Question for those who work out!

[GennGreymane]

My ulna bone hurts after i lift weights.

i only do about 35 or 40 with curls (pounds) about 3 reps since i started with 40s i do about 5-7 times on each rep on each arm

why does it hurt

btw this is the bone i mean. my pain is some where in the middle of the top by the wrist and end by the elbow


is the reference

[MLX]

Do you have evidence to lead you to believe it's the bone rather then supporting tendons?

[GennGreymane]

Do you have evidence to lead you to believe it's the bone rather then supporting tendons?

i feel it in the bone.

[Zoldor]

I don't know a lot, but I have a few theories. First are you getting any tingling or numbness in your fingers? If so it could be a carple tunnel type situation, you maybe causing a wrist pain from bad support when doing curls. That pain can feel like it is in the bone that is your forearm sometimes. The bone you are talking about. You could have strained the muscle and its just so bad it feels like the bone. If it is the bone you could have a hairline fracture or a sprain somewhere. It is hard to pinpoint stuff like that without seeing a specialist and for those you'll need a referral normally.

Still you may want to hold off and see if the pain goes away, if it is only after lifting it could be something with your form and how you are locking your wrists etc.

[Palli]

My ulna bone hurts after i lift weights.

i only do about 35 or 40 with curls

why does it hurt

btw this is the bone i mean. my pain is some where in the middle of the top by the wrist and end by the elbow


is the reference

Pounds or repetitions? If it's 35-40 reps, that is too high.

[Lilcheeks]

Tendonitis in your elbow can cause pain in your forearm, its most noticeable for me doing bicep and tricep exercises.


Also, if all you are doing is bicep curls, you aren't doing much for the rest of your body. Get a routine that hits all of your muscles so you build them up as well, since lots of them are supporting muscles.

[Stealthbomb]

I get that, had it for as long as i can remember too. I couldnt figure what it was so i just get used to it now, if your the same as me you'll find you get that pain moreso after u done the excerise whilst putting the weight down? Well if so if you release the weight on the muscle slowly it should stop the pain. Sorry i can't tell you what it is or why it happens, thats all i got.

[GennGreymane]

Pounds or repetitions? If it's 35-40 reps, that is too high.

pounds at about 3 reps

[Zoibert the Bear]

Unless it's some kind of micro-fracture, I'd say it's the tendon or a muscle fiber.

How long have you been weightlifting? If you aren't used to it or are not warming up correctly that might just be it.

Tendonitis in your elbow can cause pain in your forearm, its most noticeable for me doing bicep and tricep exercises.

Also, if all you are doing is bicep curls, you aren't doing much for the rest of your body. Get a routine that hits all of your muscles so you build them up as well, since lots of them are supporting muscles.

And this. Just working up a very isolated muscle/muscle group will have very poor results.

[GennGreymane]

stealth yeaaaaaahhhh i get a lot of pain when i put the weight down too, its like wtf

---------- Post added 2012-02-21 at 09:09 PM ----------

Unless it's some kind of micro-fracture, I'd say it's the tendon or a muscle fiber.

How long have you been weightlifting? If you aren't used to it or are not warming up correctly that might just be it.

since november, ive gone from doing 25 to 40, atleast once a week i do arms

[Brewski]

If you're doing curls with dumbbells try switching to barbells and lowering the reps to 8-10.

[Projali]

Preface: I am not a licensed medical professional. Go see a physician or physical therapist if the pain is serious.

From the symptoms you describe (your bones don't have nerves in them, by the way), it sounds like tendinitis. This is usually from bad form, overuse or too much weight. You can use an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen and ice on the forearm to alleviate some pain.

Most people who get this pain from curling are using a straight barbell to curl. It sounds like you're using dumbbells, though. Do you get the same pain from a hammer-curl position?

3 reps of 45lbs for biceps sounds like you are probably using pretty poor form. Drop weight and get 8-12 solid reps per set. Focus on the peak contraction. If you use your back or have to move your elbows from your side, it's not a good bicep curl. Don't let your ego get you injured. I was making good strength gains on my shoulder/chest lifts until I got too big for my britches and got pretty severe tendinitis in my rotator cuff. I had to spend 8 weeks doing rehab exercises with resistance bands and 5lb dumbbells just to get back on the bench press without throbbing pain.

What's the rest of your workout sets look like? You could also just be putting way too much stress on your forearm/elbow.

[MLX]

I have to for the most part agree with the tendinitis view, I've torn my acl, and I can tell you frankly that the first few days or so, it felt like I had a fracture in my knee, it hurts quite alot, and tends to take quite awhile to heal.

Secondly as someone who has worked out quite seriously in various periods of my life and having sustained various injuries I caution that while pushing yourself to the limit is to be admired, some pains you can't work through or you risk serious, sometimes even permanent injury. Give yourself some time to heal, you should never feel pain in your bones so to speak, so thats not a good sign.

[Bobzor]

Does it also hurt while doing hammer curls or with an EZ-bar?

[HuyyNguyen]

Have you been lifting those weights constantly in the past? If not, your body might just not be use to the stress yet. If it's in the bone, it could be like shin splints. Ice it just incase and give a few days rest while stretching it.

[Souichirou]

pounds at about 3 reps

O_o that sounds like your trying to lift more then you can actually handle 3 reps is WAY to low, I would suggest dropping some weight and doing 8-12 reps till failure at 3-4 sets per arm.

[ljmk]

What souichirou said, imo the low rep/heavy weight stuff should be saved for the big boys like squats, deadlifts, bench press. That's where you're gonna get the most out of it.

[Deleted]

I use to get the same thing. It feels like a throbbing shooting kinda pain right? All you need to do is strengthen your forearms lol. Then the pain simply disappears. It's too much of an obstruction.