what bench shirt is everyone using right now

[Devastation]

still using my double rage x. i love it, but want to go back to denim. will prolly get the inzer black double denim with radical/grid stitching open back. i don't personally know anyone who's used an inzer ultimate denim (actually canvas i guess), but i've heard good things. what you got?

 

[Chambewy20]

I have a metal single ply X-type bencher, thinking about a Karin's.

Double ply denim, I would go with a Karin's double ply, buy it once and fagetaboutit...

I know Metal makes customs these days but would probably take forever, I've delt with Inzer on trying to purchase stuff from them and will never do it again.

 

[Devastation]

dakotah has a metal (double poly) shirt and got it very quickly, 2 weeks i believe. i've had a karins dd and didn't care for it

i've had good results with inzer products, just don't buy them from inzer themselves

 

[Chambewy20]

Metal now has an option to customize your own shirt, denim chest panel with poly sleeves, vice versa, all kinds of crazy stuff.

I was at a meet where Tate couldn't touch 700 with his metal shirt on, friggin crazy...

oh then Mike Brown nailed 735 in his, don't recall what combo it was but i do think Mike had a double denim chest plate with double poly sleeves, it was a prototype at that time.

 

[|3ossman]

im a single ply man myself. Using Rage X's at this point in time, i might try out an F6 some time. i lift usapl/ipf so ive never gotten to try 2 ply.

Id like to try out a real radical double ply, like a 2 ply grid stitched rage X with a scooped neck. Work with it and see what i could do. I can lock out well over 600 (probably close to 650) on pin presses with a 3-4" Rom, so i dont see any reason why i couldnt get 600+ with a good shirt. Anybody disagree? Im around high 4's maybe 500+ right now in my single ply. Thats conservitive though, seeing i hit an EASY triple off three boards with 500 the other night.

im only 198 junior btw, so i could do some damage to a few records with 2ply

 

[Chambewy20]

Typically you can hit off your chest what you can triple off a three board. I really don't think just adding a single ply will give you 100 lb carryover though, don't want to discourage.

There are a lot of factors, basically having someone who knows how to bench big weight and really jack up a shirt as well as someone you have confidence in.

FYI a natural 198 doing a 600+lb bench is approaching world class, keep testing yourself.

 

[|3ossman]

Typically you can hit off your chest what you can triple off a three board. I really don't think just adding a single ply will give you 100 lb carryover though, don't want to discourage.

There are a lot of factors, basically having someone who knows how to bench big weight and really jack up a shirt as well as someone you have confidence in.

FYI a natural 198 doing a 600+lb bench is approaching world class, keep testing yourself.

well, how difficult is it to touch in a good 2ply poly like the rage x? i was at a meet where a 165er was going for 585 in a custom 2ply rage x and had to pull it down to touch. Like i said i have no experience with 2ply, but from what ive seen it makes it quite a bit tougher to touch.

if it takes atleast high 4's or 500 to touch in my rage x, is it feasible to need an extra 50-80 (maybe more) just to get down?

 

[jcp2]

FYI a natural 198 doing a 600+lb bench is approaching world class, keep testing yourself.

Definately, Dennis Cieri works out at my gym and with us from time to time and that is what he hits.

 

[jcp2]

Two ply F6, like it better than the Rage X

 

[|3ossman]

how big is your arch? i dont know if the F6 or the Fury would better suit me. I get about 5inches off the bench id say.

 

[jcp2]

how big is your arch? i dont know if the F6 or the Fury would better suit me. I get about 5inches off the bench id say.

I don't have a great arch, benching lower is the key with and F6, not necessarily the arch.

 

[|3ossman]

ahh really, ive always heard its how high you can arch.

good to know, thanks

 

[Parabellum]

I'm using a doulble ply rage x.

How much are the double ply f6's?

