Would it make sense to use a cheap/shitty bench shirt (e.g. Inzer Standard Blast) to protect ones shoulders? My shoulders take a beating from rugby so I’d like to give them some support when bench pressing.
On a side note, out of curiosity: Do elbow wraps help the same way knee wraps do (i.e. extending the knee/elbow)?
[quote]tjr-dk wrote:
Would it make sense to use a cheap/shitty bench shirt (e.g. Inzer Standard Blast) to protect ones shoulders? My shoulders take a beating from rugby so I’d like to give them some support when bench pressing.
On a side note, out of curiosity: Do elbow wraps help the same way knee wraps do (i.e. extending the knee/elbow)?[/quote]
Everything I have ever read says NO. The Blast shirts are a MO-FO to get on and off and they give you little to no carryover Plus they “bite” the shit out of you. get a Titan Fury, F6 or an Inzer Rage. Maybe a Metal IPF Bencher. They are pretty forgiving as long as you don’t buy them super tight. They will protect your shoulders while giving you some decent carryover. The added weight you’ll be handling in the shirt will help raise your RAW bench too.
I agree, buy an F6 or similar that’s 1-2 sizes too big.
[quote]StrengthDawg wrote:
The added weight you’ll be handling in the shirt will help raise your RAW bench too.[/quote]
That’s just not true.
[quote]Hanley wrote:
I agree, buy an F6 or similar that’s 1-2 sizes too big.
StrengthDawg wrote:
The added weight you’ll be handling in the shirt will help raise your RAW bench too.
That’s just not true.[/quote]
Why not? I have had good success with handling upward of 500lbs in my shirt so when I go RAW my almost 400lb seems like it’s not so heavy. Sure, I’m not saying that ones shirted bench & Raw bench come up equally but moving weights and doing heavier work most certainly carries over,especially if one has a “loose” shirt - like the 2 sizes too big shirt- or any shirt that doen’t give a shit ton of support.
[quote]StrengthDawg wrote:
Hanley wrote:
I agree, buy an F6 or similar that’s 1-2 sizes too big.
StrengthDawg wrote:
The added weight you’ll be handling in the shirt will help raise your RAW bench too.
That’s just not true.
Why not? I have had good success with handling upward of 500lbs in my shirt so when I go RAW my almost 400lb seems like it’s not so heavy. Sure, I’m not saying that ones shirted bench & Raw bench come up equally but moving weights and doing heavier work most certainly carries over,especially if one has a “loose” shirt - like the 2 sizes too big shirt- or any shirt that doen’t give a shit ton of support. [/quote]
See there’s the difference… a properly tight competition fit shirt will do nothing for your raw bench, assuming like most you’re weak off the chest. A shirt a few sizes too big’s a totally different story.
[quote]Hanley wrote:
StrengthDawg wrote:
Hanley wrote:
I agree, buy an F6 or similar that’s 1-2 sizes too big.
StrengthDawg wrote:
The added weight you’ll be handling in the shirt will help raise your RAW bench too.
That’s just not true.
Why not? I have had good success with handling upward of 500lbs in my shirt so when I go RAW my almost 400lb seems like it’s not so heavy. Sure, I’m not saying that ones shirted bench & Raw bench come up equally but moving weights and doing heavier work most certainly carries over,especially if one has a “loose” shirt - like the 2 sizes too big shirt- or any shirt that doen’t give a shit ton of support.
See there’s the difference… a properly tight competition fit shirt will do nothing for your raw bench, assuming like most you’re weak off the chest. A shirt a few sizes too big’s a totally different story.
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Yeah, I “need” a tighter shirt myself, was thinking of a APEX. Hear nothing but good stuff about them. So where you at in Ireland man? Someday I’m going to visit…
[quote]StrengthDawg wrote:
Hanley wrote:
StrengthDawg wrote:
Hanley wrote:
I agree, buy an F6 or similar that’s 1-2 sizes too big.
StrengthDawg wrote:
The added weight you’ll be handling in the shirt will help raise your RAW bench too.
That’s just not true.
Why not? I have had good success with handling upward of 500lbs in my shirt so when I go RAW my almost 400lb seems like it’s not so heavy. Sure, I’m not saying that ones shirted bench & Raw bench come up equally but moving weights and doing heavier work most certainly carries over,especially if one has a “loose” shirt - like the 2 sizes too big shirt- or any shirt that doen’t give a shit ton of support.
See there’s the difference… a properly tight competition fit shirt will do nothing for your raw bench, assuming like most you’re weak off the chest. A shirt a few sizes too big’s a totally different story.
Yeah, I “need” a tighter shirt myself, as thinking of a APEX. Hear nothing but good stuff about them. So where you at in Ireland man? Someday I’m going to visit…[/quote]
Haha you only ever hear good things about APT gear because all you hear from is one of their 1000’s of sponsored lifters!!
The Katana’s been kicking ass in the single ply world for the last 2 to 3 years!!
I’m in Dublin. In a gym that has;
An EliteFTS monolift
2 ER combo racks (the IPF ones)
2 Leoko competition bars and calibrated plates
A ton of bands
Reverse Hyper
Eleiko and Werksan comp bars and bumpers
2 HUGE platforms
And everything else you’d expect from a gym, and more…
We’ve it pretty good over here!!
