Does Anyone Own the XVest?

[Deano_B]

The XVest for added weight in pretty much every body-weight exercise I can think of.

Does anyone own an XVest if so I want to hear the PROS and CONS of this piece of equipment.

Im looking to buy a good piece of kit for helping me work out but $200 is a risky pay out if the equipment sucked.

Thanks
Deano B

[scottscottscott]

Hey Man, Good question. I was thinking of buying a vest myself,I was wondering if anyone has tried the x-vest or the v-max vest and which one is the better product,the vest are not cheap,I would like to hear from someone who has tried both.

Thanks
Scott from Glendale,Ca

[dgalvin]

The XVest for added weight in pretty much every body-weight exercise I can think of.

Does anyone own an XVest if so I want to hear the PROS and CONS of this piece of equipment.

Im looking to buy a good piece of kit for helping me work out but $200 is a risky pay out if the equipment sucked.

Thanks
Deano B





Hey Deano,





Got x-vest delivered from america to ireland cost me 100 euro delivery, but fantastic product, fit great, I've run, done circuts and use for skipping
no problem......


dgalvin

[studentoflife]

I don't have one, but I have heard nothing but good things about xvest. I too plan on getting one as soon as I get the money. Here is what I have heard about it:

Very sturdy
does not move around when doing cardio or working out
can have any where from 1 to 40 pounds in it
fits all body sizes and types
evenly distributes weight

Also many pro NFL teams and NBA teams use it. I think that it will save you money in the long run because if you get a cheaper brand it might not be as sturdy and might have to get another one in the long run.

Hope this helps

[Demus]

Hey,
I do not own the x-vest. However, I think purchasing a vest will take your workouts to another level. I own the vest from this company www.superphysique.com (http://www.superphysique.com) . I bought it on ebay however, it saved a lil money. It ships from the same company that owns the website(super physique) http://cgi.ebay.com/MiR-50Lbs-Short-Style-Fitness-Training-Weighted-Vest_W0QQitemZ110226432631QQihZ001QQcategoryZ28067 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Fast shipping and a quality product. I have fell in love with mine. I use if for everything. I even just wear it when I'm lifting regular weights or doing tabata. A vest from any of these companies will be a good purchase for you.

[dads]

Made a home made vest this weekend (wish I had a camera). It cost me £3. Bought a 2 metres of 9mm rope, as it was the last bit and I was spending £110 she chucked in the last metre for free.

I just knotted it so It it was quadrupled (four strands thick) and put two weight plates on either end. You just pop it over your head (two strands on each side) and bobs your uncle, fannies your aunt, it works a treat.

First time I used it tonight, press ups are a bit of a no no at the minute. I stupidly tried feet raised ones and one of the plates cracked the back of my head. Just need another bit of rope to secure it around my chest. Used it for pull ups and it was fantastic.

[Kbois]

The xvest works great. It fits nice and tight, but make sure you get the right size. better too small than too large.

I have an 84lb on (size medium) I am selling if you are interested. It's too big for me, but I didnt realize this until months after I bought it.

email me if interested Boiskyl@auburn.edu

(i posted this in its own thread, but it got deleted, apparently someone though i was advertising???? just trying to help a fellow physical culturist out)

bois

[nready]

Dose the X-Vest go higher than 84 pounds.

I know the V-Max goes to 150 pounds.

X-Vest also has a discount through this very site. http://bodyweightculture.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7484

[Kbois]

Just goes to 84lbs

[nready]

Just goes to 84lbsSo, why the extra weight that one can buy as well?

I mean alright! I guess that is it than.

[Kbois]

It is because you can buy larger vests (40lb, 84lb) with only say, 20lbs of weight for a cheaper price. Then when you progress you can buy the extra weight you need and add it to the vest.

[ABHPage]

I built a 70 pounds vest for 28 $, and can remove one side to make it 35 if need there is to be.

Needed :
Army surplus load bearing vest made of green canvas (to carry boxes of ammunition)
2 x 35 pounds sand bags all taped over with duck tape, put one in each pocket (one pocket on front, other one on the back).
1 harness to make it hold even upside down.

There you go. You can put lighter sandbags if you can't handle 70 pounds.

