tricep dips
- Thread starter kel402
- Start date
Imafitnessfreak
Cathlete
Have you tried going up on your fists? Don't know if it can be done and I am sure you would require a lifting glove. Try it, dips are so worth fighting for!!!
gidget1978
Cathlete
Sometimes I feel the same pain, and even sometimes when I am doing pushups as well.But with me, it doesn't happen every day.Its only every now and then so if its that uncomfortable, I just don't do it.If your wrist is hurting every time, you may want to get it checked out.
Lori
Lori
If you have a sturdy surface, like your step, you can position dumbbells horizontally and grip them so there is not so much pressure on your wrists. Cathe mentioned this in the S&H series I believe (among other places I'm sure).
"you miss 100% of the shots you never take"
Debbie
"you miss 100% of the shots you never take"
Debbie
kathryn
Cathlete
I developed carpal tunnel syndromes after a workout featuring push-ups and tricep dips off a step (I don't believe I was strong enough at the time for my anatomy to take the exercises, or maybe the problem was flexibility in the wrists?).
For a long time, I avoided tricep dips, and instead did lying tricep extentions (with barbells or dumbells). They are a good substitute, IMO.
I've also tried tricep dips with push-up handlebars, like Debbie's suggestion for using dumbbells.
After I did yoga for a while, and the stretches in P90X, I found I'm able to do tricep dips (and regular push-ups) with no wrist problems.
For a long time, I avoided tricep dips, and instead did lying tricep extentions (with barbells or dumbells). They are a good substitute, IMO.
I've also tried tricep dips with push-up handlebars, like Debbie's suggestion for using dumbbells.
After I did yoga for a while, and the stretches in P90X, I found I'm able to do tricep dips (and regular push-ups) with no wrist problems.
sierrastar
Cathlete
yes I have trouble...my wrists are shot because of rheumatoid arthritis..
you will frequently find me swearing at my wrists when a section of a workout comes up that I cannot do - like pikes..I cannot bend my wrists like that...and it ticks me off...
I do the tricep dips and have to shift my hand position alot! and I am in pain when I do them but I will not succumb to my RA...
I do pushups using dumbbells (for handles)
I bought some killer wrists wraps and when I am doing any upper body work I tighten those wraps until I hardly have any bloodflow to my hand! the wraps do help
Hope this helps!
you will frequently find me swearing at my wrists when a section of a workout comes up that I cannot do - like pikes..I cannot bend my wrists like that...and it ticks me off...
I do the tricep dips and have to shift my hand position alot! and I am in pain when I do them but I will not succumb to my RA...
I do pushups using dumbbells (for handles)
I bought some killer wrists wraps and when I am doing any upper body work I tighten those wraps until I hardly have any bloodflow to my hand! the wraps do help
Hope this helps!
kathryn
Cathlete
> The lying extensions
>you are talking about... do you hold a weight in your hand and
>flex it up at the wrist? Is that what you mean?
Lie on your back, with dumbells held towards the ceiling (wrists kept straight throughout). Bend the elbow so that the weights come down towards your head or (if palms are facing in) beside your head). If you angle the arms back a little, this will keep constant tension on the triceps (which work to straigten the arm from a bent position).
>you are talking about... do you hold a weight in your hand and
>flex it up at the wrist? Is that what you mean?
Lie on your back, with dumbells held towards the ceiling (wrists kept straight throughout). Bend the elbow so that the weights come down towards your head or (if palms are facing in) beside your head). If you angle the arms back a little, this will keep constant tension on the triceps (which work to straigten the arm from a bent position).