How to Tie Hand Wraps

Hand wraps are a necessary tool for protecting the hands when boxing. They help prevent injury, protect the tendons and bones in your hands, as well as support your wrist and fingers. Always wrap your hands before beginning a workout, your hands will thank you!

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Hand wraps

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   With your palm facing downward, spread your fingers wide. Take the hand wrap and place your thumb through the loop. The hand wrap should start by going over the back of your hand.

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   Loop the wrap around your wrist 2-3 times. This depends on the size of your hand and the length of your wraps.

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   Loop your wrap around the back of the thumb. Bring the wrap between the thumb and your index finger.

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   Continue to wrap around the thumb.

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   Take the wrap from the thumb to the wrist. Wrap around the wrist once more.

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   Wrap up around the thumb at least another 2-3 times for additional support.

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   After you finish wrapping your thumb repeatedly, wrap around the wrist again.

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   Guide the wrap downward and wrap across the palm of the hand.

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   Bring the wrap across the knuckles. Loop and wrap around the knuckles 2-3 times.

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    From the back of the hand, loop the wrap back around the wrist.

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    Once you've looped the wrap around the wrist, take the wrap over the top of the thumb. You will have formed a figure 8 pattern.

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    Loop the wrap between the index and middle fingers.

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    Bring the wrap back around the top of the thumb.

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    Bring the wrap back between the middle and ring fingers. When done, loop the wrap back over the top of the thumb.

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    Repeat the same procedure for the ring and pinky fingers. After those fingers are wrapped between, bring the wrap back over the top of the thumb.

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    Once all fingers have been wrapped and the wrap is brought back over the top of the thumb, wrap around the knuckles again.

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    Wrap your knuckles a total of 2 times. If you have extra wrap material left, wrap your knuckles a third time.

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    Bring the wrap up and around the wrist again.

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    Wrap around until the wrap length is completely used and fasten the velcro in place. Now you're ready to hit the gym!

Tips & Warnings

• Your wraps should be tight enough to firmly stay in place, but not too tight to inhibit your blood circulation.
• Learning to use hand wraps properly takes practice. If your wraps don't feel correct, do it over.
• Make sure you look to see if your hand wrap is marked with a top and bottom side. This is important to follow to end up with the correct down side to velcro.
• The most popular hand wraps are Mexican style--these are easy to wrap to the contours of your hands and are made from an elastic material.
• When deciding on length of wrap to buy, 120" hand wraps are ideal for small hands. Medium to large hands should order 170" or longer.
• Machine wash your hand wraps and hang to dry. Wash them in a bag so that they don't get tangled in the wash.
• Buy several pairs of wraps if you work out often. This allows you to have some in the wash and one for workout.