Do we ski with our wrists? You bet—well trained wrist muscles will keep your body steady by improving your ability to control your ski poles. This is also a case of addressing our muscular asymmetry—one wrist probably functions better than the other. I know my right wrist is stronger than my left. The exercise is simple enough and the payoff will be in steadier hands, more stable arms, and a more efficient pole plant.
Here it is:
One hundred pole plants: Grip a pen in each hand so that both ends of the pen are visible from your fist. Wrap your thumb around your fist. Hold each fist vertically so that the pen points toward the ceiling and floor. Tuck your elbows at your sides, and be sure your arms are parallel to the floor. Slowly, bend one wrist down so that the pen points at the wall ahead of you. Recover the pen so that it points down at the floor, then bend your wrist up so that the pen points toward the wall behind you. Do this 100 times for each wrist. You can bump up this exercise by alternating wrists. When you are ready, you can do this with actual ski poles. Your wrist should bend without twisting.
And I'll have another post about wrists and arms soon.
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