Lifting Strops for Belt Squat and Weighted Dips/Chins
Having purchased a Medium Belt for belt squats from Spud Inc for my DIY belt squat machine, I couldn’t help but feel that it was a lot of money for something so simple. I have since discovered that a 1m 4T lifting strop:
And 2 wide jaw M12 D-shackles
Make a pretty good belt squat belt for just north of £30. My bony hips need a bit of padding with both belts, so I stick a couple of cheap neoprene elbow sleeves down my trousers or around the belt.
Thinner 3 ton strops are nice for weighted pullup/dip belts.
Smaller weights are easily added by hanging them off your neck.
But when you put it on you feel like:
