Wrist wraps are very useful. They can easily add 5-5 pounds to your bench and will make heavy squats much easier.
Wrist wraps are legal by most powerlifting associations and can easily be used in competition.
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Keywords: wrist bandages, prevention of elbow and hand injuries in powerlifting.
Selection of hand bandages
Wrist wraps have two length options: 50 and 61 cm. If you want to get everything from your equipment, then 61 centimeters is your choice.
But you need to understand that this length is enough to wrap not only the hand, but also the arm up to the elbow. In most cases, a bandage length of 50 centimeters is enough - in the end you are bandaging not a leg, but a hand.
The hand is always a rather narrow part of the body.
Bandage length: 50 centimeters.
Selecting hardness
Unlike knee bandages, hand bandages do not have a clear gradation of hardness. If you look at knee wraps, there are three categories:
1. Soft winding (usually white or light color)
2. Medium winding (usually blue or blue)
3. And hard winding (red)
The hand bandages are all the same. Some manufacturers say their wraps are tougher than others, but there are no clear categories.
It seems to me that the quality of the winding is more important in hand wraps than the stiffness of the fabric, but no one is stopping you from trying several different options and seeing what you like best.
Rigidity: try different options
Choosing a manufacturer of hand bandages
The two most common manufacturers are Inzer and Titan. Bandages are also produced by a newcomer to the market - SBD.
Everything is allowed in the IPF, so you can take it with confidence.
Which brand of hand bandages should I choose?
If there is still some point in arguing when choosing knee pads (we will have a separate article about this), then the bandages (again, from my point of view) are all the same.
Take what is cheaper.
I'm currently using Titan and am completely satisfied with it.
How to wrap wrist bandages
The winding process is simple. These are not knee wraps where there are two wrapping options and it takes time to perfect the technique.
The bandages come with Velcro, so they definitely won't fall off in the middle of the approach. All you need to do is wrap the bandage fairly tightly around the middle of the joint.
If you compete, carefully read the rules of your federation - for example, the IPF clearly states that bandages should not go higher than 2 cm from the center of the joint.
SHOW AN EXAMPLE OF WINDING GOOD AND BAD - PHOTO
Otherwise, the rules for winding wrist bandages are no different from winding a regular elastic bandage - you need to wrap it tightly, but so as not to interfere with the normal flow of blood.
Wrap evenly so that the bandage is evenly tight along its entire length. To do this, you need to take the bandage not by the end, but pull off a section of the bandage that is located approximately 10-15 centimeters below the wrist.
Wrist wraps for bench press
Wrist wraps should primarily be used for bench press (and standing press). In this case, they help keep the wrist straighter, which greatly affects how the barbell moves.
Ideally, the forearm-hand line should be straight. This will prevent you from losing strength when performing the press.
You can try it yourself - as soon as you bend your wrist back too much, it becomes much more difficult to press.
Wrist wraps for squats
When doing barbell squats, wrist wraps will not add pounds to your weight. Only if before this you held your elbows and hands very incorrectly.
But wrapping bandages tightly enough will reduce the pressure of the barbell on your elbows. And this is very correct, since elbow tendonitis is a very common problem for those who squat a lot.
Heavy weight, one way or another, affects the elbows. And the less weight you put on your elbow joint, the better it will feel.
Wrapping the wrist tightly takes some of the weight on itself and takes it off the elbows. You will immediately notice the difference.
Wrist wraps for deadlifts
The least common scenario for using bands is the deadlift. In this case, the bandages are not intended to add kilograms to you, nor do they help relieve stress from your wrist or elbow.
Then what is the point of using them when deadlifting?
Tighter grip.
With a tightly wrapped wrist, it will be more difficult for you to spread your fingers to the sides than with a loose hand. This is not much help, but it is quite sufficient.
Plus, it doesn't hinder you in any way from performing the movement—so you're free to try.
Question for readers
Do you use wrist wraps? Which company? In what exercises? I use all three - the difference in deadlifting is also significant for me, especially on maximum and submaximal weights.
For the squat, I only lift bands with weights that are 80% of my max. This is not a special number, I just don’t feel a fundamental difference up to this level.
In the bench press, I try to wrap the bands at 60% of my maximum. To be honest, I just don’t want to injure my wrist.
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Special athletic bandages to protect joints and ligaments from injury during exercise in the gym.
Bandages are extremely necessary, both in sports and in fitness, especially during strength training with maximum loads.
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Bandages with three red stripes. Used during squats to help stabilize the knees. Suitable for serious athletes in the pre-competition and competitive periods.
