Lifting heavy things up and then putting them down

[thesummerqueen]

I'm finding it hard to figure out what I'm sposed to be doing sometimes though, for instance I hurt my forearm (whilst doing curls for the girls). Sharp pain, became quite weak. According to the internet this is a very common problem and I should a) Give it a rest b) continue doing what I'm doing (like a man) and it will soon go away c) give that forearm extra work as its weakness is the cause of the injury d) use dumbbells instead, e) use ez curl bars instead. So, useless. Doctor said rest so, meh.

Go with what the doctor said. The internet can give you any number of answers, and all or none of them may be correct.

When I hurt something at the gym, I don't continue to stress it out. Pain usually indicates that something is wrong - even sore muscles need to be rested a couple days to rebuild before you start tearing them up again.