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Katana Posted by Ronald Legarreta on 7/9/2008, 9:30 pm 99.151.170.236 First off, congrats Teale on your Gold Medal at the World's. What a great, great accomplishment. Here is my issue. I am truly dedicating time to work in my Katana in order to learn the shirt and get the most out of it. - When I get the shirt on it is very difficult to use my normal grip (between my middle and index finger on the ring) so is the shirt made for a more narrow grip or is that normal for a person using a "wide" grip to have difficulty getting arms that wide? - I have been letting the shirt ride up on my neck in order to get a lighter weight to touch, well yesterday I had one of my training partners "jack" (pull down on the front) the shirt so I could use heavier (well for me anyway) weight and the seam on shoulder area was really cutting into me but not on my triceps like normal but my front delts. Is that normal or do I not have the shirt seated correctly? When I am relaxed the shoulder seam is not on my shoulder but rather about 1" toward my chest. Any suggestions? Hope this makes sense. If not let me know and I'll give you a call. Thanks and again congratulations.  Post a Response

Re: Katana Posted by Teale on 7/10/2008, 6:23 am, in reply to "Katana" 67.60.9.9 Thanks Ronald! I should be fairly hard to get your hands out to the correct position on the bar. THat is normal. The shirt shoulders should be in contact with your body. It sounds like either you dont have the shirt on far enough or it is just to tight for you. Are you using slipper to get the arms fully seated and up before you pull the shirt on over your head? --Previous Message-- : First off, congrats Teale on your Gold : Medal at the World's. What a great, : great accomplishment. : : Here is my issue. I am truly dedicating : time to work in my Katana in order to : learn the shirt and get the most out of : it. : : - When I get the shirt on it is very : difficult to use my normal grip : (between my middle and index finger on : the ring) so is the shirt made for a : more narrow grip or is that normal for : a person using a "wide" grip : to have difficulty getting arms that : wide? : - I have been letting the shirt ride up : on my neck in order to get a lighter : weight to touch, well yesterday I had : one of my training partners : "jack" (pull down on the : front) the shirt so I could use heavier : (well for me anyway) weight and the : seam on shoulder area was really : cutting into me but not on my triceps : like normal but my front delts. Is : that normal or do I not have the shirt : seated correctly? When I am relaxed : the shoulder seam is not on my shoulder : but rather about 1" toward my : chest. Any suggestions? : : Hope this makes sense. If not let me : know and I'll give you a call. Thanks : and again congratulations. : : :  Post a Response

Re: Katana Posted by Ronald Legarreta on 7/10/2008, 10:22 am, in reply to "Re: Katana" 99.144.254.67 Teale, It can’t be too tight because I initially got a 44 but had to get a 46 just to get some weight to touch. Fully seated??? That is a good question….when I pull it over my head I usually have some gaps under my arms pits and continue to work it with the shirt on. As to whether it is fully seated…I may have to take a picture and send it for your review. Thanks. --Previous Message-- : Thanks Ronald! : : I should be fairly hard to get your : hands out to the correct position on : the bar. THat is normal. The shirt : shoulders should be in contact with : your body. It sounds like either you : dont have the shirt on far enough or it : is just to tight for you. Are you using : slipper to get the arms fully seated : and up before you pull the shirt on : over your head? : : --Previous Message-- : First off, congrats Teale on your Gold : Medal at the World's. What a great, : great accomplishment. : : Here is my issue. I am truly dedicating : time to work in my Katana in order to : learn the shirt and get the most out of : it. : : - When I get the shirt on it is very : difficult to use my normal grip : (between my middle and index finger on : the ring) so is the shirt made for a : more narrow grip or is that normal for : a person using a "wide" grip : to have difficulty getting arms that : wide? : - I have been letting the shirt ride up : on my neck in order to get a lighter : weight to touch, well yesterday I had : one of my training partners : "jack" (pull down on the : front) the shirt so I could use heavier : (well for me anyway) weight and the : seam on shoulder area was really : cutting into me but not on my triceps : like normal but my front delts. Is : that normal or do I not have the shirt : seated correctly? When I am relaxed : the shoulder seam is not on my shoulder : but rather about 1" toward my : chest. Any suggestions? : : Hope this makes sense. If not let me : know and I'll give you a call. Thanks : and again congratulations. : : : : :  Post a Response

