training with a weight belt?

[Baoh]

The excerpt is wrong.

Also, the best way to prepare for doing max effort work without a belt is to never wear a belt. I don't even need to train abs or lower back directly due to the stresses of compound movements. I have never worn a belt. Extra work for your core can and will help, of course, but the primary issue, I find, is simply specificity. If you want to become more capable without the use of a belt, do your work without it, even on ME work. If you have been using a belt for some time, of course, you'd need to work your way up to that level over time to avoid possible injury.

 

[TheOak84]

i use it when i go for a max on deadlift.. but when i can do 3 sets of 1 with a heavy weight with a belt, i try 1 set of 1 with the heavy weight w/o a belt, so i can get used to it.. thats what works for me

 

[JollyRogers]

I use one, simply because when I do squat lifts im a danger to myself and others around me...

I don’t have a squat rack so I use 2 benches that are fixed, and have to get the bar off halfway from the floor, laffs... yeah it sure pumps the legs that first lift, but hey, I guess I get an extra positive & negitive rep, my friend helps if I cant lower it back, no safty

 

[Rich_S]

I'm proud to say I don't even own one.

As far as "belly distension", that's nonsense. He should back off on the HGH, if he thinks his gut is getting swole.

 

[Lee]

from what i heard belts train the lower back muscles to be dependant on that extra support, thus weakening them overall.