Post by LeeH on Apr 27, 2016 8:06:37 GMT -7
I was at the gym last night doing the last workout of power phase for my 3rd season, and on the start of a v4 that I had worked at like 10 times over a 2 week period I felt a pop in my right forearm which radiated from my ring finger. I'm guessing it is my flexor digitorum profundus or superfiRCTMkicksAss (I could be completely wrong though...I'm guessing just from a diagram and where I felt the pop). in 2010 I had a similar injury on my left hand ring finger, but for that injury I felt severe bowstringing with multiple pops from my ring finger down to my elbow, and this time I only felt one pop and immediately let go of the hold.
My ring finger feels a little bit stiff/sore this morning, but definitely nothing I would have worried about without the pop in my forearm. If I pull on it, even with a modest amount of pressure (like less 5lbs), there is definitely pain in my forearm where I felt the pop. I have no idea why this happened. I had no warning signs, my fingers have been feeling stronger than ever after this hangboard phase. I had just transitioned into the intermediate hangboard, and was doing well with limit bouldering and hard bouldering (getting my first v5 at the gym, and being able to finish most v4s after only a few attempts). The v4 that caused the injury, I was working on the 7th hand move during hard bouldering, but I injured myself on the 1st move. So a couple questions:
1. Has anyone else had a similar injury (i.e., something pop in their forearm)? What warning signs did I miss that I should have noticed?
2. Should I take 2 weeks off and start doing rehab on the hangboard? Should I avoid MR pocket for awhile?
This is super frustrating, since I was feeling great up until yesterday, especially since I did the same thing to my left hand six years ago. While I didn't rehab it properly, I remember it taking 2 years before I felt like I could crimp and actually use pockets again.
My ring finger feels a little bit stiff/sore this morning, but definitely nothing I would have worried about without the pop in my forearm. If I pull on it, even with a modest amount of pressure (like less 5lbs), there is definitely pain in my forearm where I felt the pop. I have no idea why this happened. I had no warning signs, my fingers have been feeling stronger than ever after this hangboard phase. I had just transitioned into the intermediate hangboard, and was doing well with limit bouldering and hard bouldering (getting my first v5 at the gym, and being able to finish most v4s after only a few attempts). The v4 that caused the injury, I was working on the 7th hand move during hard bouldering, but I injured myself on the 1st move. So a couple questions:
1. Has anyone else had a similar injury (i.e., something pop in their forearm)? What warning signs did I miss that I should have noticed?
2. Should I take 2 weeks off and start doing rehab on the hangboard? Should I avoid MR pocket for awhile?
This is super frustrating, since I was feeling great up until yesterday, especially since I did the same thing to my left hand six years ago. While I didn't rehab it properly, I remember it taking 2 years before I felt like I could crimp and actually use pockets again.