beltless work - do you do it?

[muscleman12345]

i know a lot of guys do beltless work but some don't do it at all, what are your thoughts on it?

personally myself i get a lot out of my belt on my squat but not so much as far as my deadlift

[JRMoore82]

I compete with a belt. So no need to not train with one.

Plus I usually need to get warmed up with it a little. Can't just throw it on for my working sets. I.E. I could do 315 squats without one but I need to get a couple sets in with it on before Repping in the 4's

[Rags85]

I compete with a belt. So no need to not train with one.

Plus I usually need to get warmed up with it a little. Can't just throw it on for my working sets. I.E. I could do 315 squats without one but I need to get a couple sets in with it on before Repping in the 4's

I do this exactly. Belt at 315. Why? Its just convient to pull my belt out at that time. I need some rest before taking 315, so I take my belt out then, then go squat. I should probably put it on earlier, because squatting with a belt is the only time my squat feels good. I always feel like something is off when warming up without one.

I also compete with a belt in squats.

For deadlift, I don't compete with a belt. So I never pull with a belt.

[wollo7]

within the past 6 months i've started to incorporate a lot of beltless training as I used to say what others have said, if you compete with a belt why train without one? and my lifts have gone up tremendously

[JRMoore82]

I do this exactly. Belt at 315. Why? Its just convient to pull my belt out at that time. I need some rest before taking 315, so I take my belt out then, then go squat. I should probably put it on earlier, because squatting with a belt is the only time my squat feels good. I always feel like something is off when warming up without one.

I also compete with a belt in squats.

For deadlift, I don't compete with a belt. So I never pull with a belt.

It's probably just the mental cue of the belt. Honestly at 135,225 the weight is so light I catch myself not bracing before squatting. With the belt on it is apart of the "checklist". Doesn't make it right, just saying.

[jesteraq]

Not really, never saw much benefit doing so. Put myself more at risk of injury imo with the lack of tightness and IAP.

[Jonkunne34]

I do sometimes but never go above 80% of my max. Start light and you'd be suprised on how it can help build core strength. Beatles front squats are great.

[JRMoore82]

I do sometimes but never go above 80% of my max. Start light and you'd be suprised on how it can help build core strength. Beatles front squats are great.

Ok. That's the one exercise I do belt less. :-P

[naturalguy]

My top sets are always done with a belt, my warm ups are beltless. Practice how you play also you can stimulate your core more with a belt on

[muscleman12345]

when i do front squats my upper back rounds some, would beltless work help that?

[jesteraq]

Lack of hip mobility, lack of upper back strength or lack of thoracic mobility. Could be any of those which could be fixed whether you're using a belt or not.

[Aubelift]

When I do beltless work I usually don't use my belt.

[jesteraq]

When I do beltless work I usually don't use my belt.

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[ajc1234]

pause work and front squats I don't use a belt. for squatting, I throw the belt on for the working sets.

[Partyrocking]

I don't wear a belt the entire workout session, so I guess I do beltless work. ... not srs

More seriously though, I typically wear a belt when I'm doing my competition style lift and not when I'm doing a variation, e.g. I wear a belt when doing back squats but not front squats.

[danlsann]

I'll use a belt for my competition squat and deadlift, not for front squats

Didn't start using a belt until a few weeks ago lol