Pain in forearms

[Porky]

I used to lift weights over the winter but after a couple of months of hard work and great progress I had to stop due to horrible pain on the outside part of my forearms. For a few weeks it hurt to lift, push, or pull anything.

I just started again and chalked the pain up to going too fast, too hard, and not taking a week long break every 8 weeks. I've been working out again for about a week and a half, once again with great results already, and tonight I felt some pain in my left forearm. It was very slight, but noticeable.

Should I take a few days off, and then come ack and re-assess the issue? Has anybody encountered this?

 

[chim_chim]

Can you tell if the pain is coming from the muscle, tendon/ligaments, or bone?

 

[CLOONEY]

Is it on the bottom part of your forearms? I get this also when I do heavy bicept curls (it is a common problem). And then if I keep going it affects my entire training reigeme. I have only been told to take it easy and lower the weights when doing bicept curls, thats all the advice all these so called "professionals" could give me.

 

[Porky]

Well that's a pain in the ass, CLOONEY...

The pain is in my bottom forearms. Thanks for the help, I'll go down a few pounds for a week or so.

 

[DJBen]

Yeah, just take it easy. In my experience, a lot of other lifts end up making your biceps huge anyway to the point where I hardly do them constantly anymore... probably once every fortnight. I'm more concerned with balencing it with my triceps really, heh.

 

[Belgium_Freak]

sounds really familiar to me. In my case it was because i was training way too much with wayyy too heavy weight. It got to the point that my joints were doing the work instead of my muscles, such big pressure on joints is never good. Try doing 3 times weight training a week instead of 5-6

 

[MrFitness880]

what exercise were you doing to induce the pain?

 

[TyTe`EyEs]

I get sharp pains in my right forearm when curling heavy weight. I'm pretty sure it's not the muscle though. I guess it could be the bone, but i'm not sure.

 

[MrFitness880]

I'd have to see your form to be sure. It sounds like it could be a tendon issue

lots of guys let their wrists roll back some on curls, and this puts added stress on the tendon.

if you're having trouble i say just give 'em a good stretch before you curl and see if that helps