GIVEAWAY: The owner was generous enough to do a giveaway of his Premium V3 Squat Harness. Simply leave a comment, like the video, (share / subscribe is always nice), and then in about a week I will draw at random in the comment section a winner. Also again “SBT15” saves you 15% off.
Thanks for reviewing this one, I picked up the Vector Athletics belt after seeing your review. I like VA belt a lot, it’s really great for novice resistance band users, like myself, who want to get good form on banded squats. What I like about this chest harness is that the resistance appears be near the normal loading area of across the shoulders which better replicates a weighted squat. I imagine the harness probably engages more stabilization muscles, was that your experience?
Hey everyone, Squat Harness creator here! Just wanted to thank Mike for an outstanding video review! Thank you to everyone for watching and for those who ordered. We sold out much faster than I imagined, but will have more available soon. In the meantime, I welcome everyone to join my RUclips page. I am here if anyone has any questions or feedback.
This looks like a great product . using a belt with bands hasn't worked for me with squatting as the belt always slips a bit downward as a do each rep. This can't slip , a big improvement
Cool product! I have a Speediance and this would be a great addition to take the weight off my grip on RDLs, Calf raises, etc. I wish it didn't cost so much though. $177+ tax/shipping is just up there.
Reading the name, I was confused at what a squat harness would do different than a squat belt. It would take away the advantage of a belt putting the weight on your hips. But then as soon as you mentioned and showed the dead lifts it clicked.
I think it could work for having more tension on the lower back when squatting Starting Strength's way. My Harambe system is ordered. I have ordered the blue ropes with spacers. I don't know if I will be able to reproduce hip-drive squatting with that. Maybe the Squat Harness Premium V3 is the solution?
Yes actually, I remember your last comment about this. You naturally want to hinge more with this on and it's pretty versatile when the settings, so I think you'd get something out of it.
HI Mike! @5:59 you mention that you feel it a lot in your glutes, hamstrings, spinal erectors and back. That it felt like a deadlift without your hands involved. And that is exactly what I'd be going for, to remove grip from the equation, BUT whilst simultanaeously using it as a replacement to work LOWER BACK via removal of grip in the first place. Would you think this is viable for that? Thank you, really great video as always!!!
Always finding hitting legs at a minimalist home gym are the toughest. Something like this would be great to assist with that. Appreciate all your reviews and work
I like the fact that you can get this item in a few attachments and resistance bands, and do squats at home without having to buy all the expensive set up and weights, etc…. I think it’s fantastic ! It’s just nice to be able to work out at home and not have your whole basement overrun with gym equipment
@@hybridresistance thanks for getting back to me … whats your name ? Also , could i please get into the draw for that harness ? Thanks for taking the time to do what you do , its been a huge help for me
A very happy new year Mike. Great review, very honest highlighting both the pros and the cons. Great to see this channel going from strength to strength and already at 34k. Hope to see you hitting 50k+ this year. Keep up the good work! God bless!
To me, that thing seems to maybe shine for weighted dips/pullups....(to me, again)the weight/force "looks" to be awkward, maybe unsafe...not to mention if u weren't a fan of looping the Harambe system, this is like that on steroids! Ha! Anyway, my two cemts... as always...thnk u for your wrk giving us these item descriptions! 👍🏋️♂️👍🏋️♂️
I did try pull-ups and it's VERY hard, but works with the harness. It otherwise feels very solid in general, just depends on where you're going to direct the force.
Very cool product. Do you think it would work well with the X3 performance bands? Is it wide enough for the black one and could you stack multiple bands on the hook?
The black performance band might be a little thick, but you can just hook the straps completely around the bands and you'd have no problem with any band thickness.
Well I'm too late to the party 😅 As per my usual mojo. But was very curious because I have very weak hands and cannot do a front squat unless I get something. But at $177, that's not going to happen 🙅♀️. So back squats here I go 😊
Considering the width of the hooks, can you use larger bands on this? (Blue, black harambe) I hope in the future that we can see it with bands and a plate. Thanks!
I'll actually show this in an upcoming video sometime this week, but all you have to do is loop strap around the bands and you're good without needing the hooks.
They both have their pros / cons. If you want something that takes your back completely out of it then the belt is better, but if you want to still stress and work the whole body, then the harness is the way to go. The harness is also more versatile, just depends on what you want to use it for.
