wrist problems from preacher curl

[august bef]

I have been doing this movement for 4 months already I see some good progress but it's causing insane pain in my wrists, is that normal or am I
doing something wrong when I work out, how about using wrist straps? would they help a little bit?

 

[Lev Butlerov]

Using wrist straps will only make your wrists weaker, and consequently more prone to injuries. If it is causing you pain, why not take a break from this exercises, and let your wrists recover for a bit. Perhaps you just overloaded them. In the meantime, do some other exercises that don't cause pain in the wrists.

 

[SteveMobsterG]

And neither of you are correct - it's a WRIST WRAP. Straps are something else. Do some wrist work to strength them

 

[stevesmi]

i would stop doing them until the pain subsides. listen to your body

don't start using gloves, straps, wraps etc. that is not the solution

 

[muskate]

The preacher curl with a straight bar is a very unnatural movement to put your wrists in. Experiencing wrist pain is completely normal.

Switch to an EZ-curl bar or use dumbbells.

 

[SteveMobsterG]

I stopped doing straight bar work for dumbbells years ago (EZ bars in between) .

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

I would do some different exercises. There are so many other things you can do for biceps so just drop this exercise.