I'll let you know, but I am thinking that it may be easier on my tendons which seem to hate the push-up position. Maybe it will also be easier on my carpals? The rings let the wrists move. Other positive benefits are improved stabilization, because you have to learn to keep your hands from shaking. A third benefit is that I can use these to help me get strong enough for pull ups, but that is unrelated to the push ups problem.how exactly do wood rings help with pushups?