Why Doing Push-Ups On The Floor Is Secretly Destroying Your Wrist Joints
You've been doing push-ups wrong. Not because of your form. Not because of your fitness level. Because of the surface you're pushing off.
Every time you place your palms flat on the floor and lower yourself into a push-up, your wrists are forced into a position they were never designed to hold under load — 90 degrees of extension, with your full bodyweight pressing down. Repeatedly. For years.
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