Wrist Flexion Raises

Having wrist, elbow, shoulder or neck problems?

 
Especially during activities like:
- front rack position during front squats or (power) cleans
- closed chain pushing movements like push ups, handstand (push ups) or floor work (crawls, crab walks)

Have you ever checked your wrist and fingers mobility & load capacity (strength)?
Wrist/fingerflexibility is changed due to prolonged time of grabbing (boxing, powerlifting) and manipulating objects (construction work, office job, playing with cellphones & tablets). The wrist flexors & extensors will be lengthened or shortened dependent on the daily tasks frequented the most.

The human body is a kinetic chain. Flexibility problems in one joint can create a lot of trouble in the rest of the chain. One of those chains is the following:
fingers-wrist-elbow-shoulder-neck (some problems in one area can be caused somewhere else in the chain: look up and down the chain!!!)

 

Try the following exercise to know the status (strength/mobility) of your finger flexors/wrist 

Execution:
- Shoulders are above the wrist & stay there during the whole movement
- Distance knees-wrist will determine the weight placed upon the fingers
- with locked elbows lift the wrists into the fingers support position (4 knuckles stay on the ground)
- try to get the lower arm perpendicular on to the fingers
- Increase the knuckles-toes distance to make the exercise harder  
- The ascent en descent should be done with strength & control: DO NOT FALL!

Problems in the neck, shoulder, elbow en wrist? Maybe it's time to check your fingers!!!



- Kaizen -