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2002/12/19, 11:29 AM
I am making some pretty steady gains since I have started this program and the advice that I have been given has really been helpful. I am working up to some heavier weight as far as arms and shoulders and chest are concerned, but my concern is my wrists. My arms, shoulders and chest can handle the heavy weight just fine, but I often have to stop sooner than I want to due to my wrists. They tend to begin giving out under the heavy weight and I get this burning sensation. So, although I know my muscles can continue, my wrists start hurting and I have to stop in the middle of my set, stop and rest for a second, and then complete the set. I KNOW I can do the weight, but my skinny, weak wrists won't keep up. I wear gloves that have a built in wrist wrap so this keeps my wrists stable and I always work with a spotter that sometimes supports me at the wrists, but I want to do it on my own and I want to know if there is any way to may my wrists any stronger. I have been doing some forearm exercises to, which has helped me out a little with curling exercises, but what kills me is the pressing exercises(shoulder, chest) with the dumbells. It's those nasty 45 pounders that are starting to kill me. Those things are bigger than my head!!! Anyway, any advice you could give me would be great. I'm working on going up to the 50 pounders soon.
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2002/12/19, 12:11 PM
one thing...is it an actual pain in the wrist or the grip giving out? If you are experienceing pain in the wrist only on bench pressing movements then all you can do is work thru it and bulid up the strength. If it is the grip get one of thoose grip buliders you can find at like walmart or a sports store that will help your grip get stronger.
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2002/12/19, 05:15 PM
I have had similar problems while doing barbell tricep extensions. Usually half way through the 2nd set my wrists will start to burn or even give-out, although my triceps are not burning from the weight.
The only answer I see is to add a few wrist exercises to your routine. I do wrist curls more often now, in hopes of solving the problem
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2002/12/20, 12:39 AM
Wow you're using 45 pound dumbells! I am soooooo weak. =(
I guess I just have something to look forward too! ;)
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2002/12/21, 09:20 AM
The bulk of my back routine generally takes place on the pullup bar, doing pullups with various grips. My wrists/forearms used to be on fire by the 5th set and I couldn't hold on anymore. By the time I would get to shrugs my grip was getting sooo weak that I couldn't finish my workout! So I got some straps. Straps take up some of the stress placed on your grip. I would workout until my grip started giving out, then I'd put the straps on to help. Every couple of workouts I'd notice that I could get farther into my back routine before I required the straps, until I could eventually just leave them at home!
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