my damn wrist

[beatngyou27]

so my wrist as been hurting for about two weeks now. at first i could work through my excersizes but now it hurts to grab a 25 lb weight. i tried tightening my wraps that are on my gloves but that no dice. it hurts to do anything that involves holding weight with my left arm. any suggestions for this?

I do realize that for the pain im in I should stop lifting but im 6 weeks into cycle and would hate to waste time sitting on the sidelines. I still plan on oing legs but my upper body will start to suffer im sure. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[nerdalert]

I had a similar problem with my elbow, finally got so bad I had to go to the dr, got a cortisone shot and I am back on track.

 

[Die$eL~Man]

thats your problem.. you use wraps, causing your wrist muscles to get weaker.. scrap the wraps & do wrist curls eod & youll see a difference in size & stamina..

 

[beatngyou27]

I had a similar problem with my elbow, finally got so bad I had to go to the dr, got a cortisone shot and I am back on track.

there is no inflamation though. i think it might be a tendon issue

 

[nate212]

Is this pain on the ulnar side? My guess is that it is. Does it hurt real pad when you do straight bar curls? There are a number of causes for ulnar sided wrist pain. I am thinking TFCC (triangular fibrocartilage complex) strain or tear right now.

What I would do is hold off on things that involve resisted supination or pronation. That means doing neutral grip curls and chins with a neutral grip palms facing. Basically avoid what hurts it.

You can also tape it or use some coban to stabilize the distal radioulnar joint. Start distally on the proximal carpus and tape proximally to about 3 inches proximal to the wrist.

You have to let it calm down and heal. Dont lay off lifting just adjust your grip position and tape it up to stabilize it while healing. You can take some NSAID's but this does inhibit muscle building so I like to avoid if possible.

Also DO NOT BENCH REAL CLOSE GRIP. This is important for the TFCC> Lots of strain across the complex when doing real close grip bench. Grip should be no closer than 12-14 inches. These guys you see doing super ass close grip on bench are fucking up their wrist. No need to do it, triceps get good recruitment with 14 inch grip. More anatomic position. Put hands infront of acromioclavicular joint. No need to be narrower than that.

 

[Die$eL~Man]

plain & simple.. you have tendonitis.. soak it with epsom salts in hot water & youll be fine in 3 days.. stretch & flex your forearms periodically...

 

[barrysanders]

thats your problem.. you use wraps, causing your wrist muscles to get weaker.. scrap the wraps & do wrist curls eod & youll see a difference in size & stamina..

I have had the same problems in the past with my wrists. Diesel had it right. Dont neglect your wrists. Do a few sets of wrist exercises a few times a week and you'll see the difference. G'luck

 

[beatngyou27]

i'll work on the wrist excersizes and soak it and i'll let ya know in a couple days how it goes.

oh and another thing but im taking deca @ about 400 ew shouldnt that be also resolving this issue faster? im in my 7th week in.

 

[beatngyou27]

thats your problem.. you use wraps, causing your wrist muscles to get weaker.. scrap the wraps & do wrist curls eod & youll see a difference in size & stamina..

well im not sure how big your wrists are but mine are 6.5 in. ive alsways had small wrists and it just made sense to wrap them in order to support the weight im pushing.

 

[nate212]

oh and another thing but im taking deca @ about 400 ew shouldnt that be also resolving this issue faster? im in my 7th week in.

Don't think so, if anything the strength gains associated would tend to irritate the ligaments/tendons more.

 

[beatngyou27]

so far ive been soaking it twice a day and its getting alot better and ive taken a week off of training to try and help it heel faster. its still sore to grab thing tightly but I think by monday it should be better. Im starting to work in some light weight high rep weeks so this will be a good start at keeping high weight stress on it.