Slight problems but im still keeping positive

[infomer24]

So it turns out my coach cant get the time off to go with me to ringside tournament so as of now im coachless and have no solid way of getting there. Also I injured my left wrist some days ago so I cant really use it. I am not the type to stay down when things get hard I keep working

So my left is temporarily out of commission.....then its time to work on the right! Lets make it deadly

[Andre]

How did you hurt your left wrist?

[Master]

Fight southpaw and jab and do other punches with the right hand.

[erics44]

run hold and lean

[Memphis]

Get a bit of twist on it.

[erics44]

ive got twist on it


should see me

[mikeeod]

My advice: don't compete. No one is ever 100% when they compete, but if it is to the point of not using 50% of your weapons (one arm), and your coach isn't available either, just get healthy and fight another day. There's a difference between fighting through pain incurred during a fight and completely short changing your training to work around pain leading up to a fight.

You want to avoid setting yourself up to develop an: "it's ok to lose" mentality. Even though you think it won't, you will learn to rationalize the loss by focusing on your injured wrist and then little by little you will develop other excuses. Every aspect of a fight is competition, and the more consistent, disciplined guy will win 99% of the time. Floyd, Hop, Ward...etc., were/are frustrating during their careers in how they negotiated, were willing to wait contracts out, delayed fights...etc. They would never dream of losing one aspect of a fight (weight demands, hand wraps, ring size...etc.), because they cared more about winning than anything else.

I short changed myself when I competed and suffered because of it. I took the short view and thought every opportunity to compete was worth whatever sacrifice, and I lost out in the long run. I would make up scenarios in my head of how bad ass it would be to win with one arm/hand, how I was like Hagler and willing to compete no matter what, even cutting off appendages if necessary (I never went that far, just tried to develop that mentality). I win a couple and they make for good stories now when I'm having a beer with the other has beens or showing my kids old videos, but the truth is I lost way more than I should have and burned out earlier than necessary.

Just my two cents, take them for what they are worth. Good luck either way and I hope your wrist heals quickly.

[J_Undisputed]

I agree with Memphis and mikeod. At certain points you're not turning your hand complete over and that can happen at times while you and your opponent and slipping into closer ranges simultaneously. (could that have contributed to wrist pain?) A lot of fighter tend to go in an outside direction (clockwise when wrapping the right/ counter clockwise when wrapping the left) than they do in the inside direction (counter clockwise on the right /clockwise on the left). When pulled too tight, it can help to prevent a fighter from turning the hands over and aligning the knuckles, wrist and elbow. So when doing bag work i switched to Mexican style wraps because the were traditionally much longer and allowed me to get a few more loops at the wrist going outside in. (they all may be the same length now, not sure).

On a side note: i tried one of those gel knuckle pads once. Hated it. Did nothing for me and it felt weird not to have my knuckles "pack" on contact.

Before fighting through this, at least see a doc and make sure you cant do anymore damage to it. If its a bruise (hurts to the touch), you most likely can't hurt it anymore. If its a sprain(hurts when you move it), you're asking for trouble. If its a partial hairline fracture (sharp pain under load/pressure), you're risking being out for a lot longer. The latter two could have you revisiting this decision in 20 years every time it rains. My knees, back, hands and shoulder talk to me on those days especially. I still ignore them, but its a little harder now.

[brocktonblockbust]

So it turns out my coach cant get the time off to go with me to ringside tournament so as of now im coachless and have no solid way of getting there. Also I injured my left wrist some days ago so I cant really use it. I am not the type to stay down when things get hard I keep working

So my left is temporarily out of commission.....then its time to work on the right! Lets make it deadly

You should throw light punches and test it for pain right away. Feint with it.

[Master]

I mentioned twisting his hand more when he had his jab hand working.

[walrus]

I admire those here who actually box. One of my coworkers fought 9 or ten amateur fights. I enjoy discussing his time in the ring. His memory is shot and he's prob about 30. Doesn't know if it was football or boxing it's almost funny as he will call me for assistance, I have to drive to another building then he has no idea why he called me. Seriously spent even remember calling me. I know it's not funny but he often jokes about it. Really good guy, very mellow, don't see aggression in him.

[infomer24]

I hurt it doing pads with some horrible gloves. After a hook heavy round man my wrist was in super pain.
The competition is at the end of the month so I have time to heal.

It hurts to move it and there is a sharp pain under load/pressure. like I cant hold a push up position right now with it.

thanks everyone for the wisdom! I appreciate it!

[J_Undisputed]

It could be the tendons: try RICE'ing it... (Rest Ice Compression Elevation)

Try icing it for 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off. For as long as you can take it. That should take some inflammation down. If it feels better under load at that point, it might just be acute tendonitis /sprains if you still got a sharp pain, it might be a fracture. See a doc to make sure its wrapped and heals right.

If you have any muaythai gyms, martial arts schools in the area, stop in and look for some liniment. like Namman's

Check the label/ discuss with your coach first for anything that might raise red flags with competition committee. Usually its natural stuff, but then again so are poppy seeds....

[El Kabong]

For your wrist, on hooks do you land those palm down or palm facing in? I always threw the hook 2 ways, there's the quick sharp hook where you turn over your wrist and have your palm facing down to the canvas when you land it or there's the more powerful brutish slugger way where you don't turn your wrist at all. I know at least for me the brutish slugger way of throwing the hook felt better for my wrist and if you played baseball the difference in feel to throwing those hooks is the slugger one was like throwing a fastball and the quicker sharper one was like throwing a curveball, there was just that added little flick in the motion.


Try R.I.C.E after workouts but BEFORE workouts use heat and something like Icy Hot ( I used this stuff called Biofreeze and that was incredible for any muscle soreness) to get the blood flowing to the affected area and remember to stretch before and after workouts and hopefully that helps.

"So it turns out my coach cant get the time off to go with me to ringside tournament so as of now im coachless and have no solid way of getting there."
That has to be disappointing. Hopefully you can make it and it'll be a good learning experience for you to be there on your own with no coach, but if you can't get there just focus on getting better every day and working hard and good things will happen for you.