superfeemiman Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I haven't used grippers enough to get it in a while, but I whenever I used to do lots of heavy negatives or heavy singles I would get a soreness in my upper-arm around the triceps. When I first started I never experienced it, but now that I can close the 2 it happens a lot. I'm thinking from that it might mean I have some sort of full-body strength imbalance, which could easily be the case as I haven't any full-body work in awhile. Does anyone know what this could be caused by? If it helps, I close grippers with my arm and forearm in about a 90 degree relation (because it feels most comfortable). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdigriz Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I haven't used grippers enough to get it in a while, but I whenever I used to do lots of heavy negatives or heavy singles I would get a soreness in my upper-arm around the triceps. When I first started I never experienced it, but now that I can close the 2 it happens a lot. I'm thinking from that it might mean I have some sort of full-body strength imbalance, which could easily be the case as I haven't any full-body work in awhile.Does anyone know what this could be caused by? If it helps, I close grippers with my arm and forearm in about a 90 degree relation (because it feels most comfortable). Where around the tricep? close to the elbow, higher to the delt? If its by the elbow and you dont do extensor work try that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superfeemiman Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 I haven't used grippers enough to get it in a while, but I whenever I used to do lots of heavy negatives or heavy singles I would get a soreness in my upper-arm around the triceps. When I first started I never experienced it, but now that I can close the 2 it happens a lot. I'm thinking from that it might mean I have some sort of full-body strength imbalance, which could easily be the case as I haven't any full-body work in awhile.Does anyone know what this could be caused by? If it helps, I close grippers with my arm and forearm in about a 90 degree relation (because it feels most comfortable). Where around the tricep? close to the elbow, higher to the delt? If its by the elbow and you dont do extensor work try that... Well, it's closer it to the elbow, but it's still clearly on my upper arm. It also hurts on my bicep sometimes too. I'm starting to think it's because I tense my upper arm on those hard closes, which would make a lot of sense. As for extensor work, I do do it, but maybe not enough. I do not think it's lack of extensor training though, and that's because I've gotten pain in my elbow before that I'm guessing would probably the pain that lack of extensor training gives me. I don't get that pain much though, especially compared to the upper arm pain. Thanks for the help though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Superfeemiman: classic stuff. The recipe: Decent shoulder and arm warm-up before and stretching after. Cheers, Amaury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superfeemiman Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Superfeemiman: classic stuff. The recipe: Decent shoulder and arm warm-up before and stretching after.Cheers, Amaury Thanks man. I'll definitely try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdigriz Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Another thing I have been doing lately and been largley injury free is to take an or 3 anti-inflammatory tab/s 15 minutes before a workout, it seems to stop or at least lessen post workout soreness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superfeemiman Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) Another thing I have been doing lately and been largley injury free is to take an or 3 anti-inflammatory tab/s 15 minutes before a workout, it seems to stop or at least lessen post workout soreness. Thanks for the tip. If stretching and doing more extensor work does not lessen the soreness I will consider something like this, but I think it will be avoidable. Edited March 22, 2007 by superfeemiman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixlitre Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 You might want to consider contracting the bicep and tricep, similar to what you do when closing the grippers, to help get the muscles used to the tension. Start with a couple of seconds through out the day, and work your way up in time. Benching and bent over rows might help if you have the time. I would recommend using ice and heat to aid in recovery, especially if you don't want to use NSAIDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superfeemiman Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 You might want to consider contracting the bicep and tricep, similar to what you do when closing the grippers, to help get the muscles used to the tension. Start with a couple of seconds through out the day, and work your way up in time. Benching and bent over rows might help if you have the time.I would recommend using ice and heat to aid in recovery, especially if you don't want to use NSAIDs. It's not that I don't want to use them, it's just I think they'll be avoidable for now, since I haven't even tried stretching or anything you mentioned to get rid of them. Anyway, thanks for the help. I'll try those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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