I'm looking into getting a pair of single ply briefs to start squatting heavier numbers in to get used to supporting heavier shit. I've got a few questions though in regards to the said briefs...first... what do you think of these?
http://www.inzernet.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=GROOVE
second...how much benefit will my RAW squat get out of using these from time to time? I'm still right at 600 or a little above it for a HARD single and wnat to start working past that once my elbow starts feeling better. How exactly do these work? They spring you out of the bottom? Kinda like a bench shirt but for your ass? How much increase in squat numbers am I looking at here? Sorry for my ignorance...
I'd love any and all advice..this is as much GEAR as i'm ever going to use and have been debating on getting them for a long time.
Those are pretty much worthless in my opinion unless you are a woman with wider hips relative to your thigh size. My wife actually seems to get a bit of carryover from groove briefs. I'm not sure why. While I like Inzer gear, the groove briefs and the powerpants with the origional material just don't last long at all. They stretch out really badly. I've also seriously pinched a nut trying to deadlift sumo in a pair of groove briefs. It was a bit warm, I was sweating, and the legs were apparently more stretched out than I thought they were.
I've got a pair of single ply powerpants made from hardcore material ---you can get these from Inzer or Brent Mikesell, just call them. I really like those briefs for day to day heavy squatting for hip support. The pair I have is relatively loose, I can pull them up by myself with a pair of slippers without teriffic effort. They have a solid stopping point, and seem to be durable and the lower ab support (I blew out an umbilical hernia a couple of years ago) is very good. They are about 75 dollars or something like that.
Finding good single ply briefs is hard. I don't get as much rebound compared to a suit with the briefs I've used, but they do have a bit out of the bottom and they've got a definitive stopping point. The big thing I've noticed is just support of the hips. I've tried wide stance (relatively speaking) without briefs and after 3-4 weeks, my hips start to ache. With briefs (even regular power pants) my hips feel much more solid and there is no pain at all. That to me is the single most important point of wearing them. To protect the hips.
