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Showdowner52
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big ass lift lol.....well do you guys only go up to a certain amount before you wear a shirt during a comp or what?
pretty ricky
family man
you can lift raw in apf.
Mudge
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jcp2 said:
Sounds about like me, but when I meant high I meant nipple line or thereabouts. I actually probably came half way close to a couple dumps where it not for spotting help, just because I went into a weak zone until that shirt broke in and I figured out the perfect positioning etc etc
roccodart440
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jcp2 said:
That's alot of support! I don't get that much out of my double denim and that mutha is Tight (notice the capital T)
roccodart440
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Showdowner52 said:
Raw just doesn't seem to have the populaity anymore. WHe I lifted raw in the last meet I went to a couple guys said with amazment "your going raw?"
One reason is Raw is harder on your shoulders and also people want to see BIG lifts.
Mudge
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roccodart440 said:
When my chest was 51.5" I was wearing a single ply poly 54" Titan, I hadn't optimized wearing it just yet but I was around there so really I'm almost amazed he got so low with it. I can only imagine what a double ply competition fit must be like, lots of practice and lots of break in.
roccodart440
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pullinbig said:
So far i've only had on hand me downs. I haven't decided on what brand and model to buy. THe 1st day I used my double denim I couldn't touch with 455. I'm getting better at using it. No dobt it could fit me better though. THe arms couldn't be any tighter though. It taked two guy to put the damn thing on me.
roccodart440
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I don't swim in the shirt. It is tight across the chest hence the zombie look when it's on and the arms have become extremely tight to the point of barely fitting.
My chest is 48 1/2"
My arms cold unflexed are 18"
Warmed up flexed they are 19 1/4"
My chest is 48 1/2"
My arms cold unflexed are 18"
Warmed up flexed they are 19 1/4"
roccodart440
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Mudge said:Out of curiosity did you weigh-in at your competition? I weigh a lot less (naked, AM before any food/liquids). I'm 247 in the AM, 19 1/8" cold flexed 51.5", and definitely not ripped.6'2"
I had to weigh in. It was an APF sanctioned meet. I weighed in the night before at 242 on the dot around 7pm. I sucked weight to make that meet though.
roccodart440
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Thanks PB.
Is there a way I can take measurments from the shirt I have to see if they are correct for me?
Is there a way I can take measurments from the shirt I have to see if they are correct for me?
roccodart440 said:
apprx every inch of chest plate you remove means it takes about another 75-100lbs to touch.
if you touched 405 then you can stand to have a smaller chest plate. and with denim you dont want the sleeves extremely tight. snug but not tight.
from what tou say the shirt is not properly fitted to you.
roccodart440
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pullinbig said:
Well if I buy one what would you rec? I think i'd like something with a higher groove. I see all the record holding lifters wear either karens or inzer.
I can in the mean time look through the bag of shirts john has at his gym. THere must be about 50 in there.
roccodart440
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Metal shirts are pretty expensive. I found with the denim that I can't touch with a high groove. I need to drop the bar lower and roll my shoulder girdle to touch.
Do you like pheenom's? I've been training with a guy named John Galagan. You may have heard of him e is fairly well known. He said he likes the pheenom but ripped his last one open pretty bad. He also does about 800 AAPF at SHW. LOL. That could be part of the reson for the rip.
Do you like pheenom's? I've been training with a guy named John Galagan. You may have heard of him e is fairly well known. He said he likes the pheenom but ripped his last one open pretty bad. He also does about 800 AAPF at SHW. LOL. That could be part of the reson for the rip.
