Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below Everyone on here seems to bench with a shirt. I have never benched with one. Don't really know anything about them. I'f I'm going to keep competing, would it pay to get one? About hoe much weight it any could I expect it to increase my bench? Inzer the best to get? Any help would be apprciated!!
Should I lift with a Shirt?
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Arioch
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It depends. If you are competing against other lifters who are using shirts, and you do not, it is rather like the proverbial "bringing a knife to a gunfight." If you are interested, and there are any in your area, the AAU has RAW meets, which are drug tested. You can check out their website at:
www.aausports.org
I am sure PLJay will be along shortly to give you some good advice on shirts, as he gets a lot more out of them than I ever will.
www.aausports.org
I am sure PLJay will be along shortly to give you some good advice on shirts, as he gets a lot more out of them than I ever will.
brianmincher
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I think you lift in NASA, which I believe only allows single ply poly. Get a good tight poly shirt. I would go with the best you can get. In your case the extra high performance heavy duty from Inzer.
If you are lifting where denim is allowed, get a denim shirt and get used to it. Much more effective than poly, at least for me. But dangerous and horribly uncomfortable.
Get a shirt. Nobody goes raw.
My 2 cents.
B.
If you are lifting where denim is allowed, get a denim shirt and get used to it. Much more effective than poly, at least for me. But dangerous and horribly uncomfortable.
Get a shirt. Nobody goes raw.
My 2 cents.
B.
speedDemon
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what is the rationale of this shirt?so you are saying you can't lift the weight without it?then what good is it?you have got to be kidding me.
powerlifterjay
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Everyone wears shirts. If your in a raw class fine but in the end all of this sport the WPO , the Arnold Classic which is where i wanna be. There is amust for the shirt. Yu can buy them for however strong you think you are. When Arioch says i get more from them he means i have lockout power. Meaning this. We train raw bench once aweek. I am or my partners are by no means all shirt. But we take one day a week and lift as much as we can off boards to further our lockout ability. So if you get a shirt so tight that is takes X amount of weight to touch your chest, the shirt only helps the first 6 inches or less off the bottom. You better have some lockout strength and tri power to handle that shirt.
Speed demon shirts are liek knee wraps. Yes they help alot for some. I knwo some people who get very little from there shirts. Why no lockout power. I can bench 545 raw no shirt. With a shirt who knows nothing will touch but i reckon mid 600's. I get over 100 lbs ou tof my shirt easily. But i can lockout mid 600's. From 5 inches off my chest. SO if you think all you need is a shirt to lift weight go get a denim shirt and go win some money! Easier said then done.
Speed demon shirts are liek knee wraps. Yes they help alot for some. I knwo some people who get very little from there shirts. Why no lockout power. I can bench 545 raw no shirt. With a shirt who knows nothing will touch but i reckon mid 600's. I get over 100 lbs ou tof my shirt easily. But i can lockout mid 600's. From 5 inches off my chest. SO if you think all you need is a shirt to lift weight go get a denim shirt and go win some money! Easier said then done.
speedDemon
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first off i wouldn't even know where to get a "shirt".i wouldn't wear one if i did,i would rather get stronger to push the weight not but a "shirt".i bench no where near what you bench but i will admit that is alot without the shirt but i'm not impressed if you have to wear one to do 600.sorry,can't buy into it.and i have trained as a bodybuilder for years and i wanted to learn more about powerlifting as i thought it was.not shirts,boards and all that shit.does anyone on here lift without these things?????do you really feel good after making a lift in this shirt?and you say go win money??what does that mean?do you win money at these meets?i have heard of the wpo but can't say i know the details of it,but i beleive in old school sweat and determination .please respect my opinion.it pisses me off i come here and to answer my questions you direct me to other sites to read!isn't that why we are on these boards?
here's a little tip then ...GET THE FUCK OFF THE BOARD....assholes like you think the shirt is like a magic carpet.well guess what..you have to push that shit off your chest.i agree with this ...if you think you can do it DO IT!!!!get a shirt and lead the way,cause we all know talkin' shit on here don't mean shit.........what exactly do you bench and weigh,if you don't mind me asking......
Deciever
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most people on here do lift with bands and boards.. you know why? THEY WORK. and bands are fun. They let you work your weakest points with their max weight, and in the same movement work your stronger points just as hard. Also, a shirt is not as glorified as you think. I have friends who use it, and its not a miracle cure. Read up on stuff like westside before you s tart making biased opinions
The Mann,
was that directed twards me? If it was I don't know what i said to make you so upset. I'm now to this whole powerlifting thing. I see people useing them with alot of success and was wondering if I had any reason to get one.
Deciever, I'm not expecting a miracle out of the shirt. I know nothing about them thats why I was asking. I had heard some people say it will add 10 to 15 #'s on your bench and others have said more.
PLJ, if I do decide to get one I may ask you some more questions about them, several people told me you were the shirt guy on here.
was that directed twards me? If it was I don't know what i said to make you so upset. I'm now to this whole powerlifting thing. I see people useing them with alot of success and was wondering if I had any reason to get one.
Deciever, I'm not expecting a miracle out of the shirt. I know nothing about them thats why I was asking. I had heard some people say it will add 10 to 15 #'s on your bench and others have said more.
PLJ, if I do decide to get one I may ask you some more questions about them, several people told me you were the shirt guy on here.
Settle down speeddeamon, we direct you to sites because that is where the info is. It is much easier for you to read a three page article on something than for us to waste our time and write it all out for you. When you finish reading and then you don't understand someting ask a specific question and it will go a lot faster.
Most of the competitors on hear compete with a shirt. The federations we are in allow them and almost everyone wears them. If you don't like them than thats your buisness and go compete somewhere else. Most of these people can bench pretty fuckin heavy without them anyway and don't go thinking that just because we wear shirts that a lot of old school sweat ,blood and guts doesn't come with our training. Powerlifting is not all about boards and shirts but it just happens to be a proven method that a lot if guys on this board train like. If you don't like that method than ask for another way to train and we would be glad to give you our input or a place to find it. Otherwise go back to the training forum.
Most of the competitors on hear compete with a shirt. The federations we are in allow them and almost everyone wears them. If you don't like them than thats your buisness and go compete somewhere else. Most of these people can bench pretty fuckin heavy without them anyway and don't go thinking that just because we wear shirts that a lot of old school sweat ,blood and guts doesn't come with our training. Powerlifting is not all about boards and shirts but it just happens to be a proven method that a lot if guys on this board train like. If you don't like that method than ask for another way to train and we would be glad to give you our input or a place to find it. Otherwise go back to the training forum.
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