Review on Dark Iron Fitness Knee Brace For Weightlifting – Small, Padded, Stabilizing Compression Sleeves For Powerlifting And Weight Training – Black by Roman Niko

Last year, I enrolled in a fitness kickboxing classes for 2 months in order to force myself to get out of the house and do some cardio exercises, and it worked. I lost 10 lbs in just 2 months.After losing 10 lbs and feeling good about myself, I was motivated to exercise and workout at home to lose more weight and to also save money from kickboxing classes so I started purchasing exercise equipment and weights for the first time.I'm not a serious weight lifter but rather wanted to simply burn calories and fat while gaining some muscles.I started my home workouts with push ups, sit ups and dumbbells for first 2 months mixing with some cardio exercises and I lost another 10 lbs.However, I felt like I was neglecting my legs and my lower body so after asking around, I found that squat is one of the best workouts for your legs and lower body (as well as your cores!).So I purchased a barbell along with squat stands and I loved it!However, during my in-home workout routines, I developed a tennis elbow so I had to purchase and wear elbow compression sleeves and braces. I was a afraid that I might also develop knee related injuries from squat exercises so I decided to purchase a knee compression sleeves to protect my knees.I purchased this one from Dark Iron Fitness because I already have their workout gloves and barbell pads, which I love.WHAT I LIKE:[+] comfortable and fits like a glove without being bulky or bulging out[+] breathable cotton spandex makes it easy to put them on while stays on tight[+] extra long straps with the strongest velcro I've ever seen - on top and bottom of the sleeve to secure from sliding up or down[+] gel padding on knee cap and structural support along the sides of the patella, while providing good compressionWHAT I DON'T LIKE:[-] strong velcro straps will "eat" the outer material if it comes in contact - just don't let the velcro straps touch them[-] while it has awesome gel padding and side support, they are "glued" inside the sleeves, which can easily come off if you are not careful.*** TIP ***Any compression sleeves are difficult to take them off due to the nature of being tight to your body but the wetness from your sweat makes it whole lot difficult to take these off, which will increase the risk of glued support to fall apart. I have figured out the best way to take these off after the workout. Watch the video for the tip.THE BOTTOM LINE:Solid 4.8 out of 5 stars. I highly recommend this knee compression sleeves.I would give 10 stars if Dark Iron Fitness can figure out how to permanently (or more securely) place the gel padding and side support in its place (maybe sew them to the fabric?)Do not try to take these off by pulling down your legs as the glued support is not strong enough to hold them in place. Again, watch my video for easy way to take them off without damaging the glued support.If you appreciate my review please click on the helpful button below so that it helps others, too!