question on face pulls and wrist curls

[NaturalWonder83]

i notice that when i begin to go heavy on cable face pulls, the back of my neck gets real tight...
i notice that when i begin to go heavy on wrist curls, i hear and feel a crunching noise in my wrists...

what is going on?

thank you.

[chaos]

Is it painful Gene?

The neck tensing is a normal reaction of the movement you are doing.

The noise in your wrist is normal also just shit moving around under the load of the massive weights you use.

[NaturalWonder83]

Is it painful Gene?

The neck tensing is a normal reaction of the movement you are doing.

The noise in your wrist is normal also just shit moving around under the load of the massive weights you use.

ummm...not painful...just really tight

[chaos]

ummm...not painful...just really tight

Do you stretch them backwards?

Not much you can do about your neck tightening, besides lighten the weight and focus on relaxing it.

[NaturalWonder83]

Do you stretch them backwards?

Not much you can do about your neck tightening, besides lighten the weight and focus on relaxing it.

when i do the wrist curls i usually let the weight roll on my fingers so yeah my wrists bend back...do u do em different?

[chaos]

when i do the wrist curls i usually let the weight roll on my fingers so yeah my wrists bend back...do u do em different?

No but I've seen some people that don't open their hands when they do wrist curls.

[NaturalWonder83]

No but I've seen some people that don't open their hands when they do wrist curls.

ive seen that too
i usually sit on a low box and bring my elbows together so my arms are like a V...and i keep my thumbs under the bar
do u think wrist curls are meant to go heavy?
i usually do them on the cable machine

[chaos]

ive seen that too
i usually sit on a low box and bring my elbows together so my arms are like a V...and i keep my thumbs under the bar
do u think wrist curls are meant to go heavy?
i usually do them on the cable machine

Not too heavy 12-15 reps.

[jpm101]

The neck works with the traps to help to keep the shoulder girdle stable during the lift. That's why the neck is flexed and tight. Try lowering the head, chin resting on the upper chest, and pulling to the top of the forehead/head if that tightness really bothers you. You will get another angle to the exercise and less neck strain.

Crunching noise may be the bone/wrist placement being somewhat tight at the beginning. If not pain, than probably just need a warmup in the area. If doing wrist curls correctly, than you should have the bar extend all the way down to the finger tips. Helps to develop the full function of the grip and exercise. I'm talking BB wrist curls here. Reverse BB wrist curls also work well for the forearms. As do false grip (thumbless) reverse BB curls. Good Luck.

[NaturalWonder83]

Not too heavy 12-15 reps.

ok

The neck works with the traps to help to keep the shoulder girdle stable during the lift. That's why the neck is flexed and tight. Try lowering the head, chin resting on the upper chest, and pulling to the top of the forehead/head if that tightness really bothers you. You will get another angle to the exercise and less neck strain.

Crunching noise may be the bone/wrist placement being somewhat tight at the beginning. If not pain, than probably just need a warmup in the area. If doing wrist curls correctly, than you should have the bar extend all the way down to the finger tips. Helps to develop the full function of the grip and exercise. I'm talking BB wrist curls here. Reverse BB wrist curls also work well for the forearms. As do false grip (thumbless) reverse BB curls. Good Luck.

im gonna try the face pull suggestion thank u