I really found my main weakness which is preventing me from finally obtaining straddle planche....my wrists aren't strong enough - they're definitely not weak, just not strong enough. I never caught this because I have strong hands and this honestly kind of masks your wrist weakness a bit.
My main question is that I am now able to pop up to my fists while doing the pushups but I notice the back of my hands bruise quite a bit....I have finally bought a mat that seems to be just the right thickness so hopefully this will stop the constant bruising.
But it honestly made me want to ask.....A real gymnast gets beat up all the time during training and I know they bruise and hurt but they don't let every little minor thing bother them so, how far can you push this? The bruises on the back of my wrists don't hurt at all but would I be doing damage if I just kept doing them without letting them healing? Should I even care?