Length: 2 m (200 cm)
When engaging in powerlifting, it is very important to take reasonable precautions and use special equipment and accessories during training and competition that help reduce injury. These include, for example, Titan Max RPM Wrist Wraps 24.
Titan Red Devil white with two red stripes are more suitable for warm-up or training, because... they are the softest of the bandages and give the least increase. Although some athletes use them in competitions because they do not tolerate pain or their legs become very numb from stiffer bandages.
New&Improved wrist wraps provide reliable support and fixation of the hands when performing bench presses and squats with a barbell. Excellent for both bodybuilding and powerlifting, both for competitions and for training.
In terms of rigidity, the new product is superior to the previous Titanium and the Inzer analogue (black with red stripes). IPF allowed.
Special athletic bandages to protect joints and ligaments from injury during exercise in the gym.
Bandages are extremely necessary, both in sports and in fitness, especially during strength training with maximum loads.
They provide greater strength and safety due to the “COMPRESSION WINDING” of elastic ligaments and tendons.
With their elastic fixation around the joint, they stabilize the working limb, protecting it from sprains and tears during the exercise.
The bandages are made of high quality materials that are comfortable and safe to use.
Inzer Gripper Wrist Wrap bandages take quality to a new level. An open rubber weave insert prevents any movement of the bandage. The friction force increases, making it easier to wrap the bandages. Inzer Gripper are very comfortable bandages. IPF approved.
Description: Wrist bandages, simple and safe to use. Stays on the wrist better than any other bandages.
The safest bandage. Does not slip or unwind spontaneously. Provides better joint protection than ever before.
. “Sticks” to the body without additional means - without glue or chalk.
Clearly fixes its position on the joint. Gripper wrist wraps are fixed tighter and tighter with each turn around the wrist, maintaining their position on the joint.
The feeling of joint fixation is achieved with less force when winding.
Depreciation. You get excellent shock absorption due to the elasticity of the bandage throughout the entire movement, without losing the feeling of fixation of the joint.
Comfortable. Full range of motion with maximum comfort and safety.
Easier to wind. Inzer Gripper wraps do not slip or unwind when wrapped, and they also do not slip during movement, unlike other wraps. You won't have to start bandaging all over again because the bandage has unraveled or changed its position on the joint.
Differential tension. You can wrap Inzer Gripper bandages looser or tighter - they will maintain their position on the joint equally well. Thus, you get universal bands for training of varying intensity.
Attention:
The supplied pair contains two absolutely identical bandages (the elastic band for the finger is located in the same way).
Application
When engaging in powerlifting, it is very important to take reasonable precautions and use special equipment and accessories during training and competition that help reduce injury. These include, for example, Titan Max RPM Wrist Wraps 18.
Currently, these hand wraps are the best. They are superior in elasticity to Titanium, but leave a feeling of greater rigidity, although both are made of the same material.
Titan bandages reliably and firmly fix the athlete's hand when performing both bench press and squats with a barbell. The use of these bandages is approved by the IPF.
To ensure normal blood supply to the athlete’s body, it is necessary to remove them between approaches to sports equipment.
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Bandages are one of the most necessary items of equipment for a powerlifter and bodybuilder. When used correctly, bandages provide many benefits, including: increased temperature of the knee joint (this improves blood supply and lubrication of the surfaces inside the joint), improved stability in the knee joint (this allows the knee to work in a normal position and withstand more weight, the athlete's attention can be shifted from maintaining balance on the application of effort), improving strength indicators (studies have shown that one oblique turn of the bandage around the kneecap gives an additional 4-5 kilograms of force, so 6-9 turns, which give 2 meters of the bandage, add to the strength of leg extension at the knee another 25-35 kilograms).
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Hand bandages from the company "Inzer" 20 inches. The toughest bandages for hands from Inzer. IPF approved.
Attention:
In INZER bandages there is no such thing as a “left” and “right” bandage.
The supplied pair contains two absolutely identical bandages (the elastic band for the finger is located in the same way).
Application
Bandages must be worn as follows:
On the right hand, putting the elastic band on the thumb, holding the edge of the bandage to wrap, we start from the inside of the palm counterclockwise.
On the left hand, putting the elastic band on the thumb, holding the edge of the bandage, we begin to wrap it from the inside of the palm, also counterclockwise.
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Brush – this is one of the most mobile and therefore fragile joints in the human body, and that is why among athletes of power sports, injuries of the carpal joints are among the five most common - injuries. Moreover, it should be borne in mind that traumas do not necessarily immediately lead to immobilization, they can also be a This can ultimately lead to chronic pain in the joint or acute injury, which will force the athlete to temporarily stop training. In this regard, it is not necessary to take measures to prevent sports injuries, in particular, to use the principles of gram-mi-ro-va-niy of the training process, do-zi-ro-va-niy on-load, times-min-ki and other me-to-lo-gi-ches instructions , about which we pod-rob-but pi-sa-li in corresponding article . But it should be borne in mind that there are “weak places” in the body, and one of such places is the wrist joint!
