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    Quote Originally Posted by DontTaseMeBro View Post
    I don't use a belt on anything but heavy squats and deadlifts. I do my warm-up sets and anything over about 6 reps without a belt. I feel like I get core and stabilizer strength from doing them without assistance. I also don't wrap my knees or use a squat suit any more. I use the belt when I go heavy to reduce the risk of injury and place all of the load on the primary movers. I'm 44 now, so as much as I'd like to squat 445 again,these days its mostly about looking good and maintaining an active lifestyle. I can't risk an injury that puts me out 8-12 weeks (or more).

    Totally agree to the bold above. Knee wraps put me in the hospital for 3 days with broken veins in my gastroc years ago when training for a power meet. Filled my leg with blood and they were worried about it clotting. Then crutches for 6 weeks. Not fun. I've never wrapped since and my knees have never been better.
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    Wow Kel - that's impressive. Sounds painful.
    Quote Originally Posted by kelkel View Post
    Totally agree to the bold above. Knee wraps put me in the hospital for 3 days with broken veins in my gastroc years ago when training for a power meet. Filled my leg with blood and they were worried about it clotting. Then crutches for 6 weeks. Not fun. I've never wrapped since and my knees have never been better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Giggle View Post
    Wow Kel - that's impressive. Sounds painful.
    Oh it was loads of fun Giggle. Knee wraps can be fun as they allow you to handle more weight but I've found over the years after that incident that I just don't need them. Once you win that psychological battle you won't look back.
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    I love my INZER had 1 for years!

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