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Do this:
Make a relaxed fist with your right hand. Hold it up with the thumb side facing you so that you can see along all four knuckles. See how the knuckles are in a straight line?
Now, tighten up your fist hard. Do this a couple of times. See how your pinky knuckle moves down and out of line with the other knuckles in your hand? That is bad. You want your m*tacarpals to stay aligned and stabilized at all times. Those four knuckles need to maintain a straight line.
Wraps help stabilize the wrist and keep the bones in your hand aligned. Wraps that are too tight can pull the bones out of alignment or cut off circulation. They should be snug but not tight.
Squeezing your fist too tightly will pull the bones out of alignment AND it causes your pinky finger m*tacarpal to bend slightly, which is a double whammy. That bone is now unsupported by the other bones in your hand and has a slight bend in it which makes it much weaker and prone to injury.
Your fist should be semi-tense but not "tight". If your hands shake after a heavy bag work out this can also be a sign you are gripping too hard.
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