belt or no belt?

[spk55]

doing light deadlifts, is it better to wear a belt or not? did no belt today, and i'm not sore. last week, i used a belt and was sore 3-4 hours later. just curious. noticed this on a few exercises. not heavy ones, but i would always wear a belt.. latley i am not ,and i dont seem to be sore in my lower back area.

thanks

 

[JDid23]

i wouldn't wear a belt unless you're going really heavy

 

[Tblock1]

doing light deadlifts, is it better to wear a belt or not? did no belt today, and i'm not sore. last week, i used a belt and was sore 3-4 hours later. just curious. noticed this on a few exercises. not heavy ones, but i would always wear a belt.. latley i am not ,and i dont seem to be sore in my lower back area.

thanks

I wore a belt for everything one day and for the next week right around my obliques had these huge bruises that looked like stretch marks. The blood flow there was so strong during deadlifts that when it got stuck there because the belt was tight it messed me up. Lesson: Only wear belt for heavy sets and don't wear it too tight.

 

[oso0960]

I prefer no belt...ever. I see it as a crutch just like straps. You use a belt because your core is too weak to lift the weight whereas you use straps because your grip is too weak to lift the weight. I see the belt useful for when you are learning how to push your abs out for a stronger, stable position and for competing.

 

[moya]

no belt for light anything...

 

[joe d]

do not use any accesories unless you need them. strict form, proper weight, and focus is what you need.

 

[Unit 2005]

Belts are for your heaviest sets of squats and deads IMO. Nothing else.

 

[musketeer]

No belt ever. Why use a belt for a 585 dead if you didn't use it for the 545, 495, 425, 365, 315... warmup sets?

 

[ExtraMile]

i only wear a belt when maxing with singles.

 

[gstacker]

I can't lift heavy enough to have a opinion about belts lol

 

[SouthernLord]

I wear a belt for everything. Swiss ball crunches, pilates, curls, smith machine powercleans, you name it and I belt up. Wraps and straps too. You can never wear too much supportive equipment imo. I wear squat briefs when i mow the lawn. The carry-over is unreal

 

[ExtraMile]

I wear a belt for everything. Swiss ball crunches, pilates, curls, smith machine powercleans, you name it and I belt up. Wraps and straps too. You can never wear too much supportive equipment imo. I wear squat briefs when i mow the lawn. The carry-over is unreal

lol @ smith machine powercleans and briefs for lawn mowing

 

[moya]

No belt ever. Why use a belt for a 585 dead if you didn't use it for the 545, 495, 425, 365, 315... warmup sets?

i disagree under one term...
in competition, if used properly, a slight ammount of leverage can be gained, although not really usefull to most (or necessary)
In competition i will use whatever i can to get the most out of my pull...

 

[bblazer]

I wear a belt for everything. Swiss ball crunches, pilates, curls, smith machine powercleans, you name it and I belt up. Wraps and straps too. You can never wear too much supportive equipment imo. I wear squat briefs when i mow the lawn. The carry-over is unreal

I can't wait until we work out together.

Let's just make sure its at a Gold's Gym or 24 Hour Fitness.

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