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Looking for ways to strengthen wrists..

  • 09-07-2005 3:15am
    #1
    entropi
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    As the title suggests, yes i'm looking for any possible exercises or ways i could improve strength in my wrists and forearms. Around 10-12 years ago i fractured my left, and hurt my right a few years after and both have never recovered , and now that i'm doing Tae Kwon-Do i would really appreciate being able to do more than 10 press ups at a time and hitting a punchbag pretty decent without pain.


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  • #2
    Riamfada
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    this thread beckons a childish response however to cut them off before they start perhaps you should try a wrist flexer. Its like a V shaped stress ball. You can use it anywhere and should strengthen that wrist. Or be wary if your wrist is in pain its still injured and not wise to put to much preassure on it.

    Be warned. You could do more damage than good. Perhaps speak to a doc or a sports injury specialist?


  • #3
    Easygainer
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    Death Sentence wrote:
    As the title suggests, yes i'm looking for any possible exercises or ways i could improve strength in my wrists and forearms. Around 10-12 years ago i fractured my left, and hurt my right a few years after and both have never recovered , and now that i'm doing Tae Kwon-Do i would really appreciate being able to do more than 10 press ups at a time and hitting a punchbag pretty decent without pain.


    Dunno how you are for strength but the absolute best exercise are grippers. If your wrists are still feeble from the injury start with the crappy ones you can get in any sports shop. After that you should go to pullum sports (search for their website). They have several crushers, however, the best are the coc (captains of crush) series. I have them all and have closed the trainer, no.1 and no.2. Only a handful of people have ever closed the no.'s 3 and 4 (in the world that is) and they are beast for building forearm and grip strength.

    Wrist curls and extensions with bbs and dbs are also good, as are heavy lifting movements like deadlifts, shrugs, farmer's walk etc


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