Elbow Hurts When Doing Curls?

[Rkurly14]

Anyone else have the same problem? What do u do about it?

[jondy]

Is it just straight bar curls? Sometimes holding a straight bar can put your wrist in a postion past it's flexibility. This in turn can aggravate things all the way up to the elbow.

[justdragit]

Could be a lot of things... Holding the bar incorrectly, too much weight, something medically wrong... if it is really worrying you go have a Doctor check it out.

[bujj]

Anyone else have the same problem? What do u do about it?

i get it sometimes when doing barbell curls but it is always my left elbow. not sure why though

[GForce78NJ]

it could be the sake that elbow pains has nothing to do with losing fat?


to help u tho, i get a pop in my elbow when doing things for triceps such as skullcrushers our overhead dumbell press (i think thats what it is) I cant find a way to not make it pop, so when it happens i stay away fromt he exercise and work my triceps a different way

[MarkVI]

Probably too much weight -- muscle pain can mean change, growth and goodness.... but if you have joint pain, it's sort of a big deal.

[Mook1e]

Wrong section, but get it checked out and get yourself some animal flex.

[damnglass]

if your cutting out too much fat,then that will start to become a problem,also if your on something that raises test and decreases estrogen it will also play a role.Try having a week off of working bicepts and see if it persists.

[buddhastalin]

lateral epicondylitis.

[JS8531]

I get a very slight pain too on my elbows. Not really enough for me to make a complain though.

My left elbow do make a poping noise when doing the triceps just like what GForce78NJ is getting. It doesnt hurt, it just kinda POP, kinda scares me LOL

[mpipes]

What kind of curls?

Straight bar? EZ Curl Bar? Hammer Curls with dumbells? These all put your wrists into different positions so depending which ones do or do not cause pain, you can find the source of the problem. Example: my right arm has been broken 4 times when I was younger and it never set just right. As a result I cannot turn my right palm facing up, flat. The furthest it goes is vertical (thumb on top). I physically can NOT lift a straight bar, just can't get my right arm into that position. I can use an EZ Curl bar and the weight will kinda force the wrist to twist a little more, but the stress goes right into my elbow and if I go too heavy I have problems. I can Hammer Curl with heavy weights all day long though because that position is within my wrist's normal range.

If all forms of curls cause joint pain, you either need to stop doing that lift for a while and keep the elbow wrapped and iced while it heals, or reduce the amount of weight you're lifting.

It might even be some other heavier lift you're doing that's causing the problem, like dead lifts, rows, pull-ups, etc.

[luckyclover]

Could always try compound exercises that work more then your bicep. I personally dont do curls at all. I for one i dont like doing them.

[Blowzilla]

Wrong section, but get it checked out and get yourself some animal flex.

Agreed.

[garnerman]

sounds like tendonitis. When that happens to me I lower the weight and really concentrate on form. Do bicep exercises that dont hurt until the inflammation goes away, if it hurts you are just making it worse.