[Dominator350]

thats the best fuckin idea ive heard in a while. THE ARMY SURPLUS! why didn't i think of that!? of course theyd have military vests! and to think i used a duffel bag filled with weights and a medicine ball wrapped around my legs.... what a joke

[moak]

Nice, ABH!
I never thought of using an LBV that way. I guess I should have, it's about all they're good for. Nobody wears them except in training, that I've seen.

When I came back from Iraq, I was somehow never asked to turn in my body armor (and a lot of other stuff), so I still have it and use it sometimes (don't tell anyone). The solid plates make it kind of uncomfortable, especially when you're bending at the waist.

What one of my friends did (which I thought was genius) was go to an army surplus store and get one of the old flak jackets that are much floppier. Then he took ziplock bags and filled them carefully with sand so that they were as flat as possible and weighed exactly 1# or 1/2# and covered them with tape. Then he just packed them into the flaps and loaded it to whatever weight he wanted to use.
Pretty cheap; he just bought a couple of bags of sand at Home Depot, a few boxes of ziplock bags, and the vest.

I'm all about cheap junkyard ways to work out.

[administrator]

if you'll be ordering from x-vest don't forget that you have a 20% off discount with BWC07 coupon for BWC members!

[ABHPage]

That's a very nice 60 $ off right there, if I had the money I'd order one but my budget doesn't allow it right now. Real x-vests are probably MUCH more comfortable than my canvas sandbag vest.

About the floppy flak jacket they sell, I bought one and it stops only like 9mm and .22, and the material that holds the kevlar doesn't seem rugged enough to hold up 70 pounds of sand. The LBV are much more tough.

When I get a real job, I'll buy a x-vest, and then after I'll try to get my hands on a genuine dragonskin flak jacket. That would be the shit.

[Lyonel]

To me the V-max short vest looks more practical. Its smaller so less bodyheat is build up underneath plus its doesnt limit you in your movement.

[Lyonel]

I just stumbled on www.mirweightedvest.com (http://www.mirweightedvest.com), they look like the v-max weight vests. Does anyone has any experience with the mir vests?

[troll44]

I own an X-vest. The work very well. The advantage of the X over others is the stiff design with the tight elastic waist belt. This allows you to bear alot of the weight on your hips while upright. (Like a well designed hiking pack.) the stiff design means less shifting or weight swing while performing dynamic action. The recommended starting weight for activities is 10% OF BW. This may seem light, until you start running/ stairclimbing/ hill sprinting with this thing. Then your looking for a place to puke!

[BWE4life]

There is a great suit that you can wear under your clothes at all times and workout without the weight feeling cumbersome at all. You can play basketball, fight, do sport specific training etc. The weights are made of plastic. It is a suit so the weights are placed strategically from your shoulders on down to your thighs.

We were introduced to this suit when I was a trainer at Lifetime fitness. The only drawback is the maximum capacity is 30lbs. It's also a little pricey but I think it's worth it if you want to carry some weight on you but function normally. You can literally wear this suit under your clothe and no one would know unless they brushed up against you real hard. The website is www.beagamebreaker.com (http://www.beagamebreaker.com)

[TPD759]

I just stumbled on www.mirweightedvest.com (http://www.mirweightedvest.com), they look like the v-max weight vests. Does anyone has any experience with the mir vests?


I just purchased a Mir vest, and the vest is nice, no problems so far. They offer a water bottle holder and weight gloves for free with the purchase of any vest. I did not get my free items when my vest came, contacted them, and they said it was because I didn't put the free items in the cart, but offered to send them if I pay S&H. I already paid enough S&H, and thought it was poor business to offer free items, but require that they be added to the cart. So, with this experience and knowing I could've gotten a discount on the XVest through BWC, I wish i would have gone with the XVest.

[ABHPage]

Today I brought the vest I built using old army surplus stuff at the gym for the first time. Used it to perform weighted HSPUs and weighted chinups. I got quite a few looks, even some questionning by a nice hot girl wondering if I was in the military, but on top of all I got an awesome workout and quite a pump in my lats. I only used 35 pounds instead of 70 though, since I'm just starting with it I want to get used to the feeling.

[Lyonel]

I am still waiting on my MiR vest. You can check it out here though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwYzS_n5EtU