Small Wrists ?

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  1. dealt_with

    dealt_with Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    They're probably permanently inflamed pal. Nothing you do will make your bones increase in width unless you're actually a teenager still growing. Exercise can increase density. Bones aren't solid like a rock, they're more like an aero chocolate bar so increasing width without increasing density will make your bones weaker and more prone to damage.
     
  2. Bazzel

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    For thicker wrists try explosive masturbation techniques. grab your self and beat away furiously as if your life depended on it.
    youll be punching through walls in no time son
     
  3. Theron

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    :lol::lol:
     
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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jby0I-zLj9c[/ame]
     
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    I'm 19 so maybe i am still growing, i started puberty late anyway and am small for my age.

    I read somewhere that pack has 8 inch wrists, WTF!
     
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    Oh my ****ing god!! That's incredible!! I heard Hagler had an index finger that was 2.3 inches in circumference. Most fighters only have 2.1 inches. What a freak!!
     
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    Why WTF, it's not exactly shocking?
     
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    Okay, so this topic doesn't seem as ridiculous after I read a particular article.

    Disclaimer: I do not necessarily endorse this writer's opinion, he doesn't claim to be a scientist, or that the results of his research is conclusive.
    But he DOES draw a correlation between wrist thickness and punching power. His argument seems well thought out. And it's not as simple as thick wrists = POWER!!!
    It's more along the lines of - bone size relating to ideal weight, and the amount of red blood cells produced by bone marrow in relation to your overall weight/mass.

    Give it a read - i promise you don't need a PHD to understand it, and again - no one (not even the writer) is guaranteeing the conclusiveness of his study - but again, it's just some compelling observations that deserve some serious thought.

    Link: http://www.badlefthook.com/2011/3/1...manny-pacquiaos-body-has-tricked-analysts-and

    There's a simple formula he proposes to calculate ideal body weight, and when compared to actual fighters and success at certain weights - it seems to hold water.

    Actually bad news for me. It suggests that my wrists are tiny (about 5.5 inches) - and i should be a featherweight (should be 122 lbs vs. competition weight 139 lbs). Again, I won't take this to be bible, but it does have me thinking. I've never been much of a power puncher, but I have definitely been stronger at lower weights.