The Long Run
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I have pretty small wrists and weak forearms. But they've been sufficient up until now to hold the weights I've been lifting for barbell curls and everything else that requires grip strength.
I'm now having pains in the forearms about 3 inches down from the elbows when doing barbell curls. It feels like a tendon when I press what hurts with my finger. It definitely doesn't feel like the forearm bone as I've seen some say it is.
I've paid more attention lately to maintaining the grip I usually keep on the barbell during barbell curls as I had gotten a little slack on that. It went away for a couple of workouts but its back again.
I've got some questions about how to remedy this without stopping my barbell curls.
First, I'm wondering if I get one of those bars that changes the angle of the grip to where your thumbs are higher than the rest of your hand, will that remedy it? If I tighten my grip around where my pinkies are the pain is obvious. But my grip around my thumbs and first fingers doesn't affect it at all. It would seem to me these bars would emphasize that.
Second, has anyone ever heard of wrapping their forearms when doing barbell curls? That may seem funny but I'm wondering would it actually help.
Third, I forgot. LOL
I'm now having pains in the forearms about 3 inches down from the elbows when doing barbell curls. It feels like a tendon when I press what hurts with my finger. It definitely doesn't feel like the forearm bone as I've seen some say it is.
I've paid more attention lately to maintaining the grip I usually keep on the barbell during barbell curls as I had gotten a little slack on that. It went away for a couple of workouts but its back again.
I've got some questions about how to remedy this without stopping my barbell curls.
First, I'm wondering if I get one of those bars that changes the angle of the grip to where your thumbs are higher than the rest of your hand, will that remedy it? If I tighten my grip around where my pinkies are the pain is obvious. But my grip around my thumbs and first fingers doesn't affect it at all. It would seem to me these bars would emphasize that.
Second, has anyone ever heard of wrapping their forearms when doing barbell curls? That may seem funny but I'm wondering would it actually help.
Third, I forgot. LOL