wieght belt
Before I even start to write anything I would like to thank you all for you kind compliments, encouragement and support. Truly thankyou for all of your feedback.
Now what is up the lifting/wieght belts. I had to take some peronal trainer courses to work at NYSC. There, I learned that wearing one made your abs weaker. I did not have a problem with that, in fact I embraced the idea because I never ever used one and believed that it would limit the contraction of the abdominal muscles.
Recently, I have been looking for ways to decrease the width of my waist and came across the idea of wearing one throughout my training sessions as per famous body builders like Coleman and Wolfe. I tired it for a week even wore it during cardio and abs. In the begining I felt that it was working but boy was I wrong, my abs became bloated and uncut!!!
The pressure I felt wearing the belt led me to believe I was holding my abs in; but I guess I was not, and I had to pee like every 30 mins. I took it off for the past two days and I feel my abs are sore! They got weaker, but the two days without the belt allowed them to get tight again. Thank heaven for muscle memory.
I guess NYSC was right??? Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Also I have been walking on the treadmill with hill intervals instead of sprinting straight aways intervals…It seems to be toning by legs more instead of causing them to swell from running…what do you guys think walking vs running? How do others get and stay cut without harsh types of cardio?
There are two large birthday cakes in the kitchen for my sister’s birthday. My birthday already passed and I was happy to throw out my cakes; but my sister won’t be too happy if I chucked hers out so…I am fighting the urge to eat some 
I hate sugar in my face. I want to make it until tomorrow night; If they are still around well then I will have to give them away… any takers
Nite sweetie pies.
November 9, 2008 at 1:18 am
Send some my way!!!!
November 9, 2008 at 1:22 am
instead of so much cardio, make your resistance training more intense by supersetting with a lot of functional training movements. this will burn much more calories than on a cardio machine, build a bit more muscle, and tighten you up significantly! and NEVER wear a belt unless you are doing a max lift, and only then if you think it is to heavy for your core to support. and if your core cant support it then why are you doing it anyway? the benefits of the lift then reduce.
January 7, 2009 at 9:58 am
wear your belt for squating and deadlifts not for every workout. try to warm up for 4 mins on the treadmillthen walk continue that process for 40 mins.