The lifting belt – good or not? (again?)

The debate continues... I wrote a while ago about the workouts with lifting belt. No there are some studies out that suggest that using a lifting belt in your heaviest sets may (what a word - “may” - - “WILL” or it “WILL NOT”?) help you increase your core strength, protect your spine, enhance your power.

The different studies found: 23% increase in the activity during heavy squats; 10% increase in the activity of the abdominal muscles; 10% increase in repetition speed while doing squats (more power); and decreased compression on the spinal discs (decreased chance for injury).

Again, use your lifting belt primarily in you heaviest sets that require core stability and more power. Such are squats, dead lifts, leg presses.