Pain in Forearm

Hey guys,

I've been working out for a few months now and I've seen some amazing increases in strength, especially compared to where I started from. I'm very happy with the gains that I've made.

Unfortunately, within the last few weeks, I've noticed a pain in my left forearm. IE, if I lift my arms forward with my palms facing upwards, the pain is in the middle of my arm facing the body, directly ctly between my elbow and palm.

I think the problem might be that while I'm doing bicep curls, my biceps can handle the weight but my forearms cannot. I originally dismissed the pain as muscle soreness, but its gotten to the point where I can feel a sharp pain even when lifting light objects such as pitchers of juice.

Not sure how to treat this. I don't want to lose any of the gains that I've made, although if thats what it is going to take to fix this, I guess I'll have to. It seems like any exercise I do aggrivates the problem. Any suggestions?

You already know the answer. Rest. Don't lift for a few days, maybe even take a whole week off. Next time you work out, go very light and see how it feels. Soreness is something you can work through. Pain is a sign that something is wrong.

You may have injured the flexor muscles in your left hand.

Take it easy for the week. Also do some RICE on the area.

Additionally, you need to check for knots (google trigger points) in your flexor muscles and your extensors. The flexor muscles are on non-hairy part of your arm between your elbow and your wrist. The extensors are on the hairy part of your arm on the opposite side of your flexors.

These muscles may have knots in them. Try doing some deep massage on the area and look for painful spots. I would recommend buying a lacrosse ball or a tennis ball and leaning against the ball and the wall. Apply pressure on the ball to your arm and look for tight, knotted areas.

I had the same problem, rest is the only solution

yeah i'd get that shit in my left arm too

rest is the obvious answer, but this also popped in my mind:

are you doing deadlift to help forearm/grip strength?

You already know the answer. Rest. Don't lift for a few days, maybe even take a whole week off. Next time you work out, go very light and see how it feels. Soreness is something you can work through. Pain is a sign that something is wrong.

Actually i've had the same thing. And still do. Even after a week's rest i can get it. It feels more like a pinch nerve. It's a pain that shoots up through your arm. It doesn't feel like a "damage" pain...

any idea?

Actually i've had the same thing. And still do. Even after a week's rest i can get it. It feels more like a pinch nerve. It's a pain that shoots up through your arm. It doesn't feel like a "damage" pain...

any idea?

Look for knots. Seriously. Most people have knots in their muscles and are completely unaware of it. Unless the knots are active you will not feel pain until the knots have pressure applied to them. They are latent trigger points.

Go and get a deep tissue massage on your hand. Make sure they go over your entire hand, along your triceps, bracialus(sp?), biceps, shoulder, and upper back. Also look for knots in your rib cage.

It could very well be a pinched nerve. A nerve test can pinpoint where on the body the nerve is being pinched/irritated.