Shin Guards - for Crossfit, Box Jumps and Deadlifts

I purchased this solely for deadlifts and it works great. I'm able to workout my legs and wrap up my leg workouts with deadlifts. I purchased this mainly due to the easy straps so you can put on and remove easily after your deadlifts without having to take off your shoes. This thing will provide minimal protection for box jumps. I use soccer shin protectors for box jumps.

Still leaves me with bruises after deadlifts but is wayy better them the scrapes and pains I used to feel

I use these Shinnovate shin guards whenever I'm deadlifting, and they work great! I used to get bruises all the time, and with the Sinnovates that does not happen any more. When I forget to put them on, I notice it on the first warmup lift, and go get them! A good thing about these is that you can remove the plastic "guard" piece from the pocket, when you want to throw the fabric into the laundry, and put the plastic piece back in after they dry. (I air-dry them, and do not try to put them in a dryer.) I prefer using these, FAR more than wearing special deadlifting socks, because I can just strap these on when I'm about to deadlift, but keep my shins cool the rest of the time I'm working out. I took off a star, because the lower straps are too short - they barely overlap by a quarter inch on me, and my calves aren't all that big. (I'm female.) The product comes with a note saying that they've made the TOP straps extra long, so you can cut them to the right size for your legs -- which is nice, but then why didn't they do the same for the bottom straps? They could have made the top straps shorter by an inch or so, and used that material for longer bottom straps -- I don't think anyone's legs are shaped the way these straps are made (giant below the knees, and extra-small lower down). I'll probably end up cutting some off the top straps, and then sewing the pieces onto the bottom ones, to have enough, but it's annoying to have to modify the product after you've bought it.

DO NOT BUY THESE. The fabric was worn down to the plastic after 4 sessions of deadlifts and on my 6th session using these, one of the plastic sleeves straight up broke in half. Now i'm not ramming the heck out of my shins when I deadlift, but I promise you can buy something way better (Mcdavid calf sleeves) for the same price if not a little more. I guess you get what you pay for.

Did not protect on box jumps. Right in the middle of the plastic piece is a bump that protrudes right out into your shin. Assuming this is from how it is molded but it is a really poor design. If you rack your shins this raised plastic bump will go right into your shin.

I use these shin guards for deadlifts. They work really well. I guess the alternative is deadlifting socks, which I haven't tried. I feel slightly self conscious wearing the shin guards, but that's my issue. They do make my lifts easier because I don't have to worry about scraping up my shins. I think it's not nice to bleed on the bar, and also I'm paranoid about the possibility of picking up an infection from the bar, so I'm pretty happy with these shin guards.

I do a H.I.I.T. workout which often includes doing box jumps. A few days ago, while doing box jumps, I lost my focus for just a second, missed the jump and severely scraped my shin. I went home that night and immediately ordered the Shinnovate Shin Guards. Now I wear them every time we do box jumps and they're exactly what I need. They're machine washable, they're very comfortable and very easy to put on and take off.

So I've used these while lifting and jumping, they are awesome for dead lifting. So if I was rating on lifting protection I would give them 5 stars. If I was rating on box jump protection (which is why I bought them) I think id have to give them a 3, one wipe out on a box and it still broke the skin on my shin. It helped, I'm sure that the ding on my shin would have been twice as big (judging on past misses, maybe I should take a hint and just stop with the box jumps already) with out these on. I'll still wear them. I wish the plastic was twice as thick. They are comfortable, but wear with long socks, the Velcro on the bottom by your ankle will rub with short socks. I also like that you can take them off with out taking your shoes off.