my wrist

[shari3boys]

My wrist hurts alot lately...i am not sure if its from lifting all this heavy weight or what?
I dont even like to type bc it hurts

are there any wrist excersises i can do to help?
i know weird question

[Lisa~]

What to do about it depends on what's wrong with it. You wouldn't want to do more exercises if it's already inflamed. You'd just aggravate the existing problem. If it's just weak you might want to do additional exercises. Maybe.

[beach_plums]

My wrists were hurting yesterday during the front squat push press (stage 2 A). I went up in weight though too. At the lighter weight, I had no pain. On the flip side, I also know that I have nerve damage in one wrist and over-compensate with the other.
This morning, however, I have no pain. If you're having pain while typing after a workout, you might consider the ergonomics of your office. What angle are your arms in when you type or use your mouse? Are your wrists in a natural position (http://ergonomics.about.com/od/ glossary/g/defnaturalwrist.htm)
Also, do you take breaks every now and then to stretch at your desk? There are a number of great arm/wrist stretches you can do to help alleviate any strain or pain. (http://arabia.msn.com/Women/He althAndFitness/2008/february/W ristHandWorkout.aspx) There are a ton of other sites that show pretty good wrist and arm stretches, this is just the first one I came across.

[Cynthia]

Originally Posted by beach_plums

My wrists were hurting yesterday during the front squat push press (stage 2 A). I went up in weight though too. At the lighter weight, I had no pain.

Ditto. I couldn't go up past 45# on this without encountering wrist pain.

[Lisa~]

Remember that you want to push upward from the meaty part of the base of your palm on the side away from your thumb (right at the top of the ulna). You don't want to push upward with the bar back in the main part of your palm near your fingers. If you do that, the load has to be transferred through the tendons of your wrist, and that hurts.

All pushing exercises should be done in this manner, pushing the load with that spot at the top of the ulna (the long bone of the forearm). Does that make sense?

[beach_plums]

Originally Posted by Lisa~

Remember that you want to push upward from the meaty part of the base of your palm on the side away from your thumb (right at the top of the ulna). You don't want to push upward with the bar back in the main part of your palm near your fingers. If you do that, the load has to be transferred through the tendons of your wrist, and that hurts.

All pushing exercises should be done in this manner, pushing the load with that spot at the top of the ulna (the long bone of the forearm). Does that make sense?

Great advice! I'm pretty sure that I'm doing that already, but will double check Tuesday when I back on A. In my wrist with the nerve damage, I have pain when I bend my wrist in certain positions--mainly at about a 30-45 degree angle up. During the presses, my wrist goes through that position. I've been kind of writing it off as just the same ol' thing. But, since it's worse with the heavier weight, I might need to re-evaluate.

[MuscleMom23]

Originally Posted by Lisa~

Remember that you want to push upward from the meaty part of the base of your palm on the side away from your thumb (right at the top of the ulna). You don't want to push upward with the bar back in the main part of your palm near your fingers. If you do that, the load has to be transferred through the tendons of your wrist, and that hurts.

All pushing exercises should be done in this manner, pushing the load with that spot at the top of the ulna (the long bone of the forearm). Does that make sense?

OMG that is what I have been doing wrong! I get a giant ZING in what feels like a tendon on my thumb side of my wrist.