Sore biceps from walking?!

blankiefinder
blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I don't understand what is going on, but I have very sore biceps from walking. What the heck? We've been doing a lot of walking lately, and the last few days my biceps have been quite sore.

In case anyone is wondering what 'a lot' of walking is, for each of the last 3 day I have walked at least 12 km or 7.5 miles on trails in our river valley, with some stairs and hills. I also did a lot last week, but took Saturday off.

Am I just a freak (wait, don't answer that! :* ) or has this happened to anyone else?

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  • star1407
    star1407 Posts: 588 Member
    Are you using your arms a lot? Do you use a hiking stick?
    Lol honestly I'm stumped?!
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    Stop walking on your hands, then. :)
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    Perhaps it is how you are swinging your arms while you walk. If you are flexing your biceps like when doing a bicep curl, I could see how you may have sore biceps.

    Never happened to me but I'd love to see how you walk cause I walk through trails and valleys and have not had sore biceps. Sore calves, quads and hams mostly.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
    Stop walking on your hands, then. :)

    :p

    I don't think I swing my arms a ton, but maybe more than I realize? I do have to move them a bit so that my hands don't go numb after the first hour or so... At this point I don't even get sore calves quads and hams though, I think they have been beaten into submission :D They are usually a bit tight, but no pain.

    No walking stick though.
  • neaneacc
    neaneacc Posts: 224 Member
    have you had any other pain or inability to sleep or extreme exhaustion? This could be signs of a heart attack. Heart Disease is the number 1 killer in women because they don’t recognize the symptoms. The current symptoms they warn women about are the following: being excessively hot, exhausted, in lots of pain (jaw or upper arms are the most common), oddly pale, and finally when you think you can't feel any worse you normally puke. Stress of exercising can in fact bring about a heart attack. If you have any other the other symptoms please speak to your dr. immediately as you could be doing lots of damage unintentionally by letting it go.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    That is an excellent point, I never would have thought of that! Luckily I don't have any other symptoms.

    Maybe it's just unrelated and coincidental. I'll take tomorrow off, and see if it feels any better on Thursday!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,039 Member
    Lots of people who walk at a brisk pace, do it with arms bent at 90 degrees. Holding that position for a long time is more than likely the reason if your arms aren't conditioned to begin with.

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  • usernameenvy
    usernameenvy Posts: 140 Member
    When i jog alot my arms and stomach muscles get sore from movement and tension i suspect, could be the same for you
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Lots of people who walk at a brisk pace, do it with arms bent at 90 degrees. Holding that position for a long time is more than likely the reason if your arms aren't conditioned to begin with.

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  • BruceHedtke
    BruceHedtke Posts: 358 Member
    When I go for long hikes/walks, I sometimes end up with sore biceps and trapezoid muscles. I've just assume it's from the swinging motion or bouncing of my arms eventually fatiguing those muscles.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    My bet is that you hold your arms at a 90 degree angle. When i used to do my long runs my biceps would cramp from holding my arms bent for so long. After a few times when I got used to it they stopped.
  • yusaku02
    yusaku02 Posts: 3,472 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Lots of people who walk at a brisk pace, do it with arms bent at 90 degrees. Holding that position for a long time is more than likely the reason if your arms aren't conditioned to begin with.

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    Could be this. My arms get sore when I run more than 15 miles.
  • aerialphil
    aerialphil Posts: 3 Member
    I think you could have a partially trapped sub clavian artery. Especially if it's your left arm. Check the strength of your radial pulse in each arm to see if the left is weaker than the right. then check your blood pressure in both arms. Should be less than 10% difference. Partial blockage during walking enables a build up of acid in your muscles of the arm and shoulder. Stop walking for 1 min or 2 and the pain, it will go.

    Caused by genetics ie having an extra rib at the top of your clavicle bone crushing the artery or Clavian vein, that passes between the two bones. Caused sometimes by overhead activities Heavy work repetitive tasks. Weak left pulse is the usual sign. Can lead to an aneurysm Which can burst check for swelling in the neck. Can also lead to Sub Clavian Steal Syndrome.
    The Sub Clavian Artery steals blood from the circle of Willis (circle of arteries in the brain)You may have dizzy spells along with the other symptoms. Or it could be just you swinging your arms too much.Operation to remove the rib and physio are the two options

    Err I would read up and go see your Doctor soon Phil
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,039 Member
    aerialphil wrote: »
    I think you could have a partially trapped sub clavian artery. Especially if it's your left arm. Check the strength of your radial pulse in each arm to see if the left is weaker than the right. then check your blood pressure in both arms. Should be less than 10% difference. Partial blockage during walking enables a build up of acid in your muscles of the arm and shoulder. Stop walking for 1 min or 2 and the pain, it will go.