 

[stilleto]

I use a fury, but I'm thinking of selling it. it works great, but i want to try something else.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

Metal Viking thinking of getting a Militia Cut KK-although i am waiting to see what Metal comes ot with since i hear they have something new in the works

Lockouts and actually pressing a weight full range are 2 completely different animals..i know someone who cant lockout what he can bench RAW..why?? cause he has tremendous speed of his chest..

boardsa nd shirts dont mix..at least not for me..ive done 550 off a 2brd and it was twice as hard as 550 full range go figure..I never ever do boards with a shirt its really pointless..if you wanna overload jack your shirt up and take the weight full range

 

[Parabellum]

I use boards and a loose poly. It saves my bad shoulder and it works for me.

 

[jcp2]

Metal Viking thinking of getting a Militia Cut KK-although i am waiting to see what Metal comes ot with since i hear they have something new in the works

Lockouts and actually pressing a weight full range are 2 completely different animals..i know someone who cant lockout what he can bench RAW..why?? cause he has tremendous speed of his chest..

boardsa nd shirts dont mix..at least not for me..ive done 550 off a 2brd and it was twice as hard as 550 full range go figure..I never ever do boards with a shirt its really pointless..if you wanna overload jack your shirt up and take the weight full range

I train with a former Arnold competitor, and he uses boards in his shirt. Maybe you can come down and coach him some time as you are in Long Island.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

I train with a former Arnold competitor, and he uses boards in his shirt. Maybe you can come down and coach him some time as you are in Long Island.

sure if he needs help ill coach him

read my disclaimer smarty pants..boards and shirt never felt right FOR ME

enjoy your week off panzy

 

[|3ossman]

just spoke with Brent Mikesell, he's whipping up a double ply rage x with a scooped/super neck and the stock stretchy back. hehehehe

so what

call me a hypocrite

 

[Chambewy20]

just spoke with Brent Mikesell, he's whipping up a double ply rage x with a scooped/super neck and the stock stretchy back. hehehehe

so what

call me a hypocrite

I'll be the first then... hypocrite...

How much does he want for it, just curious?

 

[|3ossman]

$205 shipped

expensive shirt, but custom and ill have it in days

 

[Chambewy20]

Metal Viking thinking of getting a Militia Cut KK-although i am waiting to see what Metal comes ot with since i hear they have something new in the works

Lockouts and actually pressing a weight full range are 2 completely different animals..i know someone who cant lockout what he can bench RAW..why?? cause he has tremendous speed of his chest..

boardsa nd shirts dont mix..at least not for me..ive done 550 off a 2brd and it was twice as hard as 550 full range go figure..I never ever do boards with a shirt its really pointless..if you wanna overload jack your shirt up and take the weight full range

They just came out with a "Ace" squatter, supposedly it won't pull you forward so you don't dump it the first time you put the straps up... LOL...

I suppose the shirt will be next but off the subject, everyone I know who has a metal squat suit has dumped it the first time you pull the straps up, sucks to lean forward too much but it happens sometimes....

 

[|3ossman]

They just came out with a "Ace" squatter, supposedly it won't pull you forward so you don't dump it the first time you put the straps up... LOL...

I suppose the shirt will be next but off the subject, everyone I know who has a metal squat suit has dumped it the first time you pull the straps up, sucks to lean forward too much but it happens sometimes....

i used a Metal Viking IPF squatter for a while, i hated it and does EXACTLY what you're talking about. It really turned me off the Metal gear. I got hurt during a squat about 2 months ago, and it was because of that damn suit.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

They just came out with a "Ace" squatter, supposedly it won't pull you forward so you don't dump it the first time you put the straps up... LOL...

I suppose the shirt will be next but off the subject, everyone I know who has a metal squat suit has dumped it the first time you pull the straps up, sucks to lean forward too much but it happens sometimes....

