Weight Lifting Belt - 4 Inches Wide by 10mm - Single Prong Powerlifting Belt that's Heavy Duty - Vegetable Tanned Leather - Oat Large

I have been working out for a long time but however, this is my first “real” powerlifting belt. I came across this belt after hours of searching on Amazon. After reading a couple of reviews about this belt, I was convinced my search was over. The belt arrived in the afternoon on time, I used it right away that evening. I couldn’t be any happier with this belt. Some observations: sturdy, great lumbar support, leather is slightly broken in and it feels soft and comfortable and the craftsmanship is high quality. Right away with my first use on Squat, I noticed that my core was really stable and that my lift was stronger than normal. I would say my Squat went up by at least 30 lbs. And for the first time I was able to do 275 lbs without pains on my lower back. I did 5x5, 275 lbs with ease and pain free. I was shocked and happy at the same time. Just wanted to say thank you to Steel Sweat for making high quality belts at a affordable price. Will definitely recommend this belt to my friends and everyone I know from the gym.

This belt is great. It's not flashy. It's not gimicky. It is just a strong, reliable belt. Very happy with this so far.

Nice and thick belt with strong riveted buckle. No protective “flap” behind buckle to keep skin from getting pinched which is a small miss on this overall nice belt. I will update when I have more sessions logged with the belt.

So I’m not new to fitness and working out but I am new to power lifting. My back ground is 6 years army and 8 years of fitness ranging from weight lifting to half marathon running. I’ve recently been working on power lifting nothing better then lifting really heavy weights. This is the first power style belt I’ve used and it’s great for the price. I use it for squats and dead lift. My squats range from mid 200’s for rep to around 315-355 singles. Deadlift I do 405 for reps and 465-495 singles depending on how I’m feeling. Now I don’t use a belt until I get above 315 but this really help once I’m at that point. Break in was easy single Prong is easy to get on and off. I’m 220lbs and wear a large which fits great roughly about middle of the belt holes so I have room to grow and shrink. If you are new to lifting and want a quality belt without spending a ton I’d recommend it.

It did not feel like an actual leather belt. Very flimsy. I could fold it in half with one hand, easily. There appeared to be a few layers, the middle, appeared to be very soft.