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Benching mishap today down 1 week

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Kaleoboy

Kaleoboy

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Hey guys, so today is my bench day. So my first set 135 lbs X 10 reps warm up 2nd set 185 lbs X 1 rep felt good and light, 3rd set 225lbs X 1 rep felt good ,Soooo, I went up to 230 lbs ( first time with 230lbs )with a spot and went down and pushed up and right at the top my wrist buckled and bar slipped out of my hands , landed right on my chest , I re-grabbed the bar and my spot help me rack the weight. Ouch that hurt, so I will be out of the gym recovering for the next week. Any experiences or info on why my wrist would buckle like that would be greatly appreciated. I do not use wrist wraps , maybe I should ?
Thanks guys have a Blessed weekend
 
Wrist wraps may help I have a wrist that does not wanna cooperate under heavy weight anymore it will twist forward if I’m not careful I will say to make sure you squeeze the bar hard with your forearms it helps and builds them too also make sure you have a really good spotter and they are paying a lot of attention to you not the hottie doing squats
 
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I have found that gripping the bar with my thumb parallel against the bat, so open grip has given my push much strength and stability. It actually pushes the bar lower in the palm.on the fat of the hand.

Also I really like your user pic, brother in Christ!
 
I used to suicide grip but now wrap thumb around. Never had any wrist issues or dropped the bar I think I just changed from using smith machine and having to twist bar.
 
Your grip position must not have been proper, just watched a video the other day on the proper form and grip on bench press. It was pretty informative. Plus that a good amount of weight.
 
Yes Jobie5 will try it with lighter weight to see how that feels. Thanks for the tip. Yes brothers in Christ Amen
 
Also… 2 excellent exercises for grip strength. Any sort of clean, power or hang

Also pull-ups slow lift up, even slower lift down, but the down is a bitch! (Use assistance bands or machine to help as you progress to body weight) assuming you can’t get more than 3 in without assistance.
 
Farmers carry, forearm curls or whatever your gym has. I’d also make sure to strengthen probation and supination at the elbow as well.
 
Great feed back guys. Yes will take all the tips and put it into practice and solve this problem. Awsome thanks
 
Like several people have already said, wrap your thumbs around the bar, never, NEVER, use a dead mans grip. Second, always keep your wrists straight, I see a lot of people roll their wrists backwards because it’s more comfortable and doesn’t require a tight grip. Second, if you wrap, wrap with a tightly balled fist, and straight wrist, and wrap tight always… if you wrap correctly, opening your hand will be next to impossible
 
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