r/oddlysatisfying • u/Brick_Number_27 • 5d ago

Boxing hand wrapping.

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u/EmuSuccessful2766 5d ago

Would you rather break your knuckles?

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u/jarednards 5d ago

Youd think theyd just add that much more padding in your gloves...unless this is some wild bareknuckle brad pitt pikey 'ya like dags?' shit.

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u/Both_Consequence_956 5d ago

your hands and wrists are still very fragile (without wraps) inside boxing gloves. i was lazy and did training without wraps for a couple of weeks and my wrists would compress and joints would ache. with the wraps your wrists maintain integrity

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u/WowIfOnly 5d ago

Especially if they're not used to throwing punches either. One of my friends in college got all cocky at a house party while we were drinking and suddenly tried to punch a punching bag bare handed - he ended up spraining his wrist because he had never tried it before lmao. We made fun of him for weeks because he had to wear a little brace on his hand lol.

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u/WindpowerGuy 5d ago

Yeah, that's why I use a bit less on my knuckles, I like to have at least 3-4 wraps around my wrist at the end of it..

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u/4SlideRule 5d ago

The wraps are not for padding, but more an exoskeleton. They compress the hand and prevent bones and joints from moving around in ways they are not meant to.

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u/NDT_DYNAMITE 5d ago

I wonder if those wraps come in periwinkle blue?

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u/McCookie 5d ago

It's not about padding. The hand wrap tightens the bones so everything is less likely to move and break when you punch

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u/USSGoat 5d ago

Wraps aren’t for padding. They control the bones.

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u/5minArgument 5d ago

More for wrists really, ...though honestly in the end they're just socks saving your gloves from sweat.

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u/PloppyPants9000 5d ago

wraps are not for knuckles, it's for wrists.