Perhaps, if you’ve been exercising for a while, you might notice discomfort and pain that occurs in the wrist area, one or both, when exercising or performing certain exercises. Coincidentally, an online coaching student was the one motivating this post when he asked me if I had any recommendations to ease wrist pain during training.
And the truth is, there are many reasons why this area might bother you, and ideally, if the discomfort persists, you should consult a professional who can even send you research and evaluate you. Personally, which is ideal in these cases.
Possible reasons and recommendations
1 Poor wrist position during exercise
And this is very common, since wrist positions are details that many people overlook, especially when they start exercising, and then, if no one corrects them, they end up in the habit of doing exercises that are located incorrectly and on top … being able to increase loads because they are propelled and generate more muscle mass and strength, they increase the risk of harming these weak links.
In this case, the key will be to consider how you perform your exercise technique, avoiding excessive flexion of these joints, especially in the abdominal exercises on the shoulders and chest, in which many people.This makes it a habit to place barbells and dumbbells in the palm of your hand away from the wrist rather than just above the wrist, allowing it to carry much more weight and flex.
2 Weakened structure
And now yes, this reason can occur for many reasons, so we’re going to name the above and give you the opportunity to find out if any of them apply to you.
Currently, your wrists can hurt when exercising because:
- previous injuries that you suffered and did not complete
- injuries sustained during exercises with poor technique or strong impacts / very heavy loads
- poor rest or stress, which means that any inflammation or damage to these tissues costs much more, as does poor nutrition, among other reasons.
Faced with these reasons, we recommend doing the opposite to reverse the risks. with a professional in the event of a previous injury, or avoiding prolonged impact exercises or very heavy loads that may contribute to these inconveniences.
Closing, closing words
It can also help you start heating up more warm-up and wrist-strengthening exercises, from forearm extension and flexion, with and without weights, to stretching and gripping exercises.
Finally, you can wear wrist bands or even sports gloves with bracelets to keep your wrists tighter and not hurt during exercise.
And do not forget to tell your friends and acquaintances, friends, as well as your pet, why not, about us, so that more and more people can achieve their physical goals without experiencing difficulties in a very short time and above all, enjoying the process as it shouldn’t be that hard to achieve what you set out with your body.
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Until next time!