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Training with Weak Right Hand

Injuries and Rehab
#1

5 years ago I broke my left hand (fracture on 5. metacarp). Back then I had just started training (for the first time ever) and had been doing so for like 9 monts, but stopped after my broken hand…

I just started my training again 3 months ago - a simple program based on the big lifts, (squat, deadlift, bench, bent over row, pull ups and military press) and it worked fine, so did my hand…

BUT - my hand just started hurting again after a tough series of squats…

So what training can I do, while I give my hand some rest? Seems like all the above excercises are out of the picture…

#2

Check your squat form. The weight of the bar should be on your back, not carried by your hands or wrists.

#3

Thanks for the input, grippit. I’ve thought about that myself - my wrists shouldn’t be strained so I will focus on it next time.

However, isn’t it normal when squatting, that you also “press” with your arms/hands when the squat gets tough? Example, I also squeeze the grips in the leg press…

#4

[quote]Kongsfelt wrote:
5 years ago I broke my left hand (fracture on 5. metacarp). Back then I had just started training (for the first time ever) and had been doing so for like 9 monts, but stopped after my broken hand…

I just started my training again 3 months ago - a simple program based on the big lifts, (squat, deadlift, bench, bent over row, pull ups and military press) and it worked fine, so did my hand…

BUT - my hand just started hurting again after a tough series of squats…

So what training can I do, while I give my hand some rest? Seems like all the above excercises are out of the picture…[/quote]

Front squats/anything pain free