I look at te ACE squatter every day LOL
im putting my order in very soon...they are also coming out with ACE briefs

Im also looking at their New denim once it comes out and ill make a choice between that or a Militia cut KK

 

[wnt2bBeast]

i used a Metal Viking IPF squatter for a while, i hated it and does EXACTLY what you're talking about. It really turned me off the Metal gear. I got hurt during a squat about 2 months ago, and it was because of that damn suit.

any suit worth its weight will do that..Inzer/Metal/Ginny etc
this isnt a dig but perhaps the suit was too much for you and you werent ready for that weight?

 

[Chambewy20]

I'm more inclined to say it's about form...

Most guys get used to squatting for years and years before they start putting gear on and then attempting maximal weights. The suits are aimed towards professional lifters who are "coached" to keep the weight over their hips and know to carry the bar higher and the posture more upright.

From experience, if there were 10 things you could do wrong while squatting, I did 9 of them wrong save for not dumping it in the hole. At the hands of the fellas at Westside one friggin horrible Saturday morning, they taught me how to squat right, now I only do 5 things wrong instead of 9.

There's only one way to learn though, suit up and go for it, your not really trying unless you fail once in a while...

 

[|3ossman]

Not taken as a dig at all beast, but that was definatly NOT the problem. The viking material doesnt have enough give, no matter how hard i tried to stay tight and in good form, the suit forced me out of it as i got closer to parallel. Maybe it works well for a wide stance, but close stance forget it.

And chamb, like i said, staying in good form wasnt even an option. I have been squatting for a long time now, im no professional, but i have great squat form if i dont say so myself. My training partner is pretty much my coach, he has competed in the IPF Worlds and is totaling elite. So he has me pretty straight on my form now.

beast, would you consider the Titan Centurion to be a suit that is "worth its weight" as you put it? I think they are pretty descent suits and most seem to think so. I put my training partners Centurion on the other night, first time in a suit since getting hurt in the Metal btw. It felt great and i worked up to the opener weight i got hurt with, and doubled it easily....without knee wraps. This suit felt 1,000X better than the metal. It was the right combination of stiffness and stretch.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

I use a double ply Viking squat suit..it is a tank
i also bench in a Viking shirt and its pretty tuff to touch weights in

which IPF viking squatter did you use? the v-type is made only for wide stance squatters

IMHO a good suit is one that allows you to keep YOUR form and lets you control te weight..I love Metal gear but if it didnt workfor you im not gonna sit here and tell you that Titan sucks cause in the end the goal is to stand up with the weigt regardless of what suit ur wearing..good ot hear u took that old weight out

 

[Parabellum]

just spoke with Brent Mikesell, he's whipping up a double ply rage x with a scooped/super neck and the stock stretchy back. hehehehe

so what

call me a hypocrite

I have a scopped neck 54 double ply from him too and a stock 52.

The 52 is tight and so far I haven't gotten anything to touch in it. (went as high as 630)(I'll try again when I'm at iron island again) I've been breaking in this shirt for months.

The 54 is loose. When the neck is scopped it's like a size bigger. There's a lot of debate about that. But it's really loose compared to my stock 54.

I just got a 52 w/ a superneck and grid stitching, I can;t wait to try it out.

From having no shirts a little over a year ago now I have, 3 ultimates, 3 double ply ragexs, a genII karins dd and a 2 inzer poly's. The rages are by far my favorite.

Whats a crazy neck?

 

[|3ossman]

I use a double ply Viking squat suit..it is a tank
i also bench in a Viking shirt and its pretty tuff to touch weights in

which IPF viking squatter did you use? the v-type is made only for wide stance squatters

IMHO a good suit is one that allows you to keep YOUR form and lets you control te weight..I love Metal gear but if it didnt workfor you im not gonna sit here and tell you that Titan sucks cause in the end the goal is to stand up with the weigt regardless of what suit ur wearing..good ot hear u took that old weight out

i used the regular ipf squatter, not the v-type.

Like i said, the Titan felt great, especially after it seated(two sets with moderate weight). It allowed me to squat with perfect form, it just made the weight feel light. The Metal had tons of stopping power, but that was the problem, it would get so hard to get under parallel, that when i got to that point it would just yank me out of form.

