The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation Thread: Part XX

[Jason2459]

That feel when you've worked up an awesome bloat all day to bench previouse 1RM for multiple sets and you flush it all down the toilet 5 minutes before training...

[NorthStrong]

F6 ain’t bad. I only used mine for a month though cause got real tired of the collar riding up.



Well I’ll have to start skipping them then.


Been having some great sessions so far. 2018 has been good to all the power fam it seems.

I learned with an F6 before using an SK, definitely more forgiving. I liked it, easy enough. SK wasn't too bad just hard to break in the material compared to F6 I found. Neither were ultra tight though.

And yes can confirm 2018 is the comeback year for everyone lmao.

Stan efferding is really smart but idk about all this eat all the steak and 12g of salt a day ****

lets get

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[JRMoore82]

That feel when you've worked up an awesome bloat all day to bench previouse 1RM for multiple sets and you flush it all down the toilet 5 minutes before training...

What the hell did you do??

I learned with an F6 before using an SK, definitely more forgiving. I liked it, easy enough. SK wasn't too bad just hard to break in the material compared to F6 I found. Neither were ultra tight though.

And yes can confirm 2018 is the comeback year for everyone lmao.

I got size 50 when my chest was measuring 51.

I don’t.....regret buying the F6. It was cheap enough and the whole reason I got into single ply was for bench. Easy to break in. My groove didn’t have to change a lot.

But it was night and day getting into the SK and yeah the material is a bitch to get broken in. Did all that training and went into the meet jacking the arms and screwed my whole meet up. Even going through the training for this one now that I have the arms where/how I want them I just got the material where I feel good with it and can handle weight.

Dear diary..............

[Jason2459]

What the hell did you do??

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https://youtu.be/WtS5BkwA3yU


Why am I turned on by that...

[NorthStrong]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgQ00bVl...aken-by=vado.a


Dis gon be good...

[JRMoore82]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgQ00bVl...aken-by=vado.a


Dis gon be good...

:big eye emoji

[Torrtrefireto]

What the hell did you do??



I got size 50 when my chest was measuring 51.

I don’t.....regret buying the F6. It was cheap enough and the whole reason I got into single ply was for bench. Easy to break in. My groove didn’t have to change a lot.

But it was night and day getting into the SK and yeah the material is a bitch to get broken in. Did all that training and went into the meet jacking the arms and screwed my whole meet up. Even going through the training for this one now that I have the arms where/how I want them I just got the material where I feel good with it and can handle weight.

Dear diary..............

To me F6 to SK was a smaller difference than SK to LCC SK

The SK is objectively a much better shirt. The only reason I'd recommend the F6 is the frustration of using a tight SK for your first shirt could just make you quit before learning it

[Anthony21]

Programming is like 5% of the battle but people like to make it into 80%.

Consistency is the 80%. Everything works. Train, eat, sleep etc. Read alot, learn alot.

I'm starting to find this out more and more. I get in my own head and figure that another program is going to benefit me more vs just staying on what I'm doing until the wheels fall off. It's not even a bad program I'm following so I need to just gtfo of my own head lol.

[JRMoore82]

To me F6 to SK was a smaller difference than SK to LCC SK

The SK is objectively a much better shirt. The only reason I'd recommend the F6 is the frustration of using a tight SK for your first shirt could just make you quit before learning it

I do agree with that. At least borrow a F6. But i didnt feel pressure on the F6 in my arms, just my chest. The seam on the SK’s mashing into your tris is a nightmare the first couple times.

[baize82]

moving from an F6 to SK and promptly throwing 500 on the bar in my first session and slaughtering it for reps off a board was one of my favorite moments in my whole powerlifting career

then I tore my pec in it with a 450 touch at a local meet and I haven't really done any equipped benching since...I miss it so bad

[Daemonium]

I'm starting to find this out more and more. I get in my own head and figure that another program is going to benefit me more vs just staying on what I'm doing until the wheels fall off. It's not even a bad program I'm following so I need to just gtfo of my own head lol.

Trying different systems can help you figure out what works for you and what doesn't. It's a continuous learning experience. Simple progressions can go a lot farther than people think, assuming the work and effort is there.

[NorthStrong]

Startin to throw some squats with wraps back in again. I always find a bit of overloading helps my no wraps squat. Anyone else find this? I just kinda use them like I use a slingshot.

[JRMoore82]

moving from an F6 to SK and promptly throwing 500 on the bar in my first session and slaughtering it for reps off a board was one of my favorite moments in my whole powerlifting career

then I tore my pec in it with a 450 touch at a local meet and I haven't really done any equipped benching since...I miss it so bad

Torn pec in shirt? Was the collar jacked down? Thought it would be one of the more protected part with gear.

Startin to throw some squats with wraps back in again. I always find a bit of overloading helps my no wraps squat. Anyone else find this? I just kinda use them like I use a slingshot.

Seems like it to me. Seems like when I was hitting heavy triples w/wraps my 1RM sleeves moved up.

[Rags85]

To me F6 to SK was a smaller difference than SK to LCC SK

The SK is objectively a much better shirt. The only reason I'd recommend the F6 is the frustration of using a tight SK for your first shirt could just make you quit before learning it

I don't mind buying more than one shirt. F6 seems like the place to start. What about sizing? They list 3 different sizes based on chest size. Comp, meet and regular. Would it be bad to not size up on a first shirt? Also, what about sizes for girls? same as for guys? under the arms, widest part of chest.

[JRMoore82]

Well now I’m super excited. All this shirt talk and something was bothering me. My collar trim is black on my SK. So after my gear meet in April I was entering a raw. Now I have an excuse to buy a new shirt.

