Andrew Huberman· PhD
It’s great because even though the belt might dig into your hips a little bit when you use higher weight, it doesn’t load the spine.
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It’s great because even though the belt might dig into your hips a little bit when you use higher weight, it doesn’t load the spine.
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But if you put the belt on just a little bit, kind of tight, to where you get some sensory feedback, and you think about using that belt as a way to activate the core musculature, you will actually see a higher, if we look at like EMG activation, the core muscles would be activated higher, to a greater extent, than when the belt is off.