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Originally Posted by Frank.S
One other option that I find helps me, is training with lighter gear and then throwing on the good stuff pre-contest.
I do about 90% of my squat training wearing an old stretched out metal pro suit and no breifs/wraps etc. This allows me to use a slightly lighter training weight while still being able to use a very similar form to full gear. Ive noticed some other lifters doing the same thing by using 1 size bigger gear in the offseason.
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i can see this as well. It's real similar to what i was saying with the briefs/suit bottoms on one day, and gear on the other.
I think this would really work when you get stronger though. You have to remember that matthew isn't squatting 800 yet. Getting his raw, overall base strength up can only help him in a long run.
It's similar to, i think, the progression of gear from beginner to intermediate, to advanced. A beginner can get good results with just some cheap loose gear, and get an idea of what it's about. As you get stronger and still interested in geared lifting, get stronger gear. You're gonna have a hard time touching weights on heavy duty shirts if you're only benching 225 raw.
I think we have differing opinions on this too. haha