April 21st, 2009
Your Question Answered – How Do You Do Push Ups With Pain In Your Wrists?12 Comments
Hey there – you know I’m a big fan of push ups as a great abs stabilization exercise. But what do you do if you have weak wrists or pain in your wrists, and you just can’t do a push up because of that. I get this question quite often.
Check out the video I made which answers this as well as demonstrates some other abs exercises which you can try.
Have a great day.
Scott
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12 Responses to “Your Question Answered – How Do You Do Push Ups With Pain In Your Wrists?”
8:58 am
Excellent advice. Thanks!
2:04 pm
Hey Scott,
I’m in urgent need for advice. I dislocated my left shoulder a few months back. My wedding is less than 2 months away and I need to lose at least 20lbs. I put on so much weight in the past one year that I look horrible now. What exercise regimen can I follow? I don’t want to hurt my shoulder.
Regards,
V
9:15 pm
Thank you Scott – I am controlling my fibromyalgia with an exercise routine and a good night’s sleep. The only problem I’ve had is to get a good ab workout and a lot of cardio to keep my weight down. The exercise video for weak wrists will help immensely as my biggest problems are the wrists, elbows, knees and ankles (and one hip)- fibro tends to flare up in different locations each day so I have to be flexible in my routine. Your videos are very helpful to me.
8:24 am
Thanks for the tips Scott. I have injured both my wrists and a couple of years back had the hardest time doing push ups. Lately though I have seen the more I work out and strengthen my muscles doing push ups has gotten easier on the floor. But I do listen to my body and if I need I definitely use the weights to continue working out.
1:00 pm
Hi Vishnu,
First I would check with your doctor to see what restrictions you have. You don’t want to make your shoulder worse.
In the meantime, I would focus on movements that work your large muscle groups of the legs, like various types of lunges and squats, as well as interval training.
Make sure you are managing your diet with frequent meals and single ingredient (or nearly single ingredient), natural foods.
Hope this helps. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. Keep your head up
Scott
1:01 pm
Hi Diane!
Awesome! I’m glad you are able to manage your fibromyalgia with exercise and sleep And I’m glad my video was helpful Keep up the great work!
Scott
1:09 pm
Hi Christie,
Yes that sounds like you just needed to strengthen your wrists a bit Hope the dumbbells make the push ups even better.
Thanks!
Scott
4:32 pm
What about pain in you shoulders. I have a damaged shoulder and can’t do push ups.
10:40 pm
Scott,
Thanks so much for this video! It really will help that’s for sure!
6:06 pm
Nice guns!
10:19 am
Rhonda,
Check with your doctor on what you are and are not allowed to do. The shoulder is a complicated joint.
Possibly get a resistance band and anchor it around a pole at chest level. Stay in a standing position, face away from the pole and push the handles straight out in front of you (opposite of a row).
This will put less strain on the shoulders but again please check with your doctor first.
Scott
12:51 am
Scott,
Thanks so much for the advice. I’ll check with my doctor. One more question about the diet. Since I live in a dorm and have a meal plan (which sucks), I have access to 3 meals. They serve fried stuff in the morning (8-10am) and the alternative is white bread and butter. They do serve sprouts.. So I guess that’s the only healthy option I have for breakfast.
As for lunch (12 30-2 30pm), we get dal (protein), potatoes, rice (white) and roti (made from wheat).
The next meal is at 7:30pm (till 9:30pm) and they serve very oily vegetables and Indian curries (as side dishes for the rotis and rice). If I have to avoid eating the oily stuff, I’d be left with extremely bland food. I guess its these dinners that did me the greatest harm. I gained about 40lbs in the past 4 years!
What’s your take on fruits? To be able to have frequent meals, I can’t get any natural foods other than fruits (mostly just bananas these days due to the season).
Also by interval training, did you mean walking, jogging and bursts of sprinting?
Is there any program that you or your friends offer that could give me personalized advice and an exact schedule (exercise + diet) to follow given the availability of different kinds of food here and given my doctor’s advice regarding my shoulder? I know that 1 month is far too less time to lose a lot of weight but loss of just a few Kgs can make a difference in my energy levels.
Regards,
Vishnu
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