Hand Injury?

[JohnnyO]

Occasionally, in the middle of a heavy bench press, the palm of my hand flares up in pain. I used to brush it off but its starting to happen more often recently and it totally disrupts the set I am on. How should you hold the bar in order to prevent this from happening? BTW I am just talking about a flat barbell bench

 

[CG]

Are your wrists flexed or bent back?

 

[jehoverall]

keep your wrists directly above your elbows in a straight vertical line.

 

[StacyCaliman]

Possibly open your grip by not wrapping your thumb. This is a common tendon problem with heavy lifters.

 

[jehoverall]

< ALWAYS > keep your thumbs wrapped around the bar, especially the heavier you go. bad advice.