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Can heavy lifting cause your hands to swell or feel tingly?

EatWholeFoods
EatWholeFoods Posts: 174 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I lifted heavy and my hands hurt a little right after and were swollen..I put my lifting gloves on after and they felt like they barely fit. Does heavy lifting cause this or is it something else?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,105 Member
    Yes. Gripping involves muscle to get "pumped" up and retain fluid temporarily.

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  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    It could. If you are holding massive amounts of weight in your hands , it can make them a little achey. And if you are holding massive amounts of weight and standing on your feet, like a squat or DL that could possibly irritate your feet because of the extra pressur/weight on them that they aren't used to. You have to go at it slowly and give your whole body a chance to catch up to your max weights.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Yup. Honestly, the most pain I get from doing something like deadlifts for example is actually in my hands.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    This also happens to me
  • 3AAnn3
    3AAnn3 Posts: 3,054 Member
    This happens in my forearms.
  • EatWholeFoods
    EatWholeFoods Posts: 174 Member
    Thanks everyone its probably from lifting. I lifted my 40 lb bike over and over and sometimes with 1 arm and I normally don't do arm weights and mostly legs. It's a new bike..not used to lifting it. Then walked after and it was swelling. They used to swell on hot days when I ran far and was dehydrated or something but not really sure the cause. It hasn't happened for a long time since I ran with a sports drink. This was the first time they felt tingly and sort of hurt and felt a little swollen. The day after, my arm muscles are sore from the lifting.
  • Pawsforme
    Pawsforme Posts: 645 Member
    My hands are my weak spot, due to arthritis that set in prior to starting lifting. Lifting sure doesn't help it any. :(
  • EatWholeFoods
    EatWholeFoods Posts: 174 Member
    edited January 2016
    I wore my weight training gloves before lifting my bike and no more tingling or swelling from lifting it!!
  • Soundwave79
    Soundwave79 Posts: 469 Member
    Yep happens to me alot. I've also started having some wrist issues. So now I wrap my wrists up pretty tight with hand wraps before I put on my lifting gloves just to give me a little extra support while pushing/pulling. I def struggle with grip strength on Dead Lifts too. My grip hasn't progressed as fast as the rest of my body. Alternating grip helps but I may have to invest in straps soon.
  • briggsykim
    briggsykim Posts: 75 Member
    It always happens to me . Inflammation and over use.
  • DYELB
    DYELB Posts: 7,407 Member
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  • paulandrachelk
    paulandrachelk Posts: 280 Member
    Yes
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