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i have recently started doing the rm style pushups, finding it quite hard to get to grips with it to be honest.

but i've had a bit of a set back as after a week or so of doing them i have this sharp pain in the back of my left wrist when in the pushup position, and when i bend my wrist. i have done some research on the net but couldn't find much on it. was wondering if anyone has had similar experience.

the pain has lasted almost 2 weeks now, don't want to start doing the wrong style of pushups.

they can be quite difficult to get the hang of at first, esspecially if youve been used to doing the "normal" press ups.
try building up your wrist flexors by doing light wrist curls but with more reps and rotating the wrists slowly clockwise and anti-clockwise (as a warm up and down). this has helped me in the past so you could give it a go!
let us know how you get on,

jonno

I too have week wrists and at first when i started doing marines style press ups found it a drag as it more than halfed my normal press ups score. But i found with hard work and useing those gripper things and 2 KG wrist curls every 2 days my wrists soon strengthend up.

My wrists are naturaly thin (get it from my mum!) but doing those exersizes does alot for them and my forearms and grip strength.

but i gess if you feel pain then stop and see medical advise or at the very least rest them up for a day or too

hope this helps a little

stokey

P.S. when i said those gripper things i menat these... http://www.fitbuy.com/images/vahgrh.jpg



tehy where just and example of google but i got mine from JJB and they where made by olympus and have worked for me

yeah i saw somthing about the grippers. i too have quite week wrists. was hoping not to have seek medical advice, i'll give it a while and if it doesn't pass i'll have to get it checked.

the wrist is fine through normal daily activity, but as soon as i put pressure in either direction i feel the pain.

just hope it's just the week wrist and not a proper injury.

yer hope it all turns out good for you mate. another thing i though of was, when i had hurt my right wrist, from boxing with out wraps, i found i was unable to proform press ups on the palms of my hands so i ( in hope) tryed them on my fists and found i could do them ...

i dont no weather or not it was wise to do that but it turned out ok for me, mabye resurch into wether or not its safe or advisable to do them like that with wrist problems all ready (mabye someone on here knows whether or not it is ok?) but if there is no reson not to it has to be better than not doing any at all.

stokey

Stokey_14 wrote:found i was unable to proform press ups on the palms of my hands so i ( in hope) tryed them on my fists and found i could do them ...

This is true.

Unicorn, if you are having problems with your wrists, mix in some pressups where you do them on your fist / knuckles (so your arm, wrist and hand are all in line, instead of wrist bending). This will work the correct muscles to strengthen your pressups, while easing off your wrists a bit. Fecks your knuckles up though

gonna have a look today at getting some of those grippers.

also i've tried doing pressups using my dumbells to hold onto. works pretty well but sometimes they start rolling left or right. might get some pressup bars.

unicorn wrote:gonna have a look today at getting some of those grippers.

I wouldn't bother mate. They just another prop that you don't need. Strengthen your wrists, after all you can't do em with the grippers down at CTC.

There have been a few topics on this before, and I also had the same problem when preparing for my POC. After speaking to an Army doctor I found out that this injury is extremely common to the Forces and it's simply an over-use injury.

Your wrists are not designed to be weight-bearing joints and the only cure for the pain is rest. Fortunately whilst you wrest your wrists (easy for me to say ) you can carry on doing press-ups on barbells or press-up bars.

lodgi wrote:

unicorn wrote:gonna have a look today at getting some of those grippers.

I wouldn't bother mate. They just another prop that you don't need. Strengthen your wrists, after all you can't do em with the grippers down at CTC.

i think you are thinking of push up stands.

grip strengtheners are actually very effective, and are small so you can put them in a coat pocket or bag and do them in your lunch break or whatever.

a good grip will help you hang from a bar for longer, as for 99% of people, it is not being able to hold on that causes them to let go, not because their back muscles or biceps get tired.

i used to have shit grip before i started using these. i can now hang one handed from a bar above my head for about a minute, on either hand.

just think how much easier obsticles like monkey bars are.

chris_ wrote:

lodgi wrote:

unicorn wrote:gonna have a look today at getting some of those grippers.

I wouldn't bother mate. They just another prop that you don't need. Strengthen your wrists, after all you can't do em with the grippers down at CTC.

i think you are thinking of push up stands.

grip strengtheners are actually very effective, and are small so you can put them in a coat pocket or bag and do them in your lunch break or whatever.

a good grip will help you hang from a bar for longer, as for 99% of people, it is not being able to hold on that causes them to let go, not because their back muscles or biceps get tired.

i used to have shit grip before i started using these. i can now hang one handed from a bar above my head for about a minute, on either hand.

just think how much easier obsticles like monkey bars are.

Are you on about pull ups? He's talking about his wrists hurting when doing press ups.

from what i've heard you either have weak wrists or not, unfortunatley i have weak ones. and at the min its a bitch trying to do any type of push up unless i do it on fists, which the pain is probably worse, or using pushup bars for the time being. will have to start w@$%ing with my left hand now to get the strengh up!

i used to have shit grip before i started using these. i can now hang one handed from a bar above my head for about a minute, on either hand.

just think how much easier obsticles like monkey bars are.

And i'm buying a pair how often do you use them and for how long?
Also do they make your wrists bigger because mine are super thin at the moment
Eagle Eye

eagleeye wrote:

i used to have shit grip before i started using these. i can now hang one handed from a bar above my head for about a minute, on either hand.

just think how much easier obsticles like monkey bars are.

And i'm buying a pair how often do you use them and for how long?
Also do they make your wrists bigger because mine are super thin at the moment
Eagle Eye

i use them whenever. they are the sort of thing you dont need to structure.
when your watching tv, if your bored. i usually do them 4 or 5 times a day, until failure. obviously dont do it some days or you'll not progress very quick.

iv been doing this for about 2 months, alongside my regular activities.

i have noticed some small muscle improvement on my wrists (i too have quite thin wrists), but the bulk of muscle is on my forarm, from about halfway up my forearm to my elbow.

as a rule your wrist doesnt have lots of muscle, and the majority of people with bigger wrists owe them to fat deposits.


and lodgi, the picture he linked to is for grip strengtheners, which would primarily boost pull up performance.

from what i've heard you either have weak wrists or not, unfortunatley i have weak ones. and at the min its a bitch trying to do any type of push up unless i do it on fists, which the pain is probably worse, or using pushup bars for the time being. will have to start w@$%ing with my left hand now to get the strengh up!

and unicorn, whoever you heard that from is pretty much talking from their arse.
every muscle can be strengthened, if you know how to exercise it.
hell, even the muscles in your eyes can be strengthened.
generally, if your experiencing pain, its more likely its injured.
Repetitive strain injury is the most likely cause, unless you have been lifting cars or a small house.


you have probably tried too much too soon. rest for 3 days to a week, then do push ups on your knees, like girls have to do for army and navy fitness tests. it will reduce the weight on your wrists, and should allow them to improve.

The two most effect pieces of budget equipment you will ever buy are, the York door frame chin/pull up bar £8. Everlast Hand grips £8-£20 range dependant on tension and deluxe edition. Top piece of Kit.