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I was losing about a lb a week, just by cutting carbs after noon; i upped the protein though and still made some of the best gains ever... now do i know if they would have been even better had...

gear all the way!!! FUKC raw!!!

listen to this man

rev. bands have done SOOOO much for my raw and suited pull its not even fair!!

they help you get speed off the floor, help you w/ learning how to transition heavier weights...

haha best idea ever.. i hate loading and unloading plates now... it was nice when the most i could pull was 275 :D

i only lift 3 days a week

dont order from titan directly.. they take FOReVER

http://gopainclinic.com/suits.php

im about 225 now..
got a meet the 28th that i was going to go 220s, but i decided to stay 242.. so hopefully ill be 235 meet time :D

im 20, and you can check my youtube.. i have vids on there of some of my lifts..

yeah, the last time i pulled anything heavy raw was 490 for a double a couple months ago.

all raw (For comparison)

nov 2005:
s- 180
b- 150
d- 250-275 (cant remembe what i first pulled)

now:
s- 365ish
b- 250ish

3 days:

1 Bench
2 Pull
3 Squats

(and assistance of course)

http://www.joeskopec.com/programs.html

if it were ME i would do:
135-6
135-3 (the extra set helps me, i still do this each time i becnh)
165-1
195-1
225-1 pr

i dont think there is a need to do smolov this early in the game for him.

he needs to just squat heavy 3's and 5's and if he decides to comp in gear, get used to the gear as much as he can.

i...

well i know when i squat in gear i get like 50+ out of my belt straps down, becuase it holds the suit in place :D :D

and i get quite a bit w. my raw deadlift. it doenst seem to have anything to...

i honestly thought the article was written to be a joke...
"you should never grip the bar w. your thumbs"
riiiiight
"bench press is a cheater exercise"
okay!

god no wonder i havent gotten...

why not just use bands or something for lockout power? i mean even w/ 135, if you land wrong on your ankle it wont be good.

sounds kind of stupid to me

yeah, i jsut use a centurion

Get some upholstry thread and have your mom sew them up some on a sewing machine.. my mom uses a quilting needle to do it
..you can either pinch them and sew, or i...

i pull convo and i just use a centurion...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KYYAEaue9o

edit: i like my straps tight (shortened) when pulling but i like them looser when squatting

if its your first time in gear i would get a rageX thats 1 size too big, and if you can get a Centurion NXG+ (not super+) - they are discontinued but you can find them on Ebay and gopainclinic.com...