Why should I wear a belt when squatting? The function of the belt: it is helpful for bodybuilding, firstly to prevent injuries, and secondly to help athletes isolate muscles. These are two main uses. The principle of the belt doing work: After the belt is closed, when the athlete breathes, the abdominal pressure rises, the spine is fixed, and other tissues benefit from the pressure and are not easy to be injured. The use principle of the belt is more scientific: it can be used when you want to isolate muscle groups, such as sitting biceps brachii and shoulder training; For heavy weight training, take the leg as an example, 90% of your limit weight can be ensured by using a belt. How tight is the belt? It is advisable to be able to breathe normally after fastening, and it is best to feel great reaction force in the abdomen when inhaling deeply, and it should not be too tight. Selection of belt: the primary goal should be firmness, and the leather should be pure cowhide to avoid direct sunlight; Man-made things should choose a firm bayonet, and the fabric can withstand enough strength, otherwise it can only be used to isolate muscles and cannot play a protective role.
Choose a belt according to your personal needs: Generally speaking, when you squat down and pull hard, you should start to learn to use a belt when you are close to or over twice your own weight. You should use a belt in light weight training instead of wearing it all the time or not at all. Wearing a reasonable belt in bench press training can improve performance, avoid injury and stimulate the chest better.
What is the function of hard face lifting? You can use the belt hard, but you don't have to. The belt has the function of protecting the waist, but under the condition of fully mastering the hard pulling skills and sufficient strength, the belt will affect the exercise of the core parts and reduce the comfort.
The belt can help the trainer to limit the backward movement of the spine, prevent the lateral bending and rotation of the spine, increase the pressure on the core and enhance the stability. So as to avoid the waist injury caused by improper waist movement and weak strength during hard pulling.
When the core strength is insufficient, it is easy to support it, or the movement is biased, which may easily lead to waist injury. If the core strength is insufficient, it is best to wear a belt to enhance the core strength and keep the waist stable. Heavy-weight hard drawing, generally, after heavy-weight hard drawing, the pressure increases. At this time, it is easy to strain the waist with a little silence or physical exhaustion. You should wear a belt to protect your waist.
If the core strength is enough, then it is not recommended to use a belt, which can fully exercise the core parts. If you have scientific training to develop the muscle strength of your back and abdomen, you don't have to wear a belt.