| Bodybuilders often face certain wrist problems | | | | The best way therefore to train while on the |
| that manifest themselves in different ways. Some | | | | bench is by letting the weight bar lie across the |
| feel pains in the wrists during and after the | | | | fleshy part of your hand in between the heel of |
| execution of bench presses. Others feel cramps in | | | | your hand and the base of the thumb. This |
| the inner and outer wrists after they have trained | | | | particular style ensures that there is a |
| their triceps and biceps. Most of these injuries are | | | | bone-on-bone support as the carpals lie on the |
| caused by weak ligaments and there are various | | | | ulna and radius of the forearm. In this manner it is |
| exercises that can be used to reverse the | | | | evident that the tendons and ligaments are |
| situation. By doing barbell wrist-curls and the | | | | prevented from getting any injury that may |
| reversed wrist-curls using the end of a padded | | | | occur when using heavy benching weights. This is |
| bench the ligaments in the wrist area should be | | | | also a much stabilized way of training on the |
| able to get stronger and tougher. It is best to use | | | | bench. |
| a weight that will allow for 8-12 reps. This will | | | | Alongside this sort of training it is mandatory that |
| enable the wrists to be flexible and supple during | | | | your diet also supplements this effort. It is |
| the training. | | | | advisable that you include some nutrients that will |
| This sort of training should be your first course of | | | | help you to strengthen the wrists and the joints. |
| action when you need to train weakened | | | | You can do this by including healthy oils like |
| connections in your wrists. The styles described | | | | flaxseed to the diet. Also add important minerals |
| above will increase the tensile strengths of your | | | | like calcium and other chelated minerals to the oils. |
| ligaments better than any grip machine or any | | | | Get as much sunlight as you possibly can. To |
| hand spring. The forearm muscles will also benefit | | | | foster the synthesis of your collagen tissues |
| from these exercises. The biceps will get a better | | | | (these have to do with the connective tissues) |
| curling reactive base while the triceps will get | | | | you should take in adequate amounts of foods |
| much more stability. | | | | that contain Vitamin C and Vitamin B complex. |
| Many bodybuilders who use the bench press in | | | | If the problem tends to persist it is advisable that |
| training suffer from one form of wrist injury or | | | | you visit an orthopedic specialist for further |
| another. The secret to ensuring that these injuries | | | | advice. Be sure to collect the correct information |
| are mitigated is by ensuring that the weight bar | | | | and apply the therapy advice in your training |
| does not roll back as they hold it in their hands. | | | | accordingly. You should be open to the fact that |
| This action tends to over-stretch the tendons and | | | | the aches and pains are as a result of lack of |
| wrists. The most affected structures are the | | | | training and conditioning. If so may be you can |
| tendons that cause backward and forward | | | | start with the curl bar to train your triceps and |
| forearm movements. | | | | biceps. |