 

[|3ossman]

I have a scopped neck 54 double ply from him too and a stock 52.

The 52 is tight and so far I haven't gotten anything to touch in it. (went as high as 630)(I'll try again when I'm at iron island again) I've been breaking in this shirt for months.

The 54 is loose. When the neck is scopped it's like a size bigger. There's a lot of debate about that. But it's really loose compared to my stock 54.

I just got a 52 w/ a superneck and grid stitching, I can;t wait to try it out.

From having no shirts a little over a year ago now I have, 3 ultimates, 3 double ply ragexs, a genII karins dd and a 2 inzer poly's. The rages are by far my favorite.

Whats a crazy neck?

Did you ever use a single ply rage x? Im just curious what the similarity in size is. I can use a 44 single (46 as a training/opener shirt). I have a 46double w/ super/scooped neck coming, i dont know what to expect on the fit. Mikesell suggested a 48, but i thought that would be too loose.

Crazy neck is just another word for the superneck i believe, dont quote me on that though.

 

[jcp2]

any suit worth its weight will do that..Inzer/Metal/Ginny etc
this isnt a dig but perhaps the suit was too much for you and you werent ready for that weight?

First time i wore my BOSS straps up i hit depth and did a legal squat. Never dumped my forward. I got to assume it is worth its weight, it was the first to 1100, adn 1200. I do squat somewhat bent over though, maybe that is why.

 

[jcp2]

Do you know when the briefs are going to be out, i am in the market for a new pair, i don't want to go inzer, and the boss briefs i have is way too much stopping power along with the suit. My metal pros are so stretched out from training it is funny. What material is the new ace made from.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

Do you know when the briefs are going to be out, i am in the market for a new pair, i don't want to go inzer, and the boss briefs i have is way too much stopping power along with the suit. My metal pros are so stretched out from training it is funny. What material is the new ace made from.

the ACE is made form the same material as the Pro but supposedly it is a lot thicker and the fibers run in different directions and its a new cut..das abotu all i know

 

[jcp2]

the ACE is made form the same material as the Pro but supposedly it is a lot thicker and the fibers run in different directions and its a new cut..das abotu all i know

Once again a fountain of information.

 

[Parabellum]

Did you ever use a single ply rage x? Im just curious what the similarity in size is. I can use a 44 single (46 as a training/opener shirt). I have a 46double w/ super/scooped neck coming, i dont know what to expect on the fit. Mikesell suggested a 48, but i thought that would be too loose.

Crazy neck is just another word for the superneck i believe, dont quote me on that though.

I never tried a single ply.

My next shirt will be a double ply 52 with a scooped neck and 53 or 54 sleeves.

 

[Chambewy20]

Once again a fountain of information.

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....

 

[VanillaGorilla1]

2ply Inzer Phenom and 2ply Karins DD both velcro back

 

[|3ossman]

First workout in my new Rage X 2ply...all i can say is wow. that second ply makes a "little" difference lol. i worked up to a 90%+ single on monday in my single ply, and i still had enough in me today to get 545 off a 4.5" board tonight, honestly, without much effort. I can see getting down with 545+ maybe in like 3 weeks.

I can see why everbody uses this crazy ass equipment, its pretty fun, and even down to a 4.5" board the support is unreal.

Parabellum, can you post a pic of your scooped neck shirt for me, i think mine didnt get that special treatment. Its definatly got a "super neck", but i dont think its scooped like i wanted. It is about 1.5"-2" away from my throat when its jacked down as far as possible, does that sound right?

 

[|3ossman]

nevermind, I just spoke with Brent and it is indeed scooped

 

[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.

