eli5: How does a weightlifting belt prevent injuries?
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IMO it doesn’t, at high weights it gives a comforting feeling to ‘brace’ against it by holding air in your diaphragm. But it doesn’t prevent injuries and it encourages people to lift beyond their physical means. Better to learn proper technique and develop stabilising muscles rather than lift more than you really can for ego, by using a belt, and having an overall weaker posterior chain as a result.
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