26Jun/090
Belt Squat Machine Demonstration
My university gym has a Belt Squat Machine... I always thought it was a joke until people told me about the benefits.
Louie Simmons sells a similar machine, I pulled this off his "sale page."
This allows a lifter to perform a full squat in perfect form, and with 100% comfort as the weight does not sit on the upper spine. The Squat is a necessary movement for physical and athletic excellence, but not all of your patients are built to squat in the conventional way. The Belt Squat machine is one of the best ways to perform loaded squats without placing loads on your spine.
This is important for several reasons:
- It allows for faster recovery due to unloading of the spine
- It allows you to squat with upper body injuries that inhibit you from holding a bar on your back
- The downward pull of the belt provides a traction like effect to the spine (great for lower back problems)
- You can train to failure with little fear of injury