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Watching the Olympic weightlifting competition, you will find that many athletes have a key piece of equipment besides hard shoes: belts. Big and thick.

Some are leather and some are rigid nylon, but they all have a specific purpose: to increase the intra-abdominal pressure of athletes, thus helping to support their spine when lifting particularly heavy loads.

Seat belts are mainly safety devices when used according to the instructions, but there are other studies here that show that if you don't lift weights at the Olympics, you'd better not use them.

There are two reasons. First of all, your body has been equipped with its own weight belt. It is called transverse abdominal muscle (TA), which is located behind rectus abdominis and surrounds your lower abdomen and all its organs. TA, together with other muscles of your muscles, can support and stabilize your spine, especially when you push iron or otherwise challenge the strength of your body.

Secondly, research shows that wearing a weight-bearing belt can increase the stability of the back, and repeated use will reduce the joints of core muscles and increase the risk of injury when lifting without support.

Your movement: Unless you gain the maximum weight in the snatch or clean and jerk, or squat or lift more than 80% of your maximum weight, give up your belt. For all those who wear training day, it is not even close to your spine.

Instead, the key is to strengthen your body's natural weight belt (that is, your TA) and make full use of it in high-intensity training. Flat supports are a good choice to develop this key core muscle, and they can also train you to attract it by pulling your navel toward your spine. You should do this almost every time you exercise (that is, use TA) to improve stability and minimize the risk of back injury. If you find that you can't lift weights safely without wearing a seat belt, please lighten the load.