Forearm trouble

[Trainer Monkey]

The whole reason I take Multi's, even if bananas are in the house,I never think to eat them. That lack will torch you,so I make a point of taking multi's. Im very lean and very tight, no Potassium makes the Monkey a very crampy boy

[donnydarkoIRL]

The whole reason I take Multi's, even if bananas are in the house,I never think to eat them. That lack will torch you,so I make a point of taking multi's. Im very lean and very tight, no Potassium makes the Monkey a very crampy boy

That could well be the problem then.

The pain was dulled last week by my swollen face, but when that came down I was feeling it. Very strange.

[Youngblood]

Donnie I was experiencing regular, almost daily calf and some times even in my hands cramping until I started a twice daily liquid multi vitamin. Cleared it right up. Also as TM speaks of, I up'd my regularly eating of bananas.

I have rarely done a workout without having a banana before it in a long time now. Not one single cramp.

[wesrman]

You may also try stretching your forearms on a regular basis:
http://www.shelterpub.com/_fitness/_...clinic/hwf.pdf

I would also suggest you take the carpal tunnel test just to rule it out. It can be found here:
Wrist Rollers

It could also be because one part of your forearm is stronger than another. If the flexors are a lot stronger than the extensors (or visa versa) it can cause problems. So using a wrist roller or some other form of training may help.

GL...

[Trainer Monkey]

You may also try stretching your forearms on a regular basis:
http://www.shelterpub.com/_fitness/_...clinic/hwf.pdf

I would also suggest you take the carpal tunnel test just to rule it out. It can be found here:
Wrist Rollers

It could also be because one part of your forearm is stronger than another. If the flexors are a lot stronger than the extensors (or visa versa) it can cause problems. So using a wrist roller or some other form of training may help.

GL...

If you have access to the rollers, you should put it in to your lifting regiment anyway. One of the biggest problems with boxers is lack of physical balance. Chest like a wall,shoulders of granite,biceps of Adonis,forearms and calfs like a little girl

[wesrman]

If you have access to the rollers, you should put it in to your lifting regiment anyway. One of the biggest problems with boxers is lack of physical balance. Chest like a wall,shoulders of granite,biceps of Adonis,forearms and calfs like a little girl

Im a big fan of Bruce Lee and he had sick 4arms.


I made my own wrist roller. I took a peice of PVC pipe and drilled a hole in it and put rope through it and it works perfect. I also do palm up/down wrist curls, leverage bar curls and twist, grippers (with a spring loaded gripper), etc.
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[Douglas]

The whole reason I take Multi's, even if bananas are in the house,I never think to eat them. That lack will torch you,so I make a point of taking multi's. Im very lean and very tight, no Potassium makes the Monkey a very crampy boy

I thought Monkeys loved bananas.

I like bananas pretty good myself. While I've never had cramps in the forearms before, a lot of times when I try to stretch my calves my hip will start cramping. Sometimes if I sit down it will cramp up and I will have to stand back up again.

[Trainer Monkey]

The whole reason I take Multi's, even if bananas are in the house,I never think to eat them. That lack will torch you,so I make a point of taking multi's. Im very lean and very tight, no Potassium makes the Monkey a very crampy boy

I thought Monkeys loved bananas.

I like bananas pretty good myself. While I've never had cramps in the forearms before, a lot of times when I try to stretch my calves my hip will start cramping. Sometimes if I sit down it will cramp up and I will have to stand back up again.

This Monkey wants steak
You might need a straight potassium supplement, and I hate to say this, it might be an early onset of arthritis.
If Potassium and extra hydration doesnt do it for you,check with your doctor. Arthritis can be combated,but you have to catch it early.

[Douglas]

The whole reason I take Multi's, even if bananas are in the house,I never think to eat them. That lack will torch you,so I make a point of taking multi's. Im very lean and very tight, no Potassium makes the Monkey a very crampy boy

I thought Monkeys loved bananas.

I like bananas pretty good myself. While I've never had cramps in the forearms before, a lot of times when I try to stretch my calves my hip will start cramping. Sometimes if I sit down it will cramp up and I will have to stand back up again.

This Monkey wants steak
You might need a straight potassium supplement, and I hate to say this, it might be an early onset of arthritis.
If Potassium and extra hydration doesnt do it for you,check with your doctor. Arthritis can be combated,but you have to catch it early.

My hips don't cramp up all the time, it's usually when I do the sit-and-reach calf stretch, which I don't do often enough. Also, I've been known to not drink quite enough fluid the way I should, so that too could have something to do with it. (I sure as hell hope so )!

Thanks for the warning.

[wesrman]

If i was you Clubber id start a stretching routine, and start taking a joint supplement with glucosamine, chondroitin and msm in it. It will help with any cartilage damage.

[Douglas]

If i was you Clubber id start a stretching routine, and start taking a joint supplement with glucosamine, chondroitin and msm in it. It will help with any cartilage damage.

Thanks. Rep when I can.

[southpawed]

If i was you Clubber id start a stretching routine, and start taking a joint supplement with glucosamine, chondroitin and msm in it. It will help with any cartilage damage.

would you need to take all three? or would glucosamine do the job? my knuckles have been feeling some wear and tear lately.

[wesrman]

would you need to take all three? or would glucosamine do the job? my knuckles have been feeling some wear and tear lately.

Some brands have all 3 in one, but any of them are good. I would try to get at least glucosamine and chondroitin together, but just glucosamine is good.

You should also eat some good fats, like fish oils and mixed nuts.

[Andre]

The whole reason I take Multi's, even if bananas are in the house,I never think to eat them. That lack will torch you,so I make a point of taking multi's. Im very lean and very tight, no Potassium makes the Monkey a very crampy boy

I thought Monkeys loved bananas.

I like bananas pretty good myself. While I've never had cramps in the forearms before, a lot of times when I try to stretch my calves my hip will start cramping. Sometimes if I sit down it will cramp up and I will have to stand back up again.

This Monkey wants steak
You might need a straight potassium supplement, and I hate to say this, it might be an early onset of arthritis.
If Potassium and extra hydration doesnt do it for you,check with your doctor. Arthritis can be combated,but you have to catch it early.

Some of you probably think Im nuts, but: Subconsiously your bodys energies effect your molecular structures then your bodies physical parts will eventually follow your deeper feelings and sometimes the hidden desires too. Arthritis increases faster in people who dont feel love for themselves, worse for people who seek vengance outside of themsleves. It can be eased first by forgivness and compassion towards first their own mistakes, then others mistakes,this allows the energies of healing that naturally want to run through us to come up to the correct original life frequency for self healing to take place. That frequency is the same as self love , if you can practice that and direct that at certain body parts anything is reversable, then cured, including cancers. What you feel; 2, is what you get; 3. What you think 1 is what you feel 2. So its a matter of reorganizing it back into devine order 1, 2, 3. instead of 2, 1, 3. We get so caught up in life that our feelings over run us, literally so that our feelings over run our thoughts. If you direct your inner thoughts and practice doing it everyday your feelings will start to change and your health follows right along with them. The correct inner thought to practice for arthritis is : I am love ,I choose to love and approve of myself. I see others with love.

These exact thought patterns naturally kill off ; feeling unloved,criticism and resentment and your body frees up again.

[tyciol]

When I read 'roller' for some reason I got thinking of foam rollers... which got me thinking, I've heard of people using those (and hardcore guys roll with PVC pipe or something) for legs and their backs and stuff, but it'd be pretty hard to use on stuff like wrists.