Powerlifting Belt vs Weightlifting Belt: What Is the Difference

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Powerlifting Belt vs Weightlifting Belt What Is
the Difference
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• A powerlifting belt is different from a
  weightlifting belt. Its important for you to
  know the difference to ensure that youre
  purchasing the right one for you. In this
  article, Ill discuss the distinguishing factors
  between a weightlifting belt vs powerlifting belt.

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Are You a Powerlifter or Weightlifter?

• There are some key differences between the two.
  Powerlifting involves a slower movement speed,
  and a focus on strength in three primary lifts
  squat, bench press, and deadlift. This strength
  sport heavily focuses on lifting as much weight
  as possible in a single rep.

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• On the other hand, Olympic weightlifting involves
  highly skilled and technical movements carried
  out at a rapid pace that combines elements of
  strength, power, speed, and mobility.
  Weightlifting consists of two competition lifts
  snatch and clean jerk.

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Official rules

• Powerlifting. There are multiple independent
  regulatory organizations for powerlifting, and
  each has its own set of rules and regulations,
  and the most notable is the International
  Powerlifting Federation (IPF). The following are
  the IPF specifications for lifting belts

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• It is prohibited to wear a belt under lifting
  suits.
• It should be constructed from leather, vinyl, or
  some other non-stretchable material.
• Laminations that are stitched or glued are
  acceptable.
• It cannot contain any padding, bracing, or other
  forms of support.

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• It may come with a single prong, two prongs, or a
  lever.
• The buckle needs to be firmly fastened with
  stitching or studs.
• The design must be simple and devoid of branding
  unless specifically permitted by IPF.
• Upon IPF clearance, you can add a logo of your
  name or country.

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• The belt cannot be more than 13mm thick or 4"
  wide.
• The inside and outer widths of the buckle should
  be 11 and 13 cm, respectively.
• The tongue loop should be positioned 25 cm or
  less from the end of the belt.
• The tongue loop can only be up to 5 cm wide.

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• Weightlifting. Weightlifting competitions conform
  to the rules and regulations of the International
  Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The following are
  the IWF specifications for lifting belts
• Athletes may wear a weightlifting belt. It must
  be worn outside the costume if it is utilized.
• The belt cannot be wider than 12 cm.

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Material

• The main difference in terms of the material is
  that a powerlifting belt should be rigid while a
  weightlifting belt should be flexible.
• Although some powerlifting belts are made of
  vinyl, leather makes up the majority of them.
  Both of these materials lack flexibility, so if
  you take up a powerlifting belt, you'll note that
  its rigidity requires you to manually wrap it
  around your torso. Meanwhile, belts for
  weightlifting are frequently made of vinyl but
  there are some that are also made of leather.

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• Simply put, powerlifters lift bigger loads than
  weightlifters do. And this is mostly because the
  former perform less dynamic movements and that
  they do not hold the load overhead. For these
  reasons, powerlifters need tougher and more rigid
  belts than weightlifters.

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Closure type

• A powerlifting belt typically employs a prong or
  a lever buckle. The mechanism of a prong buckle
  is comparable to that of any regular belt. You
  choose a hole that fits your torso then pull the
  belt strap through the loop. On the other hand, a
  prong belt offers the flexibility to wear the
  belt looser or tighter depending on the lift
  while a lever belt is somewhat more secure. For
  heavy lifting, I prefer the lever belt since you
  actually want to wear the belt rather tightly.