I get really bad pain in both my forearms when doing barbell curls, its a very similar pain to shin splints but runs all through my forearm.
I think it's to do with my wrists, as they're quite weak and bend slightly when I do the exercise. What would you guys recommend? Should I do wrist strengthening exercises or work through the pain and hope my wrists grow due to it?
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Thread: Forearm pain when doing curls
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06-22-2009, 03:37 AM #1
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Forearm pain when doing curls
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06-22-2009, 04:34 AM #2
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i had the same problem in both forearms and in the elbow,and they got to the point where it was painfull to grip and lift a cup of tea.i was doing back/arms.and i would do barcurls,hammers,wrist curls,and concentration curls after the deads ect.and there lies the problem.all you realy need is one good set of any one type.
i got round it buy not doing any curls for about a month,and taking glucosamine supp everyday.
now i just do one good curling set per week with my back workout,i just make sure i give it everything.deadlifts put loads of preasure on your arms as do alot of others.so i would say you could be overtraining,hence the pain.
ive had more growth in my arms the last couple months than the 6 or 7 months before that by just doing less isolation work.and although i still have a bit of pain its not too bad,and getting better as time goes.hope this helps.
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06-22-2009, 11:58 AM #7
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A lot of these problems come down to individual anatomy of the elbow.
If you stand up straight and hang your hands by your sides with your thumbs pointed outwards, look at the angle your forearms come away from the side of your body. The greater the angle, the harder it is to do barbell curls because it's impossible to hold the bar securely with both wrists straight.... and curling heavy without straight wrists is a guaranteed path to wrist/forearm pain.
If your elbows have a large angle it's generally best to ditch the barbell curls all together, and stick to ez-bars, tricep bars, cables and dumbells.
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06-22-2009, 12:10 PM #8
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06-22-2009, 03:21 PM #12
I used to have the same problem, however, it was relatively easily solved for me at least.
On the day I worked out my biceps, I would typically do a warm-up set or two for my biceps, however neglected to do a set or two to specifically get my forearm muscles warmed up.
I began doing a set or two of reverse curls with light weight to get my forearms warmed up. After that the problem was resolvedLifting Hobbyist, member since 2004. I rep back, always (on recharge).
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