Does A Lifting Belt Help Your Back? Yes, Here's How

Throwing on a lifting belt won’t protect you 100% from back pain, but it can definitely help you if you use proper form and breathing techniques. A lifting belt can help your back if you are looking for more support and rigidity when lifting weights with a healthy back, however, it should NOT be used as a solution to a back injury. Belts help to increase intra-abdominal pressure and muscle activation of the core, which can improve injury prevention under heavier loads.  But, if you think that a lifting belt can fix poor technique (i.e. lifting with a round back), that is simply not the case.   Below, I will cover 5 ways a lifting belt can help your back, and explain how to use a lifting belt properly to increase the protection of your back. 5 Ways That Lifting Belts
Throwing on a lifting belt won’t protect you 100% from back pain, but it can definitely help you if you use proper form and breathing

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