Everytime when I do bicep curls my wrist are very sore (especially during and after last 2 sets). Should I stop doing bicep curls and maybe try dumbell curls or do my wrist just need some time to get used?
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Thread: Sore wrists after biceps curl
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10-05-2007, 01:31 PM #1
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10-05-2007, 01:36 PM #2
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10-05-2007, 01:39 PM #3
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10-05-2007, 02:34 PM #4
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10-05-2007, 02:48 PM #5
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Try holding the bar or DB's with your wrists extended(the back side of your hand bent back towards your elbows). Keep that position throughout the range of motion for the curling motion. This will place more tension on your biceps & reduce the amount of forearm involvement.
BTW you will have to decrease the amount of wieght (AKA: intensity/load) that you use.
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10-05-2007, 02:51 PM #6
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10-05-2007, 03:27 PM #7
Are you using a straight bar or a EZ one?
If you use the former, try curling with an E-Z bar. If you still feel pain, experiment with dumbells.
If it still hurts, switch to preacher or incline curls. For example, the only bicep exercises that don't hurt my wrists at all are Incline dumbell curls and Concentration curls. Any other variation of free weight curls (even standing dumbell curls) feels somewhat uneasy on them.
I wouldn't recommend trying to work through the pain.
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10-05-2007, 03:35 PM #8
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10-05-2007, 04:49 PM #9
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10-05-2007, 04:51 PM #10
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10-05-2007, 04:54 PM #11
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10-05-2007, 09:29 PM #12
what kind of pain we talking here?
when I would do curls with the ez-curl bar, my wrists also hurt. it hurt when i let go of the bar after i finished my set, but not during the set. it was more of a joint pain than a muscle pain.
so i started taking Animal Flex, and a little after i went on vacation so I took a break from lifting for a little longer than a week. now I don't feel the pain at all
so, take a break from lifting and/or get some joint and tendon supplement
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10-06-2007, 12:47 AM #13
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10-08-2007, 12:33 PM #14
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10-08-2007, 01:04 PM #15
It may be a grip issue so yeah, try dumbbells and see how it goes. Try going wider or narrower, or using those Ezcurls. It may just be you have weak wrists, the only solution is to allow them to strengthen. Sometimes they adapt slower.
I don't think that's the best idea at all. Firstly by doing that, you move the weight closer to the lever, meaning it puts LESS tension on the biceps. It's also not the best thing for your wrists because if you do lose tension in your wrist flexors, then you're likely putting the strain on your wrist ligaments instead, especially at the top of the movement.
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