Pain in forearm from curls

[outby43]

I get a sharp radiating pain in my forearm (ulnar side) after doing curls.  I have done ez bar, dumbells, straight bar...they all produce pain and it only goes away after a few days rest.

Will this ever go away?  I am guessing no since it had been happening for 10 years.

[ztinman]

I used to get this and u bumped up my calcium intake to around 3grams and it hasnt returned

[wes]

I used to get this a lot......it was similar to having shin splints,only on the forearms.

I was going way too heavy.

I`d rest up until it was gone,then go lighter with the focus on slow reps feeling the biceps do the brunt of the work,and squeezing at the top, followed by a slow negative.

[funk51]

go the john grimek route put a bench under the lat machine attach bar and curl away while laying on back. it didn't hurt his size or shape much.

[funk51]

like this hope this helps not said in a wiseass way.

[outby43]

I used to get this a lot......it was similar to having shin splints,only on the forearms.

I was going way too heavy.

I`d rest up until it was gone,then go lighter with the focus on slow reps feeling the biceps do the brunt of the work,and squeezing at the top, followed by a slow negative.

Yes Wes...that is exactly what it feels like.  The problem is if I go any lighter I will be curling the pink dumbells

[wes]

Yes Wes...that is exactly what it feels like.  The problem is if I go any lighter I will be curling the pink dumbells

Let it rest bro.....you won`t lose size if you keep training your back and eat right.

It takes a helluva` long time to clear up if you keep training while still in pain..............trust me,I used to get that shit a lot and still trained anyway,but I wouldn`t recommend it or do it now that I`ve learned my lesson not to try to be so hardcore. 

Good luck bro! 

[Montague]

I used to get this a lot......it was similar to having shin splints,only on the forearms.

I was going way too heavy.

I`d rest up until it was gone,then go lighter with the focus on slow reps feeling the biceps do the brunt of the work,and squeezing at the top, followed by a slow negative.

I experienced this same thing when I first started training with weights. It was always after doing a set of straight bar curls, and it occurred after releasing my grip on the bar. Thankfully, I did not have it consistently for more than a few months, and it was never harsh.
However, I distinctly remember that slowly releasing the tension in my grip when setting down the bar greatly reduced - in many cases, totally alleviated - the splinting sensation. 

[wes]

I experienced this same thing when I first started training with weights. It was always after doing a set of straight bar curls, and it occurred after releasing my grip on the bar. Thankfully, I did not have it consistently for more than a few months, and it was never harsh.
However, I distinctly remember that slowly releasing the tension in my grip when setting down the bar greatly reduced - in many cases, totally alleviated - the splinting sensation. 

Yup,straight bar curls was the culprit for me also.

I would curl bodyweight for 5 reps,slightly cheated with a mega-slow negative for a couple of sets.......way too heavy from a hypertrophy standpint,but great for building power and being stupid! 

Forearm shin splints is the perfect description and they ain`t much fun at all.

[andreisdaman]

Yup,straight bar curls was the culprit for me also.

I would curl bodyweight for 5 reps,slightly cheated with a mega-slow negative for a couple of sets.......way too heavy from a hypertrophy standpint,but great for building power and being stupid! 

Forearm shin splints is the perfect description and they ain`t much fun at all.

straight bar kills kill my forearms as well.....hurts really bad when I go really heavy..feels like a toothache on your arms...LOL

[kevcat]

Definetly used to have the old 'shin splint' feeling in my forearms, lke everyone says, from too heavy BB curls! I literally never trained biceps for a good year or so at all and it eventually went away and now ill never touch any sort of BB curl. I dont even really train biceps at all now, and my arms havent decreased at all, theyre over rated IMO