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themondtster
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My wrists hurt on heavy presses. Do wrist wraps work and if so what size/kind/brand do you use?
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Wrist wraps.....?
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Start doing a lots of wrist work and get some thick bar training. In a few months, your wrists will be much stronger and wont hurt on heavy lifting.
themondtster
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Thanks...after this 5*5 series ill prob concentrate on massive wrist work cause my grip on deads is a lil light also.
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themondtster
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Alright. I'll get a pair and just use it on maxes and near max lifts. The rest ill just go natural and in the meantime ill be doing a lot of wrist and arm work.
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Some people have small joints and their wrists don't/can't support much weight. In that case not wearing wrist wraps is more trouble than it's worth. If you're only benching like <315 then I would say try to manage without them by strengthening wrists and squeezing the bar as hard as you can during pressing but there will come a point where your wrists aren't getting any stronger and the discomfort or pain is just hindering your performance. It's your call and not really a big deal...
themondtster
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Yes I have very small wrists. Until I was around 21 22 I weighed about 135# soaking wet. I'm up to 175# now but certain parts won't grow like ankles and wrists and my frame itself is fairly small especially in shoulders. I'm nowhere near three hundred pounds yet. My max is around 235/245 haven't checked in a while. Working out with 210# hurts my wrists like I have corple tunnel.
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themondtster
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Since you're using a normal grip for your presses, the first thing I'd do is to make an honest assessment of how much your wrist is rolling back (toward your shoulder) when you're doing the presses. Ideally have someone knowledgeable watch you bench or take a vid.
The bar should be more or less directly over your forearm at all times when pressing. Many people with wrist pain of the sort you're talking about let their wrist roll back, or put another way place the bar too far up in their hand, so that the forearm muscles/tendons have to support the weight. Often times people may not even do it to the same degree in each hand and have no real idea that they are doing it, unless looking for it specifically.
Another thing you could try, regardless of whether you're doing the above, is pressing with a false/thumbless grip. Doing so often eliminates all wrist pain for people when pressing.
The bar should be more or less directly over your forearm at all times when pressing. Many people with wrist pain of the sort you're talking about let their wrist roll back, or put another way place the bar too far up in their hand, so that the forearm muscles/tendons have to support the weight. Often times people may not even do it to the same degree in each hand and have no real idea that they are doing it, unless looking for it specifically.
Another thing you could try, regardless of whether you're doing the above, is pressing with a false/thumbless grip. Doing so often eliminates all wrist pain for people when pressing.
lweaver
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I used to have the same problem, you just really need to focus on squeezing the bar hard. In fact if you add in some extra grip work this should strengthen your forearm flexors and help keep your wrists aligned. I would avoid the false grip with the bench press. One wrong move and the bar could be crushing your windpipe.
gstacker
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Might consider trying a false grip, when you hold the bar with ur thumb wrapped around the bar your wrist are twisted slightly in... That combined with alot of weight is enough to cause some wrist problems. Some people are against a false grip there scared they will drop the bar, i dont think this is a real isue ive done a gazzilion reps an havent dropt it yet.... Worth a shot anyways and its free
I hear this every once in a while, always from people who don't use a false grip, but I've never heard of anyone actually doing this. I use a false grip personally and I don't feel that my grip is any less secure on the bar, nor have I ever dropped it. Even some powerlifters moving massive amounts of weight use a false grip, e.g. Dave Tate, who's benched 600+ with a false grip.
I can't imagine someone having such a weak grip on the bar, using a false grip or otherwise, that the bar could just squirt out of their hand. I'd imagine these same people would already be having problems with their hands sliding laterally down the bar even with a normal grip, if their grip is that precarious. Maybe if you had really tiny hands this might be an issue.
themondtster
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Thanks ill try the false grip as well and just start off light. For the most part it just seems like its the amount of weight sitting on my joint cause I hold it straight. It could be when I take it off the rack not being perfectly straight although I try to be. Thanks for all the help.
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cato brought up a good point - make sure the bar is dug right down into the pit of your thumb, not up on the calluses. If your hand is bending way back when pressing you're loosing alot of pressing power by not having the bar aligned with your elbow.
Dave Tate actually did a youtube vid on how to use the false grip with maximum safety...
Dave Tate actually did a youtube vid on how to use the false grip with maximum safety...
gstacker
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So my thoughts on the grip and wrist problem is really just my opinion, like i said since ive switched grips about 15 years ago i havent had any wrist problems and back then i was all natural with a max around 255lbs within the last couple years ive gotton my max up to 365lbs... So this thread got me curious an i did some googling and came up with a couple reads, one was from "mens health" magazine god there lame lol there against the false grip and say theres been deaths but u cant go back an ask the dead what grip they used, implying that they used a false grip pfffft and then theres another read that loves the false grip.... Both interesting reads but nothing on wrist pain but its still my opinion that it takes strain off you're wrist.
False grip for the bench press : Advisory - MensHealth
Get a Grip: Know What’s False
False grip for the bench press : Advisory - MensHealth
Get a Grip: Know What’s False
gstacker
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Thats the same vidieo thats in the link i posted.... Interesting an good info imo
What grip do you use em?
Good video. Never seen it before, but that's exactly what I do when I grip the bar with a false grip: grip it normal first, then move the thumb behind. You end up with a very secure grip.
I hadn't heard about that triceps vs chest emphasis from switching thumb position until I read an article the other day on T-Nation by Tate. Been thinking of switching back to a normal grip, after not having used it in years, just to see if there's any impact on benching strength.
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