20 Best Knee Sleeves For Weightlifting (2023 Updated)

I don’t know how it works. but it really does!! It literally helps instantly! The masseuse at my doctor’s office told me about how great this brace was, so I tried it. I bought the first one back when it was called incredibrace.

It worked so well that I didn’t want to take it off and do without it, while it was in the laundry. So I went out and bought two more so I could rotate them through the wash and not be without one. I have a small business and work on my feet all day.

It started becoming increasingly painful and difficult due to a knee injury I sustained in my youth. I found out through an MRI a few years ago I have a torn meniscus that will require surgery and rehab to fix it.

This brace has helped me to postpone having the surgery for more than 3 years now. I am very happy with how well they hold up. I wear one every single day and even though they are starting to get a little worn, they are still holding together and work as well as they did when I first got them! I have told other people that have tried them with the same result I’ve had.

If you have a painful joint that needs a brace, you should definitely try one. you will not regret it!.

Purchased the fingerless glove after reading up in their claims and found them extremely disappointing. It does nothing for my hand and I’ve worn it for long stretches hoping it would do as they say with no results.

It’s just like wear a regular cotton winter glove. Waste of time and money.

Nice knee sleeve with built in light-weight supports medially and laterally. Fits well – not sure it made too much difference recovering from ACL, MCL, and meniscus injury. Compression in general just feels better.

But I can’t say this product was miraculous or even better than the inexpensive tube sleeve given at P. T.

Hello, I purchased a S and then days later purchase the Medium size. I am 5 feet and 5 inches and weigh between 125 and 135. The S is super fitted and I only wear those when I am walking. The Medium I wear around the house while watching TV.

These are made for movement,so please make sure you are doing some type of physical activity. I think these are made for people with smaller legs not so much for plus sized people. I hope this company adds 1X, 2X and 3X for others that are in need as well.

I love wearing this knee brace especially because it is slim and fits well even under a pair of jeans. The silicone helps keep it stay in place too! Not too sweaty since it is made from a light material – in my opinion.

I like to keep one at home and one at the office, just in case.

Best knee support ever! I can bike, walk my kids, and do some yard work- all in the same day with no pain at the end of the day. Very comfortable, doesn’t slip or roll up, and no sweating. Extremely supportive without being too compressive.

I like this product for the support it provides. I haven’t found another product that provides the same strength of support and have been using this product since 2017. However, I do not like the newer design as it is especially tight at both the top and bottom hems.

This has a tourniquet-like effect and I’m afraid it could affect my circulation. To compensate, I make little snips in the hems to weaken the material that is so tight. The prior design didn’t have this disadvantage.

I am an avid walker and I covered my 6-8 miles each day, persistent pain developed over the tops of my knees. I was skeptical that any sleeves would help my knee pain, but after consulting with my doctor I decided to try them.

I looked at online reviews and chose the McDavid knee sleeve w/open patella. I was very pleasantly surprised that the pain disappeared while I was walking and post walking pain was almost non existent.

They fit snugly, haven’t had any slippage problem, and are comfortable to wear. I’m very happy with my results and would buy again.

My doctor said to purchase a neoprene knee brace with an opening for the knee cap. I did not like the sizing options at our local drug store so I went online. I was delighted and very fortunate to find McDavid’s offerings.

My knee brace/sleeve was ordered by knee size and was very affordable. I was especially appreciative of the directions that came with the brace. I only wear it when I walk or leave the house for shopping.

It never slides and is, in fact, so comfortable that I don’t even realize I am wearing it. Basically, my knee brace is wonderful and I highly recommend it.

My husband has a very physical job and has extreme knee pain depending the work he’s doing. He’s been on a job site that has him going up and down ladders all day and up and down stairs as well, working while doing so too.

He’s been in so much pain and I heard about these and ordered. ONE day of wearing these and he had zero pain all day. We both were mind blown. I figured it would take a couple days to fully help, but no, I was wrong! He now wears them daily and LOVES them.

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I bought the knee brace with kiesio bands in-store from Dicks Sporting Goods (so it’s not counterfeit) to help the stability of my knee following a quadricep tendon rupture and subsequent surgery. Provides real good support during walking, jogging and biking, but after only 2 weeks, the kiesio bands are delaminating from the base material.

I have hand washed twice. Still provides some support, but the long term durability is now suspect. Would conditionally recommend, but BUYER BEWARE!. From the reviews, I would NOT buy on-line from Amazon as there are many counterfeit products out there.

Sore knees? Do you work out and find you are sore for more than 1 or 2 days then I suggest you get Tommy Copper infused knees sleeves. I have been lifing weights since 1974 and have found when I reached my late 50’s I needed to protect my knees when performing squats.

