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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Q: I get an unusual kind of soreness and I don’t know how to avoid it. It’s happened for years, but now that I’m going heavier in all movements, it’s getting too painful to keep training on a regular schedule throughout the week. The day after doing legs, I have an incapacitating soreness in my forearms. How can I stop this?

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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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When I first started training back in 1985, the first thing I got was a pair of gloves. I soon found out how important they were the day I forgot them. The next thing was a belt. It was just a plain hand-me-down belt and it was stained with the sweat of another person. But I loved that thing because it meant I was serious about training.

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