Pain in wrist from bench press

[hardgainer09]

Hey guys, it seems like whenever i bench press now days my wrists seem to hurt really bad when i'm done. i have used wrist wraps but they do not seem to do anything for me. i have tried gripping the bar differently, but some grips i feel uncomfortable with (i feel like i don't have control of the bar) and the one i normallly use, just wrap hands around bar and grip seems to hurt really bad when i'm done and sometimes while i'm pressing the weight up. any recommendation? thanks

 

[Bigkarch]

wrist raps worked for me...make sure they are tight and most of all when you bench keep your wrist straight and in alignment with your arm. (let someone spot you and lift the bar for you...that will help the wrist from bending taking it off the rack)..other than that...not much you can do other than take the pain....

 

[great one]

switch to dumbells worked for me plus my bench went up when i went back to bar

 

[sportsclub]

I found that building up my forearms and doing grip exercises helped with alleviating some of my wrist pain.

 

[propeine]

Curls with any kind of bar frequently do this to me. As for the benching I'm with Bigkarch. Have someone lift the bar off to get you started. When you're done instead of just loosening your grip entirely all at once sloooowly let go. That keeps mine from hurting as bad when doing curls with a bar. Lemme know if it helps.

 

[HRTguy]

I do heavy barbell shrugs without straps - up to 405lb for reps of 5. My left wrist was killing me. I switched to putting the bar behind me and lightened up the weight and the pain while benching went away.

There is probably some other exercise that is putting additional stress on the tendons or ligaments. See if there's anything you can change up, or even take a week off of training if you can.

 

[Bababooey]

I have the same thing and there is a bump forming in my wrist. The doctor said it was a ganglion cyst and happens to bodybuilders often. Do you have any noticiable bumps growing by writst?

 

[xsosinglesogoodx]

i use to have same problem what helped me alot is i use harbinger wrist wraps. they worked for me. good luck bro

 

[tempest]

I just had my MRI results translated to me. I had extreme pain only when doing concentration curls. Xrays and MRI stated I have Keinbock's Disease. Basically , I have a bone in the center of my wrist that is bruised and is not healing. If not treated then the bruised bone could disolve.

 

[Big Gains]

I bought a pair of good gloves recently and they seem to do a pretty good job of supporting my wrists as well.

 

[Jeton]

once in a while i'll get wrist pain doing bench press,,if i find it intensifying, i'll do cable presses for a few days/weeks/months until the pain is gone. i find the handle orientation much less stressful to the wrist while still working the delt/tri/pec. just gotta make sure ur getting an equivalent load, depending on how many pulleys the cable is running thru.

i also use the cables when rehabbing from injury (like my radial-head fracture last month), great way to lessen rehab pain n still get decent results.

 

[tempest]

After my 2nd MRI I found out that my ultante (sp?) the forearm bone on the pinky finger side is 5 mm too long. It is jamming into my lunate wrist bones under compression causing alot of pain. The doctor is going to cut the bone in hald and take out 5 mm.

 

[insaiyan93]

Keep those wrists straight when benching

 

[G2Ready]

^^^ what everyone else says about keeping wrist straight----- I have ganglion cyst in both wrist, and carpel tunnel..., sooooo I really notice when I'm flipping those wrist back on flat bench (body trying to get more triceps in The game)
Also watch your over head shoulder presses---- if ur doing it for one prolly the other to.

 

[Savagesteve]

Hey guys, it seems like whenever i bench press now days my wrists seem to hurt really bad when i'm done. i have used wrist wraps but they do not seem to do anything for me. i have tried gripping the bar differently, but some grips i feel uncomfortable with (i feel like i don't have control of the bar) and the one i normallly use, just wrap hands around bar and grip seems to hurt really bad when i'm done and sometimes while i'm pressing the weight up. any recommendation? thanks

I bought the cheap wrist wraps from walmart and they have helped my wrists greatly in doing chest and any curling exercises. I find the only time the wrist wraps don't help doing bench is when I do wide arm and my wrists are at a weird angle. If I go wide bench I use suicide grip and lighter weight and it seems to help my wrists.

 

[Relliot]

If you lower the weight can you bench without wrist pain? If so, lower weight and work on building up your forearms everyday.

If you have pain no matter what weight you use, go see a doctor if you can. Nobody wants to hear this, but time off is the only way your body will heal completely from wrist and forearm injuries.

I used to have really bad tennis elbow from preacher curls, 6 months off and extra forearm exercises when I came back is the only thing that worked for me. Good luck.

 

[KillaBig]

After my 2nd MRI I found out that my ultante (sp?) the forearm bone on the pinky finger side is 5 mm too long. It is jamming into my lunate wrist bones under compression causing alot of pain. The doctor is going to cut the bone in hald and take out 5 mm.

Well shit