I notice that if i play 2 days straight the second day my forehand hurts like a lot. Does anyone else have this issue? Does anyone know how to fix this problem? I am a aggressive player with plenty of smashing.
I have this same problem. I can feel it in the biceps and below the biceps in the area where the arm bends (not really the elbow). Does weightlifting help?
Oh, there. For me I just bend my hand down and keep it there. (Stretching the forearm muscle) And continuously doing it with your arm straight out.
lol...i dont understand how people can ask such silly questions. go do 100 squats the next day your legs will be sore. go to 200 pushups the next day your chest will be sore. go do 200 situps the next day your abs will be sore. see a pattern? obvoulsly if you use a particular muscle for an extended period of time its going to be sore the next day. When you are using a muscle eg forearm muscle for badminton the muscle fibres are tearing and breaking down after an extensive use. Then when you recover your fibres rebuild stronger and tighter. thats a simple explanation. It just means your working your muscles hard. nothing to worry about.
It Hurts! I have PAIN below my biceps. Is it just my technique or I am straining my muscles too much? I am 18 years old, 5' 11" and 142 lbs. in weight. I am a very hard smasher and I can hit EVERY shot with quite consistency except a backhand smash. I use Ti-10 as my main racket at 26 lbs. with NBG 98, my back ups are AT900 Power and AT700. Please help! IT HURTS!
I finally figured out why i had pain. It's best to 15mins of stretching of arm muscles before you play. I also noticed if you smash a lot for a 3 hour session the pain occurs but if you don't smash too often then the pain doesn't happen.
Are you in the same position as mine phandrew? I mean the pain position and everything, will stretching help my too? I also noticed that less smashing prevents pain. Please reply soon.
I would say streching before the game or practice helps. But also a good game or workout will yield you pain in certain areas if you are doing it right. This is perfectly normal no matter what sport it is. Conditioning and toning your specific muscles more and more will drop your pain as your muscles will get used to it but Bradmyster is right. You are actually breaking down your muscle tissues in a good way and causing them to rebuild. What's important is having a good diet of protein and fibre afterward to help rebuilt your muscle in order to become stronger and more durable. The human body is amazing in that it is a highly tolerable machine but yet very sensitive components. Do make sure to rest a day or two afterwards so you can give your muscles time to rebuilt into stronger and more durable ones. cheers!
Another way is to use light headed and more flexiable racquet. If that's not your type of racquet then try streching and building up your muscle is the way to go.
