Got New Rings And They Hurt Help!

Hi,

i started working on gymnastic rings and they really hurt especially when i get into the support position for a while and get out of them my hands really hurt, so is this natural and will this go away with time on its own

....or do i have to do some warmup or prehab to avoid injury.

Are you talking about the skin of your palms? if so, this is natural. You have to just suck it up. It doesn't take long to get to the point where you can do exercises on the rings comfortably, especially since you're not swinging.

However, if you mean that your bones/joints hurt a lot, that means you should take it slow. Your hands aren't used to taking that sort of stress and joints and ligaments can be slow to strengthen.

First of all mods please delete the other thread that was a duplicate sorry about it

I am talking about the palm, not the skin or fingers, this happens once i release my hands from the rings, the bone and muscles they start to hurt ( it happens when i am above the rings like in support hold not when i do pullups etc), can anyone suggest some exercises to help adapt to rings?

Is it a sharp pain or a tiring kind of pain?

Dont really understand what you mean by tiring pain, it is sharp i would say

hannibal2469 said:

Dont really understand what you mean by tiring pain, it is sharp i would say

If you want help with your issue than you need to elaborate.

You can shovel snow, chop wood, use a sledge hammer, fork manure, load bags on trucks, wheelbarrow dirt, and generally get involved in all things manual.

That will toughen your hands and skin, and accessorily put hair on your chest

Thanks for the replies guys 

@cole so you mean i just have to ease into it rather force through the pain?

I know the type of pain you are talking about. It's like a pain when the strain is taken off. I used to get this in plan he through my arms. Follow cole's advice. Lessen volume for now and build up gradually.

For many the support position will be painful for the palm. In general, you want to gradually build up the length of your holds and allow your palms to fully recover before your next session.

I wrapped part of my rings with tennis racket grip, not sure it provided increased friction but also better cushion