Good clip Mike. It seems to have its best use when paired with the Speediance machine. It seems to me that if it was offered with a version with it being attached to a vest so you wouldn’t have all that flipping and flopping around it would be more appealing. As it is now it just seems kind of sloppy, which is a turn off for me.
The harness seems pretty cool. I was looking for some product for squatting with bands. The belts are good but I feel something is left out after a leg workout. I would love to try out the harness.
I'd love it if the shipping wouldn't cost twice the product price. Great review as always; here to hoping they restock their Amazon supply as well; international shipping is cheaper through Amazon usually.
I love this Squat Harness. Could really use one in combination with my isometrics and Handy Gym training. Thanks again for another awesome review. Sporty greetings from a very small (not just physique wise 🤓) RUclipsr from the Netherlands.
@@hybridresistance Thanks a lot. My gym space is small but more than sufficient. Bruce Lee has been my inspiration ever since I started practicing Martial Arts and incorporating strength and conditioning into my trainings. And your videos inspired me to incorporate training with a Total Gym (started with a Total Gym XLS and upgraded to a 2nd hand Total Gym GTS). Regarding the Handy Gym, that little fellow is as brutal as Bruce Lee was 🔥🔥🔥
I just got the Vector Athletics split squat belt this week so I’m not sure this would replace that. Edit: But I sure would use it if I got lucky and won!
I never heard from the original winner, so you were the other person (who originally lost to a coin flip). Please get back to me within 48hrs on my em ail to claim.
@@hybridresistance Just wanted to give an update on this to you (and anyone else who reads this). I did my first workout with the Squat Harness this morning and I can admit I was wrong about it. I don't really know why, but it was easier for me to load my resistance bands and do squats with the harness vs the Squat Belt. Which is interesting for a number of reasons, one being that the hooks are much smaller on the harness. It might be because after loading and getting into the squat position I am able to use my whole body and I'm not worried about the equipment falling off/pulling off my clothes (like I am with the belt) but who knows. I think I am going to try to test both on my second leg day this week to come to a final decision but as of right now I am impressed with this thing and could be my primary squat equipment moving forward. So at least you know this will be at a good home!
Mike, I’m curious if you tried the harness on your Total Gym? One of my pet peeves with the TG is not having anything to hold my shoulders down when doing a squat. Do you think this would work? You’d have to loop a band around the TG weight bar and then put it on the harness hooks… first thing I thought when I saw this video. Thank you!
Excellent Idea Scotty! Honestly didn't even think about it. I was thinking about strapping bands to the TG and harness, but can't believe I didn't think of that considering all the other wacky ways I tried bolting myself to the bar with suspension straps.
This looks pretty cool. With the handles up in the shoulder/upper chest area, it reminds me of a Safety Squat bar which I fell in love with last time I was in the gym and not at my home setup. I’ve said in other videos I appreciate you finding all this gym gear that is not just “unique” to only a specific group, if that makes sense? It’s stuff just about anyone would like and get value from. Thanks for your work!
Is there a type of long J hook that would work to put some of the larger bands onto this? Other than that, looks great. Actually, I bet you could just take the harame slings/ropes and use that to hook up the heavier bands. Anyhow, neat find.
I have Bodylastics resistance bands. They sell a resistance band protector for $16 that you stand on. Makes it easy to squat for so much less. You can also just hook carabiners to a bar accessory if you want support over should sand not depend on your hands.
The owner at Squat Harness actually sent me a band protector he makes. The only downside to those is that you still might have issues with heavy d-lift/squats and overall still has the risk of it slipping off.
You are the king of the home gym trainers I would say. We could probably collaborate on some things because I have a long and sordid tale to tell in the same arena.
I'm ok, but this year I'd like to do more training videos so let me know stuff you want to see. Definitely shoot me an email with ideas with you'd be open to sharing.
V3 I wanted to do barbell deadlifts/hex bar.. and I tried the cable and it feels very wonky. Maybe using my resistance bands will make me not hate spending this much money when I could bought the $70 version on Amazon which is more designed for free weights vs this.
Around the 7min mark I make the comparison to the vector belt. Their belt is more of a lower extremity isolated load versus this is almost a sweet spot where you can both load your upper and lower extremity for squats/deadlifts.
