Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 379, Messages: 54578

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Weight lifting Belt

SeanyBoy
SeanyBoy
Posts: 95
Joined: 2001/08/16
Canada
2001/08/27, 05:17 AM
Need to ask..

If i'm doing Heay Squats for like 6 reps do i need lifting belt to support my back? what about deadlift do they need the belt? i do feel sorness after squats and deadlifts...

Thanks for your time..

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SeanyBoy
the_w8lifter
the_w8lifter
Posts: 138
Joined: 2001/08/03
United States
2001/08/27, 11:05 AM
Personal preference in my opinion. I actually read an article a couple of weeks ago that reported greater utilization of strength (i.e. more weight handled) by using a weight belt. As long as you don't start using the belt as an excuse not to work abs and lower back, you should be okay.
mongrel2012
mongrel2012
Posts: 125
Joined: 2001/05/04
Australia
2001/08/28, 08:44 AM
yeah I agree with the_w8lifter. It's really a matter of preference, but in my opinion if your progress is steady then your muscles will develop and you probably won't need to use a belt. If you have a history of back injury and still want to perform the exercise, then you should probably have a belt