"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Will a normal belt work as a weightlifting belt?

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Curious to know will a normal 1 inch leather belt give similar, if not the same benefits as a weightlifting belt? Only a 3 inch belt would be able to fit my short torso anyway, so should i opt for the cheap option?
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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seeing that normal belts are designed to keep ur trousers up not to keep you in proper form lifting...probably not...

dude just buy a real wightlifitng belt, dont be cheap, they cant cost that much...
 
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Kerpal said:
No, it won't work. Regular belts are too thin and designed to go lower on your torso. Plus you probably wouldn't be able to get it tight enough.

Are you sure a 4" won't fit? I got this belt: http://www.inzernet.com/detail_econobelt.asp?PRODUCT_ID=ECON_POWER_BELT It works great and it was only $40 + shipping.
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4 inches is definitely too big, as I measure 2.8 inches from hip bone to bottom of rib cage and I read in a 70sbig article that if the belt goes onto the bottom of the ribcage, then you could be in for an injury.

I've made extra holes in the belt, so that it fits nice and tight around the torso. Surely it will provide some kind of support? Is it a good cheap alternative solution until I can find the right belt for me?
 
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4" is not too big, you just cant wear it too high. Guys are squatting 800-1000 lbs with 4", 13mm belts and doing just fine. I use the same for all my big pulls and squats.

Remember the purpose of a belt is to give you something to 'push' against instead of the weaker muscles of your abdominal wall. It increases intra-abdominal pressure and prevents herniations and strains.

A clothing belt will not work. Ever. If you are asking that you probably arent even strong enough to need a belt. No offense.
 
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Colossus said:
4" is not too big, you just cant wear it too high. Guys are squatting 800-1000 lbs with 4", 13mm belts and doing just fine. I use the same for all my big pulls and squats.

Remember the purpose of a belt is to give you something to 'push' against instead of the weaker muscles of your abdominal wall. It increases intra-abdominal pressure and prevents herniations and strains.

A clothing belt will not work. Ever. If you are asking that you probably arent even strong enough to need a belt. No offense.
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None taken. You say the a clothing belt would not work? What does this mean? you mean that it will provide no support whatsoever? Because I would have thought that different size belts provide different degrees of support, not just "it works" or "it doesn't work". I'm not trying to defend a clothing belt, I just want clarification as to if it will provide any support whatsoever. Yes I'm not strong enough to NEED a belt, but i've read articles that belts do nothing but good, both for getting stronger and staying injury free.
 

“The 22 Rules That Turned Me From Invisible to Irresistible With Women… Starting Tonight”

You can skip the expensive cars, the fancy clothes, and the endless gym selfies. Completely unnecessary.

I used to freeze the second a beautiful woman looked my way. Frustrated. Awkward. Watching other guys walk away with the girl while I stood there tongue-tied.

Then I discovered 22 simple rules that rewired my entire dating life. The anxiety vanished. Conversations flowed effortlessly. Women started chasing me for a change.

These rules trigger a woman's subconscious attraction switches. And you can start using them tonight.

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I would recommend NOT using a belt until you get close to the point that you will need one. Not using a belt lets you use more stabilizer muscles and will strengthen them as well. A belt is only used to prevent injuries. PLUS, if you start without a belt you should be able to feel it when you aren't using correct form, which will hopefully lead you to doing the exercise right in the first place, so that when you do start using a belt you don't hurt yourself from bad form.
 
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No, a regular belt won't work! Not that you'd be the first to try though.
 
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That guy deadlifted raw 350kg + 90kg from the bands with no belt, no wraps, just chalk.
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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I think they are trying to say that you shouldn't bother with weightlifting belts. Which is ironic because Konstantinov trains with belts, in fact he probably wouldn't be as strong as he is without belt training.

Also a comparison to a professional genetic beast like Konstantinov will always fall on its face.
 
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I don't understand why the issue of belts is complicated.

1) Belts are not needed to prevent injury
2) Belts increase the pressure in the trunk thus stabilizing the body and helping strengthen the core, abs, and back
3) Wearing belts over time helps improve strength a bit better than wearing no belt during that same period of training
4) Get a real belt when you have access, have the money, and can find the one in the shade of pink that you prefer.
 
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