{"id":9624,"date":"2026-01-14T04:02:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T04:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=9624"},"modified":"2026-01-14T04:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T04:02:57","slug":"ipf-bans-stiff-knee-sleeves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=9624","title":{"rendered":"IPF Bans Stiff Knee Sleeves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">The banned sleeves breach the IPF Technical Rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-meta\">\n<section class=\"postmeta\">\n<div class=\"postmeta_wraper\">\n<div class=\"postmeta_wrap\">\n<div class=\"postmeta_avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Phil Blechman\" src=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Phil-Blechman-96x96.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Phil-Blechman-192x192.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last updated on May 28th, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>On April 4, 2025, the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) banned stiff <a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/best-knee-sleeves\/\">knee sleeves<\/a> from their sanctioned competitions.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"banned-knee-sleeves\">Banned Knee Sleeves<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlifting.sport\/about-ipf\/news\/news-detail\/knee-sleeves-removed-from-approved-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IPF Executive Commission convened<\/a> in Luxembourg and determined that the following knee sleeves would be disallowed from sanctioned meets:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>INZER ErgoPro Knee Sleeves &amp; INZER ErgoPro \u201cKona\u201c Knee Sleeves IPF ID: 270<\/li>\n<li>Titan Knee Sleeves (TKS) 7mm: IPF ID: 127<\/li>\n<li>ONI Knee Sleeve Pro IPF ID: 113 Equipped &amp; Classic<\/li>\n<li>Strength Shop 7mm Inferno PRO Knee Sleeves Extra Stiff Black IPF ID: 221-1<\/li>\n<li>Hansu 7mm Knee Sleeves 1.0 &amp; 2.0 IPF ID: 330\/1<\/li>\n<li>Fortex Knee Sleeves 7mm Extra Stiff Various colours IPF ID: 205<\/li>\n<li>A7 Hourglass Knee Sleeves Rigor Mortis (various colors) IPF ID: 100<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The above sleeves were \u201cremoved from the IPF \u2018Approved List of Apparel and Equipment for Use at IPF Competitions\u2019 with immediate effect.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, athletes are permitted to use them until Aug. 18, 2025. After that, those sleeves \u201cwill not be permitted in any events sanctioned by the IPF or its regional or national affiliates.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<p><em><strong>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/weightlifter-karlos-nasar-trains-like-a-bodybuilder\/\">World Record Weightlifter Karlos Nasar Trains Like a Bodybuilder<\/a>]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The decision to remove the stiff knee sleeves from the approved list followed a commissioned analysis by an unnamed independent laboratory. <\/p>\n<p>The findings showed that the materials used in the now-banned knee sleeves \u201cdo not comply with being made of neoprene as defined in the IPF Technical Rules (i.e., \u2018The sleeves must be constructed entirely of a single ply of neoprene, or predominantly of a single ply of neoprene plus a non-supportive single layer of fabric over the neoprene.\u2019)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision to outlaw stiff knee sleeves should not demonstrably affect how athletes perform the three big lifts \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/back-squat\/\">squat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/Bench-Press\/\">bench press<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/Deadlift\/\">deadlift<\/a> \u2014 during sanctioned contests. Whether or not the companies that manufacture the banned sleeves will adjust their products to comply with the IPF Technical Rules remains unknown. <\/p>\n<p>What is known is that elite powerlifting athletes competing in sanctioned contests will need to adjust what\u2019s in their <a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/best-gym-bags\/\">gym bag<\/a> before heading to the lifting platform. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-weightlifting-content\">More Weightlifting Content<\/h2>\n<p><em>Featured image: @theipf on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/news\/ipf-bans-stiff-knee-sleeves\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The banned sleeves breach the IPF Technical Rules. Last updated on May 28th, 2025 On April 4, 2025, the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) banned stiff knee sleeves from their sanctioned competitions. Banned Knee Sleeves The IPF Executive Commission convened in Luxembourg and determined that the following knee sleeves would be disallowed from sanctioned meets: INZER [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":4916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9624","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-powerlifting-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IPF Bans Stiff Knee Sleeves - World Bodybuilding News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On April 4, 2025, the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) banned stiff knee sleeves from their sanctioned competitions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=9624\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IPF Bans Stiff Knee Sleeves - 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