Wrist Pain During Concentration Curl

[sandworm]

Hi guys,

I get wrist pain during my concentration curls. I'm sure, though, if it's because my forearm strength is lacking, or if it's from Carpal Tunnel. In any case, I felt like my exercise was wasted last night, because I could only feel my wrists, not my bicep.

Is there any way to know? I'm pretty sure a Taiwanese doctor can't help me. They usually say, "Drink more warm water."

If it's my forearm strength, what exercises can I do to improve it? Is this something I should dedicate an entire day to?

Thanks!

[trace]

How and where does your wrist hurt? The nature and location of the pain could give more clues on what the cause might be.

[BernieD]

A few things...

You might be using too much weight

Keep your forearm/wrist straight during the entire movement, don't bend the wrist

I'm guessing that one of those two is your problem. Otherwise, you might indeed have Carpal Tunnel and should take a break from lifting...maybe take some ibuprofen, and if it doesn't get better, see a doctor or occupational therapist, you may have damaged a nerve. I had tendinitis in my wrists before, still kinda do...it sucks

[eyeofthetiger]

Hi guys,

I get wrist pain during my concentration curls. I'm sure, though, if it's because my forearm strength is lacking, or if it's from Carpal Tunnel. In any case, I felt like my exercise was wasted last night, because I could only feel my wrists, not my bicep.

Is there any way to know? I'm pretty sure a Taiwanese doctor can't help me. They usually say, "Drink more warm water."

If it's my forearm strength, what exercises can I do to improve it? Is this something I should dedicate an entire day to?

Thanks!

drop concentration curls from your routine, theyre a useless and over rated exercise. What does your bicep routine look like?

[sandworm]

Right now I do standard DB curls, hammer curls, and concentrations. What else can I do? I only have DBs at my disposal.

As for the pain, it feels like about half joint pain and half weakness.

[bigpump23]

don't do concentration curls and thank me later

[sandworm]

What would you recommend in exchange for concentration curls? That would drop my routine down to only two exercises...

[BernieD]

Right now I do standard DB curls, hammer curls, and concentrations. What else can I do? I only have DBs at my disposal.

As for the pain, it feels like about half joint pain and half weakness.

Since you have only DB's....

start off with standing DB curls, then try a set or 2 of static DB curls. As you curl the left DB, hold the other DB at a 90 degree angle, then as you come down with the left arm, switch positions and curl your right DB. Keeping one dumbbell at 90 degrees at all times will stress your muscles more. More stress=more growth.

Hammer curls

seated incline dumbbell curls

Since you don't have an EZ bar or barbell, your options are somewhat limited, but that's still a good DB only workout. And yes, concentration curls are overrated

[kenonator]

I used to get pains in my wrist when I did curl movements in general, I just realized that my wrist was not strong enough so I lower the weight for curls and worked out my forearms, in about 3 weeks I was able to move back up to heavier weights for curls and there was no pain

[soserious]

drop concentration curls from your routine, theyre a useless and over rated exercise. What does your bicep routine look like?

agreed, hope your wrists get better soon.
if an exercise is causing or exagerating existing problems or pain you need to question its value to your body and routine.
good luck.

[Ez_Motion]

Right now I do standard DB curls, hammer curls, and concentrations. What else can I do? I only have DBs at my disposal.

As for the pain, it feels like about half joint pain and half weakness.

Does it hurt right now or only during the exercise?

Do wrist curls and switch to dbs

[gymaddict01]

i used to have a wrist pain before i sprained one of them (pain had nothin to do with the sprain). when i did barbell curls or of the same, its like, when id hold the bar with a normal underhand grip and hold the weight with it its like my wrists are twisted to far and cant hold the pressure like that. i developed tendonitis from this. just start doing dumbell curls and make hammer curls your best friend. maybe get some tape to tape them up or soemthign bc that helped me alot.

[SDF________]

ditch the concentration curls.

chins, bb/db curls, and hammer curls are a good start