Preacher curls and tension quesiton.

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When I lift heavy in preacher curls I experience a pain in my forearm muscles.

After researching it seems it seems common for this exercise to place a large amount of tension on the forearms when performed correctly.

So at first I assumed it was weak forearm muscles.

However, it just occrued to me another article I was reading about incorrectly using straps and the tension placed on the radius and ulna bones with the possible injuries.

I'm question is would this type of exercise place strain on the those bones or be related to such a injury? - No I'm not using straps. But I am curious if this could place a starin on those bones.

Also while we are at it. I keep my wrists straight. I see guys who keep them slightly bent. Is this correct form or not?

Honestly it feels like a sore muscle pain. However I would like expert opinion on this. Thank you.
 
Do you use a straight bar? A lot of people get some trouble with their forearms when they use a straight bar.
 
You could play around with different wrist positions to see if it helps. Maybe flexing the wrists slightly will help a bit.
 
TBH,IMO,drop them altogether,its an unatural position anyway,plus the amount of weight used isnt going to give you massive arms,regular curls or even chins etc work better IMO.
 
It's worth mentioning that Buzz makes a good point. Chins are very good biceps builders, most upper body pulling exercises are.
 
I like preacher dumbbell curls. lets your arms move more naturally, doesn't let your weak arm cheat like a barbell does, and isolates the arm very well.

but i do more compound back exercises for teh bulk of arm growth. curl movements are the icing on the cake just to ensure I hit the biceps good. sometimes i skip em, but when I don't I usually go for the exercises that hit the forearm and biceps, like hammer curls, rather than standard curls.
 
buzz said:
TBH,IMO,drop them altogether,its an unatural position anyway,plus the amount of weight used isnt going to give you massive arms,regular curls or even chins etc work better IMO.
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Yeah, this.

I mean, I could see if you were having issues in a major movement that's important. Preacher curls are not in this camp, however. So if they're causing you some problems and nothing else is, simply drop them.
 
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