Kyle Aaron
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Over on startingstrength.com, some drongo reckons that if you lift with belts it'll increase your ab strength. Physiologically I can't see how unless he imagines that the belt provides some isometric resistance equivalent to pushing on walls or something.
The guy saying this is in the 75kg class and has squatted 167.5kg, deadlifted 200kg, and benched 105kg. Definitely a strong guy, good results, so I posted up some PTC pics and the link to the 45 people who lifted 200+kg without belts for comparison.
All those I've known who've trained people into heavy lifts mock belts - whether strength and conditioning coaches, PTs, or in the case of one of my PT school's teachers, a trained osteopath. Lots of people who've trained no-one or only in moderately heavy lifts say they're useful or essential.
Me, my instinct is against them, but then I have never lifted really heavy, nor (yet!) trained anyone else to do so. Thoughts?
The guy saying this is in the 75kg class and has squatted 167.5kg, deadlifted 200kg, and benched 105kg. Definitely a strong guy, good results, so I posted up some PTC pics and the link to the 45 people who lifted 200+kg without belts for comparison.
All those I've known who've trained people into heavy lifts mock belts - whether strength and conditioning coaches, PTs, or in the case of one of my PT school's teachers, a trained osteopath. Lots of people who've trained no-one or only in moderately heavy lifts say they're useful or essential.
Me, my instinct is against them, but then I have never lifted really heavy, nor (yet!) trained anyone else to do so. Thoughts?
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