Guest guest Posted December 13, 2000 Report Share Posted December 13, 2000 I agree with Krista on this. In fact not only did most belts dig into my ribs, they also dug into my hips, yet were not tight enough around my waist to offer the least benefit. My 5' tall powerlifter friend says that although she doesn't have a terribly small waist, the belts bother her in the same manner. She says it gets to a point of mind over matter but she would really like to find something that was more comfortable. On the other hand, I've had many men tell me that a tight belt isn't any too comfortable for them either! The belt that fits me the best is a Grizzly No. 8471. It is size small, but that mean's a men's small. I have a 26 " waist which I don't consider tiny, but even so I can't really get this belt tight enough even though it has an interior back pad and is figure-8 shaped so that it is smaller in width at the sides of the body than it is at the back or front. Although it is the best one I've found, it is still far from perfect and it tends to ride up on to my ribs rather than down in the direction I want it. When I look at pictures of men wearing belts (and this may be incorrect), it appears the back of the belt sits more on their lower back. With women, the belt goes around the waist. I used to find myself trying to push the belt down. Where I really seemed to want it was between the narrow part of my waist and the widest part of my hips. Of course, due to the curve of the body, the belt will not stay in this position as it is designed. It would be nice to see a belt that was designed so that the top of it was smaller and could be cinched in to the waist area, with the bottom of it wider so that it would fit just over the top of the hips. Actually the belt would have to be curved during the manufacturing process. Since leather is flexible, I would imagine this could be done during the manufacturing process. More than likely there has not been the demand. Or maybe women have not complained enough. The best way to complain is to purchase the belt, then return it for a refund because it doesn't fit properly. Of course, this means that female powerlifters are then stuck with no belt at all. Unfortunately at this point in time, women are having to settle for something that fits incorrectly but still does a half-assed job, which is better than nothing if a belt is something a person really needs. Rosemary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2000 Report Share Posted December 13, 2000 I'm not sure I agree with this thread at all. Belts are not comfortable for anyone. Mine dig something terrible. I think you are looking for something that is not possible. As well men's appear to sit on the small of the back because we do not have as prominent of hips. Trust me, at the bottom of the squat the belt is digging into the hip bone and rib cage. Rosemary Wedderburn wrote: > > I agree with Krista on this. In fact not only did most belts dig > into my ribs, they also dug into my hips, yet were not tight enough > around my waist to offer the least benefit. My 5' tall powerlifter > friend says that although she doesn't have a terribly small waist, > the belts bother her in the same manner. She says it gets to a point > of mind over matter but she would really like to find something that > was more comfortable. On the other hand, I've had many men tell me > that a tight belt isn't any too comfortable for them either! > > The belt that fits me the best is a Grizzly No. 8471. It is size > small, but that mean's a men's small. I have a 26 " waist which I > don't consider tiny, but even so I can't really get this belt tight > enough even though it has an interior back pad and is figure-8 > shaped so that it is smaller in width at the sides of the body than > it is at the back or front. Although it is the best one I've found, > it is still far from perfect and it tends to ride up on to my ribs > rather than down in the direction I want it. > > When I look at pictures of men wearing belts (and this may be > incorrect), it appears the back of the belt sits more on their lower > back. With women, the belt goes around the waist. I used to find > myself trying to push the belt down. Where I really seemed to want > it was between the narrow part of my waist and the widest part of my > hips. Of course, due to the curve of the body, the belt will not > stay in this position as it is designed. It would be nice to see a > belt that was designed so that the top of it was smaller and could > be cinched in to the waist area, with the bottom of it wider so that > it would fit just over the top of the hips. Actually the belt would > have to be curved during the manufacturing process. Since leather > is flexible, I would imagine this could be done during the > manufacturing process. More than likely there has not been the > demand. Or maybe women have not complained enough. The best way to > complain is to purchase the belt, then return it for a refund > because it doesn't fit properly. Of course, this means that female > powerlifters are then stuck with no belt at all. Unfortunately at > this point in time, women are having to settle for something that > fits incorrectly but still does a half-assed job, which is better > than nothing if a belt is something a person really needs. > > Rosemary > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2000 Report Share Posted December 13, 2000 Re: Lifting Belts for Women > I'm not sure I agree with this thread at all. Belts are not comfortable > for anyone. Mine dig something terrible. I think you are looking for > something that is not possible. > > As well men's appear to sit on the small of the back because we do not > have as prominent of hips. Trust me, at the bottom of the squat the belt > is digging into the hip bone and rib cage. > Well, in case you hadn't noticed, , women are kind of smaller in the middle and wider at the distal and proximal end. To make the belt tight enough around the waist, some kind of surgical intervention into the skeletal structure of the ribs and hips would have to happen. Also, at my height, there ain't much of a distance between the two anyway. Even if they did make them small enough circumference-wise, regular sized belts would wind up " floating " around my waist (sliding upwards as I squatted and making offensive overtures to my womanly honour) because the top and bottom edges wouldn't get past my various protuberances. Krista Toronto, ON ------------------------- http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html mistresskrista@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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