Still, collar doesn’t ride up with the SK like the F6.

I don't mind buying more than one shirt. F6 seems like the place to start. What about sizing? They list 3 different sizes based on chest size. Comp, meet and regular. Would it be bad to not size up on a first shirt? Also, what about sizes for girls? same as for guys? under the arms, widest part of chest.

I ordered both the F6 and SK measuring with the size from the widest part of my chest. Chest was 51 so ordered 50 in both.

Still got 80lbs out of the F6. With the SK 140lbs over my raw best was a struggle to touch unless I descend faster.

Just my 2 cents.

[Torrtrefireto]

I don't mind buying more than one shirt. F6 seems like the place to start. What about sizing? They list 3 different sizes based on chest size. Comp, meet and regular. Would it be bad to not size up on a first shirt? Also, what about sizes for girls? same as for guys? under the arms, widest part of chest.

I'd go with wither regular or one bigger. I wear a 'meet fit' chest with tightened sleeves and get 100kg out of it

[JRMoore82]

I'd go with wither regular or one bigger. I wear a 'meet fit' chest with tightened sleeves and get 100kg out of it

100kg!!! Damn man! You got some good technique!

[308smk]

Startin to throw some squats with wraps back in again. I always find a bit of overloading helps my no wraps squat. Anyone else find this? I just kinda use them like I use a slingshot.

I like my knees not exploded so I don't squat over 225kg without wraps.

I've done this for long enough now that my normal squat form is wraps and sleeves are for light highbar days.

[Torrtrefireto]

100kg!!! Damn man! You got some good technique!

Not really.... its not as good at ~300kg as it was at 250... I just got short arms

I like my knees not exploded so I don't squat over 225kg without wraps.

I've done this for long enough now that my normal squat form is wraps and sleeves are for light highbar days.

I feel that. I don't care how much I might be able to squat raw, the pain is just not worth it. Anything over 225 and I'm wearing wraps

[NorthStrong]

Seems like it to me. Seems like when I was hitting heavy triples w/wraps my 1RM sleeves moved up.

Lol, I'm doing heavy triples raw and singles with wraps.

I like my knees not exploded so I don't squat over 225kg without wraps.

I've done this for long enough now that my normal squat form is wraps and sleeves are for light highbar days.

I feel that. I don't care how much I might be able to squat raw, the pain is just not worth it. Anything over 225 and I'm wearing wraps

Interesting. My knees are feeling really good right now just squatting once a week.

[NorthStrong]

Man it is crazy how many really good lifters just seem to fall off the face of the earth for no apparent reasons. Injuries I can understand but a lot of guys just seem to fade out of the sport. Was just just thinking about some great guys who you don't see anymore. Definitely gives credence to what I always heard from the true goats like Coan etc that being great is about lasting in the sport a long time.

Brent Willis, Kade Weber, Vince Urbank, Travis Ortmayer, etc. Lots of them, I know Kade is still really young, I'd love to see him come back. Not sure how old or Brent is but he was hitting some insane weights a few years ago.

[adamsz]

Man it is crazy how many really good lifters just seem to fall off the face of the earth for no apparent reasons. Injuries I can understand but a lot of guys just seem to fade out of the sport. Was just just thinking about some great guys who you don't see anymore. Definitely gives credence to what I always heard from the true goats like Coan etc that being great is about lasting in the sport a long time.

Brent Willis, Kade Weber, Vince Urbank, Travis Ortmayer, etc. Lots of them, I know Kade is still really young, I'd love to see him come back. Not sure how old or Brent is but he was hitting some insane weights a few years ago.

That's just the nature of the sport really. It's a young man's game. This chit causes so much stress to our joints/tendons/etc - even with good intelligently thought-out programming - that most people's body's just can't handle it for a long period of time. The people who can are the anomalies.

[Rags85]

That's just the nature of the sport really. It's a young man's game. This chit causes so much stress to our joints/tendons/etc - even with good intelligently thought-out programming - that most people's body's just can't handle it for a long period of time. The people who can are the anomalies.

That and this sport isn't a career for the majority of people. Life can catch up. Whether its job, wife, kids, its pretty easy to put powerlifting to the side in many cases. Most I would imagine don't pick up again at the level they once did.

[WorldClassDBag]

How much more do you think clarence could squat if he squatted like a powerlifter

[JRMoore82]

Throw on a belt and no pause he’s probably good for 725 at least. That’s not including if low bar helps him or not.

[Hamzzza]

How much more do you think clarence could squat if he squatted like a powerlifter

666kg

[Rags85]

How much more do you think clarence could squat if he squatted like a powerlifter

tree-fiddy

[WorldClassDBag]

He pulled sumo for the first time a few days ago too. is coming to the dark the side?

[adamsz]

gotta love threads about PLing on the misc

https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...hp?t=175513731

herp derp arching on the bench is cheating!! Oh man it never gets old.

[JohnnyRingo350]

Man it is crazy how many really good lifters just seem to fall off the face of the earth for no apparent reasons. Injuries I can understand but a lot of guys just seem to fade out of the sport. Was just just thinking about some great guys who you don't see anymore. Definitely gives credence to what I always heard from the true goats like Coan etc that being great is about lasting in the sport a long time.

Brent Willis, Kade Weber, Vince Urbank, Travis Ortmayer, etc. Lots of them, I know Kade is still really young, I'd love to see him come back. Not sure how old or Brent is but he was hitting some insane weights a few years ago.

A lot is health related. Some guys ride the wave to hard, and it almost kills them. I believe ortmyer had badish kidney issues, Derek Kendall the same, and Vince urbank and physical and mental health issues.