beautifulsoul
Cathlete
Hi everyone, lately I have been trying to increase my weight for bench presses and flyes and now the palms of my hands hurt where the DB sits, any suggestions? TIA.
palms hurt
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Stephanie0523
Cathlete
I have this same problem! I'd love to know why too...
queenmaynie
Cathlete
Do you use gloves?? The ones that I use and recommend to my clients are the ones that have suede palms. They definitely take away some of that pressure because they give enough padding right where the weight rests. Also, stretch your palms in between sets by holding your palms up and bending your fingers back, just like you do to stretch your forearms, but you don't have to hold your arms straight out in front.
Oh, one more thing, try not to hold the weights too tight. You have to be conscious of this. I often have to remind myself of that as well. It will hurt more, as well as take the concentration off the muscle you are working a bit. HTH
Oh, one more thing, try not to hold the weights too tight. You have to be conscious of this. I often have to remind myself of that as well. It will hurt more, as well as take the concentration off the muscle you are working a bit. HTH
beautifulsoul
Cathlete
Thanks for your reply Vicki, I am using gloves, I will look for some with more padding. I think I am holding them too tightly, I will try to be more conscious of that and do more stretching. Thank you.