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Ryan Kennelly Develops Bench Shirt

Submitted by Staff on August 28, 2008 - 7:52am.

Ryan Kennelly announces that he has developed his own bench shirt and that he used it to set the 308 class all-time record on Saturday. Kennelly had been using an Inzer Super Phenom like many of the top benchers. However, after his fall out with his sponsor IAD, he decided to design his own shirt. The Kennelly "Stealth" Shirt is based on the design of the Super Phenom.

Kennelly:

A lot of people have been speculating on what shirt I used to help me break the all time 308 record. For awhile now I've been lifting at super. When I started dieting down and hitting the treadmill I dropped a lot of water weight and my current super phenoms weren't fitting properly after the first few days. So I gave a tailor friend of mine some of my best shirts and I told them to make a pattern for a version of me that would be about ten percent lighter. They took the shirts apart and made the pattern. Then they called their textiles friend and found a fabric that was as close as they could find to the phenom. It's a home decor fabric that's intended to be used for drapes.

This fabric is really close to the phenom but it's got a bit more rebound to it and it doesn't pop threads quite as much under a lot of weight.

So we made a few shirts while I was dieting and got the cut that fit the best across the chest and that placed the neckline in the best location. I didn't think to name the shirt since I was just making one for myself so my training partner Reyburg called it the Stealth shirt as a joke since it was all black. So, after breaking the record we decided to officially call it The Kennelly "Stealth" Shirt.

I'm really happy that I had the help of my friend and her fabric connection to get this shirt designed. All I'd used at 308 was denims and ragexs for the most part so I needed some help to get a shirt that was similar to a custom tailor made super phenom and they helped me to build something that worked perfect for me.

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Submitted by robo (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 9:02am. » quote

i smell a lawsuit

Submitted by chancey (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 9:13am. » quote

How do you figure a lawsuit? As long as it's not some proprietary material it should not be a problem. Reverse engineering goes on everywhere. Unless, your talking about any contractual obligations to Inzer. Good for you Ryan. Way to stick it to the man (Peter Thorne)!

Submitted by Luyando (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 9:28am. » quote

Not trying to stir the pot but I know a Phenom when I see one. If you watch the video closely you can see the Inzer logo's on the side of the shirt and on the arm sleeve. They weren't totally blacked out.

The talk of him designing a new shirt was led on by the assclown. We all know who he is.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 9:36am. » quote

Now I wonder why in the world he put a logo on the left sleeve and blocked it out. Was he not happy with the logo?

He blocked out Titan logos some time ago as well..

yawn

Submitted by Jerry Fox on August 28, 2008 - 9:57am. » quote

I've got some lovely rayon floral curtains out back,often wondered how much I'd get double ply ?

Through passion,I gain strength.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 10:15am. » quote

I just went and watched the video...it's too low-quality to see if that's a logo, some chalk, or just a reflection. Time will tell.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 11:30am. » quote

Travis Bell wrote:

LOL no he's not talking about Dave and John

although the guy does do alot of interviews....

Huh? What's wrong with Dave and John doing alot of interviews?

Submitted by Tim THEPEOPLESCHAMP Bruner (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 12:21pm. » quote

WOW, as soon as THE STEALTH "takes off" then maybe Ryan awill start sponsoring other lifters and so on, oh and I am sure he will soon see how that shit works and of course if they try to milk him too, then will he see the light?

I mean after the first million they sell they should be giving away 1000;s back to the sport?

hahahahhahahaha

PS JON , you delete this post and I will hunt you down and drop a peoples elbow on your head!

wwhooow and thats the bottom line!

late

Submitted by Carl on August 28, 2008 - 12:29pm. » quote

Luyando wrote:

The talk of him designing a new shirt was led on by the assclown. We all know who he is.

In my original post, I was asking what an "asshat" was, after someone else posted "Assclown ?" in reference to the above quote and mine gets deleted and the above, doesn't ?

Does this mean I'm a "somebody" now ?

Submitted by cwfarmer on August 28, 2008 - 12:30pm. » quote

it's funny how the shirt becomes more important than the lift itself,I wonder how many people tried to see what kinda shirt he was wearing without even watching the lift itself.Do you really think Ryan's gonna say, "I was wearing the superphenom which is the best shirt in the world", when he feels screwed by inzer.Anyways congrats on the new record Mr.Kennelly,It's amazing you where able to lose that much weight that fast and still be the beast you are,by november's meet your body will have adjusted better and your gonna kill the new record no problem.Oh and Luyando you stirred the pot but I agree with you's.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 1:16pm. » quote

LOL!!
"The new phone books are here, the new phone books are here!!"

I'm SOMEBODY!!

Submitted by Pete Sengos (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 3:04pm. » quote

robo wrote:

i smell a lawsuit

If Inzer has a patent or copyright on his design, then Kennelly is in big trouble for infringement. Intellectual property lawsuits are very expensive to defend.

