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Originally Posted by ledove
Unrelated to push-ups: There were several paragraphs in that article about doing push-ups to strengthen your wrists so that you can catch yourself when you fall and not break your wrists. I understand the point they were trying to make, but your wrists are a bad place to land when you fall, even though it's instinctive to reach out to the floor. I dislocated my elbow by catching myself on my wrist, even though I knew better. Instead, try to land in the Plank position, forearms flat on the ground and head turned to one side. It might sting your forearms more, but you're less likely to break or dislocate anything. (Had to throw that in; those paragraphs made me cringe.)
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Yeah, I definitely fractured my radius bone trying to brace my fall with my hands. I just kept saying to myself, thank god it wasn't my wrist. Probably one of the worst places to injure.
As far as the plank, they teach you something similar to that in martial arts. Same when you are falling backwards. You brace your fall by slapping your forearms to the ground.