Best substitutes for pikes on the ball?

[SRP]

I injured my wrist a while back, and it doesn't seem to want to heal. Last night I tried pikes on the ball for the first time in a while, because I thought it was better. Wrong. I nearly bit the dust. Ouch.

I need to avoid stuff like pikes and pushups that put so much weight on the wrist. I love pikes! I think they work the whole core in adifferent way than any other core exercise.

What do you think are comparable exercises that I can do on the floor?

 

[kathryn]

One idea, for a move that is pretty close to a ball pike: get in plank position, but with elbows bent, so your weight is on your forearms instead of on your bent wrist. Then, with toes on a microfiber cleaning cloth (on wood floor) or on two paper plates (on carpet), go through the pike movement. You might have to modify it a bit by bending the knees until you find a doable variation.

 

[Fit_mommy]

Interesting substitute Kathryn!

Shannon, You could also try using push up bars either to do the pikes on the ball or Kathryn's suggestion. This way you can use the straight arm position but the bars should help to alleviate the tension on the wrists.

HTH!

 

[Sunshine 1528]

Another substitute for push up bars is an 8 or 10 lb. weight.

I have wrist issues also and it makes it much easier to straighten your wrists - just point your knuckles toward the floor.

 

[SRP]

Thank you, ladies!

Kathryn, your variation sounds pretty cool. I'm going to give it a try.

Wendy and Jacque - I thought about using the pushup bar/weights but was too chicken to try it. I was afraid that it might not be secure enough to pull into a pike - that the supports might move. But if you've tried it, I might give it a shot.

 

[Miss Lee]

Hey Cuz! I like Katherine's idea. I think that would work well and I agree with you -- the push up bars make me nervous. I tried using dumbbells for push up bars once and I thought it was really uncomfortable.

 

[briee]

Ohhhhhh...I'm here to disagree with Michele (something I might add that I NEVER do because she is just such a sensible, caring and all around wonderfully wise person who posts donut pictures for me on a somewhat regular basis:7 ). I ALWAYS use pushup bars or dumbbells for pikes and pushups as I have major wrist issues. Come to think of it...I use them for the core work in CM1 as well (you know the one where you sit cross leg and lift your body off the floor).

BUT...she is right, you do have to be careful as you don't want them to roll. I've done it for years and have never had a problem doing it this way (I swear, now I'll go down to workout and have a major disaster while doing pikes just for posting thisx( x( x( - so promise not to gloat okay Michele).

Briee