I punched the wall of my house hard for some time and now my hands ache . Is it actually even good or just bro science .

From my experience i would say i’m getting more familliar with pain and just registering it less rather than actually having any gains. I think i will be stopping it from now on . Maybe i shouldn’t have continued after i started feeling pain ? Will see if the pain stop or will go to the doctors. Anyway thoughts ?

EDIT : Gentleman/woman i am pleased to announce the pain has completely ceased to exist and seems like i hadn’t suffered any damage and gotta say thanks for your concern lemmy .

Also what about the chinese guys beating up wood if there is no gain why are they doing that ?

discostjohn,

This could be bro science, but I’m fairly positive that repeated blows to your bones strengthens them over time, as long as you’re not overdoing it.

My anecdotal experience is sort of murky, because I started doing martial arts when I was still going through puberty, but my knuckles are super tough. Of course it could be the result of learning better form and gradually getting used to the pain, or maybe even killing off some of the nerve endings that should warn me that I’ve experienced an injury. It’s hard to say.

I’ve definitely known muay thai guys that ostensibly sought to strengthen their shins over time by kicking harder and harder things, but again, possibly just bro science.

THE_MASTERMIND,

Yeah

livus,
livus avatar

@THE_MASTERMIND dude what are you doing. Punching wood is not good for you.

Kolanaki,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

Are you saying I can’t train myself by punching wood all day every day for years to one day be able to punch my way out of a coffin after being buried alive?

livus,
livus avatar

Might not be the best option. Put in your will that you want to be buried with your axe.

THE_MASTERMIND,

It was actually bricks and cement but yeah i agree.

livus,
livus avatar

@THE_MASTERMIND okay yeah not good either. Therr's a bunch of hand excercises you can do to build up muscle strength, might be a better option.

THE_MASTERMIND,

Yeah i am stopping from today onwards

livus,
livus avatar

@THE_MASTERMIND excellent!

THE_MASTERMIND,

Yeah

PrincessLeiasCat,

You should really listen to the recent Behind the Bastards podcasts on G. Gordon Liddy. You’ll be inspired to level up to fire.

PrinceWith999Enemies,

Ow wow - I’ve fallen behind on that podcast.

Liddy’s autobiography should be enough to freak anyone out. I can’t imagine what BtB is going to dig out on him.

Snailpope,

I’ve done this for years due to drunken rage. I probably have a ton of poorly healed hair line fractures in my right hand. This last time, I feel I’ve done permanent damage to my wrist, it just aches is certain positions. I have since bought a punching bag and filled it with shredded memory foam with rice at the bottom for weight. The only “positive” thing I have gained is the ability to punch hard enough to hurt myself. Don’t punch walls, doors, hard surfaces in general. In my experience they always win that fight.

Edit: I suck at typing

MelonYellow, (edited )
@MelonYellow@lemmy.ca avatar

Go to the ER if you think it’s broken. These are some signs:

Pain directly on top of the bone (where there is no soft tissue)

Severe swelling or bruising on the top of the bone

Loss of sensation, numbness, tingling

A “cracking” sound at the time of the injury

The area looks lopsided or deformed

Can’t use your hand, can’t move it, can’t close your fist, can’t pick things up. Bad signs.

Edit: Oh, I read that wrong. I thought you wanted advice on your hand lol. I’ll just leave this up bc it’s useful.

discostjohn,

That is useful, thanks

Mr_Blott,

Username definitely doesn’t check out

THE_MASTERMIND,

No pain no gain tho

/s

Mr_Blott,

Or as the french say, no pain, no baguettes

andrewta,

Start with an xray on the hand but the reality is an xray misses way to much and I would suggest an mri to see what damage you did

intensely_human,

They did a cat scan to determine that I’d snapped a ligament in my wrist.

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