 

[joepalooka]

I deadlift in a squat suit. I pull conventional for the most part. I deadlift sumo as well. I have mentioned before I am not a natural deadlifter and not really built properly for it. I pull conventional 600lbs with just a belt. I have never worn a suit to pull conventional but I am going to try next Monday. For sumo pulls I wear a titan centurion. Which is a single ply squat suit and gives me about 125lbs pulling sumo. My best sumo is 500lbs raw. For squatting I wear a titan boss. This is a 2 ply poly suit with velcro straps. I have not squatted in this suit in over a year. For me the boss is to much suit to pull sumo in, I just can't pull myself down enough to grab the bar properly. I have worn a metal pro. I will try to get this suit from my other training partner if he is willing to sell it. The metal pro has more spring to it then the titan boss. I seen the metal ace and that looks like and interesting suit.

I have only worn a Frantz canvas suit once and have no comment on this as I did not take any heavy weight in it. I just tried it on. I am toying with purchasing the inzer canvas but I am mainly bench only guy. I squat around 600 with belt and knee wraps. I weigh right now around 212lbs.

But back to the bench shirt. I get about 100+ lbs in my titan f6. I have not maxed out raw in a long time. The last I checked was 450. I attempted yesterday 585 in my single ply shirt. I struggled a little at lock out as my triceps are weak. You have to spend plenty of time in a shirt to learn its groove. The best thing you can do is find someone to teach you. If you don't have any one to show you I would recommend to watch the advance bench video's from the metal militia.

 

[BadboyAl]

My current bench shirt is Hanes! Insanely tight at bottom of lift

 

[Bald Gorilla]

I think I am just more confused now!!! I'll keep it simple until I get home in DEC. THen I'll have a year of "experience" under my belt. I'll be in the College Station/Bryan TX area in JAN 2007 for a year while I complete Grad School...

I'll find some meatheads out there to help me out...

Thanks for all the input!

 

[wnt2bBeast]

I deadlift in a squat suit. I pull conventional for the most part. I deadlift sumo as well. I have mentioned before I am not a natural deadlifter and not really built properly for it. I pull conventional 600lbs with just a belt. I have never worn a suit to pull conventional but I am going to try next Monday. For sumo pulls I wear a titan centurion. Which is a single ply squat suit and gives me about 125lbs pulling sumo. My best sumo is 500lbs raw. For squatting I wear a titan boss. This is a 2 ply poly suit with velcro straps. I have not squatted in this suit in over a year. For me the boss is to much suit to pull sumo in, I just can't pull myself down enough to grab the bar properly. I have worn a metal pro. I will try to get this suit from my other training partner if he is willing to sell it. The metal pro has more spring to it then the titan boss. I seen the metal ace and that looks like and interesting suit.

I have only worn a Frantz canvas suit once and have no comment on this as I did not take any heavy weight in it. I just tried it on. I am toying with purchasing the inzer canvas but I am mainly bench only guy. I squat around 600 with belt and knee wraps. I weigh right now around 212lbs.

But back to the bench shirt. I get about 100+ lbs in my titan f6. I have not maxed out raw in a long time. The last I checked was 450. I attempted yesterday 585 in my single ply shirt. I struggled a little at lock out as my triceps are weak. You have to spend plenty of time in a shirt to learn its groove. The best thing you can do is find someone to teach you. If you don't have any one to show you I would recommend to watch the advance bench video's from the metal militia.

Joe I have a Metal Viking Pro squatter i am looking to sell
its a size 52 i used it in 1 meet and a few training sessions
never altered but im sure if you had some velcro straps added you would be able to play with it for your DL..
lemme know if your interested

 

[Illuminati]

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!

yes, cut the shirt straight down the middle of the back. I would also recommend taking it to a tailor, and have it sowed so that it doesn't fray

 

[Bald Gorilla]

OK. These arms are angled out quite a bit, not straight out front, so I know it doesn't provide big support. Do I pull the front way down, cinch it with my belt, and keep the arms high on my elbows?

I'm just trying to learn the mechanics of the bench shirt here...

Now, does a squat suit and DL suit generally provide the same support? I know squat suits seem to be a bit more rigid..

Thanks, guys. I appreciate the help...