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I use
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damn they are expensive
like $160-300 right?
what makes them so superior to the others.
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Valeo Leather Lifting belt...that someone stole a while ago, so i have to get a new one >:(
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Didn't they just release some huge study somewhere that came to the conclusion at least for back injuries that those belts didn't do shit?
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I preferred to build a belt
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damn they are expensive
like $160-300 right?
what makes them so superior to the others.
nah you can get one for about 85-90 bucks, i have a similar one only with a buckle and it was 90 bucks w/shipping.
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damn they are expensive
like $160-300 right?
what makes them so superior to the others.
the inzer model's only $80. it's superior (to me) for convenience. as soon as the bar's on the floor or back on the hooks you can just flip the lever and boom, it's loose again. if you've ever struggled for 30-45 seconds trying to undo a prong belt after a set and gone berzerk, the lever belt is for you.
Didn't they just release some huge study somewhere that came to the conclusion at least for back injuries that those belts didn't do shit?
you have to have a good belt AND know how to use it. if you throw a velcro belt on a newbie chances are they won't notice anything.
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i got a leather one from big 5 like 3 years ago. never use it.
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I don't wear a belt.
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Titan
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nah you can get one for about 85-90 bucks, i have a similar one only 3x's that size.
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Titan
Old Man Jack at my gym keeps trying to get me to pick up Titan gear. you use a katana, right?
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hahahaha, Mr. New York City undercover is on board, how's life in your Park Ave. penthouse, internet badass? :D
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i have a simple (not leather) belt. only on squats deads and bb rows and shrugs.
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Old Man Jack at my gym keeps trying to get me to pick up Titan gear. you use a katana, right?
I use an F6 right now, but a Katana is in the future. I am also getting a Titan squat suit. I love all of their equipement EXCEPT their wrist/knee wraps.
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Got a lever belt like Magoo. I remember Hatfield was in the ad for it in the mags. Don't use it any more; it just gathers dust. :-\
/insert dust joke [ ] here
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Didn't they just release some huge study somewhere that came to the conclusion at least for back injuries that those belts didn't do shit?
I know that i feel 10x safer wearing the belt, and even if they didn't do shit, it's worth it for the psychological benefit lol. But they do prevent injuries, thats why they have been used by decades by weightlifters and anyone doing heavy manual work.
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I use suspenders
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hahahaha, Mr. New York City undercover is on board, how's life in your Park Ave. penthouse, internet badass? :D
you have a great imagination.
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belts are for pussies.
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I use an F6 right now, but a Katana is in the future. I am also getting a Titan squat suit. I love all of their equipement EXCEPT their wrist/knee wraps.
i use F5 a lot what does F6 do?
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belts are for pussies.
this is coming from the guy who has never squatted over 225 lbs.
;D
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this is coming from the guy who has never squatted over 225 lbs.
;D
maybe he feels squatting is feminine, kinda like sitting down to take a piss?
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I don't wear a belt.
neither do I........I think most wear them to look cool or have sum gay nickname painted on the back of them ::).
Next time you’re in the gym, look around and take note of the amount of people who have a weight belt strapped around their waist. Chances are you’ll see one or two people proudly sporting one, almost as a reminder to everyone that they’re serious about their strength training. After all, if they lift so much weight that they need a belt to help support them, they must be hardcore, right? Wrong.
If you need a weight belt to help you lift, this is a dead give-away that you are lifting too much. If you are wearing one to support a weak lower back, that’s fine, but it may be more advantageous for you to work on strengthening your back. Weight belts have several disadvantages, the most important one being that they cause individuals to develop poor lifting habits, such as not tightening their core as they lift. This can carry over into everyday life. Do you wear a weight belt everywhere you go, in the off chance you have to lift something heavy? Probably not. If you develop poor lifting habits in the gym with the support of a weight belt, this greatly increases your risk of hurting yourself if you have to lift something without one. It’s a much better idea to work on your form with lighter weights, without the belt. It’s much more conducive to everyday life. Some other disadvantages include raised blood pressure and ulcer-like symptoms, such as abdominal pain. Who wants that? Not anyone I know! My advice is to forgo the weight belt and increase your strength training the better way: gradually and naturally
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neither do I........I think most wear them to look cool or have sum gay nickname painted on the back of them ::).
