Are you taking a joint supp? I get this and typically go to higher reps and here is one that people are not going to like but… use straps. I know a lot of people hate them but especially. Oh and Icyhot.
My friend has been lifting just about every day for the past 3 years. He had the same thing, everyone told him rest, and it didnt work. I remember him doing some kind of arm wrap and it helping, it eventually went away after doing this.
Edit: he found out about it on some kind of weightlifting message board. Try asking there, if you haven’t already, im sure it wouldn’t be hard to find.
I have this in my shoulder now from pulling cash boxes at work … it was real bad for the first 2 weeks or soo …
I would put icy/hot on it at night … now my body is use to it … plus my 2 1/2 days off in a row helps …
my workout consists of 140 boxes a night … 20lbs empty going in and 20-60lbs full coming out … that will tear a shoulder up fast
Ill ask keith what he recommends
i use icy hot, and it give me decent temporary relief. i am going to see if switching to aleve helps too.
pretty much exactly what the Dr. told me when i went in for my ankle.
I think i’ll probably try these. If it works, great! If not onto something else.
BDR5OH: Ask Keith, I’m sure he has had the same problem. He probably knows all kinds of remedies.
The only problem I have with taking Ibu is that it limits the growth of your muscles when your taking it, thats kinda defeating the purpose.
Keep the ideas coming!!!
Nope not gonna happen. I’m a pussy when it comes to needles. I freak out when I gotta get a shot from the Dr. theres no way I’ll be able to inject myself.
If you’re not willing to let it heal, then you’re going to be dealing with tendonitis for a really, really long time. So, either stop lifting for a solid 2-4 weeks, while still doing cardio/lower body during that time, or keep on lifting without ever hitting your full potential because of the injury.
Yeah, I typed it up in a hurry while at work and mixed everything all up. Crossed my i’s and dotted my t’s, if you will.
use wrist wraps in the gym it’ll ease the pressure of the grip, as opposed to some harbingers or powder/noglove. not sure which of the 3 you do
I get it wicked ass bad in my right elbow. it gets to the point where it hurts to just move my fingers. Those wraps that compress the tendon DO help, but DONT wear them for a prolonged period of time or it will hurt worse when you take it off. Ice helps, motrin helps a little. Do all 3 and it helps reduse the pain by like…I’d say 40% or so. Other than that the only thing you can really do is rest it. It becomes inflamed and puts pressure on the nerves. Ice helps to restrict the bloodflow to the area, causing a reduction in swelling, and helps to numb the nerves. ace bandages help somewhat but are encombersome. get one of those like 1" wide bands that you put around your forearm about an inch or two below the elbow. It really does help a lot.
Oh and it IS possible to cause perminent injury if you keep pushing the arm too hard when it flares up. like…it will never go away.
It really only hurts when I curl. It doesn’t bother me at all with any of my other exercises. It has subsided a shitload in my left arm, but my right arm it’s really bad. It was starting to go away, then I hurt it again putting wheel bearings in my Explorer(go figure). I’m just trying to see if there’s an easy fast fix.
i have tendonitis in my elbow from 10+yrs of throwing 100 baseballs a day and it hasn’t went away 
on of the reasons why i no longer play lol
Hmm, the tendons of your distal biceps attach to the forearm about where you’re talking about having the pain, so that’d be my guess. If that’s the case, glove straps or anything else that’s supposed to take the load off the forearms won’t help that much.
Think of your tendons as pieces of rope. Right now, you’re trying to lift heavy objects with frayed and torn rope; it’s only a matter of time til you do some “real” damage. I know it sucks, but just lay off the biceps for a little while, or try doing some band-strap exercises followed by icing the tendons after every workout.
It’s better to take a few weeks off now and let yourself recover, than to actually seriously damage the tendon resulting in needing surgery and then missing 3-6 months.
The only thing that will truly fix this is your body itself. Hormones and other kinds of shit just assist the body in helping it heal, but the bottom line is this: if you don’t give it time to heal, it’s never going to get better.
This is the tendon Brodeur tore in his left arm earlier this season, btw.
Oh good, that sounds lovely
how about doing a dif exercise that hits that muscle that isnt a curl, if curls is the issue here
Um…you have to bend the elbow to work the bicep.
Not true.
The biceps aren’t even the prime mover of elbow flexion, they only assist with it. You can work your biceps by holding your arms out straight, and move and rotate them back and forth. It’s still pulling on the bicep tendons, though.
You sound like a tool when you say that.
“Hey, anybody know which way to the GYM?” ::flexes muscles while pointing:::
You need to take a break. Simple.
LMAO!!! The bicep contracts by bending the elbow. I can’t make it any clearer than that. You can keep your arm straight-out stiff as a board and you will NEVER fatigue or even remotely work your bicep. Geez…I can’t even believe this is debateable.
Please describe this “ holding your arms out straight, and move and rotate them back and forth” motion, that works the biceps effectively.