how do i strengthen my wrists?

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
You should mast... No, I won't go there, it's waaaaay too obvious

Rats, I was going to bet on how many posts got through before there was a joke about this. I bet 3

 

[SoftwareEng]

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[magomago]

flick your wrists in front you . hold your hands in fist (don't hold hard) and then expand outward and spread your fingers. You must stretch then pretty well. do this like 100 times...if you can get up that high. in the beginning do it slow because you won't have coordination, but as you get more and more strong you can do it faster. you'll definitely feel it in your fingers, wrists, and forearms. do it 3x a week and you'll be fine

 

[clamum]

1. Get kleenex
2. Fap
3. ???
4. Profit with stronger wrists and relief of sexual urges

 

[greatfool66]

You can't strengthen the wrist because its not a muscle. When I took karate they made us do nuckle pushups and said it strengthened the wrists but one day I realized that it is the forearm muscles that do the work, the wrist is a just a joint of bones and tendons.

 

[forrestroche]

Originally posted by: greatfool66
You can't strengthen the wrist because its not a muscle. When I took karate they made us do nuckle pushups and said it strengthened the wrists but one day I realized that it is the forearm muscles that do the work, the wrist is a just a joint of bones and tendons.

Finally somebody with a brain.

 

[sponge008]

I think you're looking for grip strength. Try the farmer's walk with dumbbells that have duct tape wrapped around the handle to make it extra thick.

 

[potato28]

Play more WoW and fap lots.

 

[Aztech]

Nintendo Wii FTW!

 

[forrestroche]

Originally posted by: clamum
1. Get kleenex
2. Fap
3. ???
4. Profit with stronger wrists and relief of sexual urges

Most of us don't do this double-fisted. A normal technique will result in asymetrical development.

 

[SludgeFactory]

Originally posted by: forrestroche

Originally posted by: greatfool66
You can't strengthen the wrist because its not a muscle. When I took karate they made us do nuckle pushups and said it strengthened the wrists but one day I realized that it is the forearm muscles that do the work, the wrist is a just a joint of bones and tendons.

Finally somebody with a brain.

The OP didn't make the mistake of asking for hypertrophy of the wrist joint. Obviously the muscles are extrinsic to the joint, and you can increase the force of wrist flexion/extension/supination/pronation by targeting them, which is what most of the replies are about.

 

[forrestroche]

Originally posted by: SludgeFactory
The OP didn't make the mistake of asking for hypertrophy of the wrist joint.

Neither did he ask how to increase the force of wrist flexion/extension/supination/pronation. He asked how to strengthen his wrists. They are not the same.

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: greatfool66
You can't strengthen the wrist because its not a muscle. When I took karate they made us do nuckle pushups and said it strengthened the wrists but one day I realized that it is the forearm muscles that do the work, the wrist is a just a joint of bones and tendons.

Yeah i was gonna say that, theres no muscle there to strenghen. What i do to strengthen my forearm is sit down, get a dumbell, and rest my elbow on my knee, using only my wrist to lift the thing up and down. Your not gonna move it very far with only the wrist but its fine, your forearm should hurt after 30-40 reps dependant on the weight/strength of your arm.

 

[SludgeFactory]

Originally posted by: forrestroche

Originally posted by: SludgeFactory
The OP didn't make the mistake of asking for hypertrophy of the wrist joint.

Neither did he ask how to increase the force of wrist flexion/extension/supination/pronation. He asked how to strengthen his wrists. They are not the same.

I suppose the problem is that he doesn't know what he's asking for.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Slap as many monkeys as you can, or move to a farm and choke some chickens. That will surely make them stronger...