Hawk Sports Weightlifting 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

For for my son, who says it's one of the better belts he's had. I don't know a lot about them, but it was thick leather, and very sturdy. Looked more comfortable than the old lifting belts.

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.

Digs into my ribs a little bit works perfectly as intended it's a little heavy but good quality and the leather has never smelled in the year+ of owning it. If you want to adjust it maybe have two people at first until you get the hang of it.

I use this almsot everyday to of it heavy and it's been a solid piece of equipment. Requires a screwdriver to adjust size

I have never really used a lifting belt but I am getting old and have back problems. I didn’t want to buy one of the super expensive big brand ones, especially not knowing how well it would work for me. That being said I don’t know what makes the expensive ones any better than this. It is easy to setup, gives 360 support, lever works great. I have been able to do squats and deadlifts with no pain for the first time in 6 or 7 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.

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.

I’ve had this belt for a few days under a year at this point. I was coming to give an update and saw that I never actually reviewed it so here we go.Just about a year later and this belt still provides as much support as it did in the beginning. The suede is slightly lighter on the outside. Not as black as it once was. Not a problem though.The lever is still functional and shows no signs of degraded performance.All of the stitches are still in perfect order. No separating of the materials or anything. Aside from the slight “fading” the belt is in comparable condition to when I got it.As far as use it provided great support. That’s why I stuck with it so long.My only complaint after the fact is that in my opinion the belt sizing covers a bit too much range and the first hole doesn’t start until about 4 inches in so you can end up with quite a bit of excess belt left over if you’re on the low end of the belt range.If I were doing it again I’d order a size down.That’s my main complaint. This belt required me to adjust the excess which would often get caught on my shirt when securing the lever.I ended up getting the belt I initially wanted (arrived today) which is a lot more expensive but a true medium and only covers a 3 inch range. It’s night and day already in that regard.This is a great belt but again order a size down if you’re on the low end of the size range and to hawk sports. I’d look into the sizing.Having the first hole start so far in is not good.