I go relatively heavy on them (fail on 6-8 reps) because my grip strength affects my bench press, however i have started to feel some moderate pain on my left wrist (joint), it happens when i try to squeeze something. Is this normal? Also are there any other exercises that possibly don’t use the wrist joint as much?
Have you tried using wrist wraps or a brace to take the load off your wrist?
Are you doing your wrist stretches during your warmup? The recommended routine from bodyweight fitness has a great wrist warmup.
Do you mean using straps during wrist workouts or during presses, i do sometimes use them during presses however i don’t want to depend on them…
Idk if you are supposed to wear them during wrist workouts
I will look more into the warmup tho, i do the curls at the end of the workout so i never thought of it, seems like a good idea
During presses, nothing wrong with some extra wrist protection. You’re isolating muscles with each exercise and bench press isn’t a wrist exercise.
Don’t wear during wrist exercises, you should be starting out real easy and staying in the comfort zone to avoid damage.
Warmup is real important, everyone forgets the wrists but you’re using them for every exercise unless it’s leg day.