Jimmy Kolb

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CafY50xDPnT/

I'd be itching to try that shirt if I was still competing.

Hoosegow said:

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I'd be itching to try that shirt if I was still competing.

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Someone on Reddit said it is all elastic

Also said the bench record is now more than the deadlift record, which is insane to think about

They don't have the equivalent equipment to mimic the 'load' phase on a bench shirt for deadlift

1302* according to Instagram caption. But yeah that's absolutely nuts.

Damm that's crazy

Psht…his range of motion was a few inches

Aggie_Boomin 21 said:

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1302* according to Instagram caption. But yeah that's absolutely nuts.

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instagram caption was incorrect, multiple people have pointed this out

Gotcha, thanks

They were just starting to use shirts that had elastic material when I quit - bench daddy, sling shot, etc. Though I haven't seen it, this one looks like a combination of the traditional shirt and an elastic shirt.

Don't knock the shirt. It is like using nitrous in funny cars. As long as the gear is approved with the federation, it's all good. Learning how to use gear was the hardest thing I ever did and every time you get a new piece of gear, you have to learn it. No matter what, the gear doesn't move the weight.

Hoosegow said:

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They were just starting to use shirts that had elastic material when I quit - bench daddy, sling shot, etc. Though I haven't seen it, this one looks like a combination of the traditional shirt and an elastic shirt.

Don't knock the shirt. It is like using nitrous in funny cars. As long as the gear is approved with the federation, it's all good. Learning how to use gear was the hardest thing I ever did and every time you get a new piece of gear, you have to learn it. No matter what, the gear doesn't move the weight.

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I'm firmly Team Raw but acknowledge the work it takes to lift with a shirt.

Kolb's raw bench press is supposedly 600 lbs which is impressive any way you look at it.

A shirt lifted 700 lbs?

Shirt or no shirt, that is impressive!

I know the bench shirts help but only lifting 600lbs raw seems incredibly low. If that's accurate I need to get a bench shirt and try 1000lbs…

ttha_aggie_09 said:

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I know the bench shirts help but only lifting 600lbs raw seems incredibly low. If that's accurate I need to get a bench shirt and try 1000lbs…

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My bench would go to 865...with some more training.

ttha_aggie_09 said:

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I know the bench shirts help but only lifting 600lbs raw seems incredibly low. If that's accurate I need to get a bench shirt and try 1000lbs…

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I'm thinking the last time he lifted raw he did 600 lbs.

He's apparently been lifting equipped for a while now so pretty easy assumption he became stronger during that time period. This isn't the first time he's benched over 1000.

i just want to get 315.

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i just want to get 315.

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As long as you can bench 135, you're only this bench shirt away from 3 plates

I am only like 50 lbs away but i have not made any progress lately. Hit a damned wall.

I wanted to bench my weight, so I went on a diet. Seemed easier.

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i just want to get 315.

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Stop thinking about the number and just put in the work and you'll hit the goal.

I think people get intimidated by a number and mentally keep themselves from achieving their goal.

Since you're only 50 lbs away, I'd recommend a pyramid.

225x10, 235x8, 245x6, 255x4, 265x2.

Do that for 2 months, minimum, then come in and hit 225x6, 255x1, and then you'll easily do 315x1.

I've done Texas method and candito programs and for whatever reason I just can't get over this 265 hump. Maybe I'll go with your rec when I finish my current program.

Don't forgot about nutrition and sleep. Kind of hard with little kids (I think you have kids like mine) but it's often overlooked.

Have you ever done 3 plates before? It's a good goal but walking around a normal gym you'll see just how few people can actually do this… it's not easy and some people will likely never be able to accomplish it.

Not telling you that to discourage you, just providing perspective that's easy to lose track off when your hanging out in a gym a lot. Everyone thinks 225 is weak when the majority of people can't even bench their own body weight.

Anyways, keep grinding and you can get there.

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I've done Texas method and candito programs and for whatever reason I just can't get over this 265 hump. Maybe I'll go with your rec when I finish my current program.

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I think the secret to the Texas method is all of the squats, it supercharges your ability to put on lean mass. It is one of the reasons Starting Strength and Stronglift both contain a lot of squat volume, it is a quick way to put one some mass and see some results. Quick results encourage people early and get them addicted to working out.

If you like the Texas method, I'd use the framework except replace the 5x5 bench workout with a 5 set pyramid on Monday and Friday so you're hitting chest twice a week.

You want to get strong? Eat. If you aren't gaining strength or muscle... eat some more. Training is secondary. If you want a bigger bench, train your bench like a powerlifter. And eat. And I bet your form isn't very good. Probably not bad for your average gym goer, but benching is actually pretty technical if you want a good bench. But I digress. Eat.

https://www.elitefts.com/education/the-deconstruction-of-a-shw-powerlifter/

I know my form is jacked because my shoulder is jacked and If I want to unjack it I need surgery so its just going to stay jacked.

Hoosegow said:

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You want to get strong? Eat. If you aren't gaining strength or muscle... eat some more. Training is secondary. If you want a bigger bench, train your bench like a powerlifter. And eat. And I bet your form isn't very good. Probably not bad for your average gym goer, but benching is actually pretty technical if you want a good bench. But I digress. Eat.

https://www.elitefts.com/education/the-deconstruction-of-a-shw-powerlifter/

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I don't think that article exactly underlines the point you're making here. Yeah, he became big and lifted huge amounts of weight, he also became too big and unhealthy to point where his friends were telling him he was going to die.