As of recent, I have been doing leg press with 7 plates and squats on the smith machine with 3 plates and upon first trying it , my knee left knee started hurting and proceeded to persist the day as well, so I completely gave it a rest and by this week my leg press with the same weight was upped by 3 reps , total of 11.
The second workout that same week , I did concentration curls sitting down instead of standing up with 35 , and it JACKED up my wrist . The Following week it was still hurting as well as today. With it still hurting it bit my back. Although I could use the pec-dec machine at 185 and dumbbell press 65 no problem , the bench press paid the price . Instead of 6 decent reps with 225 , barely squeezed out 1. And now it hurts even more. So to avoid any depressing days at the gym like mine and possible permanent damage here's some tips.
ADVICE :
- Give joints a rest for a week or so , if they continue to hurt severely go see a physician or give it more rest , don't kill yourself.
- Avoid lifting or attempting to perform any wrist twisting motions that can aggravate the injury.
- Ice the joint if you feel discomfort after the workout to reduce further damage and wear straps for the appropriate joint to further help healing.
- Do occasional stretching in different directions as well as massages.
