Anybody use workout gloves with wrist wraps?

[Broncojohnny]

Working grip will help that situation. It will add to the stability in your wrists. Get you some of those Captains of Crush grippers. www.ironmind.com is a good place to get them and they are cheap, about $20. Start with the 100 lb ones.

[BERT]

Thanks guys, the wraps helped some. That first damn rep was still painful but it didn't bother me after that. I might try going down in weight too but it's tough when you don't want your "little" brother showing u up.

[Big A]

Hopefully you're not simply masking a genuine injury, though it sounds like a slight pull of one of the muscles in your forearm, or perhaps the tendons getting adjusted to the heavier weight. Either of those will just take time to heal, and strenghten. Anything more serious may need medical attention that wraps won't take care of.

I've always only used straps on heavier pulling exercises on back day, and only when my forearms have fatigued to the point that they give out before the target muscles. This was alot more often in the beginning, but as I've gotten stronger, my forearms have done the same. Using straps ALL the time will only hinder/prohibit further growth, forearms need to be pushed like any other muscle.

Increasing your poundages too quickly is definitely a good way to get weird injuries. The larger muscles aren't the only thing to be concerned with. I'm back after it after a 2 year hiatus, and though muscle memory had me increasing weight fairly quickly, my lower back and shoulder joints reminded me to take it slow, to allow EVERYTHING to get back up to par.

[4EyedTurd]

Working grip will help that situation. It will add to the stability in your wrists. Get you some of those Captains of Crush grippers. www.ironmind.com is a good place to get them and they are cheap, about $20. Start with the 100 lb ones.

For you guys that use those, how often?

[BERT]

Hopefully you're not simply masking a genuine injury, though it sounds like a slight pull of one of the muscles in your forearm, or perhaps the tendons getting adjusted to the heavier weight. Either of those will just take time to heal, and strenghten. Anything more serious may need medical attention that wraps won't take care of.

I've always only used straps on heavier pulling exercises on back day, and only when my forearms have fatigued to the point that they give out before the target muscles. This was alot more often in the beginning, but as I've gotten stronger, my forearms have done the same. Using straps ALL the time will only hinder/prohibit further growth, forearms need to be pushed like any other muscle.

Increasing your poundages too quickly is definitely a good way to get weird injuries. The larger muscles aren't the only thing to be concerned with. I'm back after it after a 2 year hiatus, and though muscle memory had me increasing weight fairly quickly, my lower back and shoulder joints reminded me to take it slow, to allow EVERYTHING to get back up to par.

I'm thinking my forearms and wrist are just weak. It's more aggravating than anything else at this time and only "hurts" when doing those exercises. I still find it strange that it never hurts dong dumbbell curls and getting the dumbbells up to my chest doing incline. Only doing easy curl bar and cable curls does it hurt

[Big A]

I'm thinking my forearms and wrist are just weak. It's more aggravating than anything else at this time and only "hurts" when doing those exercises. I still find it strange that it never hurts dong dumbbell curls and getting the dumbbells up to my chest doing incline. Only doing easy curl bar and cable curls does it hurt

Keep an eye on it, but yeah, sounds like a combo of weak forearms and the connecting tissues at the elbow. Try reverse grip EZ or straight bar curls. The pronated grip will have you using muscle fibers that are rarely used day to day, as well as using thetendons and ligaments at uncommon angles/twists.

Back of the weight, and using reverse-grip curls and supinating curls (twist from the botom of the lift to the top) is a good way to help the all around strength of the area.

[BERT]

thanks for the advice, Aaron