Why lift equipped?

[Gadawg]

I can't for the life of me figure out why this even exists. Why the **** would I care how much your shirt can bench press? Fill me in powerlifters.

 

[DieYoungStrong]

It's a different sport. Think of it like drag racing. Raw lifting is street cars, Raw w/ wraps is slicks, and multi-ply is funny cars.

Lifting in gear is hard and using gear is a sport in and of itself. If you lose the groove at all in gear - you're in for a world of hurt. Raw lifting is much more forgiving technique wise.

That said, I'm still a much bigger fan of raw lifting.

 

[PillarofBalance]

They don't compete against raw lifters. And until you put a shirt on and try and bench with it, don't talk shit. It's hard af.

 

[maxmuscle1]

Agreed. Competition is not just lifting heavy weight with buddies. It’s a lifetime(or years) if learning,training,goal setting, and involves all kinds of additions. A 1 lb gain can take takes months but it can mean beating a WR.

 

[Jin]

Because it’s awesome to say you bench 1,000 pounds.

 

[DieYoungStrong]

They don't compete against raw lifters. And until you put a shirt on and try and bench with it, don't talk shit. It's hard af.

I thought you were going to die multiple (or is it multi-ply) times when you were benching in the jean jacket shirt with the Metallica patch on it lmao

 

[Iron1]

I thought you were going to die multiple (or is it multi-ply) times when you were benching in the jean jacket shirt with the Metallica patch on it lmao

wut

10char.

 

[snake]

Because it’s awesome to say you bench 1,000 pounds.

I personally know the first guy to do just that. Just holding that kind of weight is bone crushing. I was in awe watching someone in my weight and age class bench almost 100 lbs more then me at a meet. This 1010 lb bencher put his arm around me and said, "You'd crush that with a shirt, no problem"

 

[DieYoungStrong]

I personally know the first guy to do just that. Just holding that kind of weight is bone crushing. I was in awe watching someone in my weight and age class bench almost 100 lbs more then me at a meet. This 1010 lb bencher put his arm around me and said, "You'd crush that with a shirt, no problem"

Me too. And we both know he has neurological damage from doing it lol...

 

[snake]

I can't for the life of me figure out why this even exists. Why the **** would I care how much your shirt can bench press? Fill me in powerlifters.

It's not for everyone G. There are even divisions within that division. Single-ply, Double-ply, I think they may even have a Double-ply denim. I tried a single ply shirt and found it's not for me. Shirts seem to favor guys with strong triceps. If you have lockout problems, the shirt, even with a wide grip is not going to do much.

If you commit to equipped competitions, you will probably go all in. That includes not only a bench shirt but a power/ squatting suit, dead lifting suit, erector shirt and grooved briefs. The question is when does it end and how much is really you?

 

[DieYoungStrong]

wut

10char.

Mostly a joke, but some older fashioned bench shirts were made from denim. Pillar started playing around with one that was kicking around our gym. After a few sessions when he started adding stupid weight to the bar, he lost the groove a few times and had some scary near death experiences lmao. I've never been so scared spotting someone haha.

 

[PillarofBalance]

I thought you were going to die multiple (or is it multi-ply) times when you were benching in the jean jacket shirt with the Metallica patch on it lmao

That denim shirt had zero forgiveness. What's ****ed up is the closer I came to eating the bar the more I wanted to do it!

 

[PillarofBalance]

wut

10char.

Picture me benching in a denim jacket worn backwards and 4 sizes too small.

 

[DieYoungStrong]

Picture me benching in a denim jacket worn backwards and 4 sizes too small.

With a Metallica patch on it lmao

 

[Gadawg]

They don't compete against raw lifters. And until you put a shirt on and try and bench with it, don't talk shit. It's hard af.

That's why I asked. The SPF that I plan to compete in has a category for bench pressing with Mark Bell's slingshot. Other than him being a sponsor, I just dont understand why that's a thing.

My initial post reads as more inflammatory than I meant it to be. That's just my nature. Lol

 

[ToolSteel]

Equipped lifting is something you can’t really understand until you’ve tried it or at least trained with some guys that use it for a while. It really is like a whole different sport.
Im a big fan of raw lifters using equipment for overload training. I used to have a single ply squat suit I used every couple weeks. Helped me break out of a plateau. The highest I ever went with it was 765.
It really makes your normal raw weight unracks a lot less scary.

 

[Gadawg]

Gotcha. Thanks guys

 

[Straight30weight]

That's why I asked. The SPF that I plan to compete in has a category for bench pressing with Mark Bell's slingshot. Other than him being a sponsor, I just dont understand why that's a thing.

My initial post reads as more inflammatory than I meant it to be. That's just my nature. Lol

Interesting. They’re actually competing using the slingshot? When I’m not broken anymore I’m going to use mine a whole lot more

 

[Gadawg]

Interesting. They’re actually competing using the slingshot? When I’m not broken anymore I’m going to use mine a whole lot more

Yes.

What do you like about it 30? The only people I ever see using them just do so bc they want to put a bunch of weight on the bar. But I dont lift st a powerlifting gym

 

[Uncle manny]

The other night I saw this clown, he had a bench shirt, sling shot and made sure his belt was on tight... on the decline bench... bouncing 2 plates off his big belly. Dude was all geared up. I was just there laughing found it pretty damn funny.