Would This Be Wise Or A Ridiculous Idea

[Wayne]

Okay, so I'm a keen weightlifter but when weightlifting I always find that I have the heart and strength to lift a few extra reps when lifting weights but for some reason my body lets me down, obviously because it needs a rest. Would it be wise to apply some numbing cream onto my bicep muscles and around the elbow part of my arm during bicep curling to increase the number of reps I do? Or would this in the long run cause me pain after the numbness has worn off? I don't mean applying loads of numbing cream and doing about 500 bicep curls since that would be stupid. Feedback would be appreciated. Thank-you in advance.

[Nemo]

id leave it to ur body, dont wanna start adding stuff that'll tire it out so much. Its telling you something, stop!

[Wayne]

Yeah, sound advice. Thanks.

[mangle]

I wouldnt say deffo do it. Overtraining is a bad thing, large risk of injuring yourself.

[Brody]

id say in the long run its not worth it
as ur blocking out the signals ofur brain saying its tired and needs rest
so id advice against it

[Wayne]

Thanks Poojie. Nice to see you're from Notts too. ;P Also, cheers Brody, I see where you're coming from.

[mangle]

AKA The Wild West of The UK
AKA Shotts
AKA Gun City

The list goes on, but yeah you're best off doing as much as humanly possible

[Wayne]

Yeah, thanks again.

[Excellent]

No no no no NO! This is a very bad and silly idea, once you cannot lift any more weight you can't - full stop. You're pushing and ignoring your body if you do this which will prove to be very dangerous and the outcome won't be good.

You can easily pull a muscle or even bruise one then you won't be able to weightlift for a while.

[iMegz.]

I'd say no. Your body begins to start feel that way to tell you that you need a rest, if you were to add numbing cream the chances are that you'll increase your risk of injury and will be in a lot more pain. I'd say leave your body as it is and take the rest when it tells you too.