How do you break your belts in?

[Admin]

I've read about putting them in the dish washer, running over them in a car, soaking them in a sink etc....

How do you guys do it?

 

[Karak]

I just wore mine

 

[Bench Polkov]

I just wore mine too.

Though I have heard of people keeping them in the bathroom during hot showers and beating them with a bat. I wouldn't soak mine personally.

 

[DREADLIFT]

Wore mine in aswell, ideally it would be best to break it in at the beginning of a lifting cycle.

 

[Camo1902]

Just got my new Iron Tanks belt delivered this morning. So just walking around the house with it on will help?

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[0ni]

It takes years to break a belt in

 

[Sam]

This is the first I've ever heard of people wearing their belts in. I just put mine on ??

 

[Admin]

theory behind breaking the belt in was to soften the leather making the belt form a fit to the curves of your body.

 

[TTT]

I used my abs

Like a Bawss

 

[RyanF]

I just wear it. If I haven't worn it in a couple weeks, it'll chaff a lot for the first week or two, but then the skin over my obliques adapts.

 

[Bench Polkov]

theory behind breaking the belt in was to soften the leather making the belt form a fit to the curves of your body.

Just buy a tighter belt.

A good belt will probably never get that comfy and shouldn't, you want a lot of resistance from the belt.

I bought my Titan Toro in 2008. Its still as stiff as a board today.

 

[Dale]

I bent it back and forth, then I wore it.

 

[PTCCanberra]

When I first got mine it was dead straight and I couldn't do it up. I rolled it up as tight as I could on itself and left it for a couple of weeks. That softened it enough so I could do it up. Other then that I reckon just wearing it will be the best.


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[Big Mick]

I have the Iron Tanks 10mm lever belt, it's though as and would take ages to wear in, I only use it for some lifts I tighten it just before the lift and release the leaver straight after.

It's never going to be comfortable, but that's not the point of it.


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[Bazza20]

Never broke in my belt. It's not meant to be comfortable.

 

[Goosey]

Never broke in my belt. It's not meant to be comfortable.

Bingo

 

[kaz]

I wore my leverbelt over a jumper for a fair few times. The edges just cut my stomach to bits. Did the trick.

 

[jzpowahz]

never heard of this. I just wore it. Seems to work.

 

[lkt004]

Wore mine.

 

[kaz]

never heard of this. I just wore it. Seems to work.

Wore mine.

You 2 tough buggers!