what bench shirt is everyone using right now

[love 2 lift]

Denim Karins

 

[jcp2]

Don't necessarily know about the briefs but the suit front and back are made of two different types of material supposedly...

Also they say you shouldn't use the suit and breifs together, it would take a lot to get you to parallel....

that being said, we'll just have to wait and see....

I ordered the briefs last week. can't wait to see them.

 

[Bald Gorilla]

Let me ask...

I got an Inzer Rage size 50 (which should fit me) and I cannot get the arms all the way down. Am I supposed to work this thing in somehow, or is it too small? They almost don't fit over my forearms...


On that note what shirt do you guys recommend (I know everyone has an opinion) for a second shirt? I bench about 450 raw at this point and have hit 470 with the Inzer HD blast... I know 500 is right there but I don't want to waste money on a shirt that isn't right for me (Rage)...

I have been using a HD Blast and it doesn't seem to provide much carry-over, granted I'm still new to powerlifting (been lifting 15 years, just bodybuilding). Also, if I soak the Blast and let it dry in the HOT Iraqi sun (115 degrees) will it shrink a little? I think it has stretched some....

Thanks....

 

[Chambewy20]

With the arms, try your best to get the material over your elbows at least, even though it might be bunched up. What I have found is to actually NOT try so hard to get the material all the way up the arms into your pits like you could with a bigger shirt or an open back. Do some partial ranges of motion in the shirt, board presses working off a three, then two, etc... being your in Iraq, use whatever you can for this eventually trying some floor presses if that's all you can do. If it's absolutely too tough to make any progress, you can try wetting it down some. This works best with denim shirts but may work with poly as well.

Do you have a 50 Rage closed back? If it's closed back, pull the the back of the collar as high as you can on the rear of the neck and pull the scoop of the neck as low on your chest as possible, drag out excess and lock with belt. Then take shoulders and push together like you have tits, yank down the excess all the way around the front, even under your pits and lock down with your belt. Then bend over a bit with shoulders together again, have someone yank down shirt below belt and arch back making sure everylast bit of slack is out.

A moderate shirt should give you at least 50 lbs if not 100 fairly easily if you know how to manipulate it some. Those Inzer HP whatevers won't give you much nor will they retain their elasticity. If your going to eventually compete with an open back, cut that one right down the center. To see what it can do, after it's been cut, pull collar down to wear it rides midway down your front delt, for a little bit more, roll the collar itself underneath to wear it's just above your armpit creases.

If you bench elbows out and don't start tucking them, you'll never get as much out of a shirt cuz no matter how low it is, once your under the weight, the shirt will rise right up to your throat and you'll loose the benefit of the shirt as soon as you flare those elbows. Yes you flare out on the lockout but tuck on the bottom for clarification, if your flared at the bottom, that shirt will flatten you out and rise up to your throat or your chin.

Hope this helps a little...

 

[Bald Gorilla]

Thanks, Cham. I'm trying to learn everything on my own over here.

With the Rage, my arms are stuck out in front of me. I'll try to work it a little more, but I seriously think it isn't going to work. I haven't taken it to the gym yet, though...

For the Inzer Blast, do you mean to cut it all the way down the back? Or just the top portion? If I am supposed to be getting at least 50lbs from my shirt, either I am doing something wrong, or the shirt is wrong....

It is a closed back. I am working on tucking my elbows... I got choked the first few times I used someone elses shirt...

Thanks for the input. I have a contest here the first week of July. I'll post the results...

Thanks again!

 

[wnt2bBeast]

the old style blast shirts arent worth anything

i wouldnt even bother using it at all since the groove on that shirt isnt even close to todays modern style open back shirts

if you dont have any powewrlifters in your area who know what they are dong the best thing you can do for yourself is get the metal militia video or try to attend one of theri seminars

finding a shirt that is right for you is about trial and error
you alsoe need to know that shirted benching and raw benching are 2 completely different things..you have to learn to start benching in a lower groove and youll have to start hitting the tope end a lot more

 

[Chambewy20]

Thanks, Cham. I'm trying to learn everything on my own over here.

