Knee Wraps and Heavy Squats

[squatheavy34]

19 years old, 188lbs and as my name implies, I like to squat heavy! I have heard both good and bad things about using knee wraps. Generally, i have heard that once you get to 500 or 600lbs on your squat, it is good to wrap up the knees. But i have also heard that wearing them tightens your patella against your quad ligament and means more wear and tear on your knee. I have a raw squat of 515 right now, so i would fall into this category of using them. I tried them out for my first time today just going light with 405, and it was definitely a different feel. I dont know if i liked them better or not, but i feel more explosive on my ascend then without them (which makes sense as the elastic band will store some energy). Just wondering if it is worth grabbing a pair of wraps and solely using them when i do 3 reps or less on heavy days. Also, I may be doing a test deca cycle soon and with rapid muscle growth in my legs would this be a smart or dumb thing to wrap them up?? help! get huge bros!

[Livinlean]

Ill let someone else address the AAS usage at the age of 19..

But as far as using the wraps, I would personally use them on your heavy set only. That way your still building your stabilizers. I'm assuming your heavy set would be 3 reps or less so I would say not a dumb idea.

[agent88]

Hey bro this first cycle?

[agent88]

At 19 id rec going to a doc run your blood...check all your levels now b4 u start the cycle to see where u stand..post your results here letvthe bros hook it up