A lifting belt probably wasn’t on your radar when you first walked into a gym. But as your squat PB creeps higher and you start to notice other lifters using them for heavy leg exercises, you might wonder: “Do I need to be wearing one of those?”
The short answer is no, you don’t need to wear a lifting belt for any strength training exercise. The reason people choose to use them is because it can help maintain a rigid midsection, allowing them to lift larger weights during exercises where you’re heavily loading the spine.
