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07-05-2004, 09:43 PM
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| Making Progress Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 110 Rep Power:    |  A weightlifting belt has two main purposes. It reduces stress on the lower back while the person is lifting in an upright position and prevents back hyperextension during overhead lifts (2). A belt reduces low back stress by compressing the contents of the abdominal cavity.This increases the intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), providing more support in front of the bones of the lower back. This allows the spinal erector muscles, which would normally provide this support of the lower back, to produce less force during the lift (2). Another benefit of increased IAP is a reduction in the amount of spinal shrinkage (lower back compression) a lifter may experience during circuit weight training (1). Some belts have a wide back and a narrow front. Therefore, it would be advisable to wear the belt backwards if increased IAP is desired, as the area gives the contents of the abdominal cavity more surface area to push against. The belt prevents back hyperextension by forming a rigid wall around the lower torso, connecting the rib cage to the hip (2, 6). This not only limits back movement, but it also prevents sideward bending and twisting. A powerlifting-style belt that is the same width all the way around would be ideal for this purpose. Otherwise, a conventional belt can be worn in the usual manner with the wide part of the belt in the back. ______________________ * Don't ask what your body can do for you, Ask what can you do for your body* |
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07-05-2004, 10:03 PM
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| Making Progress Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: England Posts: 348 Rep Power: | I see alot of people wearing belts wrong or too loose, do some research on exactly where and how tight it should be just to make sure its worth wearing. I don't use one i just did lower weights and let my muscle build up slowly ______________________ You can never have enough protein! |
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07-05-2004, 10:55 PM
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| Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power: | i use a belt for just deadlifts and squats i feel these are the only 2 exercises u need 1 on for, my current deadlift is about 200kg for 12 reps,if i was to do this without a belt(which i have) i get alot of problem the next few days eg having to stop driving due to a backache definately get a belt, ive just got a cheap weider 1 and for your squats use knee wraps aswell |
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14-05-2004, 05:02 PM
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| Under Construction Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chester, England Posts: 1 Rep Power: | hello, first post on this site. (not a weight lifting newb though) personally i don't use a belt for anything. they do help stabilize the core during heavy lifts, partially because you are able to exert a force on the belt building pressure in your abdomen (core) and partly because it reduces the ability to round the lower back. the post above mine about what the belt does is very accurate and informative i think. sounds good to use a belt then....? no. i would only ever reccomend using a belt if [a] your 1RM SQ/DL is over 250kg and [b] you are going for a new max (be it triple or single). why? i subscribe to the "if you cannot lift it absolutely, utterly and totally raw, then you cannot claim to lift it". thats not to say i am dead right, a belt will aid you as a bodybuilder/powerlifter (esp in comps as a powerlifter), but not in everyday training. far from it imo. it buidls a false sense of security in beginners and is in 99% of cases, unnesecary for the experinced lifter. glen ross recently put up a 1000kg total, (squat was around the 380kg mark) wearing nothing but a t-shirt and shorts. no wraps, no belt, no suit, no gloves, no straps. just my personal opinion, not meant to cause offence. ______________________ strength of mind |
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