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I am new to the idea of bench press shirts,how much do they cost and on an average day how much weight do they add to your bench??Also,anyone know of a good site?
cheesePuss
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here is a few site on where to buy bench shirts
www.monstermuscle.com
www.safe-usa.com
www.titansupport.com
and house of pain iron wear sells inzer stuff too
I don't have that much experience with a bench shirt but here is what I have learned so far:
thay are tight as hell...you need a few people to help you put it on. when it's on you can't rest your arms at your side. if your tri's aren't strong enough you can get stuck half way through the lift. Before I saw one I thought they were springy neoprene material....not at all they have no give...they can be made of polyester, denim, and canvas I think.
Some say they can get 30-40 pounds out of one....then you have guys like Bill Crawford which people on here say he gets 150-200 pounds from his shirt??
I do know you have to learn how to use a shirt....you can't just throw it on and expect a 50lb increase.
www.monstermuscle.com
www.safe-usa.com
www.titansupport.com
and house of pain iron wear sells inzer stuff too
I don't have that much experience with a bench shirt but here is what I have learned so far:
thay are tight as hell...you need a few people to help you put it on. when it's on you can't rest your arms at your side. if your tri's aren't strong enough you can get stuck half way through the lift. Before I saw one I thought they were springy neoprene material....not at all they have no give...they can be made of polyester, denim, and canvas I think.
Some say they can get 30-40 pounds out of one....then you have guys like Bill Crawford which people on here say he gets 150-200 pounds from his shirt??
I do know you have to learn how to use a shirt....you can't just throw it on and expect a 50lb increase.
more the more you use them
SAy you start out using a shirt, it is a little loose and you have not trained in it much. You won't get much out of it. Say maybe 10 pounds, or you might even bench less if you are not used to the shirt at all. This would only hopefully be for the first time you wear it and you get better each time.
A simple singe layer INZER might get you 40 pounds depending on your bench and your weak points. A multilayer denim might get you a 100+ boost if you know what you are doing and have worked what the shirt doesn't use. The shirt is why westsode lifter focus more on lockout movements, it is where the shirt lets off and you must kick in.
So to start off with a decent single layer INZER you might get 40 with a decent training cycle in it. And then up from there.
SAy you start out using a shirt, it is a little loose and you have not trained in it much. You won't get much out of it. Say maybe 10 pounds, or you might even bench less if you are not used to the shirt at all. This would only hopefully be for the first time you wear it and you get better each time.
A simple singe layer INZER might get you 40 pounds depending on your bench and your weak points. A multilayer denim might get you a 100+ boost if you know what you are doing and have worked what the shirt doesn't use. The shirt is why westsode lifter focus more on lockout movements, it is where the shirt lets off and you must kick in.
So to start off with a decent single layer INZER you might get 40 with a decent training cycle in it. And then up from there.
shirts can give you alot of help at the bottom of your bench and unless your lockout strength is freakish strong like bill crawfords must in order for him to get 150-200 #'s help you'll be lucky to get 100#'s out of one. the key is it's fit. plus a double demin radical cut doesn't hurt... but if it's loose it won't do any good. you might have to have it altered a couple of times after you first get it. the web pages cheesepuss gave you are good i buy a lot of stuff from monstermuscle but here's inzers number if you want to order from them direct. 1800-222-6897
I agree with Bubba, a single ply is a good place to start and you can expect 30-40 pounds with some practice. oh yeah, and bloody armpits...
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DBCooper
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With a good dble denim and a good fit 150lbs is what you can get, better have good mid-to-lockout strength otherwise stall city.
I ordered a FURY from titan a few weeks ago, they're really backed up and it's taking 6 weeks! for them to mail out orders right now. So I'm just warning you about that... And like redleg said, if you go with the standard Inzer single poly, you might as well call that number and order directly from them, because anybody else selling their stuff is just a middleman and that will take a longer delivery time as well.
barbell265
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What??
The numbers you guys are talking about is freaky! I use a double ply poly, inzer hphd blast and it gives me between 30-50 lbs depending on how strong I am that day. I have no doubt that a denim would give you more they have less give than the polys. Also There aren't many federations that allow more than a single layer poly. I lift in the USAPL and APA/WPA. USAPL is a single ply poly ONLY, NO denim, NO velcro or open backs and no double layers. The APA is different, they allow up to a double layer and fast/open backs.
As far as weight increases, a single ply poly will give you 25-30 lbs and a double will give you 30-50 lbs. My best raw lift is 330,(touch and go), my best shirted lift is 375,( comp. form).
The numbers you guys are talking about is freaky! I use a double ply poly, inzer hphd blast and it gives me between 30-50 lbs depending on how strong I am that day. I have no doubt that a denim would give you more they have less give than the polys. Also There aren't many federations that allow more than a single layer poly. I lift in the USAPL and APA/WPA. USAPL is a single ply poly ONLY, NO denim, NO velcro or open backs and no double layers. The APA is different, they allow up to a double layer and fast/open backs.
As far as weight increases, a single ply poly will give you 25-30 lbs and a double will give you 30-50 lbs. My best raw lift is 330,(touch and go), my best shirted lift is 375,( comp. form).
I am pretty close to you barbell265. My best raw is 315 and my best shirted is 385. Double denim.
barbell265
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NICE!!
Nice lift Bro!! I have to see if the APA/WPA allows a double denim, if they do I know what I'll be ordering soon!!
heavywear said:
Nice lift Bro!! I have to see if the APA/WPA allows a double denim, if they do I know what I'll be ordering soon!!
thanks man, I competed in apa with those lifts, double denim OK for sure...
ThePolishHammer
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is it possible to stand in anything resembling a relaxed position with one of these things on?
no way to "relax" really but I cant relax during a meet anyways...
I get way too much out of my shirt. It's single ply, and I get an easy 80 pounds out of it. It's like someone else said though, if you're weak at the bottom, it helps more. My lockout is over 2x my 2 board, because of shoulder issues. So the shirt replaces my weakness. Stack that with speed through the sticking points, and an extra wide grip, and I'd say it helps a WHOLE lot. As my shoulder's rehabbing, and getting stronger, I see the gap between raw and shirted closing a little, but it's still a huge gap.
