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How much forearm pain is normal?
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I tend to get pain after a few attempts from split grip and only do it sparingly. It’s usually your body just signaling enough. The stronger I’ve gotten, the more often my body has been able to use split grip/wrist & grip intensive moves. I usually use a bracket grip after a couple tries to prevent over exertion and to build it slowly. I use a grip tool too to help build the strength (I don’t know what they’re actually called; they’re in the weight section of stores).
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You can avoid so much pain by making sure you don’t fully grip with the bottom hand. If you’re gripping properly it will feel more like your PUSHING with the bottom PALM than gripping with the fingers. You’ll see close ups of this in the lessons here.
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Hello!
I want to update you all that the pain is much better!
I had decided to rest until today, as I said, but actually I trained a little (very carefully) yesterday and I experienced no problems!After training I took a bath and did some massage on my arm and I think that it might just be a trigger point (is that what it’s called in english?) that is giving me a hard time. I have not been swollen at all but after the massage the triggerpoints on the top and underneath my underarm has been a little swollen (in a kind of non painful way, but like they can become if you massage them if you understand what I mean). I used to have a lot of problems with the two trigger points on my shoulders and every time I massage them they became just like this and then after one day they were much better again.
So it might be just that.
At least I hope so! D:
However it’s not hurting at all today so I feel hopeful!
And thank you Veena I will definetly look up the lessons as soon as I’ve signed up for them (which I will do as soon as I can afford it!)
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My 2 cents. I havent posted in a while but saw this thread. When I first started poling about a year and half ago I experienced some serious forearm pain. Even to the point where I couldn’t lift my arms for over a week. I was very discouraged about poling and did lots of research. I began doing the forearm and wrist exercises here..especially the one with the tennis ball. I kept the tennis ball in my car and worked it everyday. In time the pain went away. I would definitely say that tennis ball was my saving grace and really helped strengthen my grip. I don’t pole as often as I would like to now, however because I really took the time to strengthen my grip forearm pain is almost non existent and as soon as I feel the slightest bit of discomfort I get going with my tennis ball!
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