NCT05178394

Weightlifting Belts and Wrist Straps for Weightlifters

The Influence of Weightlifting Belts and Wrist Straps on Deadlift Kinematics, Time to Complete a Deadlift and Rating of Perceived Exertion in Male Recreational Weightlifters

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Objective: This study examined the effects of weightlifting belts and wrist straps on the kinematics of the deadlift exercise, time to complete a deadlift and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) in male recreational weightlifters. Methods: Twenty participants used various combinations of belt and straps during a conventional deadlift. The hip and knee flexion, cervical lordosis, thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis angles and time to complete a deadlift were measured using video analysis software. RPE was also recorded.

Conditions

• Exercise Movement Techniques

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Weightlifting belts and wrist straps	The participants wore a weightlifting belt (Heavywear Nylon Contour Belt H9, North Carolina, USA) for the "with weightlifting belt" conditions and/or put on a pair of wrist straps (Versa Gripps Professional Series, Versa Gripps, Maine, USA) for the "with wrist strap" conditions. The steps involved in completing a conventional deadlift have been detailed in Holmes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-01
• Primary completion: 2021-06-01
• Completion: 2021-09-01
• First posted: 2022-01-05
• Last updated: 2022-01-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong