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Wrist, Hand & Thumb I
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Phase 2 · Wrist strength · Session I

Hold at the end.
Where it is weakest.
And most useful.

Isometrics at the ends of range, the long lever, and the first real grip endurance.

  • Isession
  • P2Wrist
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

Isometrics settle it

Sustained holds under moderate load can reduce tendon pain for a period afterwards. Useful before a task you cannot avoid.

Grip drives the arm

Squeezing the hand raises muscle activity all the way up through the forearm, arm and rotator cuff. A firm grip is free stability.

Post-fracture stiffness

After a wrist fracture, range and grip return with graded loading. The window is long, but early movement helps.

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

A

Reverse

Reverse curls + extension hold at length
A1

Reverse curls

60 s · slow reps

Palms down; curl the weight up and lower slowly — this loads forearm and elbow together.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2—
A2

Wrist extension hold at length

5 × 15 s · ×2

Wrist bent fully down under light load; hold near the end of range and release.

Easier less range  ·  Harder more load

R1R2
B

Lever

Hammer twists + flexion hold at length
B1

Hammer twists

60 s · slow reps

Hammer held at the very end; rotate it from side to side through its full arc, slowly.

Easier hold it nearer the head  ·  Harder hold it right at the end

R1R2—
B2

Wrist flexion hold at length

5 × 15 s · ×2

Wrist bent fully back, palm up under light load; hold at the stretched end.

Easier less range  ·  Harder more load

R1R2
C

Grip

Towel wringing + grip endurance hold
C1

Towel wringing

60 s · slow reps

Rolled or wet towel; wring hard one way then the other for the full minute.

Easier looser  ·  Harder tighter

R1R2—
C2

Grip endurance hold

3 × 40 s · ×2

Hold a firm squeeze for forty seconds; the last ten are the ones that count.

Easier shorter holds  ·  Harder firmer object

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. The wrist is loaded in four directions. Most programmes train two. This one trains all four.
  2. Three seconds down on every rep — the lowering is where tendon tolerance is built.
  3. Turning the palm up and down is a forearm job, and it is trained deliberately here.
  4. Ache in the muscle belly during a set is fine. Sharp pain on the bony point is not.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Reverse curlsslow reps in 60 s —
A2Wrist extension hold at length5 × 15 s
B1Hammer twistsslow reps in 60 s —
B2Wrist flexion hold at length5 × 15 s
C1Towel wringingslow reps in 60 s —
C2Grip endurance hold3 × 40 s
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TE-12-WRISTHAND-I