Squat suits suck

[Deciever1]

squeezed into my z- suit today.. painful as all hell....

did 265 x 3 for 3 sets with just suit bottoms.. it was hell. i could not get form down with the suit.. it made me curl up at the bottom, prevented me from making depth because the belt latched onto my hips and rib.. and its so annoying.

all my lifts were just pure absolute power.. no technique involved.

any ideas on how to fix this?

 

[musc2002pa]

Deciever, when you say 'curl up' at the bottom, do you mean that you lost your low back arch?

If so, the straps are too tight. If they are too tight, they will pull you foward in the hole, causing you to loose your low back arch. From there, the problems just get worse.

That could be one of the problems with the suit. Its quite common.

/chad
carolinapower.net

 

[Deciever1]

i didnt even have the straps up....

i think i just need toget used to it.
im devoting my DE day to working with that.. see how it goes.

 

[princessofdarkness]

mine sucks too, D. i pinches so bad i have blood blisters and once im down i can't get back up. i might do my meet raw as i can squat 100lbs+ without it on....can't get the groove of it

 

[Gluteham]

The other than knee wraps the squat suit has to be one of the most beneficial peices of equipment ever made or thought of. First off are you sure that your ordered the right size and when i mean right size did you send in the right thigh measurements (you should have had to send in mid thigh and upper thigh), hip width measurements, trunk measurement. If those are off then you will spend more time fighting the suit than gaining the proper benefits from it. Second try putting baby powder on your thighs to make sure that you got the thighs of the squat suit up to the right positition. if the legs of the squat suit get anchored too low then it will pull your hips underneath you, If you sent them the wrong measurements the leg with could be too small to get your leg actually into the suit. Third once the thighs of the suit are set in the right spot then you have to make sure that you get the ass of the suit up high enough. Shit i have to wrap the straps of my squat suit around a squat bar and physically suspend myself in the air several times to get all the way into my suit and i am 290 pounds. I have seen it take as long as 15 -20 mins for some people to get positioned properly in their suits. Fourth it is very important that you sit back into the suit when you squat. My first time in my squat suit i did the same thing that it sounds like your doing but it just took some time and practice. The suit will try and pull your hips underneath you. you need to fight that by sitting your ass back deep against the suit. Basically the suit is fighting to keep your hips extended, when you squat you flex the hips in order to decend which in turn will force you to have to fight against the suit. The fun all happens when you go to ascend and that suit kicks in fighting like hell to re extend your hips. My squat suit has aided me in as much as 150 pounds and i have seen it help people as much as 250+ pounds. Its all about understanding how it works for you. All in all it sounds like your suit is not properly sized or your not getting it on all the way. I hope this helped and good luck.

GluteHam

 

[Deciever1]

great post gluteham

i've tried it with a very loose squat suit and it stil does the same thing.its such a a pain.

when i try and get it to work for me tomorrow. i will DEF. take into consideration what you just told me

thanks

 

[IrishPower]

d:

i think your squat suit is too tight still.

i also am not a big fan of the way inzer cuts his suits. if you like poly, i recommend frantz double.

 

[Hannibal]

i also am not a big fan of the way inzer cuts his suits. if you like poly, i recommend frantz double.

Irish...been thinking about this lately. Going to order a frantz poly in case I cant figure out the canvas. For the feds that only allow 3 layers...would you recommend a single suit and double briefs....or a double suit and single briefs.

just curious...

 

[musc2002pa]

I agree with the Frantz Poly. I have used a single Frantz and found it to feel more natural than the INZER champ or Z.

/chad
carolinapower.net

 

[1-dawg]

I have had zero luck with th efrantz poly crap. I have blown out every polysuit and briefs I got from them. Once, it even happened at the APF seniors. I wanted to give ernie his shit back right there on the spot. The z-suit isn't that that bad, but it sounds like the suit isn't on all the way. Your crotch and suit must become one. I used a z suit for year andnever had a problem with the knee thing or anything else. Also zero blowouts.