo if it was C T S (which as mega said is pressure on the median nerve)
i,m sure you'd know about it.

as you said, see how it goes and report back in a week or two.

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Tinytom

I spoke to a reflexologist last night about this problem because I get it too. He shows me a way to relieve pressure by pressing the thumb in a line up the underside of the forearm i.e. if your hand was turned up like for a barbell curl.

This is supposed to relieve pressure on the forearms.

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RAIKEY

i'm gonna try this as i have big probs with forearm pump..

its frustrating when your curling and have to let go/drop the db/bb cos the pump in ur forearms causes the grip to go weak .

i tried strapping meself to the dumbell, open hand grip,cables, but i end up failing the set earlier than i should, cos the pressure is too much ,

if it starts to effect my bicep development i'll be distraught.

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goodgabba

excellent, this is definately something i can incorporate into my routine if i start to feel discomfort, thanks Tinytom.

[edit] my forearms also get overly pumped at times Raikey, the muscle goes practically solid and my grip is considerably weakened [/edt]