IMO you're asking for injury.
I can definitely see things like loose briefs used all the time. But to get in double ply squat suits or bench shits, no way.
First, the stress that the weights are going to put on your tendons, muscles, etc. Benching 500 in a shirt, when you can only hit 300 raw all year round will eventually wear you down. You already see guys getting tendonitis or osis from overuse, but if you don't take a break, and go back to the weights your tendons and body can NORMALLY handle, you're asking for trouble, IMO
I have nothing against gear, but it isn't natural. There's a reason why there is a difference in the raw and geared lifting records. Your body is only built for so much, which is how gear helps get past that stage. Not that PLing is safe by any measure, but you can reduce it.
this is why there should be competition cycles, and off season cycles. Or, if you're going to gear up, work up a good deal in raw work, and then put on gear. Al Caslow does this, and has seen excellent work (550x2 raw squat at 179bw)
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