Massive. Looked pretty easy in the end. Put some more f*cking weight on the bar.

thanks!

thanks!

Thanks! I have no plans to shave my head. You are the second person to suggest it - my coach did so a while ago.

It felt very heavy and was difficult. It was slow compared to the 721.


lol, 811 was not easy.

Maybe I will put some more weight on the bar. I dont know when my next meet is going to be now; I dont know when I will start doing conventional DLs again; and I dont know when I can bench again.

The meet I had wanted to lift in next, a local UPA meet in March, is full.

The guy running the Arnold XPC in March in Ohio says he wants more geared lifters, so if I wanted to compete in that I probably could. Two of my teammates who did not have qualifying numbers are both in now and another is considering doing it. I just dont know if I will be ready and it would be a huge expense for a tentative commitment.

UPA nationals are in Iowa in April. I had a qualifying number for that last year in March, 1890 (qualifying for me is 1881) - I think the meet director would probably let me in. If I knew I would be ready for that, I would still not want to do it without having at least one or two teammates coming with to help out.

So without knowing when my next meet will be, there might not be any hurry to start doing conventional DLs either if my chiropractor thinks TBDLs are better for my arm issue in the short term. I see him tomorrow. If he says no benching and keep doing TBDLs, I'll set up a new TBDL program and set the goal something above 811.

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squat
140x5
230x5
320x3

briefs
410x2
500x1
600x1

canvas suit, no briefs
710x1 - buried it

size 38 predators + canvas suit
821x1 high - I could not get any air because when I put on this suit with these briefs it squeezes my stomach way too much.

I opened my belt up two holes.

821x1 high. This was probably a little too lose for my belt. I struggled picking the weight up, so I ran out of gas on the way down. I decided cutting it high > passing out in the hole with 821 on my back.


I read this article and decided, why not? http://www.powerrackstrength.com/the...-why-so-hated/
leg press
450x12
540x12
630x12

GHR - foot plate elevated about halfway up
15
vs orange band (medium thick) 15, 15 - these were hard

Yes, agreed...Living >>>dying.

Also, did not look that high....looked closer than I expected.

lol, yeah, although I know those 5 guys spotting will save me.

I still have a ways to go before I hit depth with tight briefs in this suit, but stuff is definitely moving better than it was when it was brand new.

I received the belt today (13mm Inzer lever). The belt itself is super solid and strong. It's very stiff, but not nearly as bad as I expected after reading some online comments. Of course, it helps that it's a lever belt, as I can see where it would be hard to push through a buckle until it's broken in.

The lever itself is okay. Functional, and nothing really wrong with it, but not at the very high level of the rest of the belt. A big plus, as you mentioned, is that it locks in quite nicely. That belt isn't going anywhere. It's a bit of a two-handed operation to seat the hooks -- at least while it breaks in.

I also read some complaints about customer service when ordering, along with long waits for the product to ship (they warn about potential long waits for some products on their site, as some are not manufactured until ordered). I ordered it online and found the website a bit dated but perfectly functional. I didn't receive an email regarding expected shipping time, but their phone support was great. A human answered the phone on the first ring, already had my info onscreen, and quickly told me when the belt shipped and when to expect it. She gave me the UPS tracking number verbally. Again, no automated updates but friendly service over the phone.

It was fast overall; I ordered the belt last weekend and received it around noon today (Friday). According to the website, they'll ship any color belt out right away...as long as it's black.

I won't hijack your thread with daily belt updates , but wanted to share my initial experience.

It looks like it's also designed to standardize levers, so Inzer can use the same mechanism for 10mm and 13mm belts. I'm a mechanical engineer and that's what I'd have done.

To check, I took the lever from my 10mm 20 year old non-Inzer belt. It fit the new belt perfectly. Both also had the same patent number on the lever, so it seems to be a standard off-the-shelf part. I wouldn't imagine Inzer fabricates metal hardware in-house, of course, so it makes perfect sense.

Not sure how relevant that is to your push for a new squat PR, but I found it interesting.

Yeah, Inzer has been generally good with customer service for me. I ordered a special-order Titan belt and that took 8 weeks for me to get it. I've heard it can take longer than that for bench shirts if they dont have what you want in stock. If you ever buy Titan gear (they do have a lot of very good gear), buy from either Lifting Large or Anderson Powerlifting if you want good customer service.

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DL
235x5x2
325x3x2
415x2

suit
505x1
585x2x2

TBDL
530x3, 3
580x3, 3
620x3

reverse hypers
180x12x2

1/15

bench press (1st time in over 6 weeks)
45x15
95x10
135x10
185x5
225x3 - everything felt a little sloppy and loose up to this point
275x2 - good set
315x1 - people watching it said it looked good, but it felt a lot harder than it used to. I didnt want to do anything too hard, so I didnt attempt my usual 345. I figured I'd start very light with the shirt on.