[quote]Haha you only ever hear good things about APT gear because all you hear from is one of their 1000’s of sponsored lifters!![quote]
I think you may be right on that one…
[quote]The Katana’s been kicking ass in the single ply world for the last 2 to 3 years!!
I’m in Dublin. In a gym that has;
An EliteFTS monolift
2 ER combo racks (the IPF ones)
2 Leoko competition bars and calibrated plates
A ton of bands
Reverse Hyper
Eleiko and Werksan comp bars and bumpers
2 HUGE platforms
And everything else you’d expect from a gym, and more…
We’ve it pretty good over here!!
[/quote]
I’m soooo jealous!! I train in my garage. I have a rack by elitefts, a YOKE bar, a Texas power bar, shit load of chains, bands, a prowler, a huge tractor tire for flipping. Cool talking with ya, see ya around the boards…
I’m looking into getting a regular stance Metal IPF squatter. I’ve heard to go a size over than what the chart recommends. The chart puts me at a 48, should I go for the 50?
Anyone?
[quote]ThirdUncle wrote:
I’m looking into getting a regular stance Metal IPF squatter. I’ve heard to go a size over than what the chart recommends. The chart puts me at a 48, should I go for the 50?
Anyone? [/quote]
It wont hurt, I have an IPF squatter, and its kind of a pain in the ass w/ breifs, but its fine raw. I was fitted for a 46 I think and I bought a 48. Its a great suit but if you squat insanely wide, get something different.
Not a powerlifter, but recently ordered a pair of TK Elbow sleeves - http://www.prowriststraps.com/inc/sdetail/48705
Ordered a medium pair and got a pair of knee sleeves! Then I re-checked the fine print on the website and it says knee = elbow for TK sleeves. These things are huge for my elbow but work well for the knees. Do you guys suggest that I get the small TK elbow sleeve or get something else as the sizing is erratic?
Looking to start lifting in gear, currently competing raw in APF. best lifts sq-455 b-255 dead-435@148
I want to get a suit that I can dead and squat in to start, currently thinking about getting a single ply ipf approved suit so i can compete against other 1 ply lifters in usapl. my raw squat stance is moderately wide.
The two suits that I have read the most about that would work for me are the metal ipf v-type squatter or the titan centurion.
any recommendations for first squat suit?
havnt done any research on shirts doubt ill get much out of anything since im a weak bencher with a weak lockout (failed a 285 rev band bench)
any rx’s for bench shirts for weak shirt newbs?
thanks
is it better to buy expensive, well known brands? Im only looking at wrist wraps here but im tied between buying a generic brand (being the brand of that company) for $30 or metal silver wrist wraps for $50?
Im by no means a big bencher at all and dont have any wrist problems. I just want to buy something that is going to last me a long time. So basically better to go generic or metal?
thanks.
[quote]jacob-1310 wrote:
is it better to buy expensive, well known brands? Im only looking at wrist wraps here but im tied between buying a generic brand (being the brand of that company) for $30 or metal silver wrist wraps for $50?
Im by no means a big bencher at all and dont have any wrist problems. I just want to buy something that is going to last me a long time. So basically better to go generic or metal?
thanks. [/quote]
Buy nice, don’t buy twice. $20 is nothing in the long run.
i wanna break into gear’d powerlifting, after i hit my major bench goal, but i know i want a open back shirt and a squat suit but i dunno what to buy for my first purchases.
is there a good site for telling one exactly where and what to measure for such things?
EliteFTS has good measurement guides for metal gear, look on powerliftingwatch for used gear if you dont want to drop as much cash on your first set of gear.
[quote]tjr-dk wrote:
Would it make sense to use a cheap/shitty bench shirt (e.g. Inzer Standard Blast) to protect ones shoulders? My shoulders take a beating from rugby so I’d like to give them some support when bench pressing.
On a side note, out of curiosity: Do elbow wraps help the same way knee wraps do (i.e. extending the knee/elbow)?[/quote]
Ever thought of trying the Slingshot for this purpose? Easy to get on by yourself and provides a nice bit of support. I am getting about 30 pound carryover out of the original version.
On the topic of wrist wraps, I recently got a set of the Elite FTS wraps and love them. They were on sale for 14 bucks a few weeks ago. Huge improvement over my old Inzer red lines.
I compete raw at 242 and am looking to make the switch to multiply. I have not competed in a suit for almost 5 years. I recently hit a 675 raw squat in a meet and 705 raw at the gym. At the same meet I also hit a 500 bench. Always 3 whites! I have been hearing a lot about the new metal jack pro and metal ace pro as far as suits go. Bench shits are a mix of all sorts of opinions. I will probably end up in a phenom as the people I will be training with all love them and all bench over 700+. What would you guys think about these options?
Stats:
5’10"
245lbs
Build: (big upper body, smaller legs, very thick, but not very wide, 8-10% body fat)
I can get measurements, but I am going to call elite and make sure I measure everything correctly first.
lifting belt 10 mm or 13 mm?