Re: Katana Posted by Tom Allred on 7/10/2008, 1:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Katana" 98.209.192.160 Nice to see you still putting up the numbers. Can't get better advice then from Teale and Mike that's for sure, although I think I have the record for asking the stupidest questions as it relates to powerlifting. Ha. Semper Fi. --Previous Message-- : : Teale, : It can’t be too tight because I : initially got a 44 but had to get a 46 : just to get some weight to touch. : : Fully seated??? That is a good : question….when I pull it over my head I : usually have some gaps under my arms : pits and continue to work it with the : shirt on. As to whether it is fully : seated…I may have to take a picture and : send it for your review. Thanks. : : --Previous Message-- : Thanks Ronald! : : I should be fairly hard to get your : hands out to the correct position on : the bar. THat is normal. The shirt : shoulders should be in contact with : your body. It sounds like either you : dont have the shirt on far enough or it : is just to tight for you. Are you using : slipper to get the arms fully seated : and up before you pull the shirt on : over your head? : : --Previous Message-- : First off, congrats Teale on your Gold : Medal at the World's. What a great, : great accomplishment. : : Here is my issue. I am truly dedicating : time to work in my Katana in order to : learn the shirt and get the most out of : it. : : - When I get the shirt on it is very : difficult to use my normal grip : (between my middle and index finger on : the ring) so is the shirt made for a : more narrow grip or is that normal for : a person using a "wide" grip : to have difficulty getting arms that : wide? : - I have been letting the shirt ride up : on my neck in order to get a lighter : weight to touch, well yesterday I had : one of my training partners : "jack" (pull down on the : front) the shirt so I could use heavier : (well for me anyway) weight and the : seam on shoulder area was really : cutting into me but not on my triceps : like normal but my front delts. Is : that normal or do I not have the shirt : seated correctly? When I am relaxed : the shoulder seam is not on my shoulder : but rather about 1" toward my : chest. Any suggestions? : : Hope this makes sense. If not let me : know and I'll give you a call. Thanks : and again congratulations. : : : : : : :  Post a Response

Tom graduated and is off to Michigan state in the fall Posted by Tom Allred on 7/10/2008, 2:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Katana" 195.189.142.47 His open house is Saturday. Hard to believe. --Previous Message-- : Nice to see you still putting up the : numbers. Can't get better advice then : from Teale and Mike that's for sure, : although I think I have the record for : asking the stupidest questions as it : relates to powerlifting. Ha. Semper : Fi. : : --Previous Message-- : : Teale, : It can’t be too tight because I : initially got a 44 but had to get a 46 : just to get some weight to touch. : : Fully seated??? That is a good : question….when I pull it over my head I : usually have some gaps under my arms : pits and continue to work it with the : shirt on. As to whether it is fully : seated…I may have to take a picture and : send it for your review. Thanks. : : --Previous Message-- : Thanks Ronald! : : I should be fairly hard to get your : hands out to the correct position on : the bar. THat is normal. The shirt : shoulders should be in contact with : your body. It sounds like either you : dont have the shirt on far enough or it : is just to tight for you. Are you using : slipper to get the arms fully seated : and up before you pull the shirt on : over your head? : : --Previous Message-- : First off, congrats Teale on your Gold : Medal at the World's. What a great, : great accomplishment. : : Here is my issue. I am truly dedicating : time to work in my Katana in order to : learn the shirt and get the most out of : it. : : - When I get the shirt on it is very : difficult to use my normal grip : (between my middle and index finger on : the ring) so is the shirt made for a : more narrow grip or is that normal for : a person using a "wide" grip : to have difficulty getting arms that : wide? : - I have been letting the shirt ride up : on my neck in order to get a lighter : weight to touch, well yesterday I had : one of my training partners : "jack" (pull down on the : front) the shirt so I could use heavier : (well for me anyway) weight and the : seam on shoulder area was really : cutting into me but not on my triceps : like normal but my front delts. Is : that normal or do I not have the shirt : seated correctly? When I am relaxed : the shoulder seam is not on my shoulder : but rather about 1" toward my : chest. Any suggestions? : : Hope this makes sense. If not let me : know and I'll give you a call. Thanks : and again congratulations. : : : : : : : : :  Post a Response