If I'm trying to lower my grip/brachioradialis engagement and side-step around deadlifts (for atrophying my grip hypertrophy; yes I want to lose muscle off of my R arm - brachioradialis). What 2 exercises could I use to perform to replace conventional movements or RDLs? It's been said that Good Mornings are like RDLs without the grip component (because the bar rests on your trap area). I've been considering the Squat Harness V3 to get around this issue but this doesn't help that I'd be having to hold onto some of the central strap fibers to stabalize the movement. I should also add that I've lost some muscle due to being inactive and dealing with adrenal issues, which means I had to toss out all leg movements, basically.......but deadlifts I can handle because my spinal erectors and probably severely underdeveloped now along with my glutes. There are of course hyperextensions. I guess I could do those or Good Mornings to replace the lack of squatting or leg movements in my routine. I am just a weakling right now, so SFR is still a concern, but is blown way out of proportion (I have Adrenal Fatigue, so I am already fatigued, working out in lower rep ranges or doing leg work where I'm standing is just adding to the fatigue and the amount of time it takes to recover from this ailment, just for a little context)....so thank you for any suggestions or recommendations you might have. For reference, I'd be doing back extensions maybe with the resistance band around my upper torso with an incline bench I have in my room.
I'd like to be abe to perform these exercises with no grip (hands-free) if possible, and then possibly slowly introducing movements that use brachioradialis engagement very little to moderate to severe. That would be helpful.
nice because it releive tension on the spine for squats ,deadlifts etc,good for rehab and or a perspn recovering from a injury, but also for strength training as well speed training for track &field, great video mike🫡
GIVEAWAY: The owner was generous enough to do a giveaway of his Premium V3 Squat Harness. Simply leave a comment, like the video, (share / subscribe is always nice), and then in about a week I will draw at random in the comment section a winner. Also again “SBT15” saves you 15% off.
Thanks for reviewing this one, I picked up the Vector Athletics belt after seeing your review. I like VA belt a lot, it’s really great for novice resistance band users, like myself, who want to get good form on banded squats. What I like about this chest harness is that the resistance appears be near the normal loading area of across the shoulders which better replicates a weighted squat. I imagine the harness probably engages more stabilization muscles, was that your experience?
Nothing against the VA belt, but yes this is a bit more of a cumulative load distribution on the whole body.
Hey everyone, Squat Harness creator here! Just wanted to thank Mike for an outstanding video review! Thank you to everyone for watching and for those who ordered. We sold out much faster than I imagined, but will have more available soon. In the meantime, I welcome everyone to join my RUclips page. I am here if anyone has any questions or feedback.
Thank you Jason. Wish all business owners were like you brother.
I swear you show me things in every video that I didn't know existed but instantly need in my life haha. Great review!
Great to hear. Definitely email me things that you want to see in the future and I'll try to feature it.
This looks like a great product . using a belt with bands hasn't worked for me with squatting as the belt always slips a bit downward as a do each rep. This can't slip , a big improvement
Cool product! I have a Speediance and this would be a great addition to take the weight off my grip on RDLs, Calf raises, etc.
I wish it didn't cost so much though. $177+ tax/shipping is just up there.
Looks pretty cool- expensive but I often tweak my back when squatting so probably worth it.
Great review as always. I am so glad the home gym community has so many options now for fitness equipment.
You do such an honest, thorough and articulate review which helps us discern whether any given product can fit in our own home gyms. Thank you.
Thanks Gary, very kind of you.
Reading the name, I was confused at what a squat harness would do different than a squat belt. It would take away the advantage of a belt putting the weight on your hips.
But then as soon as you mentioned and showed the dead lifts it clicked.
Very interesting product. I have actually been looking at squat belts for this purpose but this looks more useful.
I think it could work for having more tension on the lower back when squatting Starting Strength's way. My Harambe system is ordered. I have ordered the blue ropes with spacers. I don't know if I will be able to reproduce hip-drive squatting with that. Maybe the Squat Harness Premium V3 is the solution?
Yes actually, I remember your last comment about this. You naturally want to hinge more with this on and it's pretty versatile when the settings, so I think you'd get something out of it.
I’d love to add this to my garage setup! Been looking for a better way to squat with my current setup!
Looks like a winner! I literally am in the process of building a power rac for bands. I am in the melarket for this and a neck harness for bands.
