[Kbob]

Im training for the navy SEALs and I started a new training routine where I do push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and dips till I can't. Afterwards I'm shaking so bad I cant even hold a cup of water.

Well besides being really sore, my right arm locked up, I can"t straighten it without tons of pain.

Has anyone experienced this?
Is there something I should be doing about it?

[wjarmusch]

Originally Posted by Kbob

Im training for the navy SEALs and I started a new training routine where I do push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and dips till I can't. Afterwards I'm shaking so bad I cant even hold a cup of water.

Well besides being really sore, my right arm locked up, I can"t straighten it without tons of pain.

Has anyone experienced this?
Is there something I should be doing about it?

Are you saying that you doing this traning WITH the Navy...or on your own?

[Kbob]

On my own, just in preparation for it.
My arm is better now but i couldn't straighten it for three days,
I just thought it was strange, I've been through some pretty intense stuff but thats never happened before.

[Sean]

How often are you doing this routine?

[Kbob]

It was every other day for about a week and a half but I havent done it since last friday

[Sean]

Well, if you're resting between training sessions, its probably not over-training. It sounds more like an injury from bad form. Possibly your main and stabilizers muscles got tired your form decreased in quality and this led to moving a joint improperly.

[Kbob]

Its not like an injury in the joint more like the muscle sezing
and it is still a little tight and there is a ridge of muscle going from below my tricep and coming around to the front of my forearm, its sticking out as if im flexing it but im not.
and yeah my form probably got bad after about 80 or 90 so I guess you could be right, i'll pay more attention to form next time
I can move my arm freely now but that was alittle scary.
Thanx for the help Sean

[Handofpromise]

Tendinitis

[Jjesus Freak]

Talk to your doctor. Seriously, don't take any medical advice over the internet.

But I will tell you that it sounds like you definitely over trained.

There's a big debate an the whole "training to failure" vs. "Many smaller sets spread over a longer period of time."

But it is generally accepted that if you are just starting out, the second option is the one for you.

Congrats on the decision to better yourself.


John

[vikingsfan19]

If your going to work yourself out that hard make sure you stretch out really good first.

[RawkforChrist]

Originally Posted by Handofpromise

Tendinitis

He might have something there

Originally Posted by Jjesus Freak

Talk to your doctor. Seriously, don't take any medical advice over the internet.

But I will tell you that it sounds like you definitely over trained.

There's a big debate an the whole "training to failure" vs. "Many smaller sets spread over a longer period of time."

But it is generally accepted that if you are just starting out, the second option is the one for you.

Congrats on the decision to better yourself.


John

Well technically if he was in a really bad position, he wouldn't be asking us for what our past experiences were
also since he's just asking our past experiences and what we've done then it's his choice what he does, and he realizes that none of us have Phd's in any medical fields.....


if it is something like Tendinitis then all you really need to do is take a break from exercising that muscle until its healed back...
but in reality it's more than likely what Sean said where he just hadn't exercised it in the past or exercising with bad form and the excessive exercising has caused it to do what it did.....

[Dr. Worm]

Originally Posted by Kbob

Im training for the navy SEALs and I started a new training routine where I do push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and dips till I can't. Afterwards I'm shaking so bad I cant even hold a cup of water.

Well besides being really sore, my right arm locked up, I can"t straighten it without tons of pain.

Has anyone experienced this?
Is there something I should be doing about it?

Overtraining has more to do with the amount of rest you get between workouts; this sort of problem is not generally symptomatic of overtraining. The most likely scenarios I see have mostly been mentioned. When you excercise to exhaustion, your form goes to crap pretty quickly, which is asking for injuries (muscle pulls, strains, tears, etc.) Another likely possibility is a good old-fashioned muscle cramp. If you are not getting enough water, or electrolytes (sodium, potassium, etc.), you're going to get muscle cramps, and working out to the level of exhaustion that you are, fighting through a bad muscle cramp is just asking for an injury as well. Without more information, this is probably my best guess.

Remember: Train smart, then hard.

[Jonular]

So you couldn't straighten your arm because your muscles were so sore, or because it hurt (not a sore kind of pain) to try to straighten it?

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Dr. Worm

Overtraining has more to do with the amount of rest you get between workouts; this sort of problem is not generally symptomatic of overtraining.

Exactly!