Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Some new and different pain

If you don't want the muscles on the underside of your forearms to hurt, here's what you should not do. Don't go flipping an 85 lb. tire back and forth for a distance of about 30 feet, 3 times. That's what I did at King's Gym on Monday and I definitely have some pain where I've never before felt it. The exercise is supposed to be mostly a quad workout with the lift coming from that muscle group, but if there's a way to cheat it a bit, I'll find it. Maybe I was using my arms to move that damn tire a little too much. Or maybe that's a weak area for me. Or both. The exercise also engages core muscles, but none of them are sore. Only my arms. Ouch. This is what I imagine carpal tunnel syndrome must feel like.

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