Van Norden Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Okay, been lifting hard for some months now, and increasing weights fastly (I guess too fast...), looking great at the mirror and boosting my self-confidence upon my own self-improvement. But nothing lasts forever, and since my last tri's and back day I started to feel a disturbing pain in both wrists each time I rested the EZ-bar on the floor. I mean, 1-2 seconds of intense pain but nothing unbearable at all. Then, that same night I went to sleep with a bit of that pain still, and woke up OK but with some of it again at the same moment I started lifting anything, be it light as a wine box or an actual dumbbell at the gym. Asked the monitor and told me to avoid using wristbands, as I was wearing on both arms, since they wouldn't help to heal since the wrist has to develop strength on its own without any bandage on it. He told me less weight-more reps, to focus on the way rather than the weight (special attention on keeping hands straight without involving wrist movement) and no rest of any kind, which shocked me. I think I can work out with normality if he thinks so, but at the same time I'm afraid if this can evolve into a major injury and I have to lose months of training due to recovery. Any hint on this? Link to post Share on other sites
deathandtaxes Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Are you doing more weight than your wrists can handle? That might not be a good thing!! Injuries can be a tricky thing. It's very telling that the pain is still there the next day and even hurts with really light objects. My advice? STOP LIFTING and get your butt to a doctor pronto. You're better off taking time off the gym waiting to see the doc than to keep lifting and really hurt yourself. Link to post Share on other sites
thefooloftheyear Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Work on your grip...Grip is one of the most important aspects to weight training and if your grip is weak, its gonna result in a host of injuries, not only to your wrist, to just about everywhere else.. I have a gorilla type grip stemming from the type of work I do, so I dont generally have those problems, but I still do some grip work...Some things to consider is using a gripper(they come in various strengths, keep them in your car or at your office and work the hell out of them), grab a heavy dumbell and hold them at your sides for as long as you can, and do other things like wrist curls and the like.. Once your grip has improved, you will notice less wrist pain and more stability to your lifts, which will allow for better form and more poundage.. If they are currently giving you pain, though, wear supports and dont aggravate it...Once it starts to heal, then gradually work them to make them stronger.. TFY Link to post Share on other sites
Author Van Norden Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Well, things is that before seeing those replies I lifted heavily today (chest/biceps day). Focused on the grip and, though I felt some pain at some points, I didn't suffer as I expected beforehand. Now I've a couple of days to fully recover, since I won't be able to go to the gym, and maybe on Tuesday I'll work legs only. So if the problem persists to Wednesday I'll try to get my arse to the doctor. Thanks for your help. Please don't hesitate to post further opinions. Link to post Share on other sites
SomeDude16 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Work on your grip and wear wrist wraps... Link to post Share on other sites
Starship Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Well, things is that before seeing those replies I lifted heavily today (chest/biceps day). Focused on the grip and, though I felt some pain at some points, I didn't suffer as I expected beforehand. Now I've a couple of days to fully recover, since I won't be able to go to the gym, and maybe on Tuesday I'll work legs only. So if the problem persists to Wednesday I'll try to get my arse to the doctor. Thanks for your help. Please don't hesitate to post further opinions. Being in the medical field, I'm not sure what you expect your doctor to say. Hint...he will feel around your hand, wrist and advise you to take a break for a few weeks/ month, etc. 'If' the pain persists after this, come see him again and he may send you for some imaging. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Van Norden Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Okay, got one of these I had previously bought years ago without putting any real effort on it: http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/wrist-muscle-exercise-equipment-isolated-white-10705551.jpg Question is: would exercise my wrist anytime make any significant good to my injury or shall I wait until I'm fully recovered? By the time it's nothing extremely painful or hard to bear. As I told before, I could lift weights normally this last Saturday without feeling more than a little sting on each wrist 1-2 seconds after resting bars. My main concern is to worsen things. As for wrist wraps, I have two of them but my monitor told me not to wear them for the reasons stated above. What do you think? Link to post Share on other sites
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