Submitted by Hartschuh on August 28, 2008 - 3:09pm. » quote

Anonymous wrote:

LOL!!
"The new phone books are here, the new phone books are here!!"

I'm SOMEBODY!!

He hates the cans! Stay away from the cans!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 3:44pm. » quote

cwfarmer wrote:

The shirt is a big deal because Kennely is a big deal, and kennely made a big deal about the manufacturer and owner of the shirt.

The end of the story is that Kennely continues to provide Inzer with pub.

Submitted by Carl on August 28, 2008 - 3:44pm. » quote

Anonymous wrote:

LOL!!
"The new phone books are here, the new phone books are here!!"

I'm SOMEBODY!!

That movie was...is..a classic...lol Steve Martin in The Jerk...lol

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 3:51pm. » quote

Doesn't the shirt have to be approved by the fed he lifts in? And if so, how long does it usually take to get the approval?

Submitted by E mail (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 4:12pm. » quote

I don't believe the curtain drapes story. That was an inzer logo with black marker colored over it. Has anyone seen some curtains made with that strong of a material before, usually it's something you pull apart with you bare hands. He's just taking a cheap shot at inzer by implying that one can buy that material anywhere. I think he's doing it to be funny. Not long ago we didn't have any bench shirt manufacturers cause inzer held some type of a patent on it, then when it expired titan made their first bench shirts. I remember Inzer suing Frantz and was going after karins as well. No doubt he'll definately go after kennelly if he's really doing what he says he is.

Submitted by Richie Briggs (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 4:16pm. » quote

Luyando wrote:

The talk of him designing a new shirt was led on by the assclown. We all know who he is.

the assclown! Im I the assclown how can I become the asscown?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 4:52pm. » quote

It will never replace the duct tape bench shirt.

Submitted by Jon Rock on August 28, 2008 - 6:01pm. » quote

Hartschuh wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

LOL!!
"The new phone books are here, the new phone books are here!!"

I'm SOMEBODY!!

He hates the cans! Stay away from the cans!

"do you want to be the president of texaco oil?"

Submitted by Roger (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 6:22pm. » quote

Obviously almost everyone believes Kennelly fabricated his story(no pun intended).

But don't think for a moment Ryan was trying to be funny. I believe he actually thinks his story was clever enough that some of us would believe his story just like his other stories.

Submitted by PaulR on August 28, 2008 - 7:46pm. » quote

Anonymous wrote:

Doesn't the shirt have to be approved by the fed he lifts in? And if so, how long does it usually take to get the approval?

A lot of feds do not keep an approved gear list. I know USAPL does and I think NASA does. But off the top of my head I can't think of any multi-ply feds that have an approved gear list.

Submitted by John McClaren (not verified) on August 28, 2008 - 10:35pm. » quote

Richie Briggs wrote:

Luyando wrote:

The talk of him designing a new shirt was led on by the assclown. We all know who he is.

the assclown! Im I the assclown how can I become the asscown?

You already are buddy... you already are...

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 29, 2008 - 7:15am. » quote

Ryan thinks we're stupid.

You can clearly see the logos on the side of Ryan's shirt, on the chest and on the sleeves.

The Phenom triangle was on the sleeve too.

You can see it all.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 29, 2008 - 7:44pm. » quote

Ryan Kennelly is lying to everyone again.

There is no "Kennelly Stealth Shirt".

It's an Inzer Super Phenom.

Ryan Kennelly is a liar.

End of story.

Submitted by cwfarmer on August 30, 2008 - 1:54pm. » quote

Hay Ryan next time just send the shirt, lets see how well it does without you in it.lol Good job on the new WORLD RECORD.

Submitted by biggear (not verified) on August 30, 2008 - 2:20pm. » quote

Ryan Kennelly may be a liar, but benching 1074 in sh, now breaking 308 record, WHO CARES, i know i can't bench 1000 pounds

Submitted by Carl on August 30, 2008 - 2:51pm. » quote

Anonymous wrote:

Ryan Kennelly is lying to everyone again.

There is no "Kennelly Stealth Shirt".

It's an Inzer Super Phenom.

Ryan Kennelly is a liar.

End of story.

Holy shit ! To call someone a liar, even if they are or not AND then to post it as "anonymous"..well, let me tell you, that's the ultimate in having balls.

Since you have the cajones to call someone out, at least have the "man"-ticles to stand by it.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 31, 2008 - 10:34am. » quote

Carl wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Ryan Kennelly is lying to everyone again.

There is no "Kennelly Stealth Shirt".

It's an Inzer Super Phenom.

Ryan Kennelly is a liar.

End of story.

Holy shit ! To call someone a liar, even if they are or not AND then to post it as "anonymous"..well, let me tell you, that's the ultimate in having balls.

Since you have the cajones to call someone out, at least have the "man"-ticles to stand by it.

Hey, everyone by now "stands by it" as seeing Ryan having made up a big fat story of a drapery bench shirt. Ryan should let it go already and move on.