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    • Finn666F
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      thought i should share this in here as well (delete if needed!):

      @Finn666:

      where my big boned brothers at? 😉

      IHSH-75 - XXXL
      http://www.ebay.de/itm/300906151535?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

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      • simoncS
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        What did Arnie say "Big Bones don't jiggle when you walk"?

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        • catdad1C
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          Crazy to read this is what it took to get larger sizes back in the day. Much appreciated!

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          • northsouthdenimguyN
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            @catdad1

            TIL I’m considered big boned via this forum 🤣

            @selveldgesteps

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              yannis
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              Never new this thread existed. When I discovered IH in 2019 they were already offering 4xl. Sad thing is that even 4xl is a bit tight on me. I have no issue with the bottoms. I am between 36 and 38 in 634 but the tops have been challenging.

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              • northsouthdenimguyN
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                @yannis

                I think we’re in a similar boat, although I don’t know your stats. I wear either a 36 or 38 waist, and at this point I’m mostly a 4XL guy, occasionally a 3XL depending on the cut, as long as the chest is 25 inches or bigger.

                For the way I wear clothes, a white ribbed tank is about all I have underneath my shirts. I never wear a T-shirt under a shirt. Because of that, layering isn’t really a factor for me anyway. Honestly, the only thing I’ve been able to layer some what comfortably was an SP-L 178 CPO. I can’t put a 4XL under a 4XL, and even a 3XL under a 4XL isn’t going to work for me.

                That said, I haven’t found a better fitting heavyweight shirt or CPO for my build and the way I like my clothes to fit. Whether that comes across in photos or not, I’m not sure, but I certainly like the fit, and at the end of the day that’s all that matters.

                @selveldgesteps

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                  @northsouthdenimguy My actual chest measurement is 50. Although i have shirts with 25 p2p I cannot button the 1st 2 maybe 3 bottons. Realistically I need 26 to 26.5 inches p2p. And obviously all the sleeves are long but i deal with it. My best fitting piece is a 22oz type iii jacket I bought 6 years ago. Its the only type 3 I can button up and even wear a thermal under it. Layering with anything heavier that a tank top its a no go in all my UHF shirts. I am 5'11 and a half inches and 245 pounds. I can wear 36 but mostly 38 in 634. I need 14.2 inch thigh or they are too tight. Other cuts I can wear 38 in 888. The rest of the cuts have to be tag 40 or bigger to fit the legs but the top block gets sloppy. Nevertheless I enjoy them all regardless. And lately alot of the 4xl's get into the 26 inch p2p range so there is hope!

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                  • northsouthdenimguyN
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                    @yannis

                    Yeah, that’s tough. I was struggling with that before at 230 I’m down to 220. Much easier into stuff at 48.5” versus when I was a 50” actual chest. Pants or jeans are usually not much of a problem with my 26” bird legs 🤣

                    @selveldgesteps

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                      @northsouthdenimguy I need to trim also but not till the end of the year. I will get down to 225. I decided to compete in a couple of seniors powerlifring meets and I am much stronger at 245. Specially on the squat and bench. Deadlift for some reason is not as weight depended for me

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                      • jdwaidJ
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                        @northsouthdenimguy said in Big Boned Brothers:

                        TIL I’m considered big boned via this forum 🤣

                        Same. I have had to accept some brands just wont work for me (looking at you Flat Head). I appreciate IH cuts sizes other japanese brands dont but it still sucks to miss out on products ending at XL dims.

                        IG: selvedgelooks

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                        • GilesG
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                          @catdad1 said in Big Boned Brothers:

                          Crazy to read this is what it took to get larger sizes back in the day. Much appreciated!

                          Things have changed a little 🙂

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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