When to Use a Weight Belt

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๐ƒ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š ๐ฐ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ?

You have most likely seen people in the gym wearing a big belt and wondered what itโ€™s for or why are they wearing it for certain exercises?

A weight belt can be a very useful tool in the gym but can also take away from functional strength needed in everyday life.

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When you should:

- When performing heavy loads on free weight barbell or dumbbell squats, deadlifts and/or lunges (rep ranges 6 or less).

- When you have a back injury that flares up from time to time but still allows you to be active when being safe.

When you shouldnโ€™t:

- When the load you are lifting is not your max weight (6 or less reps) and we want to strengthen our core muscles to help prevent injuries in everyday activities.

- When you are doing cardio, getting water at the fountain or stretching. Let those muscles engage without support and only use the weight belt when the load is very very demanding.

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