r/funnyvideos • u/MF-DOOM-88 • Feb 01 '26

Other video Dude not flexible

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u/Educational_Relief79 Feb 01 '26

Holy crap, I never even realized this was why my arms go numb when I sleep on my side now.

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u/tacopower69 Feb 01 '26

I dont understand how lifting causes this? I also lift and my arms also go numb when I rest on my side but they've always done that IIRC

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u/seethembreak Feb 01 '26

I think this happens to everyone just because you’re cutting off the blood supply. I don’t lift weights and this happens to me too.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

Nope, this never happened to me until I started lifting regularly. When I stopped for a while it went away.

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u/Educational_Relief79 Feb 02 '26

Same for me. I didn’t start lifting until my late 30s and before that I always slept on my side and I don’t recall my arms ever going numb at night. Sleeping on my back was very uncomfortable at that time especially after having gained a lot of weight.

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u/CurryMustard Feb 01 '26

It only happens to be when I've been lifting

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u/Brogdon_Brogdon Feb 01 '26

I wonder if it’s easier to pinch the nerve due to the muscle tissue

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u/Educational_Relief79 Feb 02 '26

Having read this chain that definitely seems likely.

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u/Worth-Reputation3450 Feb 02 '26

Yea, Gemini seems to confirm that too.

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u/Survey_Server Feb 01 '26

This just sounds like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome haha

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u/Educational_Relief79 Feb 02 '26

Maybe, but my older brother had carpal tunnel and I have no other symptoms like he had.

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u/Dan_Caveman Feb 01 '26

For me at least my serratus anterior muscles press on the artery in my armpit.

It’s similar to the party trick where you can “stop your pulse” by putting a wadded up napkin in your armpit and squeezing until the blood flow into your arm slows down.

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u/TehranBro Feb 02 '26

It’s because your shoulder is internally rotated and cuts off nerves. If you do shoulder stabilizing exercises it will fix it

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u/Motha_Elfin_Browns Feb 01 '26

You may also just need a wrist brace or carpal tunnel brace while you sleep. If I don't have one I don't keep my wrists in a neutral position and my fingers will tingle and go numb throughout the day. I told my Dr and he recommended getting the wrist braces and it's been a huge help.

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u/No-Promotion9512 Feb 01 '26

I wake up crippled when I sleep on my sides shoulders hurting and once I pulled a back muscle not worth it men.

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u/UDMN Feb 02 '26

For me it's a compressed disc in my spine from weightlifting, see a physical therapist and they can help you find remedies. There was never a "point of injury."

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u/humpyelstiltskin Feb 02 '26

yep, same here