nerve pain!

[The !]

Hey all,

Over the last few months, I've been getting nerve pain in my forearm (on the outer edge, just under the bone close to the elbow). Initially I would only get it a little while working out, but now it pops up randomly while doing stuff as light as pushing myself out of my desk chair. Last week, I could only do two of six of my exercises, and dips were impossible.

My doc says about all I can do is go to physiotherapy or rest, so this week I'm just resting and hoping for a miracle. Any ideas? A couple guys on other boards suggested I just work through it til it goes away, but that's not happening without changing my routine. Right now I am thinking my best bet is just to do my core exercises and hope that I grow past it, or to take a week off every couple of weeks.

Thanks!

 

[clubfootedmidget]

I have the same thing happening right now. Only the nerve pain goes along the outside underneath of my left hand.

Any time I bring my left arm too close to my body and I am pressing something heavy it occurs. I am pretty sure it is a nerve that is running underneath my armpit that leads to the sensation.

So far I just train through it.

 

[eastarr69]

i HAVE A SIMILAR PINCEHED NERVE IN MY OUTER FOREARM THAT HURTS LIKE A BITCH WHEN DOING ALTERNATING DUMBELL CURLS...I HAVE TO WRAP MY FOREARM BEFORE I CAN DO THEM...

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[bassmanjp]

i went through it.

doing alternate dumbell curls was a pain, but no pain no gain, isn't it ? it just got better.

i have to a some pain while doing preacher curl with an ez bar and it went away too.

 

[The !]

I hit the gym again this week after taking last week off. Did arms today and back/shoulders yesterday. No significant flare-ups yesterday (though I didn't expect any). Today I knew I'd not be able to finish my routine if I stayed at the same level, so I dropped the weight a little on most of my stuff and got through it with manageable pain.

I'm going to hold the weight for the next month, then resume progress and see what happens. I think I just progressed faster (using Needsize's 5x5) than my forearms were prepared to handle.