the meet i’m doin is in Willowbrook IL on March 14-15. I’ve never even used wraps before. only a belt. im fairly confident i can get the commands down in eight weeks. i’ve been practicing in my head when i train. for my bench i’ve been using a highly exaggerated pause so I dont get thrown out of whack at the meet. you think i can get used to wraps in 8 weeks? i wasnt even goin to get those. thanks for all the replies everyone.
Oh OK. I think that’s an Eric Stone thing. I hear he puts on great meets.
The bench pause was a big shocker for me at my first meet. Even when you get a quick “press” command, it still sometimes seems like the bar has been on your chest forever.
Wraps are personal choice- just like any other gear. The learning curve is pretty short. But if you are going use wraps in competition, use them in training. Having your knees wrapped effects how fast you drop into the hole and how fast you come out. It may change your set-up- especially on walked out squats- not so much in a monolift. If you have been squatting raw until now, wraps will make you feel like a rocket coming out of the hole.
However, if you are wrapped tight, they are pretty damn uncomfortable- that takes a little getting used to. If you can use wraps for a few heavy squat session for a few sets each time, you should be fine. In a meet, I usually start wrapping my knees when the guy before me is walking up to the platform. That means i’m usually only waiting with tight wrap on for 1-2 minutes at most.
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thanks for the advice. thats one of the things that i was wondering: how long you can keep the wraps on before you lift. i think i will go for the knee wraps and hold off on the squat suit. and thanks again to all of you who responded. you guys have been awesome.
so i went to my first meet yesterday. i lifted raw on bench and deadlift and used knee wraps on my squats. i was only one of 3-4 people lifting raw. there were about 40 lifters on my day. i went 8 for 9 on my lifts and i made my goal of 1100 lbs. no where near the top but i was happy with it. hit a PR on my squat. it was a great experience all around. everyone was really polite and helpful. im hooked now.
if anyone has reservations about lifting in a geared meet if you are only a beginner and compete raw let me tell you that no one cares what weights you’re lifting and no one cares about your gear. lots of cool guys and girls there. im damn glad i went through with it and i cant wait until my next one.
one thing i can say is that its a very long day. bring a LOT of food and have someone there with you cuz theres TONS of downtime. i got there at 7 am and didnt get home until 530 that night. thank god it was only 25-30 minutes from my house.
[quote]bears wrote:
so i went to my first meet yesterday. i lifted raw on bench and deadlift and used knee wraps on my squats. i was only one of 3-4 people lifting raw. there were about 40 lifters on my day. i went 8 for 9 on my lifts and i made my goal of 1100 lbs. no where near the top but i was happy with it. hit a PR on my squat. it was a great experience all around. everyone was really polite and helpful. im hooked now.
if anyone has reservations about lifting in a geared meet if you are only a beginner and compete raw let me tell you that no one cares what weights you’re lifting and no one cares about your gear. lots of cool guys and girls there. im damn glad i went through with it and i cant wait until my next one.
one thing i can say is that its a very long day. bring a LOT of food and have someone there with you cuz theres TONS of downtime. i got there at 7 am and didnt get home until 530 that night. thank god it was only 25-30 minutes from my house. [/quote]
That’s great, congrats on doing the meet and hitting your goal.