Now in my middle 60’s, Tommy Cooper protects my knees when performing the treadmill, especially on cold days.

I first had a pair of the Slingshot knee sleeves and found them to be excellent for heavy leg presses and hack squats. I no longer do barbell squats due to 55 years worth of weightlifting with about 45 of those years doing heavy squats, resulting in wear and tear on my knees.

Unfortunately, the Slingshot knee sleeves finally wore out so I decided to move up a level to the Strong sleeves. They are outstanding and they provide excellent knee support while being far more convenient to use than conventional knee wraps.

They are comfortable to wear and do not restrict movement at all while protecting my knees and providing an extra measure of confidence when I perform my heaviest sets. I still go up to over 1000 pounds on leg presses and over 600 pounds on hack squats, and the sleeves give my knees all the support they need.

Without question, these sleeves are the best I’ve ever used make it unnecessary to use conventional wraps. I will be buying more assistance gear from Mark Bell.

I’ve tried basically every knee and elbow sleeve you can think of. These are trash in my opinion, and absurdly overpriced. They’re nowhere near SBD or Stoic. When I ordered, they confirmed my purchase then waited several days to tell me that the sleeve I ordered was actually sold out at the time I ordered it! Even though they’d already taken my money out of my account.

Their solution was to offer me a different color sleeve which I reluctantly accepted. I wish I’d have just got my money back because the sleeves are terrible. The grippy x sleeve is garbage too.

I recently turned 60 and got back to working out six days a week. But my knees were killing me. I ordered the strong knee sleeves and what a difference. When I first started back I was sick at a135 squat because of the pain.

I recently squatted 315 to parallel (that’s a big deal for these 60 year old joints) and felt great. I look forward to building those legs back up using the strong sleeves. Thanks for all you do Mark Bell team! What’s next.

shoulders, elbows? I am already thinking about my next order.

IšverstiShow in original languageThis is an excellent product. I bought my wife the black knee brace with the support strap, which she really enjoyed. After I got an offer for the bamboo one, she decided to try it.

She found it to be even better than the first one. She found it to be very light and comfortable. She said she wouldn’t hesitate for a moment to purchase another one. She really appreciated that you made them in a 7X size, as she hadn’t found any braces in her size before.

The prices and shipping was also outstanding.

IšverstiShow in original languageI wear my knee brace every day. Before I got it, I would twist my knee just a little in my everyday activities, then I would have to use a cane for a couple of days until it healed.

Since I began using this knee sleeve, I have had no problems. I am so happy with it that I bought a second one so that I still have one to wear while the other is washed. I love it. No more pain.

IšverstiShow in original languageThis is the best brace. Comfort – feels good from the moment I applied. compression – my knee still swells but at a much slower rate. S/p knee surgery, this brace allows me to be more active.

I have bought many braces over the years trying to put off surgery. This brace is the best out there.

Great quality and perfect for all uses at the gym. So worth the buy especially for Glute activation exercises. Can’t fault this product will recommend! Thank you so much!

I don’t like it personally because its rotate on itself and it becomes a shape of rope instead a band. which is very painful while doing stretching. I dont recommend it to anyone. Quality is good but as soon as u wear it it turns and causes pain to your thighs.

Definitely changed my lower body workouts. Never used to feel DOMS straight after but now I do. Perfect for glute activation. You wont catch me doing leg day without them.

I do HIIT cardio on the treadmill, these things didn’t skip a beat; they stayed in place the entire time. Idk if it’s what they’re made of or how they’re shaped, but I’m happy I bought them. My left knee has a torn ACL and my right knee is just started to give, but while using these today, I’m very impressed.

I was able to push without the pain and worry. My leg days are never going to be the same. Thanks so much for an awesome product!.

For some reason all the knee sleeves I’ve ever had to buy were really expensive and they only give you one sleeve at a time. These knee sleeves are so much better than ones I’ve had in the past. It’s such a better deal since you get two sleeves in the package instead of one (which the other top brands do.

) I love that they’re reversible and they give really good support when I squat. Very high quality for a reasonable price.

I purchased a pair of sleeves in size L for the original purpose of using them as elbow sleeves but although they were snug they didn’t feel quite right, so for a laugh I decided to try and put them on my knees before sending them back and to my surprise I actually got them on! The recommended size for me is 4XL but these managed to go on without too much bother so I have decided to keep them.

I tested them out during a squat session and the support they provided was unparalleled in comparison to the SBD sleeves which I have used previously, although this was to be expected as they’re such a tight fit.

I mentioned previously that they weren’t too difficult to put on but taking them off is another story! I wouldn’t recommend down sizing to such an extreme degree if you’re using the sleeves for anything other than squatting as mobility is limited.