Next time you’re in the gym, look around and take note of the amount of people who have a weight belt strapped around their waist. Chances are you’ll see one or two people proudly sporting one, almost as a reminder to everyone that they’re serious about their strength training. After all, if they lift so much weight that they need a belt to help support them, they must be hardcore, right? Wrong.
If you need a weight belt to help you lift, this is a dead give-away that you are lifting too much. If you are wearing one to support a weak lower back, that’s fine, but it may be more advantageous for you to work on strengthening your back. Weight belts have several disadvantages, the most important one being that they cause individuals to develop poor lifting habits, such as not tightening their core as they lift. This can carry over into everyday life. Do you wear a weight belt everywhere you go, in the off chance you have to lift something heavy? Probably not. If you develop poor lifting habits in the gym with the support of a weight belt, this greatly increases your risk of hurting yourself if you have to lift something without one. It’s a much better idea to work on your form with lighter weights, without the belt. It’s much more conducive to everyday life. Some other disadvantages include raised blood pressure and ulcer-like symptoms, such as abdominal pain. Who wants that? Not anyone I know! My advice is to forgo the weight belt and increase your strength training the better way: gradually and naturally
meltdown
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Yeah belts are for big, giant pussies.
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meltdown
hahahaha! ok "dp".
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I use a Metal double prong belt for squat, a cheep ass tapered belt for shirted benching and a lever belt for deadlifting.
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I use a Metal double prong belt for squat, a cheep ass tapered belt for shirted benching and a lever belt for deadlifting.
with squat i assume you mean you sit down when taking a piss ?
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neither do I........I think most wear them to look cool or have sum gay nickname painted on the back of them ::).
Next time you’re in the gym, look around and take note of the amount of people who have a weight belt strapped around their waist. Chances are you’ll see one or two people proudly sporting one, almost as a reminder to everyone that they’re serious about their strength training. After all, if they lift so much weight that they need a belt to help support them, they must be hardcore, right? Wrong.
If you need a weight belt to help you lift, this is a dead give-away that you are lifting too much. If you are wearing one to support a weak lower back, that’s fine, but it may be more advantageous for you to work on strengthening your back. Weight belts have several disadvantages, the most important one being that they cause individuals to develop poor lifting habits, such as not tightening their core as they lift. This can carry over into everyday life. Do you wear a weight belt everywhere you go, in the off chance you have to lift something heavy? Probably not. If you develop poor lifting habits in the gym with the support of a weight belt, this greatly increases your risk of hurting yourself if you have to lift something without one. It’s a much better idea to work on your form with lighter weights, without the belt. It’s much more conducive to everyday life. Some other disadvantages include raised blood pressure and ulcer-like symptoms, such as abdominal pain. Who wants that? Not anyone I know! My advice is to forgo the weight belt and increase your strength training the better way: gradually and naturally
high reps and look what hes wearing around his waist
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Belts are good up to a point. A lot of guys wear a belt and a.use way more weight than they should or b.use shitty form thinking they're protected. I don't lift weights though, so i may be wrong.
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I train without a belt. Compete with one pretty much identical to Magoo's.
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hahahaha! pwned! ;D
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Works for me
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Next time you’re in the gym, look around and take note of the amount of people who have a weight belt strapped around their waist. Chances are you’ll see one or two people proudly sporting one, almost as a reminder to everyone that they’re serious about their strength training. After all, if they lift so much weight that they need a belt to help support them, they must be hardcore, right? Wrong.
the guys i know who lift without a belt struggle to squat 225. the guy who lifts with one does speed work with 405 plus blue bands. the guy without a belt quakes trying to deadlift 315. the old man who told me to buy an inzer belt pulled 630 in competition at over 60 years old.
