i was having some issues with my wrist doing push ups on a floor. was looking into getting some sort of handles for doing push ups to help form and reduce stress on wrist. amazon has so much crap, is there anything you guys recommend that works?
EDIT: pain is only in left wrist
Is this a long term problem? Maybe just power through it with the goal of adding wrist flexibility? Otherwise, maybe there’s those little handles on the pivot wheels or something.
my left wrist is always giving me problems.
found a few ones, not sure which better.
deciding between the perfect pushup and this monster
When you’re doing pushups, are you putting the weight on your wrists? You’re not supposed to. You’re supposed to put your weight on the fleshy part below your pinky.
Why don’t you just do push ups on a fist?
^wrist pain also
Had the same problem. Since I do push ups using the last stair of the second floor the pain is out. I mean…
Ok, being serious, put ur hands in the last stair with only ur palms on the floor, your fingers grab the stair. Less pressure on the wrists.
What if you use dumbbells? I’ve never noticed much difference in the push up handles. I would just pick one that doesn’t slide and seems durable
^a lot of good reviews for the push up elite but the noticed the power press has the easy set up for more exercises.
seems like both have good wrist support
pullups might help also as well as dips to increase wrist strength and provide the pull down on wrists in pullups
I tried the handles that rotate on top of a fixed base. They caused more wrist pain than on the floor. Adjusting my hand position seems to have helped, but I’ve also cut my daily volume by over 50%.
If your volume is high and/or you’re left handed, it may be an overuse injury. Do other exercises like pull ups or bar dips cause pain?
It may also be a deficiency. Make sure you’re getting nutrients/vegetables in your diet and drinking lots of water. It won’t heal overnight, but this will aid in a speedy recovery.
Sounds like someone needs to powder his puss before going back to the gym.
the only other time it hurts is when i do barbell curls with really heavy weights
EDIT: pain is only in left wrist
I have had exactly the same problem, and either I use the handles of neoprene dumbbells if I’m doing one handed pushups (the rubber prevents them from sliding on the floor, and the weight of the dumbbell is a stabilizer) or these pushup bars for normal pushups: https://www.amazon.com/CAP-Barbell-Pair-Push-Bars/dp/B002OEQ50Y/
These pushup bars are very light (well below 0.75 lbs for the both combined), so it’s easy to pack them on trips and do hotel room workouts when I don’t have time to hit up the fitness center. The one detraction is that the black things at the ends of the bars are made of plastic, and if I had to buy another set I would buy one with rubber stops instead since they occasionally slide a bit on hardwood floors.
I believe you can use this contraption for other things, too.
What’s your issue? Wrist strengthening and stretching exercises may do the trick. Weak wrists were something that was holding back my ability to do some gymnastics moves, but they can be fixed over time (read: ~1 year, but with continuing application of exercises and stretches).
doing regular push ups always hurts my left wrist half way in. i read the push up elite helps reduce wrist pain