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Originally Posted by NorthernWisco
Good stuff those free spotters are freakin sweet
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yeah it was well worth the 100 or whatever it cost.
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Originally Posted by NorthernWisco
Shirted boards or raw boards?
Raw DE or Bottoms DE box squats?
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If you have 2 bench days, do both. shirted on 1 day, raw on the other.
alot of guys getting great carryover from their shirts work the board down as a contest gets closer:
ie
w1: 3 board doubles
w2: 2 board doubles
w3: 1 board doubles
w4: 3 board singles
w5: 2 board singles
w6: 1 board single then work to opener.
Keep the shirt jacked as much as possible while still being able to touch the boards, twist the sleeves outwards to get more triceps support and if you are touching too easily, pull the shirt out from your armpits slightly.
then on the raw day just work with 3s and 5s off of 3 to 5 boards.
There are alot of ways to train a shirt bench but the above worked best for me. The most important thing is to get comfortable in the shirt and work with the support, not against it.
95% of my squats are going to be box squats, they make me stronger then free squats. Youll have to play around with what works for you. I would wear your suit straps down the majority of the time, and use a wider then normal stance on DE days.
If you decide to use free squats you will have to be careful, they are far harder on you because the weights are so much higher for most and its easier to burn out.