Knuckle Push Ups?

[yahtyler]

Is there any benefit to doing pushups on your knuckles? As in using closed fists?
thanks

 

[blocnoir]

Is there any benefit to doing pushups on your knuckles? As in using closed fists?
thanks

I know they're pretty common in karat

 

[yahtyler]

I know they're pretty common in karat

 

[Stargazer Rex]

More ROM maybe?

 

[Vitamin C]

More rom, and if any conditioning is being done it's not to your fists, but to your wrists.

I know guys who do these entirely because putting weight on their wrists bent as in a regular push up hurts too much.

 

[The Mookster]

Yeah, I was wondering whether or not that was broscience.

Broscience is not necessarily wrong tho!

I've done these off and on for 12 years and I've never broken a bone in my hands or wrist. I was told back in the day that it helped strengthen the muscles in the wrist to prevent your hand from breaking when you punch. I believe it does help. And supposedly it hardens your knuckles or maybe just deadens the nerves...

 

[grrthetree]

More neutral shoulder position, deeper ROM, can help people who have wrist pain. People who say they should be used for bone strengthening would be better off just punching.

 

[LatFlare]

I think it strengthens your wrists and hands.

 

[yahtyler]

Thanks for the responses

 

[HIMBOB]

Seemed to help my wrists as they always hurt after hitting a heavy bag, can't prove the made the difference but I think they helped.

 

[ironwolf]

Good for wrists.

 

[The_observer86]

More rom, and if any conditioning is being done it's not to your fists, but to your wrists.

I know guys who do these entirely because putting weight on their wrists bent as in a regular push up hurts too much.

I am that guy. I had a wrist injury from judo, and it hurts when I bend my wrist backwards. Handstands and cartwheels are awkward on knuckles, lol.