Video: Lifting belt

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What is a lifting belt for? 119 / 114 kg squat max, with and without a belt. 6.5 / 8.1 squat reps to failure, without and with a belt (Veltzke and Legerlotz, 2026). 13,873 workers: back belts did not reduce back injuries (Wassell et al., 2000). Use it on heavy sets. The video ends by showing how to create the routine in Progrevia.

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