I want to give my comrades advice and help the swoletariat grow. This isn’t just about muscle gain, but cardiovascular health, diet, nutrition, and whatever weird shit your body may be doing.

If I don’t know it maybe I can help you figure it out.

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I have this almost exact issue with my left hand. Happens when I grip something like a bar with my thumb around it. It I don’t wrap my thumb around and only grip with my fingers it doesn’t hurt. It’s always been like this. I never had it checked out but I think the muscles and nerves formed a little weird so pressure on that spot compresses the nerve more and thus causes the pain. If it’s a sharp pain when you have it then it is very likely nerve compression. If I go a week or so without working it too much it kind of “resets” and I can use it again. Biggest thing I did to help it was get a pair of workout gloves that have thicker padding in the area. They help a lot. Still can get bad if I overdo it. I have noticed, as I have gone up in weight, that the pain does not trigger on the lower weight I used to do. So there seems to be a link to muscle growth.

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I’ll try some gloves when I’m moving stuff around the house tomorrow and see if it helps, thanks!

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