How to strengthen hands to avoid hand breaks?

[Anonymous]

Well, my hands seem to weak, I broke my right hand 2 years ago in a fight, the knuckle by my little finger, then broke it again in a fight about 6 months ago, then I punched a wall 2 months ago, and broke it again, it breaks so easy, how can I stop it? will I need surgery?

[Blobb]

Calcium, lots of calcium. So yoghurt, milk, broccoli... Beans and stuff for iron.

Then stop punching walls, it's like one of those ideas you know, one of those bad ideas.

Punching walls is bayd mmmkay?

Alright then, use a splint and go easy on your hand.. add extra compression and padding, since you box you want maximal shock absorption on the whole hand.

Also you might want to review your punching technique. I don't box but I've done plenty of martial arts and in all of them, not a single one teaches differently, you punch with your first three knuckles and not your last three.

As for surgery I reckon you should get you hand Xrayed and decide then.

[Asker]

I've only done it once.

[TheAceofBlades]

Along with the other advice, maybe you could try grippers too.

[Shane1017]

I know how you feel lol, when I was in high school I got into a fight and when I had him on the ground raining punches down he moved his head and I basically punch a cement sidewalk with all my strength, I got a boxers fracture and had to get a cast. But my friend ended up getting a plate put in his hand when we got into another one.

[Asker]

It's depressing seriously I'm gonna go to the doctor and have surgery I can barely have a handshake anymore.

[Shane1017]

The thing is, if you get a plate put in your hand your fighting days are done. When I drove him to the doctors and went in after they were done the docotor said he could make the plate go through his hand if he punched something hard enough.

[TheGoodTheBadTheHOT]

Each time your bones take an impact, they shatter on a microscoping level and -similar to muscle tissue- they effectively repair themselves stronger, and denser than before.

This is how champion cement block breakers can withstand impacts that would shatter a "normal" humans bones.

so you could try the whole impact route, start off small and gradually get bigger.

along with that, taking multivitamines and drinking lots of milk never hurt anyone.

[Colorado22]

Did you ever get X-rays?Did you have rotation with the fracture?ThAt is does your pinky finger turn inward toward your thumb when you make a fist.If so it could use surgery.I have fractured my hand twice now.The last time I fractured my hand I guess I did a number on it.I now have a lot less grip pressure and I need to get my hand re broken and pinned at least that's what the hand surgeon told me.

[Butterfly_kisses09]

Maybe stop punching stuff?...just a thought.

[cuteLiLbunny]

ditto, you vs. wall? wall wins!

[Lockenkopf]

Obvious answer: don't fight or punch things...!

[Anonymous]

ask your doctor and stop punching things...

[jacquesvol]

Don't fight: you aren't a caveman, are you?

[Godfatherman]

simple...QUIT FIGHTING! next question please.

[Asker]

Well I also box so that's not an option.

[Broken_InSide]

Agree, and drink a lot of milk

[Godfatherman]

work the body and leave the head alone.

[Asker]

It does it when I go on bags to, I have very weak hands.

[Godfatherman]

you may want to talk to a professional trainer then