Malice Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I've been using my 8lb sledge off and on for levering to strengthen my wrists. I've been doing reps a couple finger widths higher than my max. Right now I hold the handle a couple inches from the end for to the nose levers but hold much higher for front and rear levering where I start with the head vertical toward the floor. I've been thinking about doing negatives. For those of you who lever do you think heavy negatives are a good idea or would this be too much for the wrists? If I do heavy negs I won't be angling the head toward my nose but out more toward my shoulder that way if I can't handle it I won't smash my beautiful face in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyjoe Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Experiment and see. No one can say what will work for you. They can only share thier experiences based on what did or did not work for them. Test everything and keep a training journal. I've progressed more by just keeping a training journal than any other single thing. What works, keep doing, what doesn't work, don't waste your time. How do you know if something is working? Look at your training journal and monitor your progress on given movement. Last and most important, NEVER TRAIN THROUGH PAIN! Take care and hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 I do all that Joe. I still have some of my training journals from 15 years ago. The reason I asked is because I don't want to develop any tendonitis or other issues with my wrists doing the heavy negatives in order to find out it's not a good idea. I've broken both my wrists more than once when I was younger and am always leary of trying new and heavy exercises with them. It's a bit along the lines of the other thread where someone asked if it was a good idea to use the Apollon's axle for all exercises and a lot of people said it caused wrist issues. It turned out to be a great idea asking that question or he could have learned the hard way by getting an injury and been out of action for a while. That was the idea of this thread. I KNOW heavy negatives are good for building strength but I'd rather find out if anyone has developed wrist problems doing them before trying them myself. I think one reason I've never had a weight lifting related injury in over 25 years of training is because I ask questions about things I'm unsure of. Otherwise I just won't do them at all to be on the safe side. So far I've had good results with reps and some heavy singles but that's a whole different thing than severe negatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyjoe Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) I do all that Joe. I still have some of my training journals from 15 years ago. The reason I asked is because I don't want to develop any tendonitis or other issues with my wrists doing the heavy negatives in order to find out it's not a good idea. I've broken both my wrists more than once when I was younger and am always leary of trying new and heavy exercises with them. It's a bit along the lines of the other thread where someone asked if it was a good idea to use the Apollon's axle for all exercises and a lot of people said it caused wrist issues. It turned out to be a great idea asking that question or he could have learned the hard way by getting an injury and been out of action for a while. That was the idea of this thread. I KNOW heavy negatives are good for building strength but I'd rather find out if anyone has developed wrist problems doing them before trying them myself. I think one reason I've never had a weight lifting related injury in over 25 years of training is because I ask questions about things I'm unsure of. Otherwise I just won't do them at all to be on the safe side. So far I've had good results with reps and some heavy singles but that's a whole different thing than severe negatives. Some people do have wrist problems, some don't. That doesn't mean you will. This is what I meant by experiment. Nothing wrong at all for asking what others experiences have been just test and see if it's optimal for you, that's all. I think you may have took what I said wrong. Wasn't my intention. If that's the way it came across, I apologize. Take care. Edited July 7, 2010 by Mighty Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I do a fair bit of levering, I train it progressive resistance style like everything else. I use an 8lb hammer but at weight each set by sliding plates down the shaft and using a certain colar I have that tightens on the sledge handle ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 When i'm training for a sledge lift i do something with it every other day actually leave it in the garage and hit it when your leaving the house. make stuff up as you go that's what i did, as long as you squeezing and putting somekind of pressure on the wrist youll get stronger. the sledge is the best piece to take on vacation because of its versatility. i dont do much just often. then ill do a heavy session once a week of levering. having a training partner helps too. when i trained with MikeK for the CGC we really drove each other to do our best and hit all time personal PRs. rico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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