My elbows and wrist kill

[Gymrat245]

everytime i try to do bicep curls my wrist kills and when i do tricep pulldowns my right elbow hurts what could it be and should i stop lifting because i don't want to hurt myself i have to go to BCT in july

[GuyJin]

Sounds like tendonitis, although you should consult a good doctor who knows about sports, first, or even a sports-rehab specialist if the pain is really bad.

As for the movements, if they're causing pain, then drop them and sub in other, similar movements which work your arms effectively. i.e. d'bell curls and close-grip benches, or other exercises that don't hurt. OTOH, if EVERYTHING hurts, then take a layoff--if the pain is really bad and hampering your other lifts i.e. benches or inclines or back work. If you want to continue training, I'd also ice the areas daily for about ten or fifteen minutes. Just to be on the safe side, see a doctor and get his/her opinion.

[Gymrat245]

well all i know is that my elbow only hurts when i do tricep pulldowns and my wrist only hurt when i do bicep curls on the machine but other then that i can do everything else fine.

[duuuwork]

if its your joints that hurt maybe try some glucosamine (sp?) if its tendonitus, youre going to have to make some changes, i have it in my forearms and cannot do curls with a straight bar because the pain is excrutiating, yet if i use the ezcurl bar its much more bareable.

[Blizzard589]

When I first started working out I would do all sorts of variations of curls and tricep work and back then was when I had some pain in my tendons/joints. Once I dropped all the crazy variations and stuck to the basics it was much better.

If it hurts, do it light or just drop it completely. Ice, rest, glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM/Vitamin C supplements are good for joint pain.

[djartek]

How is your wrist and elbow as well as shoulder flexibility and mobility??

These most likely are you culprits, unless you have been lifting for a long time and lifting heavy or with poor form. I had a somewhat similar problem start working on my shoulder girdle, both flexibility and mobility wise as well as strengthening it and my wrist pain and elbow pain slowly went away.

The only lift that aggravates my wrist is a the overhead squat or snatch, years of boxing as in my case will do some irreversible damage to the wrists.

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Make sure you start supplementing with some fish oils pills asap!