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

The media could not be loaded. I love the overall quality of the workout belt. The lock mechanism is very nice and it was easy to assemble. The fit is very nice for me, I am 5”2 and weigh 170 and I purchased a size M! This belt has such great support for my back which I really needed! Over all super awesome workout belt,

I decided to go with this Hawk belt vs an Inzer lever belt. Too early to tell if it will stand the test of time, but first impressions are pretty good.Looks almost identical to the Inzer, at 1/3 the price. Quality wise, I’d say is great for the price.Leather feels solid. Was very stiff initially, but watch some YouTube videos on how to break in your belt.Buckle is heavy and seems sturdy. Latches easily, unlike reading some complaints on the Inzer being hard to latch because of the small holes. Company states buckle also comes with a lifetime replacement in case of breakage, which is good to know. Only thing was the buckle had some sharp edges which I just took a file to smooth out. Easy fix.Stitching probably isn’t as nice as an Inzer, but at $30 who cares?I’m a size 32 waist and went with the medium size belt. As shown in the pics, still has a little more room to go tighter, but also has lots of room to go bigger, as I’m planning on bulking.Overall it’s a great belt for the price point, compared to an Inzer. If you are a competitive powerlifter, I would splurge for the Inzer. If you are like me and just lift for overall strength (squats, deadlifts, etc) then I think this Hawk belt would work just fine.

Good quality and work good too

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

This is an amazing belt for the price. Fit is great. Quality is very high. I'm shocked to be honest.

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.

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.