    Caused by genetics ie having an extra rib at the top of your clavicle bone crushing the artery or Clavian vein, that passes between the two bones. Caused sometimes by overhead activities Heavy work repetitive tasks. Weak left pulse is the usual sign. Can lead to an aneurysm Which can burst check for swelling in the neck. Can also lead to Sub Clavian Steal Syndrome.
    The Sub Clavian Artery steals blood from the circle of Willis (circle of arteries in the brain)You may have dizzy spells along with the other symptoms. Or it could be just you swinging your arms too much.Operation to remove the rib and physio are the two options

    Err I would read up and go see your Doctor soon Phil
    Lol, I think you're overthinking the issue. DOMS is the likely answer.

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  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    blankiefinder wrote: »
    I don't understand what is going on, but I have very sore biceps from walking. What the heck? We've been doing a lot of walking lately, and the last few days my biceps have been quite sore.

    In case anyone is wondering what 'a lot' of walking is, for each of the last 3 day I have walked at least 12 km or 7.5 miles on trails in our river valley, with some stairs and hills. I also did a lot last week, but took Saturday off.

    Am I just a freak (wait, don't answer that! :* ) or has this happened to anyone else?

    I gotten sore in odd places from different activities that you'd NEVER think would cause that soreness. Sore jaw from sawing wood, sore feet after an afternoon of sitting and studying, sore tongue from strenuous hiking. It's weird but our bodies are just so very complex. It's like acupuncture. On spot affects a seemingly unrelated spot.

    I don't think you're weird at all, just a complex human animal.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    Holy dinosaur :D this is a pretty old post of mine!

    Phil, I know it's not from an extra rib because I've already had x-rays to rule that out when a physio completely mis-diagnosed the beginning of a frozen shoulder as that. Also, it was affecting both arms equally.

    I solved the problem by doing a lot less walking (my walking buddy moved and I won't walk in the river valley alone, not safe :( ), plus when I walk now, I usually keep my arms elevated (hands up around my clavicle) for intervals which seems to help. Maybe I just have crappy circulation, who knows.
  • aerialphil
    aerialphil Posts: 3 Member
    blankiefinder wrote: »
    Holy dinosaur :D this is a pretty old post of mine!

    Phil, I know it's not from an extra rib because I've already had x-rays to rule that out when a physio completely mis-diagnosed the beginning of a frozen shoulder as that. Also, it was affecting both arms equally.

    I solved the problem by doing a lot less walking (my walking buddy moved and I won't walk in the river valley alone, not safe :( ), plus when I walk now, I usually keep my arms elevated (hands up around my clavicle) for intervals which seems to help. Maybe I just have crappy circulation, who knows.

    Ninerboff can LOL if he wishes but this does happen to people quite often and it can also happen without the extra rib. Phil
  • aerialphil
    aerialphil Posts: 3 Member
    aerialphil wrote: »
    blankiefinder wrote: »
    Holy dinosaur :D this is a pretty old post of mine!

    Phil, I know it's not from an extra rib because I've already had x-rays to rule that out when a physio completely mis-diagnosed the beginning of a frozen shoulder as that. Also, it was affecting both arms equally.

    I solved the problem by doing a lot less walking (my walking buddy moved and I won't walk in the river valley alone, not safe :( ), plus when I walk now, I usually keep my arms elevated (hands up around my clavicle) for intervals which seems to help. Maybe I just have crappy circulation, who knows.

    Ninerboff can LOL if he wishes but this does happen to people quite often and it can also happen without the extra rib.
    If you have to walk with your arms up you haven't solved the problem. Check your pulse and blood pressure differential Phil
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    edited November 2015
    aerialphil wrote: »
    blankiefinder wrote: »
    Holy dinosaur :D this is a pretty old post of mine!

    Phil, I know it's not from an extra rib because I've already had x-rays to rule that out when a physio completely mis-diagnosed the beginning of a frozen shoulder as that. Also, it was affecting both arms equally.

    I solved the problem by doing a lot less walking (my walking buddy moved and I won't walk in the river valley alone, not safe :( ), plus when I walk now, I usually keep my arms elevated (hands up around my clavicle) for intervals which seems to help. Maybe I just have crappy circulation, who knows.

    Ninerboff can LOL if he wishes but this does happen to people quite often and it can also happen without the extra rib.
    If you have to walk with your arms up you haven't solved the problem. Check your pulse and blood pressure differential Phil

    I don't think I actually need to walk with my arms up, it's just a bad habit that I originally developed 3 years ago when I had a severely frozen shoulder and was extremely protective of that arm, as the slightest bump was excruciating, that I turned back to it a bit during this.
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