Equipped powerlifting

[Joliver]

Anybody in here compete equipped? Trying to straighten out my new Leviathan suit. The new groove came pretty easy, but want some opinions before my meet in February.

 

[SFGiants]

I have near used that suit but I love to compete in gear, I compete single ply and raw.

 

[Joliver]

I have near used that suit but I love to compete in gear, I compete single ply and raw.

I love competing in gear, as well. I have monkeyed around with my suit and am sewing hooks on it to suspend it on the monolift....that way I can jack up the lift and put it on....stupid yes.

But in my meanderings about suit mods, a guy on another forum mentioned adding material to the legs and letting out the ass of it. I wear predators with my suit, and after I got the suit back, my groove is way off. I can get out of the hole with 40 or so more lbs, so that is good, but I am damn near falling backwards every time. Anyway, I said all of that to say this...I jacked my suit up two months ahead of my meet.

What sort of suit do you wear, and why do you like it? I am ordering a custom suit from several different companies....the one that gets here first, most likely will be my suit. But I am completely open to suggestions...

 

[PillarofBalance]

Joliver I train at a gym that is an elitefts affiliate so I recommend Metal

 

[Joliver]

Joliver I train at a gym that is an elitefts affiliate so I recommend Metal

Nice suit. Did it take a lot of practice to find your groove?

 

[PillarofBalance]

Nice suit. Did it take a lot of practice to find your groove?

I've only used a friends and it was a bit big for me which was kind of screwing me up but I had an easier time squatting in it then I did my old single ply briefs.

 

[Joliver]

I've only used a friends and it was a bit big for me which was kind of screwing me up but I had an easier time squatting in it then I did my old single ply briefs.

I tried a friend's canvas suit that was too big for me. I nearly took the ride.

I need the stopping power of canvas. Its hard to explain, but the stability of canvas allows me to focus on reversing and less on sinking to depth. Other poly suits I have to focus on depth until I hear the call to lift.

 

[SFGiants]

I love competing in gear, as well. I have monkeyed around with my suit and am sewing hooks on it to suspend it on the monolift....that way I can jack up the lift and put it on....stupid yes.

But in my meanderings about suit mods, a guy on another forum mentioned adding material to the legs and letting out the ass of it. I wear predators with my suit, and after I got the suit back, my groove is way off. I can get out of the hole with 40 or so more lbs, so that is good, but I am damn near falling backwards every time. Anyway, I said all of that to say this...I jacked my suit up two months ahead of my meet.

What sort of suit do you wear, and why do you like it? I am ordering a custom suit from several different companies....the one that gets here first, most likely will be my suit. But I am completely open to suggestions...

Squat Super Centurion
Bench F6
Pull Metal Pro King

 

[Joliver]

Squat Super Centurion
Bench F6
Pull Metal Pro King

What is the stopping power like in the centurion? I am willing to sacrifice rebound for stopping power and stability.

 

[SFGiants]

What is the stopping power like in the centurion? I am willing to sacrifice rebound for stopping power and stability.

It's single ply there is no stopping power it's all rebound as far as I can tell, I too have to be told an up command.

 

[Joliver]

It's single ply there is no stopping power it's all rebound as far as I can tell, I too have to be told an up command.

Thanks SF! I appreciate the input. This year, I have been getting some sadistic judges....they practically want me to sit on my feet before I get the lift command. I think I actually squeaked out "come on" in my last failed attempt. 30 second reps piss me off. I want to pull a Pete Rubish and drop it like its hot, but that relies on too much kinetic loading of the tendons and stresses the Golgi apparatus to the max. Its a rupture waiting to happen at my age.