Looks like a great addition to a home gym. I don't get enough work with bodyweight squats or goblet squats.
HI Mike! @5:59 you mention that you feel it a lot in your glutes, hamstrings, spinal erectors and back. That it felt like a deadlift without your hands involved. And that is exactly what I'd be going for, to remove grip from the equation, BUT whilst simultanaeously using it as a replacement to work LOWER BACK via removal of grip in the first place. Would you think this is viable for that? Thank you, really great video as always!!!
Thank you my friend. Yes, you nailed it. It really is like a deadlift without having to hold on to a bar. Thanks so much.
Always finding hitting legs at a minimalist home gym are the toughest. Something like this would be great to assist with that. Appreciate all your reviews and work
I like the fact that you can get this item in a few attachments and resistance bands, and do squats at home without having to buy all the expensive set up and weights, etc….
I think it’s fantastic !
It’s just nice to be able to work out at home and not have your whole basement overrun with gym equipment
Great points.
@@hybridresistance thanks for getting back to me … whats your name ? Also , could i please get into the draw for that harness ? Thanks for taking the time to do what you do , its been a huge help for me
A very happy new year Mike. Great review, very honest highlighting both the pros and the cons.
Great to see this channel going from strength to strength and already at 34k. Hope to see you hitting 50k+ this year. Keep up the good work! God bless!
Thanks TOM! Best of success and health to you in 2024.
Awesome review! I love my Squat Harness. I have the original version ($59) and it suits my needs. Looking to eventually upgrade to V3.
Awesome to hear that.
Godsend to help me focus less on grip because of weak wrists. Is it my lucky day 🍀 🤔
Looks like a great tool and as always you show great ways to use it with multiple types of equipment.
Thanks as always brother for watching.
Looks like a useful product.
To me, that thing seems to maybe shine for weighted dips/pullups....(to me, again)the weight/force "looks" to be awkward, maybe unsafe...not to mention if u weren't a fan of looping the Harambe system, this is like that on steroids! Ha! Anyway, my two cemts... as always...thnk u for your wrk giving us these item descriptions! 👍🏋️♂️👍🏋️♂️
I did try pull-ups and it's VERY hard, but works with the harness. It otherwise feels very solid in general, just depends on where you're going to direct the force.
Hey man. How big of a resistance band will this hold? X3 black?
It could hold it easy by just looping the straps directly around the band itself.
Very cool product. Do you think it would work well with the X3 performance bands? Is it wide enough for the black one and could you stack multiple bands on the hook?
The black performance band might be a little thick, but you can just hook the straps completely around the bands and you'd have no problem with any band thickness.
Mike, this is the second time you've introduced new equipment and I've had to buy it. Unsubscribed before I become poor. 😛
I hear you brother. I don't get everything for free. You'll see some new things soon that I dropped coin that are pretty cool
Well I'm too late to the party 😅 As per my usual mojo. But was very curious because I have very weak hands and cannot do a front squat unless I get something. But at $177, that's not going to happen 🙅♀️. So back squats here I go 😊
Hey you made to the party, that's what counts. Thanks for watching.
Considering the width of the hooks, can you use larger bands on this? (Blue, black harambe)
I hope in the future that we can see it with bands and a plate. Thanks!
I'll actually show this in an upcoming video sometime this week, but all you have to do is loop strap around the bands and you're good without needing the hooks.
Looks interesting! Do you prefer the Squat Belt or the Squat Harness?
They both have their pros / cons. If you want something that takes your back completely out of it then the belt is better, but if you want to still stress and work the whole body, then the harness is the way to go. The harness is also more versatile, just depends on what you want to use it for.
Good clip Mike. It seems to have its best use when paired with the Speediance machine. It seems to
me that if it was offered with a version with it being attached to a vest so you wouldn’t have all that flipping and flopping around it would be more appealing. As it is now it just seems kind of sloppy, which is a turn off for me.
All I'll say is stay tuned brother....
Cool product.
interesting product. It would have been nice if the harness was color coded to make it easier to distinguish one side from another
Great point!
Maybe you used Frank Zane's Leg Blaster years ago.
You are right about that! I definitely forgot about that thing. I never used it, but I know I've seen it.
This harness looks like the best for squatting with bands.
