Help! I keep hurting my lower back at crossfit. A friend, and non-crossfiter, but former lifter suggested I wear a weight lifting belt. He was surprised we didnt already wear them. Why dont we wear them? Should I try it?
There's probably no harm in trying a weightlifting belt. One way to do it- during strength work, don't wear your belt as you're warming up. Then put it on when your working at 75%+ your 1RM. During conditioning work, make sure the belt isn't interfering with good movement patterns, and don't wear it all the time. We want to strengthen our core sans belt as much as possible.
More important than all of that though, make sure you're moving correctly all the time. We have this idea that all conditioning workouts should eventually look like shit, that's how we know we're working hard enough- WRONG. Quality comes first, always. CrossFit has been preaching for a long time- movement quality, then consistency, THEN intensity. If you need to back off (on weight or speed) to move better while you're learning a movement- do. That's how you'll protect and strengthen your back.
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