Banging up forearms doing push press
halimaiqbal00
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Am in doing it wrong? Both my forearms are pretty bruised up. I've been doing push presses for a month or so now, twice a week as part of a routine, using a 12kg bell. I have both a standard cast iron bell as well as a competition one and both seem to be bruising me. I use Lauren Brooke's ultimate body sculpt and conditioning kettlebell DVDs and have copied her form yet I'm still obviously doing it wrong!
can anyone shed any light in what I may be doing wrong, without actually seeing me do it?
can anyone shed any light in what I may be doing wrong, without actually seeing me do it?
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If this is happening on push presses, I'm not sure what you can do other than maybe playing around with your grip in terms of where the handle sits in your hand. Maybe try to find something that's more comfortable on your wrist so that the bell doesn't bounce around so much. Otherwise, you may just want to wear a wrist guard when doing push presses.0
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Oops, I nearly reported you by accident lol
I think wrist guards are the way forward. Thanks for the suggestion!0 -
I had the same problem. So I went out and bought kids soccer shin guards and wear them on my forearms with the stirrup between my thumb and fingers. Works like a charm!0
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Are you banging your arm on the actual push press or the clean? I'm assuming you're cleaning to a rack position, then push pressing?
I can't really understand how you'd be banging your arm on a push press, but I do have lots of personal experience with cleans beating up my forearms.
Is it just the weight of the bell sitting against your arm in push press? That can cause bruising when you're not used to something heaving sitting on your body in a certain place. But if the bell is banging your arm somehow, I think you might want to watch your form. The bell shouldn't be banging against your arm in a push press.0 -
I think Lupercalia may be on to something, but really, without seeing you do it, it's hard to know precisely what is going on/wrong. Do you have someone knowledgeable nearby who could watch & critique? Or maybe film yourself, watch it & see if you notice anything odd.0
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At what point does the bell even leave your arm?0
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At what point does the bell even leave your arm?
It doesn't in a push press, if you're doing it correctly. That's why I was confused by the post. I'm guessing it's either the clean that is problematic (tons of people have a rough time with cleans), or the push press isn't being performed correctly somehow.
Honestly, I am not in favour of shin guards, wraps, etc. on wrists and arms for beginners. I feel the protective gear takes away from the necessity of learning and practicing correct form.
I had all sorts of bruising when learning cleans and snatches, but I eventually worked out how I needed to grip the bell and NOT grip the bell, and how I needed to manoeuvre at certain points in a movement. I think if I had been wearing shinguards on my arms or something, I wouldn't have ever realised what I was doing wrong and just kept on going like that.
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It's not during the clean, it's when I push it up...I think it's because it's a heavy weight resting against my wrist area. It's only been happening since I bought my competition bell which is a lot bulkier than my normal one. Maybe it just needs some getting used to0
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If you're holding the handle square in the middle, you will likely find it more comfortable and less bruising if you hold it more to one side of the handle. This will become the top when pressing up, and the larger bell will rest at a different angle, increasing the amount of contact rather than causing a single high pressure point of contact with the forearm.0
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Ah, thanks for that ironshmasher, makes sense! It only happens with my left arm and that's the side I'm wearing my HRM watch so without realised it, I must be holding the bell differently to avoid the watch strap digging into my arm. I'll try it the way you suggested and will let you know how it went. Thanks everyone0
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If you're using a chest strap, then it will still pick it up with the watch on the floor or nearby. In a gym, I turn my watch to the other side (or I have a tendency to leave it behind).0
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I put my HRM in my pocket (or on the floor as IronSmasher mentions) whenever doing anything involving a kettlebell (or 2) going overhead. During a high-pulls session, i learned quickly that even if you don't think it's going to make contact with the forearm, it might...landing square on your HRM if you have it on.0
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