Hawk SportsWeightlifting Belt for Men and Women, Black 10mm Thick, 4-Inch Wide Lever Belt for Safely Increasing Weight and Lifting Power for Deadlifts, Squats, and Other Workouts

Excellent. During squats, it pinches my belly at the bottom a little bit, but that's my fault--not the product. Easy to assemble. One downside--it smelled pretty strongly of the leather treatment chemicals, for about a month.

Nice fit! Happy with my purchase!

What I expected and more

New to heavy weightlifting so wanted a solid reliable belt. Everything seems sturdy. Only thing that isn't great are the screws to secure the buckle. Try and get the right fit early to avoid redoing it multiple times. The screws will start to strip overtime. Just keep it in mind.

For the price i think is good enough. Be careful with the material and mold, since is not a leather one, don’t let even a drop of water fall on the belt

The media could not be loaded. 1. The belt I received is NOT leather—it's made of artificial materials. I tested it by heating a nail and pressing it against the belt. On real leather, this would leave a burn mark (brand). On this belt, the nail went straight through. You can see the small hole in the below the buckle holes in the photo where I'm holding the belt.2. The buckle has some issues:- 2a. It's very heavy, which at first seems like a good thing. However, the geometry isn’t quite right, so it doesn’t hook the belt securely. The cam mechanism also isn’t strong enough to keep it closed reliably.- 2b. It doesn’t stay shut well. In my photo where I'm wearing the belt, you can see two hinges in the center. For the buckle to close securely, the left (outer) hinge should sit closer to the body than the right (inner) hinge when locked—but it doesn’t. Additionally, the belt slides down the prongs that hold it in place, away from the lever (and toward the user's body). This creates an issue when closing the latch: the angle of pull causes the belt to slip off the front prongs. Then the part of the belt that's not fully on the prongs gets sandwiched between the two buckle parts. When this happens, the buckle doesn’t lock.- 2c. It has popped open during a lift. In my video of a squat, the belt opens unexpectedly. I’m not sure if it caught on my shorts or if it was just the pressure of the lift, but either way, that could have been dangerous if I had been lifting 300 lbs instead of 150 lbs. Now that I’m aware of the issue, I check it carefully before each use to ensure it's properly closed.3. Customer service is responsive. When I told them the belt wasn’t leather, they immediately offered a refund.I still wish I had a leather belt, but this one is serviceable for now. Unfortunately, due to the latch issues, it's not as quick to put on as I had hoped. I'm still thinking about buying a proper leather one and probably I'll opt for one with a more traditional closure style.

This weight belt is leaps and bounds ahead of my previous belt. The material is thick and durable, but fairly comfortable. The belt is very easy to assemble (two screws that you can take out and move to adjust the tightness) and very easy to lever on/off. This is great when for when I finish a set of hard squats and need to gulp air for my life. The belt also just "feels good" like the perceived quality to me is quite high. The lever/buckle is surprisingly heavy, all solid steel and the belt material is very sturdy. It just feels like the sort of thing I will never even put a scratch on and can use for years.

The media could not be loaded. Let’s start with the two screws theyAre made out of super soft metal therefore they stripped out, wouldn’t have been a problem, but I had to keep adjusting the lever on the belt due to the soft malleable leather on every lift session the belt with stretch and no longer fit proper so I had to keep adjusting where the lever needed to be. A good belt will stay firm and tight not stretch after one session. Also, the lever it’s self has a very sharp edge to it and can be uncomfortable. Complete waste of money, considering if you spend 25 more dollars you can purchase amd well heavy duty made 10mm belt from iron bull right here on Amazon, that’s what I did once I decided to ditch this POS. Happy new year.