Gym equipment: when to buy?

lol no one uses a belt /thread

You shouldn't be using a belt to lift your totals, just when you form takes you to snap city

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>>39476644
>snap city

>>39475134
First off get a belt and sleeves if you want them.

Never used sleeves myself but I found a belt took ~3 weeks to get used to before I felt like it was really helping. How much you get out of it is going to depend on your leverages and weak points but it won't hurt anything.

Some people claim that a belt hinders core strength development while others say that having something to push back against allows you to activate more muscle mass in your core. Personally I go beltless until I feel that the weight could hurt me if I fuck up (eg: no belt for 225, belt for 315).

>>39477088
Meant to add: look at inzer rogue and bestbelts, almost everything else is crap for chads who wear a belt to do curls.

Belts are useful for bracing, and help to prevent injury. There's a reason most high-level powerlifters use them. When I deadlift, I use a belt only for my top sets. I'll pull 200kg beltless and then 220kg with the belt.

Knee sleeves aren't worth it unless they fulfil a purpose. I started using knee sleeves to help fix a long-term knee injury and can now squat my max even without them.