Gym monster: Overuse of fitness belts

Gym monster: Overuse of fitness belt

In weight training, core stability is very important. Only with sufficient stable and solid core strength can we be more powerful during training, and we are not easily injured!

In the gym, weightlifting belt is a common fitness protective gear. The reason for using belt is to be afraid of the waist being injured when heavy weight

Using belts to pressurize our core area, improve our core stability, reduce the pressure on the intervertebral disc, and protect the spine and prevent injuries

However, there is a weird phenomenon in the gym:

Many people wear belts no matter what movement they do, regardless of weight.

The curl also carries a belt, and the side is flat Wear a belt with a belt. If you don’t have a belt, you dare not squat, or you don’t even have a belt, you don’t feel like you dare to pick up the weight!

This is actually a very bad situation!

Yes, a belt can help us protect our lumbar spine very well, but many people use it wrong!

The meaning of a fitness belt is to help us stabilize the core, and the premise is that our body must learn how to stabilize it by itself

You have to first learn to use your natural belt (core muscle group)!

Being stronger is a stimulation → The process of adapting. Overprotection is like a limb wrapped in a plaster, which will only become weaker and weaker. To become stronger, stimulation is needed, not too much stability, protection and support.

Our training The body will slowly adapt to the load-bearing, and the core stability will gradually increase! If you start using the belt at low intensity, we will lose the opportunity to learn how to start the core muscles to stabilize the body!

The body is very smart. When other products can replace you to exert force, the core will slowly forget the ability to start when it produces movements, because the core muscles are like this. When you get up from the bed and start fighting gravity, the core muscles will start to exert force and will also exert force during training, but the ratio of the force will vary according to the task.

What should you do when you don’t have a belt? I believe many people will lie when facing a barbell!

Time to use the belt:

Suggestions: For beginners or Do not wear a belt when training with low load, so that your body can learn the correct operating mode. When challenging 90% of the 1RM in large weight, it is recommended to use a belt to help you add a layer of insurance!

If you already have overuse of fitness belts, you can tell you with certainty that you have not learned how to start the core, or the entire training movement mode is problematic, which will often make your waist compensated!

For this situation, it often appears in the crowd of people who are exploring and training. You need to reflect on your own training, which is likely to be wrong at the beginning. If you want your training to become better and better, you need more professional people to help you guide, and don’t be stingy with your time and self-righteousness!