Weight lifting/Crossfit belt for back support?
Question by singh_b09: Weight lifting/Crossfit belt for back support?
I’m looking for a weight lifting belt and am not sure exactly what I should look for in one. I injured my back a few years back and although it no longer gives me any problems, my lower back is pretty weak as a result of it. I just got into crossfit and being that I’ve never done any kind of weight lifting/squats/etc before, I’m not really sure what would work best to provide some lumbar support, any advice? Thanks!
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Answer by ClickMaster
If you want your back to continue to not give you problems, talk with your doctor about a consultation with a physical therapist. You may need a belt but more importantly, you need to know how to train with a bad back. And, Crossfit sure isn’t going to help you with that.
How you train is going to depend on the type of injury you had, any deficits or liabilities you may still have, and how to avoid exacerbating them. As for your choice of places to workout, read the following.
Check out this article from Wikipedia –> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrossFit
Note the following excerpt.
“Makimba Mimms, who suffered injuries while performing a CrossFit workout on December 11, 2005, at Manassas World Gym in Manassas, VA under the supervision of an uncertified trainer,[34] claimed that CrossFit poses an elevated risk of rhabdomyolysis. He successfully sued his trainers and was awarded $ 300,000 in damages.[35]
According to Dr. Stuart McGill, a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, the risk of injury from some CrossFit exercises outweighs their benefits when they are performed with poor form in timed workouts. He added there are similar risks in other exercise programs but noted that CrossFit’s online community enables athletes to follow the program without proper guidance, increasing the risk.[36]
Articles on many websites criticize CrossFit for its lack of periodization, lack of quality-control accreditation standards for trainers or affiliates, and illogical or random exercise sequences.[25][37]
Some publications have raised concerns that CrossFit promotes a potentially dangerous atmosphere that encourages people, particularly newcomers to CrossFit, to train past their limits, resulting in injury.[38][39]”
Crossfit gyms are affiliates and have considerably less quality control and safety measures in place than franchise or corporate structured fitness gyms. They have been criticized by many professionals for their high risk training methods including Dr. McGuff, coauthor of this book –> http://www.bodybyscience.net/home.html/?page_id=18 . They represent a poor choice for a beginner and a questionable choice for others. And, they have limited facilities and a poor range of equipment.
For more about the backward nature of Crossfit and functional exercise, read this article. –> http://baye.com/dark-ages/ .
Good luck and good health!!
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