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What Are Knee Sleeves? Its Uses, Pros and Cons

Knee sleeves are used by people in every exercise. From bodybuilders and powerlifters to cross-fitters you will see people wearing these almost everywhere. Typically, made from neoprene, they keep the knees warm. Some people use them for squatting, as well.<br><br>

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What Are Knee Sleeves? Its Uses, Pros and Cons

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  1. What Are Knee Wraps? Its Uses, Pros and Cons

  2. The final, decision-making, battle of knee wraps vs knee sleeves. Ready to find out who takes the win.Kneewraps and Knee sleeves, aren’t they the same thing and serve the same purpose?No, and no. It might be surprising to hear but both pieces of equipment serve a unique purpose and have unique perks and drawbacks.

  3. What Are Knee Wraps?

  4. Knee wraps are worn for the purpose of knee protection and are usually worn by competitive bodybuilders and powerlifters (powerlifting knee wraps). Made of elastic, similar to the one, used to make wrist wraps, they are intended to be wrapped around the knee in a diagonal or spiral way to get knee support for squats.

  5. Why Use Knee Wraps? Knee wraps help you add more weights when doing weighted squats as they let a lifter conserve energy when going down during a squat. The energy, being elastic in nature, lets a person get up from the bottom of a squat. Besides, knee wraps have been proven to decrease the pressure exerted on the quadriceps tendon while heavy lifting. So, if you use knee wraps for weight lifting, your quads will stay attached to your knee during max effort squats.

  6. Pros and Cons of Knee Wraps Pros: • Knee wraps allow the storage of elastic energy and let you lift heavier weights, thus, adding 15-30% to your lifts. • They reduce stress exerted on the quadriceps tendon, which links to the patella and quadriceps. Your tendons pull the patella when you squat down. So, decreasing the tension on the tendon assists in decreasing the chances of tearing the quads while lifting heavy weight.

  7. It is a mandatory piece of equipment used by powerlifters taking part in an equipped division to prevent any injury. As a matter of fact, knee wraps alter the horizontal movement of lifters, which changes the targeted muscles.

  8. Cons: • You can not use knee wraps for every exercise, they are only used for a few specific exercises. • While they help lift more weight, they don’t help the lifter to get stronger because they are restrictive in nature, and they increase the friction between the cartilage and patella of the knee cap.

  9. According to a 2012 study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research(1), the decrease in horizontal movement changes the lifters’ technique and the muscles targeted, and it also, at the same time, increases friction in the knee joint.

  10. The Differences Between Knee Wraps vs Knee Sleeves: Knee wraps are wrapped so tightly around the knee that it limits the knee from moving freely in the absence of the loaded weight. It provides stability to the knee and helps in lifting more weight.Onthe other hand sleeves, hug the knees snugly and are tight, but they still allow you to bend your knee freely. Most people wear their knee sleeves as tight as they can to gain maximum stability and warmth, but they can never be as tight as knee wraps.

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