A support belt for weight lifting comprising: an elongate belt having a dead end region and a live end region ; and buckling to releasably connect said dead and live end regions in a relaxed tightness condition of the support belt and secure said dead and live end regions in at least one tightened closed condition of the support belt in which a free end of the live end region overlies a free end of the dead end region, wherein said buckling comprises a first anchor portion , a second anchor portion and a locking mechanism pivotally connected with said first and second anchor portions and operable to draw said first anchor portion towards said second anchor portion to change a tightness condition of the support belt from a relaxed tightness condition to at least one tightened closed condition, characterised in that said first anchor portion is fixedly secured to said live end region by securing means comprising screws or rivets and said second anchor portion is configured to releasably engage apertures of said dead end region of the support belt and in that said apertures provided in said dead end region of said belt are arranged to form at least one row apertures disposed in spaced apart relation along said dead end region to define a plurality of progressively tighter tightened closed conditions of said belt. an elongate belt having a dead end region and a live end region ; and buckling to releasably connect said dead and live end regions in a relaxed tightness condition of the support belt and secure said dead and live end regions in at least one tightened closed condition of the support belt in which a free end of the live end region overlies a free end of the dead end region, wherein said buckling comprises a first anchor portion , a second anchor portion and a locking mechanism pivotally connected with said first and second anchor portions and operable to draw said first anchor portion towards said second anchor portion to change a tightness condition of the support belt from a relaxed tightness condition to at least one tightened closed condition, characterised in that said first anchor portion is fixedly secured to said live end region by securing means comprising screws or rivets and said second anchor portion is configured to releasably engage apertures of said dead end region of the support belt and in that said apertures provided in said dead end region of said belt are arranged to form at least one row apertures disposed in spaced apart relation along said dead end region to define a plurality of progressively tighter tightened closed conditions of said belt. a first anchor portion , a second anchor portion and a locking mechanism pivotally connected with said first and second anchor portions and operable to draw said first anchor portion towards said second anchor portion to change a tightness condition of the support belt from a relaxed tightness condition to at least one tightened closed condition, characterised in that said first anchor portion is fixedly secured to said live end region by securing means comprising screws or rivets and said second anchor portion is configured to releasably engage apertures of said dead end region of the support belt and in that said apertures provided in said dead end region of said belt are arranged to form at least one row apertures disposed in spaced apart relation along said dead end region to define a plurality of progressively tighter tightened closed conditions of said belt. <EOS>