Got my bench shirt...

[argent]

Yeah I remember you talking about the shoulder prob. Is it tight up around the neck on the shirt?

 

[dg21]

Spatts, I think that'd be great if we could train together this summer. And as far as your shirt, it seems to me that people that bench real low to their stomachs might do better with an open back. I could be wrong though. I'll talk to you soon.

 

[spatts]

dg12, you're right... I shold go open back and low for the way I bench, but the decision at the time was whether or not the shoulder safety was more important than the shirt position. Irish told me to cut it.

Argent, it's tight right across my chest, which is about 6 inches above where I bench.

 

[Liftbig]

just cut open the back i think youll be fine

 

[AnimalMass1]

Cut it! You'll love the versatility.

AnimalMass

 

[genemachine]

Spatts,

Have you got any weight to touch in it yet?

PS I have outgrown the Inzer DD that Hannibal gave me, so if Project wants it, or if Hannibal wants it back, just let me know. I'm using Animalmass's old Inzer now (got 390 Monday). When I get our website up, I'll post pictures of what happened to my skin following my last use of Hannibal's DD. You'll laugh... or cry.

 

[spatts]

I got the shirt on, and that was good enough. I had to get it off. DG21 is coming up tomorrow night to do a ME Bench day with us, and I will give it a whirl then.

I hope to come back with some good news. I don't see HOW 300 is going to touch in it. It's SO tight.

 

[genemachine]

Hmm,
After talking to Animalmass today, I think I might keep the shirt if that's cool. We're playing a game from now on called, "How tight can I get my shirt". He hit 455 in Hannibal's old shirt.... freaky. We're about the same size now, but apparently it's possible to get the weight to touch, so I'm gonna keep working in it.

You can get the weight to touch. It might hurt like hell, but I'm sure you can do it.

 

[dg21]

Yeah, today was a good day as far as learning the shirts go. Animalmass and I were discussing how many lifters are getting a lot out of their bench shirts. He thought we should try to fit into some smaller shirts and see how things went. We both wore shirts that were made for guys about 30lbs lighter than us, and tighter than hell. We had to really fight the tension of the shirts, but both of us got weights to touch we didn't think would. After doing this I felt a serious blast from the shirt, much more than I have ever felt before. Experiencing this made me realize to maximize a denim, you have to be aggresive with the shirt and really learn to take the bar through some major tension. This is hard for sure and I know I still have a lot of practicing to do until I master this.

 

[spatts]

It is safe to say that my single ply poly Titan Fury is MUCH tighter than this new DD. I can hit 300 pounds on a 2 board in my fury with no problem, and it takes 250 to drop in the Fury. This DD went down easy with less weight than 250, and I think I stalled at about 285 (missed).

Hm....


It's still closed in the back. Perhaps I'd be singing a different tune if I cut it.