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) RECOMMEND TAKING THE WRAP A LITTLE WAY UP THE ARM SO THAT THE WRIST IS
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROTECTED AREA THUS AFFORDING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT

OF SUPPORT )N TIME NOVICES LEARN TO STRAIGHTEN THE ARM ON IMPACT BUT
EVEN EXPERIENCED BOXERS CAN STILL DAMAGE THE WRIST IF YOU ARE FREQUENTLY
TROUBLED WITH NIGGLING WRIST INJURIES CONSIDER CONTINUING YOUR WRAPPING

FURTHER UP THE ARM
4HERE ARE VARIOUS WAYS OF WRAPPING 4HE EXAMPLE ) HAVE GIVEN IS ONE

COMMONLY USED AT OUR GYM BUT THERE ARE MANY VARIATIONS AND YOU MAY IN
TIME DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF WRAPPING THAT YOU THINK SUITS YOU BEST ! LOT WILL
DEPEND ON THE LENGTH OF THE WRAPS YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOUR HAND BUT STILL

GET YOUR GLOVE ON WITHOUT USING A SHOEHORN ) l ND THE SLIGHTLY ELASTICATED
VARIETY OF WRAP WORKS BEST THEY GIVE JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE
AND ARE LESS LIKELY TO COME UNRAVELLED 4HE PRICE DIFFERENCE IS MINIMAL AT

THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS THE ELASTICATED VERSION ARE PRICED AT a A SMALL
PRICE TO PAY FOR THE PROTECTION THEY GIVE 2EMEMBER HAND INJURIES ARE
COMMON AND CAN SIDELINE YOU FROM FULL TRAINING FOR A FRUSTRATINGLY LONG

PERIOD
#AUTIONARY NOTE WASH YOUR WRAPS FREQUENTLY 9OUR HANDS SWEAT

PROFUSELY WHEN WRAPPED AND WEARING GLOVES 2EPEATED USE WITHOUT
WASHING CAN GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY COULD CRAWL AWAY ON THEIR
OWN

.OT INCLUDED ABOVE BUT EXTREMELY USEFUL IS A SMALL BOTTLE OF /LBAS /IL

)F YOU NEED TO CLEAR YOUR HEAD IT IS ALSO USEFUL FOR A hWAKE UPv SMELLING
SALTS HAVING BEEN FROWNED UPON BY &IRST !ID BODIES )T ALSO DOUBLES AS
A MASSAGE OIL BUT KEEP CLEAR OF SENSITIVE REGIONS 4IGER "ALM 2ALGEX AND
OTHER hHOT RUBSv ARE SOMETHING THAT YOU EITHER LOVE OR HATE ) M IN THE

LATTER CATEGORY BUT AT LEAST EVERYBODY WITHIN A YARD RADIUS WILL KNOW
WHERE TO LOCATE YOU

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