Strengthening your wrists?
 

Whenever I throw a hook or a haymaker on a heavy bag, my wrist kinda "buckles" and starts to hurt like a bitch. Are there any exercises that I can to strengthen to lessen the pain?

wrist curls?

check this thread, it might be useful http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...ighlight=wrist

but i would think it may be a technique problem not necessarily just wrist strength ... worth considering eh?

Probably, can you give me some advice?

uh yes... but i know very little about it :) so this is my best guess, but i'd check by looking on google and waiting for replies by people who know what they're talking about more :) end of disclaimer

thinking about it mechanically, you probably want a straight line from your first two knuckles through your wrist down your forearm - you want to transfer the force from hand to arm with no extra stress on the wrist joint - that means no bending of the wrist joint. So you try for perfect form first and then worry about how hard you are doing it - start gently with good form, as for most things

hang on i'm sure there was a thread about punching at some point ... lemme have a look ...

these seem to confirm what i was saying about the alignment of wrists ... also offer more on punch combinations etc.

http://coco.essortment.com/heavybagworkou_pgp.htm

http://www.balazsboxing.com/thegym/b...sics_heavy.htm

or do a forum search on "punch" - there are a few threads that mention wrists ...

good punching dude :)

are you wearing wrist wraps? Remember, a heavy bag will not budge like a person will. Particularly if the material in the bag has settled and gotten more compacted. Another thing that can help is knuckle pushups. This will not only strengthen the skin on your knuckles, but it puts you wrist in the same alignment you use for punching. This will help teach your body to hold that position.

maybe a trip over to the titty board would help ;)

If your wrist buckles under a hook and not a straight then odds are you are executing your hook incorrectly. When you throw a hook there is hardly (if any) movement in your elbow. Keep your elbow bent around 90 degrees, with your wrist in a straight line with your forearm. Almost all of the movement for the punch should be in your hips, with a little in your shoulder, while shifting your body weight from one side (your lead side, the arm you should be hooking with) to the other. Angle of strike should be as perpendicular as possible so that the force of the punch is mostly absorbed by the target, and not your wrist and arm (which it sounds like it is).

I would suggest taking some boxing lessons just to get the basics if you are looking to do bag workouts. Doing combinations into hooks is more advisable, since most of the time you won't be leading with a hook since they are a little slower, though it is an extremely powerful punch when done correctly (fight ender if landed on the chin or temple for sure).

In any case, get someone who really knows what they are doing to teach you the basics so you don't injure yourself on the bag!

you could get a powerball... its pretty fun... just have competitions with your buddies....

www.powerballs.com is the site for em