Weight Belt

[TheGus]

Pretty common piece of gym gear. What's your opinion on them? Do you guys use one? For what exercises? Where's a good(cheap) place to get them from? Any good/bad brands?

My gym's only got one so I'm considering getting my own. I only use it when pushing myself on squats and heavy SLD. But someone was using the belt so I couldn't use it for SLD yesterday, and paying for it now.

[Varven]

Only use a belt for squats and deads upwards of 5RM.

I just bought one off trademe and it works like a dream.

There are 2 basic types I believe: Old school buckle with pin and holes like a normal belt or newer ones with things like velcro or some other mechanism. Main advantage is u can tighten or loosen these excatly how you want, as opposed to the pin and hole type belt where the holes are fixed distance.

When using a belt you got to teach yoursel to fill your guts with air and PUSH it against the belt.. the belt helps build the pressure, instead of using just your ab muscles.

[Gym rat]

I use my weight belt all the time when I train.

[Optimass]

Only use with weight above 180kg for squats and deadlifts ... 350kg+ leg presses. Only have on during the set. You shouldn't have it on for the whole work out as supporting muscles will not develop around your lower back and core.

[Old Bull]

Only use with weight above 180kg for squats and deadlifts ... 350kg+ leg presses. Only have on during the set. You shouldn't have it on for the whole work out as supporting muscles will not develop around your lower back and core.

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[Paul]

Only use with weight above 180kg for squats and deadlifts ... 350kg+ leg presses. Only have on during the set. You shouldn't have it on for the whole work out as supporting muscles will not develop around your lower back and core.

Why would use it for leg presses ?

[Optimass]

holds pressure around lower abs .... pb 560kg. Anything over 400 and I get nervous about shiting my guts out ... literally.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/gross/ ... Mishap.htm

[Gym rat]

I saw the photo on the unrban legends web site and the weight lifter shiting his guts out words came to mind which are gross and that is very sick.

[TheGus]

Where's a good place to get them?

[muscles_from_russels]

I got mine from Rebel Sports.

[Jasthace]

http://store.opusfitness.com/servlet/-s ... ELT/Detail

I got mine from here.free shipping

Its solid!

[Dumbelldog]

Be carefull with a weight belt I had a hernia and whilst I can't say absolutely that the weight belt caused it what I can say is that it helped to cause it. It pushes in those middle abb muscles allowing me to get a groin hernia :roll: , not good! Be aware of the risks.

[Varven]

holds pressure around lower abs .... pb 560kg. Anything over 400 and I get nervous about shiting my guts out ... literally.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/gross/ ... Mishap.htm

Is that real ?

Is it possible or just an urban legend ?

[Dumbelldog]

holds pressure around lower abs .... pb 560kg. Anything over 400 and I get nervous about shiting my guts out ... literally.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/gross/ ... Mishap.htm

Is that real ?

Is it possible or just an urban legend ?

Well it added to my hernia didn't it.

[Varven]

Adding to a hernia is weakening of that area over time right... I mean a gut blow out like this..... Hard to imagine that much intra-intestinal pressure building up.