Thread: When to add wrist wraps

Originally Posted by GymPrincess

Hello all. Just curious at which weight do you guys add wrist wraps for benching? I have recently been noticing some wrist pain the more I am doing heavy weight. I had used them for a bit and then my wrist were better so I went a few months without them. But feeling pain again.

Is it a good idea to always use them when going so heavy?

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For me, I look at what I’m trying to target and whether or not the wrists are the weakest link in the kinetic chain preventing me from hitting the target muscle group to failure. For example when I’m doing weighted pull-ups my hands want to give out before my back and as such they are limiting me. Removing them from the chain so to speak with wraps also helps me to get a better mind muscle connection with the target muscle/s.

Originally Posted by Frome

For me, I look at what I’m trying to target and whether or not the wrists are the weakest link in the kinetic chain preventing me from hitting the target muscle group to failure. For example when I’m doing weighted pull-ups my hands want to give out before my back and as such they are limiting me. Removing them from the chain so to speak with wraps also helps me to get a better mind muscle connection with the target muscle/s.

Just read other posts and think I may have misunderstood your question. Was thinking you were referring to the wrist wraps that go around the bar as opposed to wraps meant to stabilize the wrists.
I've used the latter for heavy bench and it definitely helps.