With the Rage, my arms are stuck out in front of me. I'll try to work it a little more, but I seriously think it isn't going to work. I haven't taken it to the gym yet, though...

For the Inzer Blast, do you mean to cut it all the way down the back? Or just the top portion? If I am supposed to be getting at least 50lbs from my shirt, either I am doing something wrong, or the shirt is wrong....

It is a closed back. I am working on tucking my elbows... I got choked the first few times I used someone elses shirt...

Thanks for the input. I have a contest here the first week of July. I'll post the results...

Thanks again!

With the Rage, that is how it is designed, the cut of the arms are supposed to be in front of you, it will loosen a little the more you use it and break it in but not a whole lot.

Yes, cut it all the way down the back, use your belt to pull down the front, the backs of shirts offer no support or help in a bench, the hinder shirts more than help them although some fed's say close back or closed collar only. This shirt will give you very little, it's too stretchy and if you don't know much about shirts, it won't give you very much at all.

When first tucking your elbows, yes it will choke you if you don't have the shirt locked in and if your attempting to touch at your nipple line. The groove will be at or below the top of your diaphragm, you might have to go all the way down to your belly button to touch until you get enough weight on you or learn your shirt well enough.

Before your meet, get as much time in the shirt as you can, at least one workout per week except for the week before the meet. Try using boards and such because chances are you won't be able to touch in that shirt right out of the gate.

 

[joepalooka]

I currently am wearing a double rage X size 50 and its tight as hell and hard to get on before it stretched out it took 2 people to pull on me. This is an open back shirt. For most people a single ply rage-x the proper size will give plenty of support and carry over.

I also wear a single ply titan f6 and have a double ply inzer denim and used to wear a double ply karins denim.

What I am getting at, like stated above is that shirts are trial and error. You need to find a bench shirt that matches the way you bench. As in elbows in or out.

 

[Bald Gorilla]

OK. I am going to try the Rage again. It is so hot here they are a bitch to get on because I am a sweaty MOFO. I'll try some baby powder...

Also, what is the difference between a deadlift suit and a squat suit? I know it is off topic, but it seems like they would be pretty similar. When should I consider them? I deadlifted 600 with a belt at the last meet, but no squat due to injuries. I'm working my squat back up, but I'm still at about 540 with belt and knee wraps. Off topic, sorry.

Thanks again!

 

[Illuminati]

OK. I am going to try the Rage again. It is so hot here they are a bitch to get on because I am a sweaty MOFO. I'll try some baby powder...

Also, what is the difference between a deadlift suit and a squat suit? I know it is off topic, but it seems like they would be pretty similar. When should I consider them? I deadlifted 600 with a belt at the last meet, but no squat due to injuries. I'm working my squat back up, but I'm still at about 540 with belt and knee wraps. Off topic, sorry.

Thanks again!

how much are you wanting to spend on a Squat suit? the Inzer Hybrid+ squat suit is probably one of the best on the market. Its kind of pricey ($300) but well worth the money. Its a double canvas suit, so check your federation to see if the suit will be allowed in a meet.
If you deadlift sumo style...I have heard that they Hybrid+ is good to use (for sumo pullers). I dont pull sumo, so I can't comment. I've tried to get at the bar (in a sumo stance) to pull before with the Hybrid+ on, and its pretty damn hard to get down to the bar.

as far as a deadlift suit, I know most people are using the metal pro deadlifter. heard a lot of good things about the suit. But, I have decided to go with the new Inzer Fusion (hooked up w/ a PL team that is sponsored by Inzer). It is built with the same material that the Rage X is made of. Should have had it by now, but their sizing chart is all screwed up, and I had to send it back with custom measurements. I"ll let you know how things go when I get it.