people who hit the gym

[blodhi74]

do you wear a belt when sqauting?

 

[Czar]

nope, but then again i'm only lifting about 80kg

 

[blodhi74]

I tried a wide belt and it felt in the way but kept my lower back vertical.

 

[Trogdor91]

I like to do it raw 😉

 

[mwmorph]

only at 85% and above. lower than that, and youre not stressing your muscles enough. It's good to strengthen your back.

 

[Trygve]

Never. The only belt I ever use is a dip belt.

 

[blodhi74]

Originally posted by: Trygve
Never. The only belt I ever use is a dip belt.

how much weight do you hang from it?

oh ... hi Trygve

 

[SVT Cobra]

no...

it ruins your form...if your form is perfect you don't need it anyway

 

[Saint Nick]

i don't lift enough to have to use a belt.

 

[Trygve]

Originally posted by: blodhi74

Originally posted by: Trygve
Never. The only belt I ever use is a dip belt.

how much weight do you hang from it?

oh ... hi Trygve

Not much, I'm still paranoid about re-injuring my shoulder. Yesterday I was using a 40# dumbbell for dips.

I use it for other things, too: I'm about to go down and work lats and biceps and I've attached a chain and carabiner to the base of my pulldown machine, and I hook that onto the dip belt. It does a great job of keeping me in place during the exercise, especially if I'm doing, say, 250 and weigh 190.

 

[Landroval]

Originally posted by: blodhi74
do you wear a belt when sqauting?

No, for general weightlifting you really should not, as you need to develop stabilizing muscles.

 

[blodhi74]

Originally posted by: Trygve

Originally posted by: blodhi74

Originally posted by: Trygve
Never. The only belt I ever use is a dip belt.

how much weight do you hang from it?

oh ... hi Trygve

Not much, I'm still paranoid about re-injuring my shoulder. Yesterday I was using a 40# dumbbell for dips.

I use it for other things, too: I'm about to go down and work lats and biceps and I've attached a chain and carabiner to the base of my pulldown machine, and I hook that onto the dip belt. It does a great job of keeping me in place during the exercise, especially if I'm doing, say, 250 and weigh 190.

:thumbsup:

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Trygve
Never. The only belt I ever use is a dip belt.

Same here. Many (me included) believe belts actually cause more harm than good.

I also never use wrist straps. If my forearms/hands aren't strong enough to lift the weight, I have no business lifting it.

Refusing to use straps from the beginning has made this a non-issue, as I never run into the problem of not being able to hold on to what I lift.

 

[imported_ArtVandalay]

No belts/straps for me, just good old fashioned muscle - and not much of it! (but I'm working on that)

 

[blodhi74]

thanks for the good info guys

 

[Cfour]

the only thing i do wear a belt for is squatting or deadlift, and only for heavy lifting. i honestly dont think i need it a lot but use it just in case something doesnt wanna stay in there