Shock Feeling

TheOriginalPancake

So I was doing tricep extensions and my elbow started to feel numb and when I reached a full extension a shock sensation ran up through my elbow to my head. I've never had a feelin like this before. I stopped the extensions but I'm wondering if it's my posture and what I'm doing wrong.

ninerbuff

I had nerve issues with my left elbow due to a major bone spur which wouldn't allow me to straighten my arm without a shock going down to my pinky. Surgery took care of it, but I couldn't lift upper body for a couple of months till it was fully healed.

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ninerbuff

TheOriginalPancake wrote: »

Ouch. Well I lowered the weights quite significantly for today, seemed to do the trick. Slowly added more weight and I was fine.

ninerbuff wrote: »

I had nerve issues with my left elbow due to a major bone spur which wouldn't allow me to straighten my arm without a shock going down to my pinky. Surgery took care of it, but I couldn't lift upper body for a couple of months till it was fully healed.

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No jerky motions? Sometimes when people try to leverage the weight instead of muscling it up, they can cause an impingement on a weak area.

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Cherimoose

Do you get the pain on pushups? Those work the triceps as well as chest, which basically eliminates the need for a newbie to do isolated triceps exercises. Likewise, rows and chinups can eliminate bicep exercises.