tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post7018032266838088151..comments2024-03-01T00:42:30.839-08:00Comments on LIFT-RUN-BANG: Going beltless Paul Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-42333824629112063532014-06-10T16:31:07.993-07:002014-06-10T16:31:07.993-07:00http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/pow...http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/powerlifting-articles/gear-vs-raw-training-minus-bro-science/Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06945654953573693662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-67402179106205807502014-04-23T12:45:41.152-07:002014-04-23T12:45:41.152-07:00Just wanted to say this article saved my back and ...Just wanted to say this article saved my back and restored my enjoyment for lifting again.<br /><br />I fought lower back issues for about 5 years before I finally found this article and decided to start over from scratch at a 95 lb squat/135 deadlift. My one and only meet I hit 375/500 respectively, so going down to that weight was humbling to say the least. <br /><br />Now 5 months later I amAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886841725853373335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-11052799556036631582013-05-05T05:04:59.285-07:002013-05-05T05:04:59.285-07:00By ditching the belt in most of my strongman event...By ditching the belt in most of my strongman events training I have made huge gains in a short time. My core is like steel nowdays from heavy ass belt-less yoke walks. <br /><br />Very good post Paul.drugfree11https://www.blogger.com/profile/11661844848420686816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-54918028010829704222013-04-28T06:49:38.320-07:002013-04-28T06:49:38.320-07:00Maybe later. I have beltless goals I want to hit....Maybe later. I have beltless goals I want to hit. I may even do belt and knee wraps at some point since guys that wear that still call their shit "raw".Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-366528044936563382013-04-28T06:39:19.679-07:002013-04-28T06:39:19.679-07:00Would you wear a belt in a meet, even if you train...Would you wear a belt in a meet, even if you train without one?Jarrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705073585945953338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-46930042718740264512013-04-18T17:51:42.190-07:002013-04-18T17:51:42.190-07:00KK trains without a belt mostly. One of the reaso...KK trains without a belt mostly. One of the reasons he's one of my fave strength athletes is because of that reason. <br /><br />I might wear a belt again but it'd only be to get a more inflated total. That's just my view of it.<br /><br />Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-73735327551270880212013-04-18T14:28:48.150-07:002013-04-18T14:28:48.150-07:00Are you completely against using a belt? KK, Bran...Are you completely against using a belt? KK, Brandon Lilly and Eric Lilliebridge are all raw lifters who train with a belt, get comfortable with the weight then back off the belt. I have used this style of training for the past few months and it works great. Just curious, thanks.john04https://www.blogger.com/profile/15444924388034014361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-78029051769165590612013-04-18T13:44:39.340-07:002013-04-18T13:44:39.340-07:00Paul, great article. This hits home for me in a b...Paul, great article. This hits home for me in a big way right now. I currently have a disc bulge that was a cumulative injury from years of not having the core strength or hip mobility to be lifting the weights that I was lifting. <br /><br />I kept thinking "I'll get around to it" when it came to core training or mobility work. I would slap on the belt and just let my back to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-6444385896322394762013-04-17T09:35:22.394-07:002013-04-17T09:35:22.394-07:00Similar situation.. about 2 years in.. no belt.. 4...Similar situation.. about 2 years in.. no belt.. 42.. eating to grow.. can see obliques and some abs when flexed...<br /><br />Core feels soo much stronger.. more dense.. <br />Deads, Squats, Standing BB OHP -- no belts.<br /><br />Though, I'll admit on some of my tough reps with OHP, my core shakes and shimmies something fierce... heh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742907558720845247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-64422830025229306272013-04-17T06:26:42.028-07:002013-04-17T06:26:42.028-07:00"Squat and Pull Your Way to Glory"
T-Sh..."Squat and Pull Your Way to Glory"<br /><br />T-Shirt?Nealstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965632773926701072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-2781463277984514882013-04-17T04:20:15.558-07:002013-04-17T04:20:15.558-07:00Good read. Have yet to purchase or use a belt for ...Good read. Have yet to purchase or use a belt for the last 3 years. It is difficult at times as I know I could blow past a few PR's if I used one. But, I like how solid my core feels and as I creep up on the guys using straps, knee wraps, and belts on squats and deads...I smile a little inside...as in reality I am probably ahead of them already and they don't even know it.<br /><br />BDSBDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815038955515902344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-41740305785087813412013-04-16T20:31:47.630-07:002013-04-16T20:31:47.630-07:00Paul thanks for this article...good timing since I...Paul thanks for this article...good timing since I've started training without a belt again a few weeks ago. Sick of having a sore back...also have an umbilical hernia and need to stop using a 'belt crutch' and actually learn to get tight again. After a few weeks it's starting to come back.