Waist trimmer belt w/ 20 rep squats

[cyhulhupun]

I heard that those waist trimmer belts marketed to overweight people wanting an easy way to shed pounds does a good job of heating up the torso. Would one help my back with the strain put on it when doing 20 rep squats?

[cyhulhupun]

http://www.amazon.com/Tommy-Kono-Wei.../dp/B0009JD9KU

[Tom Campitelli]

I recommend you get a belt designed for weightlifting if you are lifting weights.

[PFerrari]

Is this a serious question?

[Tom Campitelli]

Is this a serious question?

I wondered the same thing.

[b17vic]

I've seen strongmen wearing an extra wide neoprene belt, looks more like a corset, under a normal width lifting belt. I think a few companies make them and they do look very wide like the ones in the link posted. I think they are also designed more for keeping the lower back area warm but if you are doing a 20 rep squat mission won't you be warm enough before the event?

[morbidlyfat]

Please post video if you do this.

[cyhulhupun]

I have a belt designed for weightlifting, that isn't the problem. I was thinking about it to keep my lumbar warm, worn under my weightlifting belt. I don't know what you'd get out of a video, morbidlyfat. It'd be a pretty normal 20rep squat set, you would likely not even see the neoprene belt.
After a little more research, it looks like b17vic is correct, there are more than a few strongman competitors who do this. In fact, this is popular enough that Rehband now makes A back support that combines the two.
http://www.jackalsgym.com/store.aspx?prod_id=RH-SM-BELT