If you're wearing really tight and stiff sleeves with bigger calves, I would also play with completely rolling them inside out as you get down the leg. This has helped me with my IR sleeves and makes a noticeable difference since I have one calf that is larger than the other that I have to do it on.

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

I found this way for me causes them to stick more and then I end up pulling too much, but different strokes for different folks!

@pigsmasher7665

20 күн бұрын

Late comment, but my calves are also relatively large and I can get the sleeves up wearing socks but my feet go numb after 5-10mins because of how tight they are (Pioneer) was it the same for you in the beginning?

@keepit100kg

18 күн бұрын

@@pigsmasher7665 Yes, you gotta get used to it and make sure you clear the calves as much as you can. If you let them squeeze your calves you're gonna get even more numb. It has become less of a numb issue and more of a discomfort issue with rubbing on the back of the knee.

Love the video needed this. I'm new to squatting and doing my first full power comp next month. Been rockin the red stoic you have in your video. Love them for me taking it off is more of a pain lol love the videos Brandon

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

Kick some ass in the competition!

I dont have stiff knee sleeves so I never considered the potential difficulties getting them off and on. Thanks so much for the great information.

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

It's the worst part!

Your video came in at the perfect time. I lost a lot of weight this year (50 lbs) decided to get new knee sleeves and a belt since I out shrunk my old ones. I totally expected the belt to take months to break it, but it came in prebroken in. Who knew the knee sleeves would be stiffer than the belt.

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

Dang, congrats on the weight loss!!

Haha underrated video. I felt guilty researching this topic a while ago without having many gym bros to talk to in my garage 😅 I started off taking them off in reverse but agree with a previous comment just inverting them inside out. That seems to work for me.

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

Right on!

Thanks for making this video!

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

For sure!

Tried to get my Pioneers on for the first time last week but had to give up. Going back for round two this afternoon. Needed this as motivation before the fight.

@BasementBrandon

11 күн бұрын

The first few times are a bit rough until you figure it out!

Got my Hansu yesterday and i cant get them on at all. Your video arrived on point. Will try this method once i get a bigger pair.

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

The first few uses for me I thought my sleeves wouldn't work well, a few times in and you'll get the hang of it hopefully

I use the same technique.Even the new sbd, although they are a bit harder to pull on and off

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

The material on them still irks me lol

@maxbuc1

8 ай бұрын

Yes lol, they are harsher than the stiffer ones. I do not yet understand if, with a proper long term adaptation, there is no difference on carry over (just the last inch of the movement where some elastic rebound is provided by the stiffers, but something that can be obtained with adaptation). I would say train with SBD, irritate the skin, compete with stiffers lol@@BasementBrandon

As i sit here with my brand new inzers stuck on my leg… I thank you for the advice! 😂 they are my first knee sleeves.

@BasementBrandon

Ай бұрын

😅

Can't thank you enough! I probably should have gone with a 4x for the Pioneer, because mine don't go up as easily as yours did. Gotta practice this technique, especially with the thumbs to get off. I almost panicked the other day when I tried mine on while home alone and feared not being able to get them off.

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

That fear is normal, once you go through the motions a few times you'll be moving them much easier!

@pigsmasher7665

20 күн бұрын

Do yours cut the blood circulation/feet gets numb as well?

@twistedbarbell3950

20 күн бұрын

@@pigsmasher7665 No, thankfully.

Massive thanks

@BasementBrandon

4 ай бұрын

Any time!

Thanks! I got the pioneers and it’s my first set of really stuff knee sleeves. How much bunching up do you get needing the knee when squatting? My calf is about 15.5-15.75 and I went with 16. Does that sounds right? I think they fit but it’s my first time with sleeves like this so I’m not sure. Thanks for any help you can give!

@BasementBrandon

5 ай бұрын

I think with any sleeve you'll get some bunching jsut due to the material not having anywhere else to go. I think that size should be good for a first set of stiff sleeves. If you find they're sliding down over multiple sets/reps you may be able to size down, but I wouldn't suggest that until you get accustomed to them.

My guy droppin' that wisdom.

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

I have a full head of hair, I just shave it for swimming.

Great video. How do the Stoic and the Pioneer compare to each other?

