I've always been curious of this. I'm not competing but the majority of my lifting is done on the powerlifting side of things.
I currently have a F7 shirt that isn't near competition tight. I'll do a few odd sets with it about once a month. However I was wondering if I could be getting more gains or getting accustomed to higher weights by benching more with the shirt.
All of my sets are not 1 rep with gear; I'll have a few sets of 3-5 rep with a weight I know I can manage to get a feel for the shirt's rebound and to check form. From there it's stacking on weight for one or two reps.
Same deal with my suit. Although I just have the cheapest titan suit I'll do a workout once a month or so with it and knee wraps.
At the moment I weight around 200lbs and am benching 300 and squating 350 without gear. I get about 20-30lbs out of my gear when I use it.
I currently have a F7 shirt that isn't near competition tight. I'll do a few odd sets with it about once a month. However I was wondering if I could be getting more gains or getting accustomed to higher weights by benching more with the shirt.
All of my sets are not 1 rep with gear; I'll have a few sets of 3-5 rep with a weight I know I can manage to get a feel for the shirt's rebound and to check form. From there it's stacking on weight for one or two reps.
Same deal with my suit. Although I just have the cheapest titan suit I'll do a workout once a month or so with it and knee wraps.
At the moment I weight around 200lbs and am benching 300 and squating 350 without gear. I get about 20-30lbs out of my gear when I use it.