IFBB Pro Mike 'Wycked' Van Wyck - Pro Hellcentrics Coach Q & A

[rbowman91]

On a serious note, I forgot to ask you about this when we were in Boise.

You have any thoughts on wrist wraps bro? I don't mean the kind that strap to the bar when doing shrugs, I mean the kind that just wrap around tight on the wrist for support when benching and other presses. I wore them for a very long time, and whe nI finally stopped using them, I dveleoped some bad forearm pain when I lift. My doc said it's because my forearms aren't caught up with the rest of me and they can't handle the load.

Do you think this is a result of wearing wrist wraps for so long (like a year)? My new routine incorporates a lot of "catch up" exercises for forearm strength, but wondering if I should ditch the wraps all together and start light.

[Wycked]

On a serious note, I forgot to ask you about this when we were in Boise.

You have any thoughts on wrist wraps bro? I don't mean the kind that strap to the bar when doing shrugs, I mean the kind that just wrap around tight on the wrist for support when benching and other presses. I wore them for a very long time, and whe nI finally stopped using them, I dveleoped some bad forearm pain when I lift. My doc said it's because my forearms aren't caught up with the rest of me and they can't handle the load.

Do you think this is a result of wearing wrist wraps for so long (like a year)? My new routine incorporates a lot of "catch up" exercises for forearm strength, but wondering if I should ditch the wraps all together and start light.

Pump up those forearms after every workout. Treat them like calves and train them frequently and watch them grow. And get away from the wraps unless the weight is very heavy

[rbowman91]

Pump up those forearms after every workout. Treat them like calves and train them frequently and watch them grow. And get away from the wraps unless the weight is very heavy

Solid, thanks bro. By the way, that whole thing with isolating the bicep during curls seems solid. I'm doing them from a front relaxed with my chest out a little to take my delts out of the equation, and using dead wrists. It feels a lot harder on my bicep that way, and I've had to lower the weight while using an olympic barbell. Hope that means i'm doing it right.

[Wycked]

Solid, thanks bro. By the way, that whole thing with isolating the bicep during curls seems solid. I'm doing them from a front relaxed with my chest out a little to take my delts out of the equation, and using dead wrists. It feels a lot harder on my bicep that way, and I've had to lower the weight while using an olympic barbell. Hope that means i'm doing it right.

Sounds good man.