All in all I’m very pleased with this product.

These are great. They are perfectly tight, but really comfortable and they give amazing support. I couldn’t get them on at first and thought I would have to send them back, but if you fold them over at each end to make them smaller they’ll just go on just fine! Highly recommend.

I bought these knee sleeves for some extra support while squatting. Initially the sleeves felt good, tighter on the calf than quad, but good enough. However after just a few months of use the elastic began to completely fall apart until they became utterly useless.

My SBD sleeves lasted years. I expected better.

I bought the 7mm X-training knee sleeves for Jiu-Jitsu. I been using them for a week now. They fit nice and snug and don’t slide down. I bought one size small (size Small) so with time they won’t fold down, stretch or get loose.

It gives great support on my knees. I like the way it feels thicker material on the outside rather than the stretch polyester covered neoprene. I used to buy the polyester neoprene but it wears out fast in the center of the knee.

I normally train 3-4 days a week hopefully these will last more than four months than my old knee sleeves.

With a recent left knee surgery, ie torn meniscus. Squatting has now become a whole lot less painful. The weights have not come back up yet; but the movement does not bother me any more. This is the third pair I have bought from Tuff Wraps.

The first two were the ones with the X across the patella. I like that this style already has a pre-bend built into the sleeve; instead of the straight styles.

These Sleeves are AWESOME!! They are the very best that I have ever brought. When I am doing my squats. They are giving me the actual support needed to sustain myself. I am going to continue to buy from TUFF.

Thank you.

I have been using knee sleeves since I started Cross Fit 5 years ago. Some were inadequate to offer the support I needed during back squats and front squats because they were only 5mm thick. Another brand had a series of panels sewn together which looked impressive but never really wrapped tight around my knee.

The Rehband knee sleeve offered the 7mm thickness and were comfortable but I felt the sleeve could be tighter around my joint during heavy loads. The Sling Shot offered the tight wrap I was lacking from the other sleeves, yet they are very comfortable to wear through the entire workout, in fact from burpees to thrusters I am more confident in my movements wearing the Sling Shot knee sleeves.

I will definitely be purchasing another pair in the future. I am over 60 and my knees are so worn my doctor has forbidden me to run or box jump. The Sling Shot knees sleeves provide the support I need to do what I can do with the intensity the program calls for.

I’m super bummed out because I originally ordered a pair of STRONG sleeves from the OUTLET as it is my first time using sleeves. I ordered a size too big so re-ordered a second pair in the proper size and they sent knee wraps instead of sleeves.

It’s a huge bummer mainly because i’ve sent multiple emails with a picture of the wrong item attached and still haven’t heard back. I understand the OUTLET items are final sale but I feel entitled to either the proper Itsm being shipped to me or a refund as I was not given the item I paid for.

I’ve heard great things about their products so it’s just a huge bummer bc i’m now like 120$+ deep btwn both orders and no knee sleeves. Should have just gotten REHBAND from Amazon but I reallllllly wanted to give these a try so again….

just super bummed out all around.

The Sling Shot Knee Sleeves are amazing! As a middle age lifter, they give support and protection to my most vulnerable areas of my legs. my knees! I want to continue to train with intensity the rest of my life and Sling Shot Knee Sleeves and other products from this line enable me to be able to train heavier, for more reps and all the while protect areas of vulnerability to continue to make positive gains in strength while staying lean, athletic and pain free! I highly recommend the Sling Shot Knee Sleeves and my daughter wears a pair of them as well training for track and field to protect her knees while building strength and power for her sprinting events! I will be buying more Knee Sleeves and other Sling Shot products!.

This is an absolute must have for anyone struggling with knee pain. I was having trouble with my knee before a tournament and made an appointment to get a steroid shot. Then I found this brace, and cancelled my appointment.

This brace is amazing. It’s not too tight but it gets the job done. It also doesn’t bunch up behind the knee with movement. I could wear it all day and forget I’m wearing it. I’m recommending it to anyone who struggles with knee pain.

definitely a must-have.

This knee sleeve provided instant relief for my injured knee but instant pain to my thigh. The L/XL was so tight around the thigh that trying it on for under a minute left lingering pain all evening.

I’m not skinny, but based on their sizing I expected this to fit. I’m disappointed I won’t be able to use this. It seems like it might provide nice support for people with slender thighs. Plus size and athletic people need support too.

I have arthritis in my knee and will need a knee replacement some day soon. I have used knee sleeves before but they slipped down and wrinkled behind the knee. I bought the copper fit knee sleeve and slipped it on.

Immediately my knee felt great. I could go up stairs without grunting and could take the dog for a walk farther. I know this sounds like BS but it is true. I wear it every day now. So I bought another one.