Just ordered a DE Squat Suit- advice?

[IrishPower]

"but from what I've read they tend to be real ball smashers, and my nuts already interfere with my lifting"


What do you need your nuts for? I never noticed a problem


Tight gear is tight gear, suit or briefs. Just get it looser.

/t

 

[spatts]

LS, honestly, since you haven't been squatting at all, you are going to see great gains in speed and strength just from getting in the gym and doing it. Suit or not suit.

Personally, I would learn proper form WITHOUT the suit first.

 

[latinus_spicticus]

"but from what I've read they tend to be real ball smashers, and my nuts already interfere with my lifting"


What do you need your nuts for? I never noticed a problem


Tight gear is tight gear, suit or briefs. Just get it looser.

/t

Hopefully the 38 will fit well.

Yeah, I hear you on the nuts thing, they are constantly getting in the way. I am not ready to take "it" to the next level, if you catch my drift. The ECA stack seems to help in the shrinkage department somewhat, though. Oh my lord, why am I discussing this in public?

Honestly, I should have made a post asking for advice about buying a suit vs. briefs, but when I searched I found a bunch of conflicting info, and the nut crusher thing scared me pretty bad, so I just went with my gut instinct and got the suit. My background in wrestling doesn't help much, either, as I kind of miss wearing a singlet. That probably had more to do with the purchase than anything. Damn, now when I start going to meets I'll get to wear a singlet for the BP and Deadlift. Hell yeah! Too bad I won't be able to fit into my old 189 class uniform...

 

[spatts]

Don't worry, it never crushes my nuts.

...and there's no biochemical reason that an ECA stack would help with the supression of HPTA.

 

[latinus_spicticus]

LS, honestly, since you haven't been squatting at all, you are going to see great gains in speed and strength just from getting in the gym and doing it. Suit or not suit.

Personally, I would learn proper form WITHOUT the suit first.

Re he he he he he he heeeeallly? Then I guess I'll go raw until either a) my video camera records perfect form, or b) my hips and groin begin to hurt really badly.

I'll just be using raw weight for a long time, also. I was planning on doing waves of 55, 58, 60% then repeat as per Dave Tate's recommendations for those who squat w/o chains or bands. What always messes me up is the constant percentage changes. In the squat secrets video, they weren't using chains or bands and their percentages were 70-82%. I know it is all about bar speed, but WTF? At least I got to see some proper technique courtesy of Chuck Vogelpohl.

'Night.


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I didn't mean that Ephedrine supresses the HPTA, nor does it cause any true testicle shrinkage, it just tightens the sack up and doesn't let them sway to and fro like they normally would. It is a temporary cold-shower kind of reaction where the testicles ascend up towards the body. I don't know if it happens to everyone, but with me, taking any ephedrine or yohimbe is like diving into a vat of icewater. It's THAT kind of shrinkage. I'm sure there is a technical name for it, but I have no clue what it is called. It...nevermind... enough on this subject.

 

[spatts]

I was referring to its inability to counteract supression of HPTA. Like you said....nevermind.

I wonder if it has someting to do with the diurectic effect. Any other guys notice this? If you are familiar with me from other forums then you know I'm asking in a purely objective way.

 

[Screwball]

Don't worry, it never crushes my nuts.

Oh the joys of womanhood.

I don't seem to have many problems with testicular constriction and now that I really think about it; I'm a little depressed. I think I need some time alone to myself.

 

[spatts]

 

[natural-mike]

Latinus,

A few things. First of all, the nut thing is kind of exagerrated, I know I personally posted my experience with Groove Briefs and jokingly mentioned the whole Nut cracker thing. Its not that bad, I actually ordered a pair of Inzer HD Groove which according to the masses is not as good as teh Frantz briefs but they were a bit cheaper than Frantz. I may never compete due to injuries but still the added hip support in my opinion made my briefs worth their weigth in gold. You probably should have got briefs to start with. The bottom line is the Powerlifting gear is not silk undies, its not comfortable and its not supposed to be.

Now about Inzer and sizing your gear. I already know the scoop with Inzer and you have to seriously lie to them when giving measurements, I lied my ass off when I first ordered my Groove briefs, I told her my hips, thighs and waist size on the phone but I lied and gave her sizes that were 2 to 3 sizes larger than the real thing. The result was, my first pair of briefs were so tight I couldnt get them past my ankles with the help of people, even after I lied they were too tight. I called them up and they told me send them back and order a new size now, so I ordered 2 sizes bigger, the Inzer woman asked me "are you sure you dont want to go just 1 size up?" I said no 2 sizes, seh replied "btu those are for a 275 pound man, I said I would grow into them The next day I sent my briefs in the mail back to Inzer, a day later (yes 1 day later) my new ones arrived and fit liek they were custom for me, are they comfortable?, hell no, but I can get them on by myself and they do the job, Inzer sent them Over-night priority and picked up the shipping tab. Thats how reliable these people are, and I always do business with them and they never ever rush me on the phone, you probably called some lady with PMS (which is a rarity).
Point is, you have to lie, your suit may actually be perfect fit for what you want.

Like Irish said though, I probably would have gone with briefs first. Suit later.

Peace,.
Mike

 

[latinus_spicticus]

See, Natural Mike, that is the thing:

There is so much conflicting info on how to size the gear that I just decided to make the call and go with gut instinct. I remember that someone posted on the board how their inzer briefs wouldn't fit even though they were ordered in a couple sizes large + they crushed their nuts, etc. and that is partially why I was hesitant to buy briefs, even though they are half the price.

So you have to order the briefs in 4 or 5 sizes larger than your actual measurements just to get them to work properly? Okay, does the same apply to suits or is it just briefs? Because I only went one size up on the suit-- if need be, like I said before, I will either exchange the suit for a different one, get a pair of briefs 4-5 sizes up, or try something else. Or, like spatts said, I may just train without them until my hips are beat up.

I don't expect the suit to be comfortable, I know it is supposed to support the hips, so I expect a certain level of pain/tightness. I just want one that is loose enough to get into/out of by myself, but not so loose that it doesn't help at all.

Thanks for the info on the briefs and the insight,

Peace