Epic battle of 308's

[BK]

speaking of suits...
I know there is a certain "groove" that bech shirts tend to have and the better you learn the shirt, the more you get out of it.
Does the same apply to squat/deadlift suits? Lets say the T-Rex by Inzer. Would it change my form? WOuld I have to adapt to the suit?

Yes to both. The groove and and area of support are different in shirts. Most denim shirts groove is right between the belly button and sternum and the support can be either in the triceps or shoulders. In the poly shirt, the grooves vary depending on the cut of the shirt. I have seen the groove be just below the chest to as low as above the belly button.
Squat suits and/or briefs are the same way. Denim is good for wide stance squatting and sumo deadlifting because of the uncompromising material. Poly suits depends on the cut of the suit. I have seen wide, medium , and narrow squats in poly suits.
As far as form changing the answer is absolutely. Benching, squatting, and deadlifting becomes a different ballgame when factoring in a suit. You must train in the suit often to master the technique and find what form works best for you.

[LilMendy]

Well,Ive got over 20 years of expieriance behind me,and thats 20 years of competing,and bench shirts are not a joke.Whats a joke is guys trying to justify their lack of strength by knocking the choices of how others compete.There is a simple solution for you guys that are 'THE REAL STRONG GUYS".Pop on a shirt,go in a meet and humiliate these weaklings.If your so freaking strong and shirt benching is a joke,you wouls only have to do it once,kill all those pretenders and prove your point.Somehow I doubt that will EVER happen.

I agree Billy!!

[crashcrew56]

So what if the squats were only parrellel, why would you want to squat deeper than you need and put up a lower number, you compete to win. Also I don't understand why everyone is bitching about bench shirts, in most cases everyone that competes with a bench shirt on is competing against other lifters that are also wearing one

[smj091977]

Wow! A lot of discussion on shirts and gear. I have only once benched in a shirt. I was maxing a mere 315 at the time with a bodyweight of 220. It took me 30 minutes to get into the thing. It was only a one ply. My Hero, the GREAT Dean, put 315 on, No problem, flew up! next was 365. Was as easy as 315 in the shirt. Dean the Dream then said that was it. You only did one or two sets in a shirt. (Is that true? Dean was a liar, claimed to be a IPF world record holder...) I honestly think I could have gotten 20-30 more pounds out of the shirt. No basis on this other than years of benching raw. I felt like I was cheating though. I missed 325 the next week raw. I am not making any judgements on whether or not I think gear is cheating. I am just saying I felt like it was cheating for me. I feel the same about using prohormones/aas. Like that would take away my feeling of accomplishment. I never put the shirt back on. I think I paid $50 or so for that one time use.