Comments on: Tips for Improved Wrist Mobility

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By: Kronsteen

Kronsteen — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 21:42:00 +0000

2) Planche Push Up Position. Get into a plank position (elbows fully extended at the top of the push up). Turn your hands inward so your fingertips are pointing toward your toes. Keeping a rigid torso, shift your body forward so you have an angle from your shoulders to wrists. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds (or as long as you can bear) and repeat. If this is too intense, drop down to your knees and complete.”

This makes absolutely no sense.

Someone at Crossfit Invictus needs to film themselves trying this step by step just to see how ridiculous it is.

1. Get in a push-up position.
2. Turn your hands INWARDS to get your fingers to point towards your toes (good luck with that).
3. Shift forward into the actual Planche (which, with your fingers points towards your toes from an inward rotation would be an impossible hold).

I look forward to the video.

By: Gine Oquendo

Gine Oquendo — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 07:09:00 +0000

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By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:36:00 +0000

I realize this post is about wrist mobility, but I’m curious how important wrist strength is for maintaining healthy wrists. Do you recommend isolated wrist strengthening exercises to help protect wrists alongside mobility work, or is mobility normally where the focus should be? (I recognize that wrist issues can vary widely, so I’m just asking in the most general sense) Thanks!

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:25:00 +0000

I was struggling with wrist mobility, and subsequently a wrist injusry for about 2 months. I went to the chiropractor for 4 sessions of dry needling in my forearms and the problem was completely resolved !!

By: cablebfg

cablebfg — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:05:00 +0000

So, I have a question. If I think wrist flexibility is an issue, but I also know that shoulder mobility is an issue for me as well, should I just bundle everything together?

One reason I am pretty positive wrist mobility is an issue is because it generally hurts to do handstand pushups. That’s got very little to do with shoulder mobility.

By: Victoria VanNederynen

Victoria VanNederynen — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:06:53 +0000

Good article!

By: Cody Rice

Cody Rice — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:50:11 +0000

Hey Vince,

Only in extreme (read very extreme) cases is this an issue. Often, athletes will try to grip the bar in-line with, or just outside the shoulder. This can usually be cured by increasing shoulder external rotation and using a wider grip, as seen in the picture of Matt Chan here: http://www.crossfitproper.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/matt-chan-2-500×438.jpg

By: Vince G

Vince G — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:10:36 +0000

Don’t overlook the forearm to upper arm ratio. Some people don’t have the correct ratio to achieve the position coaches are telling them is attainable. A bad coach will tell their athletes that it is just a matter of flexibity even when that not true.

By: Cj Martin

Cj Martin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:18:58 +0000

I whole-heartedly agree with Calvin (and K-Star). What is manifested as wrist pain in the front rack position is rarely the result of poor wrist mobility. Rather, most of the athletes we work with that complain of wrist pain are starting from a very poor position. Protracted shoulders and a locked/immobile thoracic spine is number 1 issue we notice with folks walking into the gym. So rule out position/posture before you jump straight to addressing wrist mobility.

That said, sometimes folks just have tight wrists. It’s rare, but it happens. If you’re one of those people, this post is for you. Hit the soft tissue work, hit the PNF work, and try a few of the techniques that Nichole lays out and you should be good to go.