Kettlebell Thumb Pain during Get-ups

[Nils92]

Hey everybody,

I have looked around a bit but could not find a proper solution for my issue: I feel pain/stress in the lower part of my right thumb, in the area between wrist and "thumb knuckle". A first guess is, that there is too much pressure on the tendon.
Right now I am looking for a good tutorial for proper get-up grips, normally when I try to turn the wrist a little more inwards, as recommended in the book, the pain gets a little worse. I have no problems with my left hand.
I want to trial and error with grip options before seeking medical help.
Thank you in advance for your replies and advices!

 

[Chrisdavisjr]

@Nils92 Welcome to the StrongFirst forum! Taking a look at how you're holding the bell sounds like the place to start.

Could you take a couple of photographs of your grip so we can see if there's anything that could be adjusted there?

 

[pet']

Hello,

@Nils92
Welcome !

I agree with @Chrisdavisjr

Below is a video where we see well the grip.

Kind regards,

Pet'

 

[Anna C]

Goblet squats can aggravate some people's thumbs. There were some threads on that in the past. Seems like competition style bells were a factor.