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Can you wear a weightlifting belt when racing?
Posted: May 28th, 2017, 10:00 pm
by mmayzak
Just curious?
Is there any advantage to this?
Mike from Oklahoma
Re: Can you wear a weightlifting belt when racing?
Posted: May 29th, 2017, 2:19 am
by Rod
mmayzak wrote:Just curious?
Is there any advantage to this?
Mike from Oklahoma
No, none whatever.
Re: Can you wear a weightlifting belt when racing?
Posted: May 29th, 2017, 6:33 am
by G-dub
When lifting weights with weight lifting belts you expand your trunk out to fill up the space and create the extra support so I don't see how that would be desirable at all!?In a race the need for oxygen is very great. That much around your trunk would seem to restrict that. I couldn't even think about wearing a compression type shirt TBH and the first instinct I feel is to want to strip clothes in order to let more air in! Plus you aren't needing that much force in the trunk rotation anyway. What's your reasoning Mike?
Re: Can you wear a weightlifting belt when racing?
Posted: May 29th, 2017, 12:36 pm
by mmayzak
I was just curious, I am dealing with a lower back strain and was considering wearing a belt to keep up my training load... and if I was going to train that way I would want to race that way as well.
I just need to take a couple days off...

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mm
Re: Can you wear a weightlifting belt when racing?
Posted: May 30th, 2017, 2:52 am
by ivan141
I'll just leave these links here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXFB70uY3KA
http://www.naturallypossum.kiwi/product ... -back-belt
Make of it what you want, but if Mahe really wears those, then it's possible to perform with a belt on.
Re: Can you wear a weightlifting belt when racing?
Posted: May 30th, 2017, 11:54 am
by G-dub
Interesting! Of course that is different than an actual "Weight lifting belt" which is generally made of thick leather and a big buckle that wants to cut into your gut (which Mahe wouldn't have of course - gut that is).