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Posted by Vaughn Numrych on December 8, 2007, 9:42 am, in reply to "Re: Squating and wrist pain...."
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Hi Ryan!
One other thing, because you don't mention it. Are you using a full grip or a thumbless grip? Since the bar is pressed into your back you don't need to wrap your thumb around the bar. I used to have the same problems you are describing and when I switched to a thumbless grip my wrist pain went away and it was eaiser to grip closer to my shoulders, keep my elbows back, and pull the bar into my back to keep it tight.
Vaughn
--Previous Message--
: HELLO RYAN..
:
: WRIST PAIN CAN HAPPEN FOR A FEW REASONS......TOO NARROW...TOO
: WIDE.....NOT GRIPPING THE BAR AS TIGHT AS YOU CAN.......NO WRIST
: WRAPS.......
:
: FIRST YOU NEED TO GET THEM WELL......MAKE SURE YOU ARE WEARING
: THE WRIST WRAPS AS TIGHT AS YOU CAN.......MKE SURE YOU ICE THEM
: DOWN AND THEN PUT A HEATIONG PAD ON THEM AFTER THE
: WORKOUT....ANTI-INFLAMATORIES TO HEAL THEM...EXTRA VIT -
: C......ALSO MAYBE SOME HEAT TO WARM THEM UP BEFORE THE
: WORKOUT.....DOING SOME GRIP WORK ALSO WILL HELP......
:
: EXPERIMENT WITH A FEW DIFFERENT GRIPS TO SEE HOW THAT
: WORKS......FLEXIBILITY WORK FOR THE SHOULDERS MIGHT ALSO
: HELP.....TAKE A WOODEN ROD/BROOM STICK AND DO STRETCHES WITH IT
: EACH DAY.....BEHIND SHOULDER...ETC...
:
: SEE HOW ALL OF THIS WILL WORK......
:
: RDC
:
: --Previous Message--
: Rickey,
: I read your advanced techniques article and you suggest to
: keep my grip as close as possible when squatting. I grip as
: close as i can and keep the bar as low as I can hold it, but my
: wrists ache from being wrenched inward to grasp the bar. It
: feels as though if my grip were still closer together that it
: would alleviate this pain I get. Any techniques/advice for
: improving shoulder flexibility (or whatever other joint needs to
: be more limber) to be able to keep my grip closer when
: squatting???
: Thanks,
: Ryan
:
: P.S. If it's something besides my grip that could be causing
: this pain, let me know. I'm extremely new to the sport and
: still have a lot to learn.
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