I don't wear sleeves often on bench but when I do I wear them for the entire session. Not just for heavy stuff. Elbow sleeves don't really add much weight...
Not often will I recommend a machine over free weights but most bicep curl movements with free weights are very inefficient because there is very little resistance at the beginning and end...
I wear knee sleeves up to 500 lbs then wrap for everything over 500. I roll the sleeves down to wrap. Don't take them off because I'm not taking the time to remove my...