The debate as to whether or not weightlifters should use knee wraps when training legs is one that has raged for decades. Some people swear by them, and wear them every moment they’re in the gym training legs. Others believe they are dangerous, and should be avoided at all costs. When one steps back and considers that in many movements on leg day, we’re moving several hundred pounds, and in some cases, up and over a thousand pounds (on the leg press, for example), it seems odd that such a support system for the vulnerable knee joints wouldn’t be automatic. Let’s check out two schools of thought, and see who is right.

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The debate as to whether or not weightlifters should use knee wraps when training legs is one that has raged for decades. Some people swear by them, and wear them every moment they’re in the gym training legs. Others believe they are dangerous, and should be avoided at all costs. When one steps back and considers that in many movements on leg day, we’re moving several hundred pounds, and in some cases, up and over a thousand pounds (on the leg press, for example), it seems odd that such a support system for the vulnerable knee joints wouldn’t be automatic. Let’s check out two schools of thought, and see who is right.

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