Wrist bones

[metallicat]

I have a question about the few bones that are on the underside of the wrist...are they easy to snap? I mean, when I workout, they "protrude", and it kinds worries me. I know, I know, stupid thing to worry about, but are these things prone to breaking from working out?

[Hamz]

I wouldn't have thought so, as you're muscles are supporting the weight.
I just had a recall of that scene in the Fly, where the chap breaks his wrist while arm wrestling.. ouch!

It takes a lot to break a bone. I wouldn't worry about it snapping under heavy use. There is a picture floating around where a guys leg snapped while squatting, but he had about 900 pounds on his back when it happened.

[MAURER]

i think you might be confusing tendons as bones/ i know if i flex my arm, there are a bunch of tendons that stick out on the underside of my wrist, not bones though.

[DaRkAnGel]

Good call maurer.

[metallicat]

Originally Posted by MAURER

i think you might be confusing tendons as bones/ i know if i flex my arm, there are a bunch of tendons that stick out on the underside of my wrist, not bones though.

They feel kind of like bones though, but I trust you. So these tendons cannot snap either or what?

[MAURER]

well they are pretty solid tendons but they are still flexible. they can't snap but they can tear just like any tissue in your body. i wouldn't worry about it though.

[metallicat]

Originally Posted by MAURER

well they are pretty solid tendons but they are still flexible. they can't snap but they can tear just like any tissue in your body. i wouldn't worry about it though.

Good to hear, thanks for the info!

[Black Eagl]

There are 8 carpal bones in the wrist and each are joined by plane joints, which mean they have a gliding action and they are quite flexible. So, it is very difficult to damage the bones of the wrist. You are more likely to damage the radius or ulna in a fall.