Is it possible to strengthen the brush with something? Can! For this purpose, special wrist bandages are used, which allow you to fix the joint and remove part of the load from it. As a rule, wrist bandages are used in such exercises, during which an axial load is placed on the wrist joint. Such exercises include: bench press, squats with a barbell, military press and others. But some athletes prefer to use them while performing deadlifts. And that might make sense! Firstly, psychological factors may be important, and secondly, since the bandages fix the hand, the nervous system produces more powerful nerves impulses, allowing the muscles to in-ner-vi-ro-vate stronger. This is due to the fact that more rigid fixation of the joint reduces the likelihood of injury, so the Golgi tendon complex allows more powerful nerve impulses to pass through -sy.
Please note that after the wrist bandage is tightened, the strap from the thumb should be removed. Firstly, it’s simply more convenient, because if you tighten the bandage well, the strap will pull back your finger, preventing you from properly compressing the barbell. Secondly, according to the rules of most federations, it is not allowed to leave the strap on the thumb at competitions. The latter, of course, does not bother everyone, but it’s still better to immediately learn how to do the management correctly, so that you don’t have to re-learn it in the future -xia. Also take into account that hand bandages come in different types, and they should be selected in accordance with the sports discipline and/or stage tre-ni-ro-voch-no-go plan .
As you can see, hand bandages are very different, and they should be chosen wisely, in accordance with the training loads. In this context, we should mention another type of sports equipment called gloves. Sometimes, by the way, in per-chat-ki in-tag-ri-ro-va-ny and hand bandages, and in case of use you-with-volume-recovery training schemes , which ha-rak-te-ri-zu-yut-sya you-have-not-managed with a low percentage relative to the per-so-nal-no-go ra- zo-vo-go mak-si-mu-ma, their use can be justified. Gloves help retain heat, prevent the appearance of calluses, eliminate the inconvenience of using magnesium and are a means of hygiene. But it is not recommended to use them during periods of strength or periods of peak strength, since they reduce grip strength
Good day everyone, dear readers of our project BUILDBODY. Today we will talk, or rather, analyze one of the very useful devices, sports equipment - hand bandages.
In fact, this is an integral part of the equipment of any athlete who engages in strength sports, lifts iron, and so on. In this article we will analyze in detail what kind of “” this is, which is necessary for every advanced strength athlete.
WHAT ARE WAND BANDAGES NEEDED FOR?
If you are already a fairly experienced athlete and work with heavy weights, then, of course, you need to use bandages for both knees and hands. If you do not use such equipment, you can easily get a hand injury. Sprains, sprains, etc. The most common problem associated with the hands is “ hygroma».
WHAT IS “HYGROMA”?
Most often it manifests itself in men who are actively involved in physical activity. Surely 
Many people have had this problem when a small lump forms in the wrist area. You shouldn’t be too scared, since the bump is almost harmless and most often goes away on its own. However, if the inflammation is large, this may cause pain and discomfort when performing the same bench press.
HOW TO GET RID OF A TUMOR?
Treatment of hygroma depends on the stage of its development. In the beginning, if you notice this tumor in time and significantly reduce the load on your wrists, it may go away without intervention from doctors. Unfortunately, very often after treatment with traditional methods, reducing the load, and so on, the lump forms again. The most effective treatment today is to remove the tumor through surgery. We will talk more about this unpleasant phenomenon in another article.
To prevent this disease from occurring, use wrist bandages and monitor your health. Train correctly, follow the technique, eat well and everything will be fine.
WHAT BRANDS SHOULD YOU TRUST AND WHERE SHOULD YOU BUY THIS EQUIPMENT?
Firms are now leading in terms of global scale Titan, Metal And Inzer. They produce fairly high-quality wrist and knee bandages. You can also try the company Animal, Bad Boy etc. In general, the choice is very large, you can experiment yourself and choose for yourself which manufacturer is better and which is worse.
Well, you can buy this equipment at any sports nutrition store. In simple sports stores, I personally often noticed that they don’t have what you need. To avoid wasting your time, find a store in your city that specializes specifically in iron sports or order online.
CONCLUSIONS
In general, this equipment should be used by both beginners and experienced athletes. It is especially important to use this equipment for people whose wrists are too weak, so as not to get injured, sprained, etc. Also, I would like to say one more thing.
