Wank more....
I mean wear wrist straps, it will help heaps!!
i like to save my testosterone for when its needed
Zdeněk;167005 said:
I know your asking about wrist straps and what I'm saying is not really on topic.
depending on the reason's you get pain, wouldn't it be better to focus on strengthening your wrists/forearms, after all the hands must be strong for the rest of your body to be strong. that's just my opinion, i don't know how much pain your in etc.
But if the pain isn't going away, and it's only going to get worse as you progress with weight ( or stopping you progress ) then maybe a more proactive solution is needed.
Things like working plate pinch's, captains of crush?, finger extensions, thick grip holds.
To answer your actual question, yes definitely use wrist straps if you need them but work on your wrist/forearm strength aswell imo, my 2 cents
fair point, but im pretty sure its not a strength issue. my wrists (when not in pain) are actually very strong. or at least i think they are.
for example, if i clench my fist and keep my wrist straight, no one i know can bend my wrist (i've had some strong people try this with both hands). i don't know, maybe everyone can do this, but they feel like steel plates when i do this. my grip strength also seems to be decent (not sure if this is linked to wrist/forearm strength), in that i have not had any problems with my deadlifts over the last 3 months as the weight has gone up.
i have had a few injuries in the past tho, and i think this is may be what causes the pain. my right forearm was fucked by a sports doctor who tried to 'fix' the problem. i now have a permanent 'lump' in my right forearm, feels like calcified tissue, but i can't be sure, ultrasounds have been inconclusive. back when it first happened, i couldn't even stir a glass of water or open a bottle comfortably. now, i don't really notice it anymore, and it doesn't seem to affect my training, so i just live with it. however i think this is what causes the discomfort in my forearm/wrist when doing bicep curls.
my left wrist (the more troublesome one), i fell on heavily a few years back. its got a few small ganglion cysts in it, not sure if that was related. so every so often it flares up, and i can't put weight on it (as in pushup etc).
all that said, i think i might take your advice and incorporate some wrist/forearms strength in my program as well, never hurts to have additional strength in that regard i guess!