Harbinger Padded Leather Contoured Weightlifting Belt with Suede Lining and Steel Roller Buckle, 6-Inch

I purchased two of these belts (one for me and a friend), at a size M. I enjoy weightlifting and train for power and size. I bought these to replace my Atlus belt which was starting to wear out after a year and a half of constant use. My belt broke while doing squats with about 395lbs. The rivets popped off along with the buckle which caused me to lose my balance and focus. Fortunately, I am used to the weight and was able to control it. It could have been a very bad situation if I were squatting a heavier, more cumbersome weight. Also, the sizing is way off. I have a 32 inch waist and the M fit me more snug than I initially thought. Maybe it was a fluke, but I will never trust equipment in the gym that makes me feel unsafe. But Atlus.

Ordered a Medium that says it should fit to 37. I am a 33-34 mostly so was dissapointed when I could barely fit the belt around my waist. I will return and ask for a large to see how that works. It looks great, seems to be nicely made and leather is thick and very stout. I would be happy to use it once I get the right size.

I'm a 34 waist. I was just about to order the medium per the drop down size menu. Then I read a few reviews; they said the belts are undersized. I opted to select the large. Boy am I glad I did. The large fits me well at midspan.

When this belt got wet, the dye started coming off onto my arms and clothes. Have spent a couple of hours off and on using saddle soap, leather conditioner, mink oil and finally Simple Green just to try and get as much dye off as possible, all to no avail. I've used a whole roll of paper towels along with numerous rags to this point, but it still comes off.

Good brand but the "metal" part of the belt rusted out on me after a month use, started to stain all my shirts and soon after the month the clip detached.... Buy at your own risk.

This belt fits my way too big gut and does the job it is supposed to do. I ordered the XL size and it seems to be the size suggested, so I don't know about the person who claimed they were smaller than listed. Perhaps I got lucky on the size. I would give it 5 stars except on the inside near the buckle, the way they cut it and stitched it creates a sharp, uncomfortable edge that digs in your skin.

Belt cracked and split straight down from edge to edge through 2 of the holes the first time I tried it on. Interior seems to be made of cheap compressed cardboard or paper material. Wouldn't recommend this product to anyone.