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Florida, I just came home from the gym and did a few sets on a curl bench. Everything was exactly as you described! The blood rush etc.
I’ve slways focused on a slow release with curls but I believe I identified my problem. I was not extending my arm all the way down. When I lightened the weight and went slow on the curl bench I could feel how weak I was at the very end portion. I also identified an ever so slight curl of the wrist.
When you do these do you flex the tricep at the bottom or try not to engage it at all? I just don’t want to hyperextend or “over” stretch anything if that even possible with the light weights.
Hopefully this works for me.
You want to extend your arm all the way to the point where it is as straight as it can be. You are engaging your tris a bit at the end to slow, then stop the weight at the bottom but not too much and be careful not to curl the weight back up (pull it up with your other arm).
After a few sets it will actually start to hurt a little when you're fully extended and that's the sign that you're doing it right and that it is working. Continue to do this for a few days and I'll bet you anything you'll be experiencing significantly less pain.
I wish like hell that I'd stumbled upon this remedy much earlier as it would have saved me a ton of money, pain and anguish. Report back in a few days and let me know how it's going.
I think I’ve got what they call golfers elbow. Not terrible but it is holding me back a bit.
Anyone treated this in their own? Any advice? 39 year old male. Haven’t actually golfed in 20 years.
I learned on a recent Youtube fitness video that those type of injuries (golfers/tennis elbow) can be technique related...I had a severe case of tennis elbow a few yrs back and got almost instantaneous relief when I stopped wearing a wrist band. Doubt if you're doing that, but there's all kinds of causes of both injuries.....search youtube for the exercise vids on why golfers' elbow occurs......you'll likely find how to get rid of it.....
Usually rest, ice, ibuprofen are some of the usual treatments as well.
The whole rest/ice method has drawn recent criticism, many physicians are recommending the opposite - heat and movement to increase blood flow to the injured area, thus speeding up the healing process.
I’m making progress. I did back the other day which obviously involved arms and that lit them on fire, I had to stop. And I made a muscle I’ve never felt before extremely sore by flexing on the curls at the fully extended point.
Good to hear. Stick with the negative curls. It may take a few weeks but assuming you have the same pain that I experienced it WILL lessen and eventually go away almost completely other than a few random flare ups here and there.
a few doses of a NSAID like ibuprofen will help take down the inflammation/pain - highly recommend just a couple of days worth - takes a couple of doses on board to help - don't mean you'll be addicted to pain meds or a NSAIDs....avoid if you have a problem with GI bleed or are on aspirin, blood thinners, though.
Again, that's really the opposite of what needs to be done to heal tendonitis. You need MORE blood flow to the area, not less. Ibuprofen is a vasoconstrictor that limits blood flow. And too much ibuprofen over an extended period of time will certainly give you GI problems, trust me....I tried.
Again, that's really the opposite of what needs to be done to heal tendonitis. You need MORE blood flow to the area, not less. Ibuprofen is a vasoconstrictor that limits blood flow. And too much ibuprofen over an extended period of time will certainly give you GI problems, trust me....I tried.
disagree....NSAIDS are prostaglandin inhibitors (inhibits prostaglandin production which decreases inflammation, swelling and stiffness) and the drug for acute inflammation for short periods of time.....a transient, slight elevation in BP isn't going to harm anyone and doesn't affect everyone anyway....short term use w/ food is okay.
A lot of physicians will disagree with you, that's the old school way of thinking and it is no longer prevalent thinking. Besides, you're talking about pain management and I'm referring to actually HEALING the affected area. Popping a few ibuprofen is not going to HEAL the area, not by any stretch of the imagination. And ice is actually doing you more harm than good, here are just a few articles that discuss the new age way of thinking:
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