I recently had my size 54 open back two ply Inzer Rage X arms taken in 1/4". I think I'm going to like this shirt.
425 off 3 boards x 2 - surprisingly very easy
475 off 2 boards x 2 - very fast, not as easy
525 off 2 boards x f - I got it about halfway up and my lack of pushing strength from the layoff became apparent.

I'm pretty happy with how this went. I got to lift heavier than I was expecting and nothing really hurt during or so far after. I'll see how I do the next day or two when DOMS will probably set in now.

cable rows, using straps
150x20 - way too easy.
210x10
240x10
My back strength is still very good, probably due to the heavy TBDLs I've been doing. That's also probably why I was able to bench so heavy today. Strong lats are a big deal for heavy benching.

face pulls
135x15x2

1/17

squat
140x5
230x5
320x3

briefs
410x2
520x1

new briefs, old suit
610x1 - could not get to depth. It was maybe 1-2" high I think.

knee wraps
711x1 - This was buried. The guy calling depth for me took me too low. Someone said it was about 2-3" deeper than necessary. It took a lot out of me.

canvas suit & new briefs, knees wrapped
821xf - I got deeper than I have before, but it was still about 1-2" high. I took a little too long to get that low, and that wore me out, causing me to come just a little bit forward, so that buried me. I have no room for error with this weight. I was pretty wiped out after this attempt, so I decided to end squatting for the night.

RDLs (raw, no belt)
double overhand, no straps
230x5
320x5

straps
410x5
500x5
550x5

RDL numbers look pretty good imo.

When I get back up to speed, I want to see how close I can get to your squat numbers with just a walk out lol

Thanks

Walking out raw is different than picking it up out of the monolift and trying to squat it. There's no way I could ever walk out that kind of weight in that suit. I dont think the suit is much help picking the weight up off the pins though.

Leg press?!!


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1/18

I think I need to be careful with my right arm and not do too much pushing volume for a while.

blast strap pushups
10 x 5

chaos pushups
10 x 3

blast strap rows
10 x 3

band face pulls
20 x 3

Arm has been feeling sort of ok. I think the nerve stickiness in the triceps area is getting a lot better, but the forearm part is still giving me some problems.

1/21

DL
235x5, 5
325x3, 3
415x2

suit
505x1 - fast, solid
595x2 - meh, ok, but not great
595x2 - pretty fast and good form

TBDL (in briefs only)
540x3
590x3
630x3 - I think the was probably the most I've ever tripled
680x3 - I dont think I've ever doubled that before

630x3 - I think the was probably the most I've ever tripled
680x3 - I dont think I've ever doubled that before

Nice!

Thanks! Hopefully this leads to bigger DLs soon.

1/22

bench press
45x15
95x10
135x10
185x5
225x3
275x2
315x1

size 54 Rage X
455 off 1 board x 1 - very fast
495 off 1 board x 1 - fast
525 off two boards x 1 - not fast. I had failed this off two boards last week, so I figured I should try it off two boards again.It was not easy, but I did get it locked out ok. My strength is starting to come back, but its definitely not all there.

chaos push ups
10x5

1 arm cable rows
105x15
120x12

face pulls
135x15x3

1/24

squat
140x5
230x5
320x3

briefs
410x1
500x1

canvas suit, no briefs
610x1 - high
710x1 - good depth, smoked it. This was the best 700+ lb squat I've ever done.
770xf. I didnt find my groove on the way down, so when I got close to depth, it was hard to get there and my butt shot back. Once that happened, I had nothing to stand up with.

I took my suit off to relieve myself, then when I went to put it back on, I noticed a small rip in the canvas in the butt area. Just when I was starting to like this thing. **** Metal canvas squat suits. This ****ing piece of **** is getting sent beck. I'm going to get an Inzer.

briefs only
410x3
knees felt bad, so I shut it down

GHR
10 - right hip stiff, left knee angry. **** this ****.

I called EliteFTS about a refund. They asked for a picture of the rip first. Here it is:


I started using the suit 12/13. Unacceptable quality. Its not even broken in yet.

1/25

blast strap pushups
7 sets of 12 reps

blast strap rows
12, 12, 12

banded jacknifes
12, 12, 12

light band tall kneeling PNF D2 flexion
20, 20

band face pulls
20, 20, 20

lol

1/27

DL
235x5x2
325x3
415x2
505x1
575x1
615x1 - I was a little forward so it went slow
615x1 - looked like good form, but didnt feel great

TBDL
540x5x3

Right hip tight. Probably a good day for a deload.