11 Dec Whats the Deal with SBD Sleeves?

I am an equipped lifter, I love lifting in gear, but you can not spend all year lifting in your equipment. I got my first and only pair of SBD sleeves just over a year ago. Over that time I have used those every squat session, either during my main movement or during my auxiliary work.

See what most of you don’t know is that my time playing football was ended by a knee injury. I completely tore my acl, mcl, and both meniscus in my right knee. For that reason I am very cautious of my knee, and use some sort of protection at all times.

So my thoughts? Well I have put them through hell over the last year. We train in a non air conditioned gym in north Florida, so you can imagine the amount of sweat my fat ass has dripped in them. 1 year in, no rips, no runs, and still fit tight.

Carry over? Well that I can not answer 100% truthfully. I have never pushed near a max with them, but I can say that I feel much stronger and my knees feel better with them.

Worth the money? There is no doubt in my mind they are worth the money, in fact half of the guys at Team Samson wear them. That in itself says a lot about a product.

You can buy a pair at Andersonpowerlifting.com

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Jonathan Byrd

Jonathan Byrd is a competitive powerlifter, with over 16 years of training experience. Byrd has been ranked nationally for the past 6 years under multiple categories. His total has ranked as high as second nationally in the 275 class. He currently has a best total of 2500lbs. Best individual lifts include a 1040lb squat, a 750lb bench press, and 735lb deadlift. His 1040lb squat ranks him 26th all-time squats at the 308 class. Jonathan currently trains out of Team Samson Gym in Jacksonville, FL. Before powerlifting Jonathan was a college athlete at Methodist University as both an all-conference football player and track athlete. Following graduation he played four years of arena football in various leagues.

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