Wrist pain when lifting heavy

Making_changes7
Making_changes7 Posts: 194 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi everyone. Lately I've noticed that I have a lot of pain in my wrists when lifting heavy weights. I'm very conscious about the positioning of my wrists so I don't know if it has to do with the stability of them.

Does anyone know of wrist strengthening exercises I can do or some high quality gear (gloves, wrist straps) that worked for you to mitigate this issue?

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  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    More than likely it actually is wrist position, but without video or something it's hard to say. Wrist curls will help strengthen your wrists, however.
  • roz250
    roz250 Posts: 23
    I use Progryp wrist wraps when I bench or overhead press anything over 75lbs, not for wrist pain, but for grip strength problems. Maybe that would help you?
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    Not trolling or being sarcastic here: how do wrist wraps help with grip strength, and why is grip strength a factor in pressing?
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    which lift are we talking about? depending on which lift it could be a lack of flexibility or bad form.

    also wondering how grip strength is a factor in pressing because you have gravity helping you. grip issues in pendlay rows and deadlifts i can totally understand.

    and to strengthen your grip do things like farmer walks, weight pinchers, and hanging from a pullup bar. also for me when i get to the point where my deadlift is being hindered by my grip, i sometimes find taking a week off to recover really helps.

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