Beltless Work

One common idea is that going beltless will help you build core strength. This comes from thinking that the belt is doing the work of stabilizing your core. But all a belt does is give your muscles a cue to push against something to activate the muscle you already have. Going without the belt makes it harder to activate those core muscles. Going beltlesstrains your core differently but not in the way you think. Beltless work still definitely has a purpose. It can be used very well during a deload week or a lighter workout to limit the weight even more. If we are trying to build the best squat possible, we need to train the squat as we would in competition. Practice how you play.