The main purpose of a belt, when lifting weights, is to help you brace better. Bracing, as I’ve written before, is when you contract the muscles all around your torso. It feels like what you’d ...

Yes, all new pants, shirts, jackets, sweaters, even underwear. But you know what I didn’t have to replace? My belt, because I had a ratchet belt. I’d gotten lucky the year before and found this ...