This past weekend I injured my wrist-which sucks. I can’t use my dumbbells; I can’t use resistance bands, etc. I really don’t want to put off working on my arms, but just about every workout for the arms and upper body involves your wrist! So what should I do? First be safe, I can’t be putting my wrist in potential danger. The truth is I won’t be able to use weights or resistance bands until my wrist gets better, so rather than taking a break, I plan on doing some alternative workouts to help my arms, abs, legs, and body as a whole.

The Arms

For the arms I’ll be doing Tripod Push-ups, why? I don’t have to use my wrists to hold myself and I can still get a decent workout for my arms.



The Abs

For the abs I want to use that tripod position, only this time I stay at an isolated position. That will build strength in the abs and back as well. The cool thing about this is not having to use my wrists and most of all, getting a great workout!



The Legs

To be fair an injured wrist shouldn’t prevent you from working on the legs, but I’ll throw something in either way. Squats! They’re very basic and no wrist movement required.



The Overall Body

Running! Running with an injured wrist can hurt, but that’s why there are wraps. I simply wrapped up my wrist and made sure it was stable. Running is a great general workout, both upper and lower parts of the body are used, the bottom does the actual movement while the upper body keeps you balance!

That’s part of what I plan on doing-at least until I get better from my wrist. It’s always important to be safe and know your body limits. Rest when you need to and avoid doing workouts that will hurt you. In my case I know I can do this safely.