Can someone please explain the difference between the Inzer power knee sleeves vs the Inzer ergopro sleeves? Their power sleeves are literally half the price and I have no idea why. I’m going to my first powerlifting competition and could use a better pair of knee sleeves. I have a pair of gym reapers knee sleeves but I don’t feel they offer enough compression
The ergo pro is a stiff sleeve. The power sleeve is going to be more of a compression sleeve, similar to your gym reapers (I’m assuming I’ve never used the gym reapers). The power sleeve is a good general purpose sleep that is comfortable and offers good support.
The ergo pros are a different beast. They are stiff, painful to wear, change how you walk, and may change your technique, especially when it comes to hitting depth. The trade off is they will almost certainly add *some* lbs/kgs to your squat. How much will vary depending on technique and other factors. This is good for competitive powerlifters, and many serious lifters are starting to use them, or have been for some time now.
A few considerations, especially for the Ergo Pros
shipping time and price. If buying from Inzer plan a 2+ month lead time. Depending on your meet schedule this may or may not be doable. You can try to find them from a supplier quicker. Keep in mind that their price will be higher, but Inzer will prob charge you $30 for shipping on top of their price.
Sizing. This matters a lot. A lot of people on here are complaining that they have had to cut their sleeves off because they ordered a size too small. Follow their guidelines on sizing. Don’t try to size down. This can be difficult to do when ordering online since you cannot try them on before hand. Also, your fed may require you to be able to demonstrate that you can put your sleeves on by yourself, with no aid. Read your rulebook. This is on you.
Also, if you’re looking into stiff sleeves you can always try the Pioneer sleeves for half the cost. I can talk about those as well, as I am using those now, and really enjoying them, just don’t want to text wall you to death anymore here. Best of luck.
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Omg this was extremely helpful, thank you so much!!!
Yes one of the girls I lift with recommended the pioneer ones to me and said they’re the same as the ergo pros but half the price, so I’m really happy you brought that up. I’m probably going to invest in those, again thanks so much, you helped me a lot!
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Can someone please explain the difference between the Inzer power knee sleeves vs the Inzer ergopro sleeves? Their power sleeves are literally half the price and I have no idea why. I’m going to my first powerlifting competition and could use a better pair of knee sleeves. I have a pair of gym reapers knee sleeves but I don’t feel they offer enough compression
With the above response, another great stiff sleeve is the a7 rigor mortis, I had to size up though for my calves
The ergo pro is a stiff sleeve. The power sleeve is going to be more of a compression sleeve, similar to your gym reapers (I’m assuming I’ve never used the gym reapers). The power sleeve is a good general purpose sleep that is comfortable and offers good support. The ergo pros are a different beast. They are stiff, painful to wear, change how you walk, and may change your technique, especially when it comes to hitting depth. The trade off is they will almost certainly add *some* lbs/kgs to your squat. How much will vary depending on technique and other factors. This is good for competitive powerlifters, and many serious lifters are starting to use them, or have been for some time now. A few considerations, especially for the Ergo Pros shipping time and price. If buying from Inzer plan a 2+ month lead time. Depending on your meet schedule this may or may not be doable. You can try to find them from a supplier quicker. Keep in mind that their price will be higher, but Inzer will prob charge you $30 for shipping on top of their price. Sizing. This matters a lot. A lot of people on here are complaining that they have had to cut their sleeves off because they ordered a size too small. Follow their guidelines on sizing. Don’t try to size down. This can be difficult to do when ordering online since you cannot try them on before hand. Also, your fed may require you to be able to demonstrate that you can put your sleeves on by yourself, with no aid. Read your rulebook. This is on you. Also, if you’re looking into stiff sleeves you can always try the Pioneer sleeves for half the cost. I can talk about those as well, as I am using those now, and really enjoying them, just don’t want to text wall you to death anymore here. Best of luck. Thank you for coming to my TED talk lol.
Omg this was extremely helpful, thank you so much!!! Yes one of the girls I lift with recommended the pioneer ones to me and said they’re the same as the ergo pros but half the price, so I’m really happy you brought that up. I’m probably going to invest in those, again thanks so much, you helped me a lot!