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Originally Posted by Tanna Banana
Chest presses with free weights or a barbell could be a replacement for pushups. I'm not sure about plank... I know you can exercise the abs while standing. Maybe google "standing ab exercises"?
Take care of your wrist. My Dad had carpal tunnel really bad and had to wear a brace for a while. No fun
I have a brace for both of my wrists. For a while I had to wear them both at work.
It's no fun at all, you are so right!
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Originally Posted by runningfromfat
How bad it is? I have problems too at times and I tend to do a lot of punches if I can't do much of anything else. If you can, do lots of leg work in the meantime. You can also focus on doing a variation of crunches (my favorite is normally on a swiss ball).
When it's really bad for me I can't even do free weights, blah. Oh, and what about doing push-ups at an angle? That would at least take some of the pressure off of your hand.
It's pretty bad, this morning I just bent my hand back while doing something in the kitchen, and I had a sharp pain. I'm usually pretty good about being aware of it so it I do not hurt it, but I guess it has just been long enough that it hasn't bothered me and I wasn't thinking about it.
I do push-ups (bending at my fingers, not the wrist) on the wall, but I don't feel like I am getting the movement I need because I am so worried about hurting myself. I do not have much trouble with my free weights, but I only use 5lbs, and make sure to not let my hand move back at all.