I did hang cleans yesterday, and my arms have been killing me (super sore). Wierd thing is, the pain is causing me to not be able to straighten my arms. Should I force them to straighten/stretch, or just give them rest (which seems like the obvious answer, but just wondering).
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04-30-2008, 03:34 PM #1Registered User
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I can't straighten my arms...
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04-30-2008, 03:34 PM #2Juice
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i cant straighten my penis
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04-30-2008, 03:35 PM #3Repped for actually making me LOL.Originally Posted by JuiceLT
My arms don't straighten usually for the first half hour after I finish Back/Bis/Shoulders day....but then they're fine.
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04-30-2008, 03:36 PM #4All Is Illusion
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04-30-2008, 03:37 PM #5B.S. Kinesiology CSCS
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your arms really shouldn't be sore after cleans... sounds like you are reverse curling the weight and thats not a clean.Originally Posted by supermonkey23
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04-30-2008, 03:38 PM #6Banned
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i know ay, negged on recharge for himOriginally Posted by kingtego
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04-30-2008, 03:38 PM #7Juice
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Only on weekends.Originally Posted by kingtego
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04-30-2008, 03:43 PM #8Registered User
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I didn't just 'drop' the weight after I got it up, I slid it down (aka negative curl?). Once or twice only one of my arms would lag and fail the lift but I would allow the weight to do it's work on my arm while it's in the air.Originally Posted by Vipersg123
Forearms are sore as heck too, but that's not as bad.
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04-30-2008, 03:46 PM #9B.S. Kinesiology CSCS
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No what I am saying is there should be no curling in this movement... its mostly a leg movement with some force coming from shoulders/traps... if your biceps are always getting worked from cleans then you are doing them wrong.Originally Posted by supermonkey23
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04-30-2008, 03:47 PM #10Registered User
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When the barbell failed to get high enough, I would stop the barbell and slowly let it down. It's 115lbs, no way I could possibly curl that.Originally Posted by Vipersg123
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04-30-2008, 03:53 PM #11B.S. Kinesiology CSCS
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well with the power you put behind the bar from your lower body its very possible... maybe you aren't, but yeah if you are lowering the weight you should do it safely so stop the negative curls or whatever ur doing.Originally Posted by supermonkey23
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04-30-2008, 03:55 PM #12Registered User
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Yeah, at first I thought the negative curls would be a good idea since biceps are unresponsive to lifting, but this just killed them. Hopefully I'll get some mass from this :P
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04-30-2008, 03:55 PM #13Fear The Beard
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I may be confusing what you're saying but on a fail or completed rep why don't you catch the weight on your thighs rather than reverse curling it down...?
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04-30-2008, 04:03 PM #14Devil's Advocate
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You fail at hang cleans.
Get someone in the gym to look at your form.
Your arms should not be sore from cleans.gympunk - "Thank God my wife hasn't ever been bothered by cum shooting around."
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04-30-2008, 04:06 PM #15Registered User
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Think of a hang clean. Now usually to do repeated reps, you drop the weight down again back to your knees. Instead of dropping the weight, imagine reverse curling it down to work your biceps, as well. Or even just slowly dropping it.
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04-30-2008, 04:12 PM #16Creatine Enhanced
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Its simple, you used momentum from your legs to "hang clean" the weight up.
"Squatting 405 lbs your first time doesn't mean you're strong it means you failed geometry." - Newbtime
I rep back.
I neg back.
Pics or negs.
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04-30-2008, 04:15 PM #17B.S. Kinesiology CSCS
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lmao... good explanation... jeezeOriginally Posted by deadbycheese
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04-30-2008, 04:17 PM #18i bust frogs.
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i second viper's assessment.
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04-30-2008, 04:19 PM #19Rep Power: 696969
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my biceps are always sore from hangcleans and ive never had any problems... its kinda hard to not use your biceps for the pull up and the tension from the weight will give you hypertrophy just the same way it does with deadliftOriginally Posted by Vipersg123
edit: but yes it shouldnt be about the biceps
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04-30-2008, 04:19 PM #20Creatine Enhanced
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yesOriginally Posted by Vipersg123
"Squatting 405 lbs your first time doesn't mean you're strong it means you failed geometry." - Newbtime
I rep back.
I neg back.
Pics or negs.
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04-30-2008, 04:21 PM #21B.S. Kinesiology CSCS
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its not hard.. you shouldn't be pulling with your biceps, you are doing a high pull not a reverse curl :-/Originally Posted by zachman08
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04-30-2008, 04:23 PM #22Rep Power: 696969
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well ill post a vid sometime if ever and ill let everyone tear me apart for my formOriginally Posted by Vipersg123
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04-30-2008, 04:25 PM #23Registered User
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Could be very weak forearms. Sounds to me like thats what it is.
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04-30-2008, 04:26 PM #24Rep Power: 696969
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straps help... maybe.... no?.... yes?Originally Posted by catsonfire
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04-30-2008, 04:45 PM #25Registered User
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Forearms are fine, I have good grip from DLs. I just did something a little extra when dropping the barbell to work biceps, but it turned out to be ultra-soreness.
You guys, my clean is good. Once I stand up straight at the final stage of the clean, all I did was slowly bring the barbell down in order to hit the biceps. Bringing it up is was all in the explosion.
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