To belt up or not

[Mr I]

3 Key Benefits Of Wearing A Weightlifting Belt

I certainly will now.

[AvidFisherman]

I only use a belt when I'm doing close to max or max weight, it pinches my skin how I position it so I don't want to use it for my warm-ups.

[Mr I]

^ study says 50% reduction on spine compression. Spine more important than skin in my view

[rado]

Good article. Haven't used one in years.

[Bouncer]

Is this talking about a belt for all workouts or just deads, squats and shit like that?

[redback]

Guy can't lift anyway lol

[Mr I]

Is this talking about a belt for all workouts or just deads, squats and shit like that?

I think it's for those heavy lifts and pressing but logically means bent rows etc also. I understand people adopting the no belt logic and personally wouldn't belt up until I got to 500 lb on deads etc but I posted it because it suggests that the no belt crowd are mistaken in thinking your midsection doesn't get worked with a belt on.