This article is devoted to very important information that is useful for all powerlifting athletes - how to properly bandage your knees in powerlifting. This method of knee bandaging will allow you to get the maximum effect from using bandages in squats and will minimize the risk of injury when squatting with large weights.
Below are the main points that will allow You to learn how to properly bandage your knees for squats in powerlifting.
1. it is necessary to Bandage sitting, having put forward the leg which is completely straightened in a knee. You can RUB your knees with magnesia.
2. The beginning of the bandage should begin immediately under the kneecap, make one turn (clockwise on the right leg, counterclockwise - on the left) around the knee, then lift the bandage up so that at each turn you capture half of the previous turn of the bandage. Wrap the knee up until you are about one-and-a-half turns of the bandage up over the knee. But remember that according to IPF rules, the height of the bandage should not exceed 30 cm.
3. At the very top, make another full straight turn on top of the last turn, then make a turn downwards crosswise, placing the bandage on top of the kneecap, then turn up crosswise, covering the leg just above the kneecap. After that, if the bandage is still left, wrap it with the remainder of the kneecap in straight coils.
4. in order to secure the end of the bandage: you need to insert your thumb between the bandage and the knee at the moment when you make the last turn, after which you need to insert the end of the bandage into this free space and tighten it tighter.
5. Remove the bandages is very simple - you just need to release the end of the bandage.
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