I dont think I tore a muscle, but I must have come close

[BradT]

I got a little carried away at the gym the other day with my friends. We were seeing who could do the most arm curls. My first friend did 50, the second did 60, and then I did 110. When I woke up this morning, my arms would not extends more than a 90 degree angle. After a hot shower, they opened some. My biceps are constantly in a very painful ache. It absolutely kills to extend my arms. I bought some gel stuff, "freezeit" or something, and put it on. After awhile, it started to tingle and burn, and it mildly took away some of the aching as long as I didn't move my arm, however, it only lasted for about 10 minutes. What can I do? How long do you think this will last? Also, I have already seen a doctor, and he recommended the paste. So I guess I am really just asking you guys for specific brand recommendations for people who have had this.
Also, are gels the best bet? How are heat/cold pads?

 

[BigJ]

It will last for a couple of days and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it.

Just stretch it out and take some OTC pain relievers.

And no, it's not a muscle tears. It's called working out like an idiot when you've never worked out before, so your muscles are repairing themselves.

 

[BoomerD]

When you work out to the point of "feeling the burn," you have done damage to the muscle tissue by causing a release of lactic acid which is accumulating in the muscle tissue. It's actually counter-productive to get to that point. Making the muscles tired is one thing...making them burn is bad.
http://www.chem-online.org/foo...edient/lactic-acid.htm

 

[Ktulu]

You could post in Health and Fitness.

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That might help.

 

[darkxshade]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
When you work out to the point of "feeling the burn," you have done damage to the muscle tissue by causing a release of lactic acid which is accumulating in the muscle tissue. It's actually counter-productive to get to that point. Making the muscles tired is one thing...making them burn is bad.
http://www.chem-online.org/foo...edient/lactic-acid.htm

what he said

it's natural and based on what you did, it'll prob take about a week before it goes away