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    Default Inzer Belt Too Big?

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    I recently started back on the LP program and just switch to using my 10mm leather Inzer belt for squats. The first thing I noticed is how much more stable and powerful my drive out of the bottom was compared to that crappy vinyl Atlas belt I was using.

    But the belt feels really big almost like it gets in the way when I'm squatting. I'm 5'10" and about 220. I noticed that Inzer makes a belt with a lower-profile buckle for maybe this reason?

    Has anyone else noticed this with large thick leather powerlifting belts?

    Thx!!!

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    Is the belt width the problem or the buckle area? If the latter, just wear it with the buckle in the back.

    Belt width is discussed in this article.

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    Hey Kevin. Did you take the time to do a little "breaking in" of the belt? I just bought an SBD 13mm belt and it chewed me to shreds on my first workout. I knew it needed to be broken in but I didn't have time before my next workout. To break mine in i started with it on the ground and folded the end of it over and used my body weight (I applied my knee to it) and "rolled" it back and forth a few times. Then role it over a little more and repeat all the way down the belt. Makes a HUGE difference. Just make sure to bend it in on itself the way it naturally should bend (as if it were wrapped around a pencil-thin waist).

    I also find that I need to offset the buckle area because it overlaps and creates a 26mm thick bit of leather that can irritate my ribs if I wear it too high.

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