I'm seeking advice on buying some knee wraps. I've searched, and all I can't find what I'm looking for.
I haven't competed(yet), my best parallel squat is 365x1 and 325x5. I train with an inzer 10mm belt, and blue rehbands for my knee's sake. BW 225. I'm looking to compete in the next year or so, but want to get my lifts up first.
I'm torn between the inzer iron Z's and a couple of the elite fts wraps. But any help would be greatly appreciated!
-Bird
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Thread: Knee wrap advice
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08-04-2012, 08:25 PM #1
Knee wrap advice
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08-04-2012, 08:33 PM #2
Inzers are a comfortable, stretchy, and easy to use wrap. For elite, I've only used the heavy wraps and they are much stiffer than the Iron Zs, maybe the elite normal wrap would be closer. I like titan titaniums and RPMs.
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08-04-2012, 08:41 PM #3
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08-05-2012, 03:59 AM #7
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08-05-2012, 04:18 AM #8
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08-05-2012, 05:45 AM #9
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What federation do you plan to lift in?
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08-05-2012, 05:59 AM #10
for a first wrap the z's are very good--- for multiply i like the apt 2x or 3x wraps (i own the 2x but ive used both).... raw my stance is much closer and like a tad more stretch--- the inzer grippers are pretty good and the z's are good too--- the elite heavy wraps are also good--- get 2.5 m unless you are doing a fed that requires the 2m wrap--- your partners (or you if you wrap yourself) will thank you for the extra half meter.
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08-05-2012, 06:28 AM #11
Don't bother with stiffer wraps for raw lifting. Myself and too many lifters have tried it and it just doesn't work. I've used a fair few but I'll only comment on the ones that I've used extensively.
Metal Silvers. Brutal wrap, cast iron, not suitable for a raw lifter. I found when these where tight it was actually difficult to get speed on the descent because they were so damn stiff.
APT strangulators, beautiful wrap, good for raw lifting but imo it's a little too heavy. The pair I have is a thrashed as **** 2.5m one, I have a brand new 2m pair but I want to ration those out given the likelihood APT will never make these again.
Inzer Z, can't go wrong with these, whether 2m or 2.5. I would even suggest just going 2m because if using a wrap roller you will get more revolutions than you need. I do believe there is a point where wrap tightness is just going to spit a lifter out if they don't have the strength for it.
Metal Blacks, my current knee wrap using a 2m (even though my fed allows 2.5) and in my opinion the best wrap of the lot. It will bite, much more than the inzers will, but they are a powerful wrap. My training partner got me 15 revolutions. I could NOT make depth with 220kg, and I'm not kidding, with 270 I literally let the weight push me down and it kinda popped me up without really having to do much.
So inzer z's or metal blacks imo. Prob the inzers.
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08-05-2012, 07:05 AM #12
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Titan RPM- Good for raw, good stretchiness that can be used for a lot of pop
Inzer Z- Too stretchy for me. I only use them for lighter sets, not enough
Titan Titanium- ****, **** **** ****, unless you want them for comfort and don't have sleeves (which you do) don't buy
Strangulator- <3<3<3<3
Titan THP- My next pair of wraps771/645/622 Single Ply
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08-05-2012, 09:39 AM #13
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08-05-2012, 10:27 AM #14
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Try out the new rhino anaconda 2.5 meters. I'm liking them a lot right now. Favorite knee wraps ever were the APT hybrids but good luck getting them. The anaconda's to me are a bit of strangulators with a touch of mambas for those familiar with apt. Otherwise for those familiar with Inzer like the true blacks but you can actually hold on to them and a bit stronger.
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08/17:245,185,275 02/18:345,275,380
06/18:405;315,455
goal: hit previous SBD #s again 524,364,562
current meet PRs: ---/---/--- ---
What NorthStrong's sig. says
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08-05-2012, 10:41 AM #15
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I believe they allow 2.5m knee wraps. You will want to read their rule book. Bring a duster it may be a little dusty.
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08/17:245,185,275 02/18:345,275,380
06/18:405;315,455
goal: hit previous SBD #s again 524,364,562
current meet PRs: ---/---/--- ---
What NorthStrong's sig. says
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08-05-2012, 11:53 AM #16
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