The reasoning behind athletes wearing gloves vary, and it's not always for performance enhancement; often times it's for protection. For example, someone easing back into a lot of grip work (rope ... Continue Reading
SBD Vs. Slingshot STrong Knee Sleeves — Which Is Best for Squats?
The SBD and Slingshot STrong knee sleeves come with multiple similarities and differences between them. For a newer lifter, or someone who's questioning the use of sleeves, it can be a tough task ... Continue Reading
Leather Vs. Nylon Lifting Belts: What Are the Differences?
Of all the lifting belts variations, there tends to be two different base materials that belts will made out of; these are leather and nylon. There are multiple material blends, foam inserts, and ... Continue Reading
Rehband 7mm Vs. Emerge 7mm Knee Sleeves
The Rehband and Emergy 7mm Neoprene Knee Sleeves are both similar in design, material with 7mm neoprene, durability in that they both have reinforced stitching, and actual size. While there ... Continue Reading
Master of Muscle Beast Tape Review – Did It Stay On?
Master of Muscle Beast Tape is a cotton based kinesiology tape that's designed for multiple types of strength athletes. Like most kinesiology tapes, Beast Tape is said to promote performance, ... Continue Reading
FlexU Supreme Kinesiology Tape Review – Better Than Other Brands?
FlexU Supreme is a kinesiology tape that's very popular on Amazon. There isn't an incredible amount of information about this tape online, nor is there a place to learn about this company's history. The ... Continue Reading
RockTape Kinesiology Tape Review
RockTape is one of the better known kinesiology tape brands on the market, and they make a plethora of supportive strength products. They make a variety of tapes, which can be utilized for multiple ... Continue Reading
StrengthTape Kinesiology Tape Review
StrengthTape is a producer of kinesiology tapes and kits already precut and measured for specific body parts (knees, shoulders, elbows, etc), and touts themselves as the official tape of the Ironman ... Continue Reading
TheraBand Kinesiology Tape Review
TheraBand's kinesiology tape is actually a joint collaboration between Cramer, an established sports medicine brand established in 1914, and TheraBand, which is probably best known for their ... Continue Reading
Slingshot STrong Knee Sleeves Review – The Most Supportive?
Knee sleeves are a supportive piece of strength equipment that have multiple purposes, which very between athletes. For example, powerlifters use them for their rigidness and support under maximal loads. ... Continue Reading
Kinesio Tex Gold 100% Cotton Kinesiology Tape Review
In 1979, Dr. Kenzo Kase (some people consider him the originator of kinesiology tape) founded Kinesio, who today manufactures kinesiology tape for athletic applications. One of the leading tapes by Kinesio ... Continue Reading
Emerge Fitness 7mm Knee Sleeves Review
Emerge Fitness is an online retailer that provides supportive knee and elbow compression sleeves, wraps, bands, and more. They are also one of the leading sellers of 7mm knee sleeves on Amazon.com. After ... Continue Reading
Hookgrip Neoprene Knee Sleeves 2.0 Review
Hookgrip is a popular weightlifting media brand known for their photography and videography, and has also been producing weightlifting apparel and supportive gear. In an earlier article, we reviewed the ... Continue Reading
Rocktape Assassins 7mm Knee Sleeves Review
RockTape is a popular brand in the kinesiology tape sector, and they also manufacture supportive gear for lifters and fitness athletes alike. The RockTape Assassins 7mm knee sleeves can be seen being ... Continue Reading
Iron Bull Strength 7mm Knee Sleeves Review
Your knees can only take so much squatting before buckling. Knee sleeves like Iron Bull 7mm Knee Sleeves ease the pain, providing compression, warmth, and stability during lower-body workouts and heavy ... Continue Reading
Mava Sports Elastic Knee Supports Review
Joint compression, heat, and circulation are all expressed benefits of supportive knee gear for most lifters and athletes. By doing so, athletes can expect increased knee support and stabilization, ... Continue Reading
Hookgrip Knee Sleeves 2.0 Review
Hookgrip is a popular photography and video brand in the world of Olympic weightlifting, and they've emerged on the supportive gear scene offering knee sleeves (non-neoprene and neoprene alike), ... Continue Reading
Bear Komplex 7mm Knee Sleeves Review — Did the Four Seam Design Fit?
Bear Komplex makes supportive knee sleeves and other gear (belts, bands, hand grips) targeted towards functional fitness athletes, all offered in various designs and colors. While these sleeves were ... Continue Reading
Evolutionize 7mm Knee Sleeves Review — Too Supportive?
Evolutionize knee sleeves are one of the most popular compression based knee sleeves sold on Amazon.com for powerlifters, weightlifters, and heavy duty lifting. Evolutionize knee sleeves are sold in pairs, ... Continue Reading
Eleiko 7mm Knee Sleeves Review
Eleiko is a very established manufacturer and brand in the strength and power sports world, most notable for their plates, platforms, and barbells. Additionally, they produce a wide range of supportive ... Continue Reading
Rehband 7mm Knee Sleeves Review
Rehband is one of the most well-known brands of compression training gear. Their products range from neoprene knee sleeves (5-7mm in thickness) and elbow sleeves to shoulder braces and other ... Continue Reading
KT Pro Synthetic Kinesiology Tape Review – Does It Work?
KT tape is one of the most established kinesiology tape producers, offering numerous products in varying colors, designs and materials. In this article we will be reviewing the Pro Synthetic version ... Continue Reading
SBD Knee Sleeves Review — How Do They Fit?
Knee sleeves are worn for multiple reasons by strength athletes. Two of the major reasons are for extra knee support and maintaining joint warmth. There are different levels of thickness knee sleeves ... Continue Reading
Unbroken Designs Knee Sleeves Review — How Did They Fit?
Unbroken Designs is a strength company that makes supportive equipment for the functional fitness athlete, including knee sleeves. Their equipment was designed by functional fitness athletes who ... Continue Reading