I awoke today with very sore forearms, especially my right one. Evidently yesterday I over did it. At the gym I did a set of 20 pull ups, some straight arm lateral raises, weighted pull ups ranging from 50-65 pounds, some inverted shoulder shrugs and topped off with another 15 pull ups at the end. I even had the bright idea to do some grip holds where I was supporting my hanging weight on just my finger tips and later two finger holds.
Last night at home I piled on the forearm load by working wall handstands on Lou’s parallettes and then some back lever work on the Triple Gym, hence my pain this morning. I am not sure what I was thinking since I have had a tenuous balance with forearm tendonitis over the last 5 years.
I’m a bit bummed because if my forearms feel like this tomorrow there is no way I would be able to grip a barbell to pull heavy dead lifts.
Hi Duf
Not sure how to best communicate with you, so just chose to comment under most recent post. I really have been enjoying following your blog. We have a lot in common, 40s, bar-obsessed, injury-prone, etc.
We previously spoke about my tendinitis which is better after forced rest (knee surgery) and the exercises you recommended. Also found that using a thumb-over the top grip helps. Thanks!
I just bought a house and was interested in an outdoor setup similar to yours. Can you give me some info as to what was involved in creating your masterpiece? Did you do it yourself?