It may actually interfere with normal muscle functioning. That data hasn't been real strong, but there is some suggestion there may be a little negative to wearing a brace as well.

I would say a brace should be a secondary consideration,

Your body is more vulnerable as you age. So things you did before, you might not be able to withstand now.

He's a ball of muscle. He's so strong in a finish.

There's a very strong correlation between those data sets,

I have seen strong person are also weak at some point of time in life. If we understand functioning of mind and body early in life, we can come out more strongly in our lowest time. But human tendency is to remain careless till trouble arrives.