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Wrist, Hand & Thumb D
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Phase 1 · Settle and glide · Session D

Spread.
Hold the shape.
Touch each tip.

The small muscles inside the hand — the ones that shape every grip and that nobody trains.

  • Dsession
  • P1Settle
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

Intrinsics versus extrinsics

The long muscles in the forearm move the fingers; the small ones inside the hand shape and stabilise them. The small ones are almost never trained.

Lumbricals hold the shape

The lumbricals straighten the fingers while the knuckles stay bent — the position used in almost every grip on a handle.

Opposition is the thumb's job

Touching the thumb to each fingertip and to the base of the little finger is the range that opens jars and holds a pen.

Three couplets · two rounds · twelve minutes · hands that hold on

A

Circle

Wrist circles + prayer holds
A1

Wrist circles

60 s · slow reps

Hand free of the table; draw the biggest slow circle the wrist allows, both directions.

Easier smaller circles  ·  Harder slower and bigger

R1R2—
A2

Prayer and reverse-prayer holds

10 × 8 s · ×2

Palms together in front, then backs of the hands together; press gently and hold.

Easier smaller range  ·  Harder hold longer

R1R2
B

Spread

Finger spread + tabletop holds
B1

Finger spread and close

60 s · slow reps

Spread the fingers as wide as they go, then close them tight together — count clean pairs.

Easier smaller range  ·  Harder hold two seconds

R1R2—
B2

Tabletop holds

12 × 8 s · ×2

Knuckles bent, fingers straight, like a tabletop; hold the shape without the tips curling.

Easier smaller bend  ·  Harder hold longer

R1R2
C

Touch

Opposition touches + pinch hold
C1

Opposition touches

60 s · slow reps

Touch the thumb to each fingertip in turn, then back — count complete rounds.

Easier fewer fingers  ·  Harder eyes closed

R1R2—
C2

Isometric pinch hold

5 × 10 s · ×2

Pinch a folded towel between thumb and index pad; hold without the thumb joint collapsing.

Easier gentler pinch  ·  Harder 15-s holds

R1R2

The clock

Round 1settle in — 70%, perfect tracking
0:00A1 → A2
2:00B1 → B2
4:00C1 → C2
Round 2own it — beat Round 1 by quality
6:00A1 → A2
8:00B1 → B2
10:00C1 → C2

Each couplet: 60 s scored → the loading set → 10 s to move on. Done at 12:00.

How to run it

  1. Pain rule: up to 4/10 during, back to your normal by the next morning, no worse week to week.
  2. Nerve and tendon glides are slid, not stretched — move to the first hint of tingling and come straight back.
  3. Numbness that wakes you at night is a nerve, not a muscle. Get it assessed, and shake the hand rather than forcing it.
  4. Thumb-base pain: stop pinching to open things. Use two hands and the whole palm while the tendon settles.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Wrist circlesslow reps in 60 s —
A2Prayer and reverse-prayer holds10 × 8 s
B1Finger spread and closeslow reps in 60 s —
B2Tabletop holds12 × 8 s
C1Opposition touchesslow reps in 60 s —
C2Isometric pinch hold5 × 10 s
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TE-12-WRISTHAND-D