Pic-related hurts at the top of any bicep movement(hammer curls, curl, pull-up, etc.)

The first half where my arm reaches 90degrees is no problem. But the 2nd half when i reach full flexion causes nerve pain(I'm certain it's nerve because it feels like a shock and it can cause me to let go of the weight.) This only happens mid-workout. If i do a biceps movement first exercise, no pain. But the 2nd biceps exercise cause minor pain, the 3rd cause major pain. I think it's related to the brachilis more? I can give more details but i think you can understand feom this. Sorry for the blog post but the internet gives me no solutions and I don't trust doctors.

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  1. 10 months ago
    Punished Curlbro

    Brachioradialis** not the brachilis

  2. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Not a doctor but hopefully I can help, could be any manner of things. I would take two weeks off and work the other arm if you you feel like it. Some studies show that can promote healing and strength in your injured arm. during the 2 weeks you don’t work out, so mild stretching, there’s a reasonable chance it will take pressure off of a nerve somewhere or get something working properly. There could be inflammation from a mild injury so the 2 weeks should help that heal. While you take the time off I would use your spare energy to research nutrition and make 500% sure you’re eating everything that can promote healing and bodily maintenance. It could be a lot of things but short of getting an mri and seeing a physical therapist there’s a good chance this will resolve it. First workout or two that you ease back into using the arm using a lighter weight and do more reps to promote blood flow. Also vital for healing.

    • 10 months ago
      Punished Curlbro

      I take multivitamin, omega 3, a magnesium-copper-calcium complex, a iron-zinc-vitamin D complex, L-carnitine. I also take creatine and L-arginine for preworkout.
      Also iam currently cutting(have been cutting for the past 8 months.)
      Is taking time off necessary? Lifting is my only hobby.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        There are a lot of unknown variables with supplements, I try to get most of my vitamins from real food and you should do the same. Im not telling you to not take the supplements as an insurance to top yourself off. but for example vitamin c in oranges and lemons is what your body uses for your skin cartilage and tendons. The form found in multivitamins often times is an inferior form and even that form isn’t fully absorbed from
        The multivitamin. So just try to put more of an emphasis on your diet over time.

        If you’re a cutting then stop cutting, your body needs extra calories when it’s repairing an injury. It’s up to you if you want to risk it or not but if you think there’s a chance you might have a small injury I would simply advice ending your cut for the next two weeks and concentrate on giving your body everything it needs to heal.

        People argue on taking time off, lots of people think even if you aren’t injured you need to take a week off every few months anyway just to let your body fully recover and increase the likely hood of avoiding an overuse injury that slowly develops over a series of months. Just an insurance measure.

        • 10 months ago
          Punished Curlbro

          Very well, i will stop taking all supplements except L-carnitine, creatine and L-arginine, And try to get them from food, magnesium is difficult to get though. I will switch to maintenance calories for the next two weeks.

          Also you can just do active recovery for the next two weeks if you can’t sit because it’s too hard for you to do. just do leg workouts to challenge yourself the next week. That will promote blood flow and healing in your entire body. if you do a lot of squats it will force blood to pump through your body and that promotes healing in other areas.

          I will focus on abs, legs and neck for the next two weeks. Along with yoga for stretching. Thanks mate, you have been a huge help.

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            Do your own research before changing anything just because I said it. I would keep taking whatever you’re already taking while you modify/ change your diet. And then later you can remove what you think you should. for the time being I would add to what’s available to your body instead of remove things.

            Supplements are exactly what the name implies. They supplement what you’re already doing/ eating. Doesn’t mean they’re inherently bad just that you need to treat/ acknowledge them for what they are. Safety measure. I think they probably help but they’re bad when people rely almost exclusively on them.

            I started eating pumpkin seeds two or three times a week to up my magnesium but I’m only now learning about magnesium. it’s supposed to help with anxiety and other things like sleep.

            Glad I can help I’ve had a lot of injuries so it just took me a while to learn about any of this. just research the blood flow component to healing during your down time and like I said try to make gains on your diet and your body will be better equipped to support you in whatever your goals are. Whenever I’m injured and I have to heal I try to make that time productive by using my extra energy to watch stuff online or read so I feel like I’m still advancing.

            • 10 months ago
              Punished Curlbro

              I have been relying too much on supplements, especially for magnesium and calcium. Iam reconsidering switching to maintenance calories, some studies say that calorie restriction helps nerve regeneration, but that doesn't make sense to me.
              I'll probably add pumpkin seeds, the nutrition numbers on it seem pretty good.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Also you can just do active recovery for the next two weeks if you can’t sit because it’s too hard for you to do. just do leg workouts to challenge yourself the next week. That will promote blood flow and healing in your entire body. if you do a lot of squats it will force blood to pump through your body and that promotes healing in other areas.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Been feeling some pain there too, I did a deload week (only went to the gym for 4 days, only 2 sets per exercise and only 50% of the weight I normally use). Today was the last deload day before I go back to normal on monday and I didn't feel the nerve pain I was feeling whenever I did reverse curls. Maybe try doing a deload week too?

  3. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    i have similar thing i think its radial nerve, what helps me is a weird stretch, idk if describing it will makesense.
    lets say my RIGHT arm has the problem, i grab a bar with a chin up grip, the bar needs to be easily within a reach, perferably at height where u grab it when hailing hitler. i grab it with said grip and i turn my body COUNTER CLOCKWISE for one and almost half of turns, u should feel your brachioradialis giga stretched and itt should feel kinda cool

    • 10 months ago
      Punished Curlbro

      >When hailing Hitler
      Are you joking or should i actually try this?

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        homie i just mean the bar should be slightly above hour head like 30-40 cm. try it

  4. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Hi Op,
    Answer here:

    You are curling with full flexion in your wrists. Don’t do that.

    Keep your wrists in a neutral position and lift the weight with your targeted muscle, otherwise the heat is taken by your forearm , wrists and related tendons.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      You will suffer the most from doing chest flys incorrectly. If your wrists aren’t straight all that heat will go into your forearms, not in a good way

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Dips are also a repeat offender

        • 10 months ago
          Punished Curlbro

          This has never happened during chest flys, dips, or any triceps movement. It only happened in pull movements that use biceps. Pull-ups, curls, hammer curls, reverse curls. It only happens in my right arm too.

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            My only other guess is that it could be related to a job where you spend a lot of time at a computer

            • 10 months ago
              Punished Curlbro

              I play videogames on average 2 hours a day. But that about it.

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