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

Different categories of sleeves IMO. Stoics are some of the heaviest "normal" sleeves I've owned at about .6 lbs per sleeve. Most of the stff sleeves are at or above 1lb each.

Next can you do a video on how to put on deadlift socks?

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

Yes, it'll be a 3 part series.

I always use chalks Helps to push through all the stickiness from sweats

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

This would go against USAPL rules unfortunately as well.

This is the way I put on and got off my new rigor mortis A7 sleeves. Thought I was gonna need an amputation for a moment lol thumbs in front then in back then in front and they slid off maybe after 15 minutes of fighting lol

@BasementBrandon

5 ай бұрын

It's def a learning process. I've updated my method slightly, maybe I'll do a follow up.

@arielmorales565

4 ай бұрын

@@BasementBrandon That would be awesome! Definitely a challenge when new to stiff sleeves, these are my first.

@choisulotezz7068

4 ай бұрын

Bro same! I just got my pair of A7 rigors mortis and had a small panic attack since I couldn’t get them off lol thought I was gonna have to take a trip to the ER

Brandon did you bought the new Inzers KONA?

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

I haven't. They look similar enough to the Pioneers that I don't see a need.

Did yours somehow restricted your blood flow/circulation in the beginning? I have worn them in the gym, putting them on was hard, but with long socks they came up in 20 seconds. However after 8-10 mins my feet started to get numb. I followed the Pioneer chart.

@BasementBrandon

19 күн бұрын

Yes, def a bit hard to wear for extended times.

@pigsmasher7665

19 күн бұрын

@@BasementBrandon im literally pulling them down after each set😂. Long socks ftw. Thanks a lot for the response man, big big fan

Now this may be a grey area in the rules. But with my PR sleeves I roll them down from the top. Then I use lifting straps to pull them up (one on each side of my knee cap). Then flip them over my knee cap.

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

I know in USAPL the rule book says no other forms of assistance, but I've yet to see people get called for it.

@AdamIZxMiiDNIGHT

8 ай бұрын

@@BasementBrandon Same. WPRF notes no “tools” as assistance. So no grabbing a pair of vice grips to reef it on. But is something that’s in everybody’s lifting bag a “tool” probably up to discretion.

@benchgoblin

6 ай бұрын

I first saw a british ipf lifter on youtube show using deadlift socks to pull them up and taking them off before squatting, he mentioned it’s probably illegal but nobody ever sees

this is a good reminder to moisturize

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

Gonna make the sleeves stick

can i ask what your exact calve circumference size is

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

15.25"

I wonder if i can use these running haha

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

Waddling perhaps.

I used to just roll them inside out all the way down to take them off and my rigor mortis *one sleeve of them* is basically unusable. Had them for about 4 months :/

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

😭

@rpe10

8 ай бұрын

@@BasementBrandonpioneer > a7 ?

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

@@rpe10 I prefer the Pioneer ones, but I liked the A7 as well.

So not a glimpse into Brandon’s preferred lube brands? Dang it.... Hey, good information. I don’t use sleeves so I hadn’t even thought about it being kind of a pain in the ass. Nice vid.

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

Lube actually makes these sleeves stick more...

Another method. Probably not IPF legal. Steel coat hanger method. 2 hangers stacked. Slip em in. Repeat 3x in triangle formation. Wiggle em. Ultra tight? They'll come off.

@BasementBrandon

6 ай бұрын

Fancy!

I recommend not ordering from Pioneer Powerlifting. I ordered their knee sleeves in L (14” calf) as per their chart. Their customer service was unhelpful and require the customer to pay the shipping cost for exchange.

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

Pioneer has always been great to me and everyone I've known. Sorry you didn't have a good experience.

Good luck to the bigger calf than knee joint guys 😂

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

Should still apply if you size appropriately!

@PNWpowerlifting

5 ай бұрын

I sized exactly how they had said and just got them today. I almost couldn’t get them off 🤦‍♂️

Came here to see how to get them off

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

I heard you good at that... 🤪

The problem is with big calves

@BasementBrandon

7 ай бұрын

Preaching the choir. I have the biggest calves I know.

First ever no-face video.

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

I have more than you think 🤪

AI thumbnail 🤔🤔🤔🤔

@BasementBrandon

8 ай бұрын

Was easier than going to take a picture.