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Post by pritchard on Mar 1, 2013 15:18:33 GMT 10
I have tried a whole lot- I have rated them below based on rebound, stiffness, thickness, stretch and overall performance. Please add your own assessments:
Inzer iron z: rebound 7/10, stiffness 6/10, thickness 5/10, stretch 8/10, overall 7/10 Inzer gripper: rebound 8/10, stiffness 5/10, thickness 6/10, stretch 8/10, overall 8/10
Metal black:rebound 6/10, stiffness 5/10, thickness 5/10, stretch 7/10, overall 6/10 Metal silvers:rebound 5/10, stiffness 8/10, thickness 6/10, stretch 6/10, overall 6/10
Apt strangulators:rebound 8/10, stiffness 7/10, thickness 7/10, stretch 8/10, overall 9/10 Apt 2xh:rebound 9/10, stiffness 9/10, thickness 8/10, stretch 8/10, overall 9/10 Apt 3xh:rebound 9.5/10, stiffness 10/10, thickness 9/10, stretch 7/10, overall 9/10 Apt hybrids:rebound 7/10, stiffness 6/10, thickness 7/10, stretch 8/10, overall 7/10 Apt black mambas:rebound 7/10, stiffness 6/10, thickness 5/10, stretch 9/10, overall 7/10 Apt convicts:rebound 7/10, stiffness 7/10, thickness 5/10, stretch 8/10, overall 7/10
Titan thp:rebound 7/10, stiffness 8/10, thickness 5/10, stretch 7/10, overall 7/10 Titan titaniums:rebound 8/10, stiffness 6/10, thickness 5/10, stretch 8/10, overall 8/10 Titan max rpm:rebound 7/10, stiffness 5/10, thickness 5/10, stretch 8.5/10, overall 7/10
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Post by webby on Mar 1, 2013 22:32:23 GMT 10
i tried the knee wraps after your brisbane seminar and have had some great stacks with them already. I'll get into them some more after nats i reckon
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Post by spotterloader on Mar 2, 2013 16:48:08 GMT 10
Steve, maybe a run down on what style might suit certain squat styles better than others?
I use Metal Silvers and don't mind them. Though cos they're so stiff and me so weak I struggle to get a full wrap lol
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Post by pritchard on Mar 2, 2013 17:32:43 GMT 10
The bigger the leg, the more important stretch is- although it's obviously a bigger issue if you are restricted to 2m. Rebound will have the greatest benefit for people who drop in quick or really want string from the hole. Stiffness will bind the leg hard and normally means you getting more even support and more resistance from the wrap. Fred Hatfield used to say the thickness is important- so much so that he rolled the wrap in chalk before wrapping as it added mass and bulk to the wraps. For me personally rebound and stretch are king, but for most it's stiffness and rebound.
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Post by pritchard on Mar 2, 2013 17:39:17 GMT 10
The big boys from Russia normally go for the inzer iron z- primarily because you can stretch the crap out of it and get lots of revolutions and when done very tight it binds up pretty stiff. When the strangulators were IPF legal a few went with them as well. Some, like me, love the grippers and titaniums- which are similar to the iron z but instead of binding up hard offer pretty good rebound. For me the best are strangulators but not allowed to use them. I never got to properly try the 2xh or 3xh but I suspect they take things to an even higher and more insane level. Dudes like Donnie Thompson use them to squat over 500kg.
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Post by Daniel Anderson on Mar 2, 2013 19:41:13 GMT 10
The new titan wraps seem very good too, I'm not goona use them until Total Strength. They are thinker than thps and stretch more, similer to strangulators.
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Post by pritchard on Mar 2, 2013 20:36:43 GMT 10
Yeah, I had heard they were like strangulators. I'll be interested to try them out.
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Post by BenchPolkov on Mar 3, 2013 0:46:56 GMT 10
The new titan wraps seem very good too, I'm not goona use them until Total Strength. They are thinker than thps and stretch more, similer to strangulators. How do they compare to metal silvers? I'm mainly concerned to hear how they will go as wrist wraps?
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Post by Daniel Anderson on Mar 3, 2013 11:43:21 GMT 10
I have never used them.
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Post by jrd on Mar 19, 2013 11:42:24 GMT 10
Gutted I can't use my Strangulators anymore- they were far and away the best wraps ever made.
Got some of the new Titan wraps which seem pretty good.
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Post by sealion on Jun 12, 2013 9:02:12 GMT 10
To revive an old topic.
How much do YOU get out of your knee wraps? Do you prefer raw to include knee wraps? Do you think they add safety to the knee join?
Just curious.
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Post by jrd on Jun 12, 2013 11:19:28 GMT 10
I used to get 20-25 kg.
Yes I would prefer wraps in raw.
Yes I believe they add safety to the knee joint.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2013 11:33:21 GMT 10
To revive an old topic. How much do YOU get out of your knee wraps? Do you prefer raw to include knee wraps? Do you think they add safety to the knee join? Just curious. I don't use knee wraps but I would not want them in raw. Too much variation in how much a person can get out of them. Joel might get 20-25 but there are others who can get 40-50. That sounds like a skill is involved which would, among other things, put off potential lifters.
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Post by jrd on Jun 12, 2013 12:21:13 GMT 10
Geez, we wouldn't want skill interferring with a sport now.
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Post by gp on Jun 12, 2013 12:43:25 GMT 10
I got 20kg the first time I used knee wraps. There isn't that much skill involved IMO. It changes the way you squat, but if anything I think it makes it easier to squat with better technique - it might in fact take skill out of the equation.
I don't mind either way but no knee wraps makes things simpler and training a lot less time consuming and painful.
The issue I have with the inclusion of wraps in raw is the way it becomes an arms race to develop the best performing equipment rather than strength/skill. Isn't this pretty much happened after the days of everyone using ACE bandages?
What I'm interested in is whether there is any merit in training with knee wraps for purposes of developing one's raw squat? I think SP mentioned it once a while back. I have troublesome patella tendons and the idea of using knee wraps to train harder without aggravating my knees is appealing. Maybe one for another topic...
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