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661 raw has been beaten, medelson has done over 700 twice (raw) in competition, james henderson has as well, there are several of todays top benchers that can do well over 600 raw, but choose not to compete that way. kaz was great, no doubt, but you cannot take anything away from the best today...

no, just keep practicing in the shirt, work on your set up, get your stomach as high as possible, arch as big as you can, pull your shoulder blades together, bring the bar low, wet the shirt, and tuck the elbows as much as you can. and try bringing it down a bit faster if you can, be agressive...

too many factors to tell how much each person will get. most of the people i know that are good with shirts get between 75-100 lbs from them. it depends on the fit, how strong your lockout is, how well you learn the shirt, 150 lbs is not out of the question, i get more than 100 pounds from mine.

not unless it is really loose. i doubt you will get 400 to touch in one that is one size too big, unless you are really good at touching weight in a shirt, use it every week, start with what you can triple off 5 boards, when that gets easy add 20 lbs and drop a board, contiue this until you...

I'm not familiar with rules, I guess the sleeves can not go past the elbows. no, not in any fed, you can push them up, but i get mine cut off too, they are about 2" too long for me.

the groove is pretty forgiving, you just need to train in it alot, use 3 spotters if you have them, or bench in a power cage, i have never had a weight fly back toward my head, but i have dumped it on my stomach. they probably sent you a shirt that is tight, but not real tight, when you get into...

50-60 lbs is on the low side, mine takes 155 more than my raw max just to touch. it depends on how tight you wear it and how strong your lockout is, most people are getting 75-100 out of them, that wear them correctly. 150 is not out of the question. and yes im talking single ply. they do not...

yes, i think it would work for him. i sent you my email and phone #.

what size are you? if your near a 220, i have a karins i would like to sell, a double denim open back, pm me if your interested. ill give you the measurments of the shirt. and make you a really good deal.

you have to pull the collar low to get more pop from an open back and hold it down with a belt. sounds like it is time to break down and but a new shirt.

that was 832 lbs! what is even more amazing is that he came back on his third attempt and got the lift. and yes, they call the thumbless grip the " suicide grip" for a reason.

apa offers both tested and non tested divisions, the way to beat the test is to lift non tested.

i had the sleeves shortened on all my rage shirts, you can do it, but you need to have them hemmed. jsut take them to anyone who sews, i had 2 inches taken out of mine and that worked well.

good job. great numbers for your first meet.