Billy Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Right, for the last few rides, I've been getting really really sore arms. Like, after a few ups I start to feel it, then a few more and it gets worse. After a good half an hour, my arms are hurting so much that I can't even lift my bike back in to the car. Basically what I wanna know is, has this happened to anyone else? Why could it be happening? Am I not stretching properly or enough before I ride? Its really getting on my nerves, cos now that we've got some decent weather, I can't bloody ride in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Might be that you aren't resting enough between rides, eat loads of protein and leave a day between rides if you can? Im no expert but thats what i did when i had a similar problem and it worked alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domo131 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Its just a fairly severe case of muscle fatigue...if you rest more inbetween rides (as Hobnobs said) and try to stretch before rides and after them, it will help to get the muscles warmed up and down. Try some Deep Heat gel rub stuff, its a gel that you rub on to aching or sore muscles to help ease the pain and keep the muscle warmed up for longer without doing exercise so that they can relax.Dom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Reeto, I'll give that a try then. Nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim-Hill..Yeah Mate Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 (edited) could be a case of that tendonitos? (sp). friend had but he used to kayak race, he could train for about 10 mins then his arm ached that much he couldnt continue. he said it ached in upper arm? towards elbow. anyway that takes agggges to heal, so called its from over stretched tendons? not too sure.have a long rest, use that heat rub stuff, if it doesnt get better go to docs/physio.Tim. Edited July 31, 2007 by Tim H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Where abouts is it? Forearm, upper arm, front back etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Well, its most of my forearm, and the muscles around the...join, the inside of my elbow area, and lower biceps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 It's probably arm pump or something then. Get stronger and it doesn't happen as much. Plus if you relax your grip a bit, that can help. Oh, and keep hydrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Thanks for the help so farrr. I do keep well hydrated during rides most of the time, but I reckon I could loosen my grip up a bit. Is there any foods or anything that I could eat before/during/after a ride? That helps muscles and whatnot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.McMillan Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 stretch, i kinda get it alot if i ride solidly for a while, get it in comps bad cus its pretty tense all the time, rest is good after a ride, stretch, good soak in the bath, use a powerball they are good for gettin you lower arms in form, and also those gripper things that you can buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Aah, those powerballs are wankers, I can't do them at all! But I think I've seen some of those gripper things lying about somewhere, I'll give them a go. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robster Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 (edited) Do your stretches after each section in a comp. Ot Pi did a training day with my son and told him whilst riding in a comp he constantly stretches his arms by bending his wrists back to eleiviate arm pump. Try doing a little bit of Yoga at home it makes you very supple and relaxed.try it, it works.Good luck.JP Edited August 1, 2007 by robster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaMmY Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 also eat properly!! Lots or protein after rides to repair yourself and lots of carbohydrates before so you can keep going!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Thanks for the help so farrr. I do keep well hydrated during rides most of the time, but I reckon I could loosen my grip up a bit. Is there any foods or anything that I could eat before/during/after a ride? That helps muscles and whatnot?Apparently, bananas can help but I think that's a bit of an old wife's tale - Arm pump can be due to low potassium and we all know Bananas are supposedly a good source of potassium (they're actually not as good as some other fruits, but meh). I refuse to believe that eating a banana will help your arms though. No harm in trying I suppose, unless you hate bananas as much as I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Quigley Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 This happened to me when I got back on the bike. I hadn't ridden for 3 months so after my first proper ride I was dead for almost 5 days. Right around the elbow is where it got me.I just rode when it felt okay to and it slowly got better. Now I can ride day in day out so it's all dandy.Have you recently taken time off your bike? could be a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somberlaine Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I'm sorry but theres no way it's due to you having weedy arms; not eating enough protein or anything like that - it's trials riding which is mainly a back and shoulder workout. you aren't doing bicep curls down the gym. A pain in your elbow and lower bicep area = TENDONITIS.I have the same porblem and unfortunately for you it means a loooooooooooooooooong rest - you're talking a couple of months.sorry to be the bearer of bad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I have the same porblem and unfortunately for you it means a loooooooooooooooooong rest - you're talking a couple of months.sorry to be the bearer of bad newsI had tendinitis in my fingers (from climbing / XC riding). It basically hurts all the time but riding doesn't make it any better or worse so just get on with it - as long as you can stand the pain. Once you get over the idea that pain = bad, it's not such a big deal. N.B. This is finger tendinitis from climbing - Maybe you SHOULD rest your elbow. I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidehop Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Am not joking Banananananananananananananas can be the cure to this. I eat one before every ride, My cramping has stoped and i enjoy my bike sooo much more now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Quigley Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I'm sorry but theres no way it's due to you having weedy arms; not eating enough protein or anything like that - it's trials riding which is mainly a back and shoulder workout. you aren't doing bicep curls down the gym. A pain in your elbow and lower bicep area = TENDONITIS.I have the same porblem and unfortunately for you it means a loooooooooooooooooong rest - you're talking a couple of months.sorry to be the bearer of bad newsI'm just guessing that mine isn't tendonitis or whatever you said, as it only came about after my prolongued lack of ridding. Now that I'm back into the swing I have no more pain in my elbow/bicep, no matter how long or often I ride for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I had tendinitis in my fingers (from climbing / XC riding). It basically hurts all the time but riding doesn't make it any better or worse so just get on with it - as long as you can stand the pain. Once you get over the idea that pain = bad, it's not such a big deal.think i had that...doctor told me to stop riding and climbing...which i did.but then it was the weekend...it got better whilst still riding but it was climbing which really shagged it over.climbing wrecks fingers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 think i had that...doctor told me to stop riding and climbing...which i did.but then it was the weekend...it got better whilst still riding but it was climbing which really shagged it over.climbing wrecks fingers!Yeah, I had it. Not content with doing what the doctor said, I got a specialist opinion from an orthopod (I'm a medical student you see) and he said basically the same. However, I did a literature search and there's very little in the medical literature about whether you should rest it - there's no evidence to suggest that resting it makes any difference at all. Sometimes medicine is based on common sense, but increasingly it has to be 'evidence-based' - I.e. people have done a trial and proven it's true. It would seem to be common sense that if you have a tendinous injury, you ought to rest it - and this is the logic that doctors have been using for years, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily true...Anyway, I searched climbing forums and someone had done a survey based on climbers and their injuries - and the consensus was that people with tendinitis can carry on climbing without it getting worse - and that's exactly what I did. I would agree with this idea completely - resting it makes f**k all difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 bananas don't do anything for your arms really. imo they work like a placebo - you think there gonna help you with your arms, so your not worryed about them hurting, so you relax more on your bike, no arm pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 I have something like that in my left elbow, upper arm part.Get it when on the xc bike, have to bend my arm dodgy to stop it hurting sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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