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Leather belts are the stiffest, which make them the best choice for powerlifters and competition bodybuilders. They offer ...

The main purpose of a belt, when lifting weights, is to help you brace better. Bracing, as I’ve written before, is when you contract the muscles all around your torso. It feels like what you’d ...

If you’re serious about lifting barbells, sooner or later you’re probably going to want a belt. Belts don’t prevent injury as people sometimes assume, but they do help you to lift more weight.

Hoping to hit some new weightlifting personal records in 2025? While you'll have to do most of the training throughout the year to get better and stronger, adding a few helpful tools like wrist ...

Belts are useful tools for weightlifting (and I have recommendations on my favorites here), but who should be using them? And ...