[jak24lp]

When I do wide grip preacher curls or barebell curls i get a pain deep in my forearm. Its on the bottom of the forearm real deep in the muscle. It goes away when i don't do these exercises but the minute i try it starts to hurt again. Its also on both arms. I know the simple solution is not to do these exercises but i was curious if anyone had an explanation of why i may be getting this pain? My workout partner says it may be a forearm splint similar to what you get on your shins. Any suggestions/opinions would be appreciated.

Jason

[nicez3f]

hey its wierd ive never known anyone to get the same pain as me. i get exactly the same symptoms and the first couple times i thought it was the bone hurting. i waited a while and eventually went back to doing them with a closer grip and ligther weight for more reps. this seem to have solved the issue maybe it will for you too.

[smre123]

Increase 4arm strength i used 2 get the same pain when u get the pain do a few behind the back forarm curls and see how it feel its basicly inflemation or ''tennis elbow'' u can google it i did thats how i found out try workin out ur 4arms after back 4 a week or so and let me know if it helps also do MORE light warm up reps and sets to get more blood flow in ur forearms

[ZackKnight]

ur prolly gripping too hard so try less of a tight grip and you should without a doubt work the forearms more so you get a better strength ration there and so you can hold more weight.

[Shwitt88]

these guys hit it
i used to have the same problem till i got my forearms stronger and it eventually went away

[smre123]

Yea you also may want to keep your palms open when you curl you will have to go lighter but dont squeeze too hard when you curl thats what causes that pain you can take ani inflamitory meds for it to go away but it will come back and it WILL slow down your protein synthesis and muscle hypertorophy if you please you can take mobic 5.8mgs or advil or tylanol but i would not recomend it if you are trying to build muscle just go lighter use a less tighter grip and work those forearms harder

[Shwitt88]

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[empire]

Hey guys,

This is a problem that I dealt with for a long time, if you continue to lift like you are with barbells, it will only get worse. A few years back it got to the point where I couldn't even type because resting my forearms on the desk hurt too bad; eventually they will become very pressure sensitive.

What everyone has said above is true, your forearms aren't keeping up with the weight you are lifting. The only way they are going to get better is through extended rest, which obviously isn't an option for someone who works out religiously.

I found that I could perform dumbell exercises without any pain, so dumbell exercises are all I did on bicep's day as well as putting extra emphasis on my forearm exercises.

When you decide to start using barbells again in your bicep routine, only try to do one exercise with a barbell during the routine. Focus on dumbells and just work in the barbell exercises sparingly until you feel you can tolerate them.

[ZackKnight]

could be how your hands are bent with the barbell. that would definitely make sense

[jak24lp]

ive resorted to going with a closer grip which doesnt hurt. I dont take anything for the pain because once i stop doing the exercises they dont hurt. I havent done the wide grip in a couple weeks and i only notice the pain when i try to pick up something heavy, like a bag of soil, which i did sunday. im just going to quit doing wide grips and continue my forearm training till they can handle the weight im doing with my biceps. thanks for the advice!

[smre123]

Any time man make sure you warm up enough also but good luck

[deeturnerjr72]

I had the same problems too. What worked for me was dropping the weight down on bicep day for a while and throwing in exercises focused on strengthening the forearms. ONe exercise I really think helped me quite a bit was the french curl(reverse curl) with an EZ bar.
I focused on this exercise quite a bit with lighter weight and worked my way up to heavier weight as my forearms felt better. Along with the french curl I would do more islolated bicep exercises to take the pressure off the forearms.

Also you hit your forearms on other days too. If your doing heavy rows or deads they can effect this discomfort in your forearms. Its very easy to overwork the forearms imo.