Hammer Curls with very bad neck/head pain

[stud0000]

Hey guys I been doing hammer curls the last few months and when I first started doing them I always had a very light noticable pain on the right side of my neck going up about halfway to the middle of my head on the right side of my body but I didn't have any pain the last say month or so until Sun.. What happened was on the last set of hammer curls I was doing I was struggling just a tad and was doing everything in my power just so I could complete the last few reps(I regret it now) I foolishly was bending my shoulder and as I brought up the wieght on the right arm I felt this intense pain go from the right side of my neck up to the middle of my head, it went away 1-2 hours later but now as I am doing hammer curls the pain will come back in the same place and the pain almost will bring me down to the ground(thats how bad it will be).

So my question is did I do any serious damage to my body or did this ever happen to anyone else? Maybe I should take a few weeks off from doing hammer curls?

Everything else is fine its just that when I start doing hammer curls thats when the pain will come back.

[Chunk Tiger]

Hey guys I been doing hammer curls the last few months and when I first started doing them I always had a very light noticable pain on the right side of my neck going up about halfway to the middle of my head on the right side of my body but I didn't have any pain the last say month or so until Sun.. What happened was on the last set of hammer curls I was doing I was struggling just a tad and was doing everything in my power just so I could complete the last few reps(I regret it now) I foolishly was bending my shoulder and as I brought up the wieght on the right arm I felt this intense pain go from the right side of my neck up to the middle of my head, it went away 1-2 hours later but now as I am doing hammer curls the pain will come back in the same place and the pain almost will bring me down to the ground(thats how bad it will be).

So my question is did I do any serious damage to my body or did this ever happen to anyone else? Maybe I should take a few weeks off from doing hammer curls?

Everything else is fine its just that when I start doing hammer curls thats when the pain will come back.

If I had to guess, I'd say bad form combined with to much weight. Probably strained/pulled something trying to force up the weight.

Try dropping the weight and focus solely on getting the form solid, maybe a difference?

[stud0000]

If I had to guess, I'd say bad form combined with to much weight. Probably strained/pulled something trying to force up the weight.

Try dropping the weight and focus solely on getting the form solid, maybe a difference?


Yea thats what I was thinking possibly to much weight I forgot to mention as well that I added more weight on Saturday. I only added an extra 5 pounds per bar =10 extra pounds. I might try on cutting down on the reps and just gradually increasing them.

[iladelph]

No worries. I had the same pain about a month ago. It'll go away.

In the meanwhile, If you insist on still doing hammer curls... Lower the weight a bit. Make sure you use as much of you biceps as possible, dont include your back in the motion.

My problem was that i up'd the weight too much, and my form got sloppy. Pain shot up my neck and i couldnt continue that day. After a couple of days of rest the pain permanently went away.

Try doing preacher hammer curls to isolate your biceps even more. As long as your not stressing your back/neck you should be fine.

[Tigreza312]

I'm glad this thread is still posted. I just had this happen to me this morning. I hope the pain goes away soon. I was doing hammer curls with my back against and inclined bench. So my form wasn't bad, but I was straining. A LOT. At least I know I'm not the only one.

[Yodums]

OP: Are you doing it while sitting down? If not, try that. Also, as mentioned, you could try them on the preacher, but I prefer my arms swinging freely.

[robbondo]

It's surprising how much you strain your neck when lifting... After a while, if you haven't already, you'll start noticing your neck getting thicker and more muscular.

Seems for me, I get the most neck pump when doing deadlifts. I'm guessing you probably strained a muscle in your neck. only cure for that is rest and ibuprofen.