Tom Hughes Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Hi everyone, first time poster, just getting into GST and loving it so far. In 2003 I shattered my left wrist and had surgery which resulted in a plate and screws. I also have a protruding piece of bone that is visible when I bend my wrist forward (see pics) This means that it is painful to fully bend my left wrist back to 90 degrees in order to do a press to the floor for press-up or handstand training. I currently use dumbells on the floor that act like parallettes to do press ups and want to continue to use them for handstand work. My question is, should I try and work on flexibility with this bad wrist, or just stick to parallettes? I really want to do Handstand One, Two & Three, but don't want to commit to buying the courses if I can't do the movements. Can you just substitute flat palms on the ground for parallettes in each exercise? I'm worried that it's not just a flexibility issue with the wrist, but due to the protuding piece of bone, I will never be able to get the wrist fully back and may actually cause serious damage if I try. I was told paralette handstands don't really count, so want to do the full "proper" movement. Any input is appreciated, thanks. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett Carroll Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Hey Tom, Welcome to GB! Happy to hear you're loving GST so far. Parallette handstands "count" so don't worry about that I've seen many students use them to work around wrist issues for HS work. It would be worth visiting with a doctor like a sports physio to see if there is anything you can do to improve your wrist. H1 has a lot of wrist flexibility and strength work that may be beneficial for your situation, but checking with a doctor would be important here. If it turns out that floor handstands are out of the question, that's not a deal breaker for your handstand career. You can still learn a killer HS using parallettes. In fact, H2 uses them for all of the specific press handstand drills. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hughes Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 Thanks so much for that prompt and considered reply. Good to know parallettes still count!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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