How much does YOUR bench shirt give you?
Let's get a lot of responses on this thread, because this is such an important topic in powerlifting. The tightness of your shirt often determines who wins the meet... I have often warmed up with guys who appear to be significantly weaker then I, only to watch them destroy me when the shirt goes on. And I have very good lockout power. Post your raw lift, your bench shirt lift and your weight so we can see what are realistic goals when concerning the bench shirt.
Weight: 160
Raw bench: 311
Shirted: 325
-HP
let me ask what may be a stupid question since i'm not a powerlifter
would it be possible to use a shirt as a means of increasing hypertrophy in your chest?or is a shirt only good for pure strength in a 1RM situation, much like a burst of ATP x 10,000?haha.i'm totally clueless as far as the shirt things goes.any responses would be greatly appreciated!!thnaks guys!
can someone explain to me?
what is the premise behind the shirt and how does it infact increase the total amount of weight you can press?