Do you wear a weight belt everywhere you go, in the off chance you have to lift something heavy?
no, but i also rarely have 450 pounds on my shoulders or 500 pounds that i need to hoist off the floor. go to a powerlifting meet, count the number of guys going without a belt. i guess you could tell brian siders or scott weech that they need to work on their back strength, but they'd probably laugh you out of the gym. :-\
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Holds my pants up. :-\
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the guys i know who lift without a belt struggle to squat 225. the guy who lifts with one does speed work with 405 plus blue bands. the guy without a belt quakes trying to deadlift 315. the old man who told me to buy an inzer belt pulled 630 in competition at over 60 years old.
no, but i also rarely have 450 pounds on my shoulders or 500 pounds that i need to hoist off the floor. go to a powerlifting meet, count the number of guys going without a belt. i guess you could tell brian siders or scott weech that they need to work on their back strength, but they'd probably laugh you out of the gym. :-\
I can see wearing a belt for big lifts or a comp but not like sum of the dorks i see wearing one to curl or bang out a wicked set of 8 tri push downs.
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I can see wearing a belt for big lifts or a comp but not like sum of the dorks i see wearing one to curl or bang out a wicked set of 8 tri push downs.
well yeah there's always the idiots that put their little Valeo belt on loose as soon as they step in the gym and never take the thing off, but don't generalize that to mean belts suck in general.
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well yeah there's always the idiots that put their little Valeo belt on loose as soon as they step in the gym and never take the thing off, but don't generalize that to mean belts suck in general.
No a belt is a must when P/L like yourself but in general it's not needed for most posers that strut around the gym doing machines the whole workout.
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I think i posted this before, but a few months ago I saw a guy about 6 feet 170 lbs wearing one. It had his last name and some gay latin saying on it. You could tell it was new because he was trying to get everyone to acknowldge it. He wore it doing kickbacks, laterals and on the treadmill.
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I think i posted this before, but a few months ago I saw a guy about 6 feet 170 lbs wearing one. It had his last name and some gay latin saying on it. You could tell it was new because he was trying to get everyone to acknowldge it. He wore it doing kickbacks, laterals and on the treadmill.
hahahaha! you gotta love these clowns.
I love when a stone face delusionite is struggling to bench the 60's and I will walk up and curl them just to fock with them........They always seem to be check their selfs out in the mirror to make sure their hat is still crooked ;D
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I don't see mine but it's there.
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Didn't they just release some huge study somewhere that came to the conclusion at least for back injuries that those belts didn't do shit?
Not a shocker. Theyre not supposed to.
Jason
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all raw here too.
there is this guy at my gym who wears a weight belt to do machine flies :-\
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No a belt is a must when P/L like yourself but in general it's not needed for most posers that strut around the gym doing machines the whole workout.
You don't have to be a powerlifter.
I use my belt for deadlifts and squats when im doing 6-8reps because i do not want to risk getting a hernia or damaging my spine. Even if you normally use perfect technique, it only takes 1 bad rep to fuck you up and a belt will be a safety net.
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Weightlifters squat and pull fucking heavy and they rarely get back injuries. They train their abs hardcore. And they don't usually bother to use a belt either. It tells you something.
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$25,000 motherfuckers!! 8)
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I don't wear a belt anymore ...am I doin' something wrong ? :-\
plus I always felt that the belt was more for abdominal support not back ...
I always felt that it helped the midsection by keeping it tight when heavy lifting creates big internal pressure ....
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I don't wear a belt anymore ...am I doin' something wrong ? :-\
plus I always felt that the belt was more for abdominal support not back ...
I always felt that it helped the midsection by keeping it tight when heavy lifting creates big internal pressure ....
I agree, and a belt really should be used only for the heaviest lifts.
I also use a smaller belt from APT to hold my bench shirt in place...it's the smallest one I could find (2-1/2 inches wide versus 4).
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wait for xfactor to post a picture of his armani gucci prada rolex belt bitches!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I use
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same one here, recommended by my brother kiwiol
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Just put a freaking iron bar throught the back of your shirt and into your ass crack if it's so hard to keep straight. Much better than a belt and adds more poundage.
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You don't have to be a powerlifter.
I use my belt for deadlifts and squats when im doing 6-8reps because i do not want to risk getting a hernia or damaging my spine. Even if you normally use perfect technique, it only takes 1 bad rep to fuck you up and a belt will be a safety net.
What kind of weight you moving with those reps?
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Supposedly, if you ALWAYS wear a belt tight when lifting your waist won't grow as much
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gloves are for pussies, the belt has a place.