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at what rep range do you wrap your knees?
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not a crutch imodjeclipse said:
a tool, a piece of safety equipment like a helmet.
if you are truely against any sort of "crutches" the only way for you to morally squat is nekkid
shoes help for stabillity-crutch
teeshirt acts as light armour-crutch
shorts give a super minor squat suit stretch-crutch!
btw i only wear them for triples and singles
When I hit 500 then start wrapping.
djeclipse
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Bino said:
Wrapping your knees does help the lift like a bench shirt would when bench pressing (though not as much).
Wearing shorts keeps my balls off the floor when squatting, not the same thing.
A helmet is a crutch, it is a weapon in football, ever play/ watch rugby, less injuries and much rougher sport.
Powerbuilder333
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Wraps do help like a bench shirt, which is why you should use them (and a suit), for maximum developement.
If you only train up to the failure point of your weakest link, you'll never fully develop the rest of your chain.
I hate knee wraps, so I usually only use them for singles.
If you only train up to the failure point of your weakest link, you'll never fully develop the rest of your chain.
I hate knee wraps, so I usually only use them for singles.
all the whey
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I don't use any wraps or a belt.
If I can't lift it without it or without the the pain. Then, I go lighter.
But, of course I am not a power lifter.
I have 2 herniated disks. (from lifting too much when I was young and dumb) A dr. and Chiropractor told me to do back (and abs) but don't use a belt. They think it could weaken the body part while other is getting stronger. Setting myself up for another back injury.
If I can't lift it without it or without the the pain. Then, I go lighter.
But, of course I am not a power lifter.
I have 2 herniated disks. (from lifting too much when I was young and dumb) A dr. and Chiropractor told me to do back (and abs) but don't use a belt. They think it could weaken the body part while other is getting stronger. Setting myself up for another back injury.
all the whey
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Bino said:
cool
Props on the abs. I have only done abs a handfull of times the last yr.
You gave me some incentive to start doing them again. thanks.
Powerbuilder333
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captainahole
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I use to wrap from 315 but changed just a couple months back to Tommy Kono Knee Bands. They are awesome. I put them on after a couple sets. They keep the knees warm and stable through my whole workout. I was kind of nervous when I first tried them figured they couldn't keep my stable for 600lb squats but they do. I recommend them to anyone who uses wraps. They are a bit of a bugger to get on. If you have hairy legs you won't for long.
I do wear a belt all the time as well. I am babying a hernia in my belly button and don't want it to get any worse so I kind of depend on the support of a belt to keep everything in place.
I do wear a belt all the time as well. I am babying a hernia in my belly button and don't want it to get any worse so I kind of depend on the support of a belt to keep everything in place.
ceo said:
screw that!
I don't know, I sort of believe that using these tools, only helps push the target muscle further away from any kind of body synergy.. sure it might make my quads stronger and bigger.. but my knees are falling behind.
it almost seems like it's a guarantee that you'd have to continue to use wraps.. over and over again..
the only thing I'm thinking of trying are wrist wraps, but again, I'd much rather just make my forearms stronger.
I hardly ever wear a belt or knee wraps for anything. Recently pulled a raw 750 lbs after box squats. Did a 341 overhead log press.
A lot depends on how my body feels. On gym lifts I rarely ever wear much but more and more wear my wrist wraps loosely, elbow sleeves (loose and long), and knee sleeves on Strongman Events. When I do use knee wraps in training I'll use my loose APT knee wraps which I feel are the ultimate training wraps. They are about 1/2 of my Inzers and much less than that of my TP5000XL's. For training purposes...they get more than the job done and the last time I used them was when I did an OLY squat with 592 (no belt).
When it comes contest day...I'll put on my TP5000XL's though.
A lot depends on how my body feels. On gym lifts I rarely ever wear much but more and more wear my wrist wraps loosely, elbow sleeves (loose and long), and knee sleeves on Strongman Events. When I do use knee wraps in training I'll use my loose APT knee wraps which I feel are the ultimate training wraps. They are about 1/2 of my Inzers and much less than that of my TP5000XL's. For training purposes...they get more than the job done and the last time I used them was when I did an OLY squat with 592 (no belt).
When it comes contest day...I'll put on my TP5000XL's though.
