Intense pain in my arm...

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I like to jump into things hardcore; I disklike having to work up to something...this is going to be hard.

I'm assuming advil and the like will help with the lactic acid?

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The lactic acid is long gone by now. The pain is from the tiny tears in the muscle fibers. This will take time to heal. Alternating ice and warm should help, as will an anti-inflammatory like advil.