Biceps/Forearm Pain- Need help!

[Gobus]

Lately, when I do barbell curls with about 145 lbs, I have begun getting shin splint like pain in my forearms. I tried to switch over to the E-Z curl bar, but the pain remains. I train biceps once a week with Needsize's 5X5 routine, and my strength has gone up, but for the last 2-3 weeks the pain remains. I can't even get a good workout in my biceps anymore because my forearms hurt so much I can't go on. What other excersises can I do that will build my biceps but won't hurt my forearms too much. I've tried dumbell curls and preacher curls but the pain remains. Any suggestions?

 

[rightsaidfred]

I get this too, right in the middle of my forearm, especially with the EZ-curl bar.

 

[RoyBatty]

me too

I get it near the elbow joint but in the lower forearm part. Tried MSM for a while and it does help with the pain but I still have discomfort and its been several months. I think I got it from doing 21's with a straight bar. Put too much stress on my forearms. I heard that growth hormone can actually heal ligaments and tendons but I don't really want to go that route. I need help too, anyone?, lol...............

 

[alfa23]

well your forearm is used in most bicep exercises unless you can isolate it>>> which means the machine curler, maybe you have injured it?? get it checked out or give 2 weeks or so to recover then try again

 

[Gobus]

Yeah, I guess I'll have to take some time off. Really sucks but I'll have to see what happens. Ill take Ibuprofen and ice it a lot, as that seems to be the only thing that works.

 

[string_bean00]

I had similar forearm pains about a year ago when using the EZ-curl bar. Strangely enough, they seemed to disappear when I switched to using a straight bar.

 

[JRfromTN]

i had the same problem when i went up in weight
my doc told me first i shouldnt have went up no more than 2.5lb on each side of the bar i went up 10 lb on each side
and it was on the e-z bar (which i try to avoid)
it took me about four weeks for the pain to subside (without pain med)..i now use to strait bar or the olymp bar

 

[kapaowow]

I used to get the same prob, so I asked my gym mod how to avoid it. He said I was gripping the bar too hard with my hands, so I was putting more strain on my forearms when lifting. Now I lift the bar up using only the strength of my biceps and balance the bar in my hands with a light grip. It worked for me

 

[eastarr69]

try wrapping your arm where it hurts when you lift..i have wrapped from the wrist to the forwearm...my elbows...etc...it is not a fix, but i dont want to take 6-8 weeks off..so, cut back the weight a bit if you can, wrap up and go..

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