<br /><br />Surprisingly my back pain has gone away [I say surprisingly but in my 'real Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-61746479971506169172013-04-16T20:25:54.048-07:002013-04-16T20:25:54.048-07:00You may be right. I don't think it will negati...You may be right. I don't think it will negatively effect me though because I've been lifting so long without it. Plus I can do it without altering the way I train. One of the best things I have learned from reading this blog is to try things for yourself. I have never properly implemented a belt so I'm going to give it a few months worth of a try out(after my meet saturday). I willAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138284508597271954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-74328192207075309632013-04-16T18:43:02.982-07:002013-04-16T18:43:02.982-07:00That might sounds good in theory but I don't b...That might sounds good in theory but I don't buy it. Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-47974152326222859272013-04-16T18:12:49.489-07:002013-04-16T18:12:49.489-07:00Just to be clear, I think I read about strategical...Just to be clear, I think I read about strategically using belts to increase beltless strength in an article on Rippetoe's website a while back. Regardless of where I saw it, it is not my idea I just thought it was worth a shot. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138284508597271954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-41481279950448846752013-04-16T16:22:05.874-07:002013-04-16T16:22:05.874-07:00It's funny that you wrote this because I have ...It's funny that you wrote this because I have not used a belt in about ten years and have recently been going back and forth with myself about getting one. I was in high school when I used them so I had no fucking clue what it was for but the coach told me to wear it so I did. Now that I have gone so long without it my theory is that it will allow me to handle more weight which will in turn Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138284508597271954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-16702993081592485972013-04-16T15:03:31.821-07:002013-04-16T15:03:31.821-07:00Noob here. I haven't used a belt for a few re...Noob here. I haven't used a belt for a few reasons, chiefly because you said not to. Second, I think a 43 year old skinny fat guy looks ridiculous wearing one. One thing I have noticed though is a definite hardening of my midsection. I can feel (and almost see, damn diet) abs and I do no ab work whatsoever. Just squat, deadlift and overhead pressing without a belt. Granted, I can't Turlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466952089423973036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-41268529652353506802013-04-16T14:47:25.419-07:002013-04-16T14:47:25.419-07:00Very interesting. I ate a lot of humble pie when ...Very interesting. I ate a lot of humble pie when I came off the belt some time ago, but now I am stronger than before without it. Like you said you have to back off the weight until you get the feel for the weight completely raw. I also feel leverage's are changed going beltless. <br /><br />On a side note, I remember reading that the injury you will sustain whilst wearing a belt will be Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469979475852673981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-48075339115741758362013-04-16T14:30:22.880-07:002013-04-16T14:30:22.880-07:00Ditto for wrist wraps with any kind of pressing?Ditto for wrist wraps with any kind of pressing?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007611507585196780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-86066284866200441192013-04-16T13:53:14.716-07:002013-04-16T13:53:14.716-07:00My reason for ditching the belt? I got too fat. :...My reason for ditching the belt? I got too fat. :/ I'm at the same weight as I competed last year, and for some reason I can't fit the belt anymore.<br /><br />For bench I could take it or leave it. For deadlifts, I could never reach the bar with it on so I wouldn't know about using it with that. But I definitely missed it with squats. Thanks to the Big-15 training, my unbelted Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11869679849131854137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-27397392381508145912013-04-16T13:38:26.602-07:002013-04-16T13:38:26.602-07:00I ditched my belt for the same a-ha realization th...I ditched my belt for the same a-ha realization that maybe my lower back is constantly fucked because I am not allowing my body to actually get stronger and I am just fortifying it artificially. Over a few months I went from a best of 585DL w/belt to pulling 635x1/455x16 sans belt and I did this using the BIG-15 (I also squatted 365x23). The rep scheme conditioned my body to tense correctly and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-72568464020128688292013-04-16T13:37:14.814-07:002013-04-16T13:37:14.814-07:00This is one of the best things I have done to my t...This is one of the best things I have done to my training lately is only working in belts/knee sleeves as part of my meet prep. During most of my development strength stage, I do a bunch of squatting/pulling beltless and the carryover has been tremendous (I think it also teaches you how to better "use" the belt). Hosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218241750940464737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-87136249227025307362013-04-16T13:25:56.938-07:002013-04-16T13:25:56.938-07:00It's kind of a hard technique to explain. I s...It's kind of a hard technique to explain. I sort of push down, almost like the same thing you do when you take a shit. hah I guess that's the best way I could explain it. You have to get the abs "out" then push down. It takes a lot of muscular control.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-85518825754171433452013-04-16T13:23:10.842-07:002013-04-16T13:23:10.842-07:00Hi Paul,
Interesting article, I had read before t...Hi Paul,<br /><br />Interesting article, I had read before that the good doc was the one who told you to ditch the belt. In the article you stated that he gave you some good advice as to how you should tighten your midsection without a belt. How do you do it? Push out? Brace? ... Or do you have any good cues that would facilitate this? <br /><br />Thanks!Sanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514327277888962843noreply@blogger.com