Let’s talk about wrist health and why your wrist extensors (the muscles on the back of your forearm) are often forgotten. Our hands are so critical to our ability to socialize as humans, provide and communicate.
Think about how many activities you do that involve gripping, lifting weights, typing, carrying bags, or even scrolling on your phone.
These movements mainly rely on the wrist flexors (the muscles on the palm side of your forearm), which can get overworked, leaving the extensors weak and neglected. Over time, this imbalance can lead to things like forearm discomfort, elbow pain, or just feeling like your grip gives out too soon.
One way to fix this is by focusing on wrist extension movements, especially with an open palm and spread fingers. This position not only strengthens the extensors but also stretches and activates the smaller muscles in your hands and fingers. It helps balance out the tension in your wrists and forearms, making them stronger and more stable. Adding simple exercises like wrist extensions with resistance bands or practicing spreading your fingers wide while extending your wrist can reduce pain and even improve your performance during lifts, pushes, and pulls. Healthy, strong wrists = better results all around!
Strengthening your wrist extensors with open-palm, spread-finger exercises improves balance in the forearm muscles and enhances the efficiency of the wrist and hand’s intricate pulley system of tendons, reducing pain and optimizing performance.
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