Timeline for Do weightlifting belts improve or hurt long-term development of core strength?
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| Jun 26, 2020 at 11:48 | vote | accept | POD | ||
| Jun 26, 2020 at 11:40 | answer | added | POD | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 21, 2020 at 4:11 | comment | added | POD | @C.Lange: Then you are arguing that the belt does not improve core strength? As for what every lifter does—this is why I am asking the question. Practice in this industry is driven as much by habit and culture as it is by scientific justification. Lifters wear belts all the time; it is the standard. And yet there appears to be no scientific justification for doing it. The lifts demand core strength—and that, alone, tells us that, provided the core muscles are engaged, that they are being worked and trained. There is the justification for not wearing a belt. Is there any for wearing one? | |
| Jun 21, 2020 at 3:18 | comment | added | C. Lange | My problem with your question is that I want to answer "neither". Weightlifting belts are used for major movements like squat and deadlift which really shouldn't be your main core workouts. Every powerlifter I know runs accessory work for the abdominal muscles. If all I did was belted deadlifts and my core suffered over the long-term whose fault is it? The belt's or my poor programming? | |
| Jun 2, 2020 at 22:26 | comment | added | POD | Thank you for your response, @Kek. I understand what you are saying, but interestingly, there is also evidence that weightlifting belts alter our biomechanics, so even motor learning is possibly impacted negatively. That begs the question: do belts improve our ‘unbelted’ performance? I trust the answer is yes in general, but I suspect the answer is no for the core. This, of course, is what many others believe too. But I am interested to know if there is any research to support that theory, especially given the prevalence of belt use amongst elite lifters. | |
| Jun 2, 2020 at 16:44 | answer | added | user32213 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 2, 2020 at 14:13 | comment | added | user30019 | It's like when you can't do handstand push ups so you do them with legs on a wall. One could argue that there are better ways , faster ways to learn free handstand push ups and that doing them on a wall is a waste of time...a waste of time but not a regression in strength. | |
| Jun 2, 2020 at 14:11 | comment | added | user30019 | Does doing an exercise with an easier version hurt your progress? Sometimes, sometimes not. | |
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| Jun 1, 2020 at 22:06 | comment | added | POD | Thank you for your response, @rrirower. I am not so much interested in why belts make it easier to lift; the primary mechanisms, at least, seem to be well understood. I am interested to know whether any objective evidence has been established on their long-term effect on core muscle development. For example, do they improve or hurt the development of the transversus abdominis, diaphragm, or pelvic floor for later lifting without a belt? | |
| Jun 1, 2020 at 19:52 | comment | added | rrirower | You may be interested in my response to Why is it easier to lift weight using a belt? | |
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