Jogging - arms muscles hurt

You say your arms hurt but don't specify if you are talking about upper arm or forearm. Normally if would only be if your forearms hurt that clenching your fists be a problem, and I somehow doubt that is where you are experiencing the discomfort.

Make a special mental effort to "check in" with your shoulders every couple of minutes. Make sure they are down and back, not hunched up to your ears.

Any arm motion should be mostly forward and back, not swinging side to side, generally not crossing the midline of your body for sure.

Also, you might want to take a moment to consider your athletic bra. If you need more support there than you're getting, that could also tend to make your upper body subconsciously try to compensate for the motion and cause tension and pain.

LazSommer wrote: »

sympha01 wrote: »

You say your arms hurt but don't specify if you are talking about upper arm or forearm. Normally if would only be if your forearms hurt that clenching your fists be a problem, and I somehow doubt that is where you are experiencing the discomfort.

Make a special mental effort to "check in" with your shoulders every couple of minutes. Make sure they are down and back, not hunched up to your ears.

Any arm motion should be mostly forward and back, not swinging side to side, generally not crossing the midline of your body for sure.

Also, you might want to take a moment to consider your athletic bra. If you need more support there than you're getting, that could also tend to make your upper body subconsciously try to compensate for the motion and cause tension and pain.

Didn't make it to the second sentence before replying, I take it?

Ah, you're right, I overlooked that. But I guess you didn't make it to my second sentence either, where it was made clear I was a lot more than her first sentence, since her comment about fist clenching was later in her post.

We all make mistakes. Glass houses, dude.

sympha01 wrote: »

LazSommer wrote: »

sympha01 wrote: »

You say your arms hurt but don't specify if you are talking about upper arm or forearm. Normally if would only be if your forearms hurt that clenching your fists be a problem, and I somehow doubt that is where you are experiencing the discomfort.

Make a special mental effort to "check in" with your shoulders every couple of minutes. Make sure they are down and back, not hunched up to your ears.

Any arm motion should be mostly forward and back, not swinging side to side, generally not crossing the midline of your body for sure.

Also, you might want to take a moment to consider your athletic bra. If you need more support there than you're getting, that could also tend to make your upper body subconsciously try to compensate for the motion and cause tension and pain.

Didn't make it to the second sentence before replying, I take it?

Ah, you're right, I overlooked that. But I guess you didn't make it to my second sentence either, where it was made clear I was a lot more than her first sentence, since her comment about fist clenching was later in her post.

We all make mistakes. Glass houses, dude.

I didn't, super busted.

lueece, are you certain you are experiencing muscle pain and not joint pain in the shoulder? Like, a twinging feeling when you move, as opposed to a meaty ache? Is it on both sides equally or one side only? Is it different on your dominant side than on your weak side?

Sometimes I get joint pain in one of my shoulders (possibly similar to your "upper arm, in the front" comment) after a run. It's a shoulder I injured a year ago and I'll probably always have some trouble with. But that's another one where the best advice is to relax your shoulders and upper arms as much as possible. When you run, imagine your elbows being pulled back and up (slightly -- arm movement doesn't need to be big at all) to help keep your arms from swinging across the midline of your body.

And again, think about your bra. I'm a little troubled by your response that you're wearing one, not that you know you're wearing a good one. You say there's no motion, and that's the important thing of course. But some sports bras can be a little tough on your shoulders too. Just something to think about, try to be aware of your sensations there.

lueece wrote: »

Probably just above waist

So I've got no expertise in the sports bra area, so can't comment on how that might contribute.

It strikes me that it might just be adaptation, and you'll find itgoes away as you get more used to running. It's 3 years since I used C25K but from memory weeks 5 and 6 were the point where the run periods got a good bit longer, so you're sustaining your posture for a longer continuous period now.