Re: Tom graduated and is off to Michigan state in the fall Posted by Ronald Legarreta on 7/11/2008, 5:57 am, in reply to "Tom graduated and is off to Michigan state in the fall" 99.144.254.67 Tom, Sent you a comm ck to your gmail account. If you didn't receive it let me know on this net. --Previous Message-- : His open house is Saturday. Hard to : believe. : : --Previous Message-- : Nice to see you still putting up the : numbers. Can't get better advice then : from Teale and Mike that's for sure, : although I think I have the record for : asking the stupidest questions as it : relates to powerlifting. Ha. Semper : Fi. : : --Previous Message-- : : Teale, : It can’t be too tight because I : initially got a 44 but had to get a 46 : just to get some weight to touch. : : Fully seated??? That is a good : question….when I pull it over my head I : usually have some gaps under my arms : pits and continue to work it with the : shirt on. As to whether it is fully : seated…I may have to take a picture and : send it for your review. Thanks. : : --Previous Message-- : Thanks Ronald! : : I should be fairly hard to get your : hands out to the correct position on : the bar. THat is normal. The shirt : shoulders should be in contact with : your body. It sounds like either you : dont have the shirt on far enough or it : is just to tight for you. Are you using : slipper to get the arms fully seated : and up before you pull the shirt on : over your head? : : --Previous Message-- : First off, congrats Teale on your Gold : Medal at the World's. What a great, : great accomplishment. : : Here is my issue. I am truly dedicating : time to work in my Katana in order to : learn the shirt and get the most out of : it. : : - When I get the shirt on it is very : difficult to use my normal grip : (between my middle and index finger on : the ring) so is the shirt made for a : more narrow grip or is that normal for : a person using a "wide" grip : to have difficulty getting arms that : wide? : - I have been letting the shirt ride up : on my neck in order to get a lighter : weight to touch, well yesterday I had : one of my training partners : "jack" (pull down on the : front) the shirt so I could use heavier : (well for me anyway) weight and the : seam on shoulder area was really : cutting into me but not on my triceps : like normal but my front delts. Is : that normal or do I not have the shirt : seated correctly? When I am relaxed : the shoulder seam is not on my shoulder : but rather about 1" toward my : chest. Any suggestions? : : Hope this makes sense. If not let me : know and I'll give you a call. Thanks : and again congratulations. : : : : : : : : : : :  Post a Response

Re: Katana Posted by Teale on 7/10/2008, 6:49 pm, in reply to "Re: Katana" 67.60.9.9 please do send us a picture --Previous Message-- : : Teale, : It can’t be too tight because I : initially got a 44 but had to get a 46 : just to get some weight to touch. : : Fully seated??? That is a good : question….when I pull it over my head I : usually have some gaps under my arms : pits and continue to work it with the : shirt on. As to whether it is fully : seated…I may have to take a picture and : send it for your review. Thanks. : : --Previous Message-- : Thanks Ronald! : : I should be fairly hard to get your : hands out to the correct position on : the bar. THat is normal. The shirt : shoulders should be in contact with : your body. It sounds like either you : dont have the shirt on far enough or it : is just to tight for you. Are you using : slipper to get the arms fully seated : and up before you pull the shirt on : over your head? : : --Previous Message-- : First off, congrats Teale on your Gold : Medal at the World's. What a great, : great accomplishment. : : Here is my issue. I am truly dedicating : time to work in my Katana in order to : learn the shirt and get the most out of : it. : : - When I get the shirt on it is very : difficult to use my normal grip : (between my middle and index finger on : the ring) so is the shirt made for a : more narrow grip or is that normal for : a person using a "wide" grip : to have difficulty getting arms that : wide? : - I have been letting the shirt ride up : on my neck in order to get a lighter : weight to touch, well yesterday I had : one of my training partners : "jack" (pull down on the : front) the shirt so I could use heavier : (well for me anyway) weight and the : seam on shoulder area was really : cutting into me but not on my triceps : like normal but my front delts. Is : that normal or do I not have the shirt : seated correctly? When I am relaxed : the shoulder seam is not on my shoulder : but rather about 1" toward my : chest. Any suggestions? : : Hope this makes sense. If not let me : know and I'll give you a call. Thanks : and again congratulations. : : : : : : :  Post a Response

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