Forearms hurt!

Can anyone provide any suggestions to this problem?

My forearms are killing me. The part that hurts is the muscle that runs under the bone, on the side of the arm where your pinky finger is...

In the past while, I've really taken to working my arms. I'm repping at 75lbs on the Olympic Curl (which I figure is pretty good) but whenever I raise the bar to my chest, I can feel the pain in that part of my forearm I described.

I love the Olympic Curl, but do hammers too (no pain) but get some pain also doing dumbbell curls, again, when I bring the weight up near my chest. My forearms aren't big, and my wrists and hands are plain small, so I'm thinking they're getting overloaded, but maybe I'm doing something wrong when I bring the weight all the way up to my chest.

Any advice on technique is appreciated.

Thanks.

Guy goes to Dr. and says:

Dr. it hurts when I do _this_. What should I do? Dr. Says, 'don't do that'.

Use dumbells. Don't overtrain. ******************************************************* ******************* ***************

Great advice. Thanks.

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Don't be disheartened Brad, they are a bunch of playful wags here. Celene meant no harm and your question did 'beg' such a reply. ;o))

However, all joking aside, what she said in jest is perfectly true. By continuing lifting with what is quite clearly an injured forearm, you will only cause yourself discomfort.

Unfortunately, rest to recovery is the only cure.

John

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From your description, it sounds like medial epicondylitis.
http://www.medicalmultimediagroup.com/pated/ctd/mepi/ mepi.html

Usually aggravated by gripping with palms facing up, i.e. biceps curls. Give it some rest, ice, and anti-inflammatories for the short term, then gradually reintroduce biceps work. Don't do exercises that hurt. No exercise is so great that you should do it if it gives you pain.

You know, I'm waiting to hear when you decide to go to med school. I think you'd make a phine physician.

Sorry love, I was just teasing you. Professional habit you know!

I usually rest anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes between sets depending on which exercise I am doing and how heavy I am lifting. I allow my breathing and heart rate to come back down to pretty much normal.

I only weight train enough to keep my figure and have a little bit of abs showing. It's beneficial in my night time profession. I don't like to get sore and stiff.

It's the customers that are supposed to be sore and stiff. <evil grins>

Begging is always good. <G>

That's very kind of you, Steve. In another life, perhaps. And whatever I was, I'd be the kind of doctor that didn't have to see little kids with snotty noses.

Try changing your grip. Widening mine helped me.