A product I would definitely recommend to those reading is the cardillo weight belt. Anyone who wants to take their lifting to the next level should have this accessory within their arsenal. I believe in using a belt for multiple reasons, although wearing one all the time to 'bring down your waist' is a misconception. Wearing a belt helps with a few vital things in regards to lifting. The first is it protects your spine, it acts like an external TVA (if you don't know what that is look it up you'll learn a thing or two, maybe even stumble upon vacuums, which is a way to bring that waist down). Secondly it helps brace your core and protect your back when lifting near or at maximal capacity, you don't need one for 20 rep biceps curls. Thirdly it DOES in fact keep your core from expanding after heavy loads. Fourth it teaches you to breath correctly, almost all people I know do not breathe properly nor do they breathe deep enough. Breathing is obviously essential to life and ironically enough most humans suck at it.
So, the reason I recommend cardillo besides for 'all the Pro's are using it' is because it is truly known as the top belt provider out there. I personally like the tapered version because it doesn't clip my waist but they have the 4" all around for all ya'll who are into that. The fit is great and their sizing chart is spot on. The quality leather material really breaks into your body structure and squeezes you into a perfectly correct spinal alignment. I feel completely safe and confident when repping some heavy squats or deads. Knowing my back is in the right position and my core is staying slim, I believe it is well worth the buy.
By the way for all you hipster lifters out there they do offer a custom belt option. You can pretty much get whatever floats your boat on the things, and that's pretty cool, the one downside is they don't offer returns for that option (which is understandable) and it takes 12-14 weeks to ship and that anticipation sucks
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