Thread: knee wraps for sqauts

hi brothers i just started using knee wraps for the first time mange to smash out 5 reps 180kg on sqaut not sure if i wrap them wright but the back of.my leg are so sore is this normal or did i wrap them to tight been told they need.to be tight

Is it the crook of your knees that's sore? Or is it your hamstrings? Sore hamstrings aren't unusual, Especially is 180kilos is a significant increase from what you normally lift. If you're feeling pain, that's another thing entirely. I get some pain behind my knees when I squat with sleeves. I don't use them anymore.

pain is at back of the knees feel like it just brusieing from the wraps apart from that all good some.one told me it stops being sore after few session with wraps almost put me of them after first session see how i go dont plan on using them all timejust want to try them out

That's what I figured. I get the same thing. That pain is probably gonna keep recurring, though. If you start feeling pressure in your knees while using them, stop. Otherwise, if you can handle the discomfort, use em. I actually have a similar problem with my belt. But I'm not gonna stop using it.

Friend wrapped his too tight and caused capillaries to burst Behind his knees and he said they hurt pretty bad too

I wrap after @ 405 and up. Never experienced this pain.

Pain from wraps is normal. When I wrap myself for medium sets it's not an issue, but I have a few guys on the team that will wrap you so tight feeling in your feet is gone after a couple minutes. I lift in gear so the wraps are the least of my worries when I squat. After a max effort day the hip bruises are pretty awesome from the brief/suit. Pain and bruising is just a part of geared lifting and you get used to it.

What type of wraps were they? Were the wraps brand new?

Originally Posted by CTFaygo

Pain from wraps is normal. When I wrap myself for medium sets it's not an issue, but I have a few guys on the team that will wrap you so tight feeling in your feet is gone after a couple minutes. I lift in gear so the wraps are the least of my worries when I squat. After a max effort day the hip bruises are pretty awesome from the brief/suit. Pain and bruising is just a part of geared lifting and you get used to it.

What type of wraps were they? Were the wraps brand new?

Yeah. My hips and intercostals are chronically fucked. But I can't do without the belt.

after playing with how tight i wrap my knees found right amount that give me full support with out any discomort i wrap them tigher then i needed it love using them on heavy sets make heavy weight feel light