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Title: Strange Soreness
Post by: lubawyb612 on June 27, 2008, 08:30:54 AM
This is very strange but I always experience intense forearm soreness the day after lifting legs.  Its not problematic but just wondering if anyone else experiences this.  This just seems flat out odd to me and I cant come up with any logical explanations.
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: envier on June 27, 2008, 06:27:13 PM
Are you doing stiff leg deads on leg day?
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: chaos on June 27, 2008, 09:43:13 PM
This is very strange but I always experience intense forearm soreness the day after lifting legs.  Its not problematic but just wondering if anyone else experiences this.  This just seems flat out odd to me and I cant come up with any logical explanations.
Do you squat? What is your hand position while squatting?
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: JasonH on June 28, 2008, 12:20:58 AM
This is very strange but I always experience intense forearm soreness the day after lifting legs.  Its not problematic but just wondering if anyone else experiences this.  This just seems flat out odd to me and I cant come up with any logical explanations.

I get this too and it comes from squatting. I don't get "extreme" forearm soreness like you say but my forearms, side delts, and traps are always a tad sore the next day - I wouldn't worry about it.
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: pumpster on June 28, 2008, 04:58:00 PM
I think it just shows how many secondary muscles are involved in some of the better all-round exercises.
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: Geo on June 28, 2008, 10:29:39 PM
This is very strange but I always experience intense forearm soreness the day after lifting legs.  Its not problematic but just wondering if anyone else experiences this.  This just seems flat out odd to me and I cant come up with any logical explanations.


sound more to me like you're not stretching you upper body before ya do them...

upper body should be relatively loose when you're in the rack doing legs
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: lubawyb612 on June 28, 2008, 10:46:29 PM
Are you doing stiff leg deads on leg day?

nope...not as of late
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: lubawyb612 on June 28, 2008, 10:48:55 PM
I get this too and it comes from squatting. I don't get "extreme" forearm soreness like you say but my forearms, side delts, and traps are always a tad sore the next day - I wouldn't worry about it.

I wasnt worried about it just wondering if I was the only one to experience this....I guess not....good to know
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: pumpster on June 29, 2008, 02:42:39 AM
I wasnt worried about it just wondering if I was the only one to experience this....I guess not....good to know

Yes actually, as i said it's just a biproduct of using more muscles during certain exercises than you realize at the time.
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: chaos on June 29, 2008, 08:57:20 AM
I wasnt worried about it just wondering if I was the only one to experience this....I guess not....good to know
Try to make your hand grip a bit wider on squats.
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: thewickedtruth on June 29, 2008, 04:40:00 PM
Yes actually, as i said it's just a biproduct of using more muscles during certain exercises than you realize at the time.

pretty much yeah
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: lubawyb612 on June 29, 2008, 05:05:21 PM
Try to make your hand grip a bit wider on squats.

im already out almost touching the plates
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: chaos on June 29, 2008, 05:30:24 PM
im already out almost touching the plates
FWIW, I put my hands on the collars.

How tall are you?
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: lubawyb612 on June 29, 2008, 07:39:24 PM
FWIW, I put my hands on the collars.

How tall are you?

6'3"
Title: Re: Strange Soreness
Post by: chaos on June 29, 2008, 07:49:50 PM
6'3"
Put your hands to the collars, over the top of the bar, like you're being crucified. Most comfortable placement for me, I'm 6'2", it may help with the pain in the forearms, I know it helped with my wrists/forearms.