Can't Chin, Can't Curl

[Simon Rest]

I have fucked my left wrist (technical term) and consequently I cannot bear any load with my left hand fully supinated. It's slowly getting better, to th epoint I can now face my palm to the ceiling without pain, but I still cant hold anything in it. Even an empty barbell causes a sharp pain. It has lead to me subbing assisted pull ups (on a machine) for chin ups. My concern is that my arms are already lagging behind the rest of my body in the strength gains to the point I think they are effecting my bench press. The pullups seem to be helping my back and shoulders more than the biceps.

I can use the EZ curl bar with only minor pain, or my gym has a bar with handles at 90 degrees to the bar (sort of like a narrow grip hammer curl action). What is better for strength?

[elVarouza]

Can you do hammer curls with dumbbells? Those are great.

[gzt]

There are curl machines in some gyms. You can probably figure out a way to use them without loading your wrist. Also, this is why you never cheat on righty.

[Simon Rest]

Oh I hate the curl machine, feels weird. Might try dumbell hammer curls.

Are either a better option than an EZ bar curl?

[Brodie Butland]

I like chins better than pullups, but pullups ain't that bad of a substitution while you're working through shit. If you want to work biceps more, can you do parallel bar pullups?

Seconded on hammer curls.

[Patrick Stroup]

better give up lifting and join the non-lifters in E and P.

[John Bono]

There are curl machines in some gyms. You can probably figure out a way to use them without loading your wrist. Also, this is why you never cheat on righty.

+1 on this.

Just use the curl machine, and instead of grabbing the bars, hook your forearm on the grip.

[elVarouza]

it's a curl, don't get too worked up over it. I do DB hammer curls because I can do more weight and they don't bother my wrist like regular curls do. I have shitty joints overall, so I just pick whatever variations of assistance I can do without pain.

Agreed. Your arms will grow and get stronger with any type of curl. Mine have grown a lot with hammer curls.

[Simon Rest]

I like chins better than pullups, but pullups ain't that bad of a substitution while you're working through shit. If you want to work biceps more, can you do parallel bar pullups?

Seconded on hammer curls.

there is a ceiling mounted ladder that no one uses - I might try parallel bar chins on this. Thanks for the tip.

failing that, I hear you all on the hammer curls.

[Tiburon]

Have you tried two weeks of motrin?
Have you tried wearing a tight tight wrist wrap while curling?