The harness seems pretty cool. I was looking for some product for squatting with bands. The belts are good but I feel something is left out after a leg workout. I would love to try out the harness.
I'd love it if the shipping wouldn't cost twice the product price. Great review as always; here to hoping they restock their Amazon supply as well; international shipping is cheaper through Amazon usually.
This is something I can get into, I have arthritis in both my knees, and squatting this way would probably be easier on my knees.
I love this Squat Harness. Could really use one in combination with my isometrics and Handy Gym training. Thanks again for another awesome review. Sporty greetings from a very small (not just physique wise 🤓) RUclipsr from the Netherlands.
Geen probleem, bedankt voor het kijken. Ik ben dol op die thuisgymnastiek die je hebt.
@@hybridresistance Wow, I'm humbled that you watched some of my videos :)
@@elbastino you got a great gym space. I really want to try the handy gym. Also love the Bruce Lee posters.
@@hybridresistance Thanks a lot. My gym space is small but more than sufficient. Bruce Lee has been my inspiration ever since I started practicing Martial Arts and incorporating strength and conditioning into my trainings. And your videos inspired me to incorporate training with a Total Gym (started with a Total Gym XLS and upgraded to a 2nd hand Total Gym GTS). Regarding the Handy Gym, that little fellow is as brutal as Bruce Lee was 🔥🔥🔥
Wow this looks really cool, i've never seen anything like this
I would love this. I’ve done belt squats with loops in the front and it still digs into my waist.
This looks dope. Squat is King
looks pretty versatile
This seems like a good addition to my home gym.
Innovative design.
Looks very useful.
I just got the Vector Athletics split squat belt this week so I’m not sure this would replace that. Edit: But I sure would use it if I got lucky and won!
They can do the same function, but feel a little bit different on load
I never heard from the original winner, so you were the other person (who originally lost to a coin flip). Please get back to me within 48hrs on my em ail to claim.
@@hybridresistance Fantastic! I will be emailing you soon!
@@hybridresistance Just wanted to give an update on this to you (and anyone else who reads this). I did my first workout with the Squat Harness this morning and I can admit I was wrong about it. I don't really know why, but it was easier for me to load my resistance bands and do squats with the harness vs the Squat Belt. Which is interesting for a number of reasons, one being that the hooks are much smaller on the harness. It might be because after loading and getting into the squat position I am able to use my whole body and I'm not worried about the equipment falling off/pulling off my clothes (like I am with the belt) but who knows. I think I am going to try to test both on my second leg day this week to come to a final decision but as of right now I am impressed with this thing and could be my primary squat equipment moving forward. So at least you know this will be at a good home!
Mike, I’m curious if you tried the harness on your Total Gym? One of my pet peeves with the TG is not having anything to hold my shoulders down when doing a squat. Do you think this would work? You’d have to loop a band around the TG weight bar and then put it on the harness hooks… first thing I thought when I saw this video. Thank you!
Excellent Idea Scotty! Honestly didn't even think about it. I was thinking about strapping bands to the TG and harness, but can't believe I didn't think of that considering all the other wacky ways I tried bolting myself to the bar with suspension straps.
This looks pretty cool. With the handles up in the shoulder/upper chest area, it reminds me of a Safety Squat bar which I fell in love with last time I was in the gym and not at my home setup. I’ve said in other videos I appreciate you finding all this gym gear that is not just “unique” to only a specific group, if that makes sense? It’s stuff just about anyone would like and get value from. Thanks for your work!
Thanks for that positive comment brother.
Is there a type of long J hook that would work to put some of the larger bands onto this? Other than that, looks great.
Actually, I bet you could just take the harame slings/ropes and use that to hook up the heavier bands.
Anyhow, neat find.
I alluded to it towards the end, but you could just wrap the straps completely around the bands and it would work no problem.
Nice review as always. Keep these vids up!!! Pick me I want this so badly 😂🙏🏻
You're in the running!
Great review Mike! I think this could possibly make a difference in the lower body part of the resistance band game.
100%
I have Bodylastics resistance bands. They sell a resistance band protector for $16 that you stand on. Makes it easy to squat for so much less. You can also just hook carabiners to a bar accessory if you want support over should sand not depend on your hands.
The owner at Squat Harness actually sent me a band protector he makes. The only downside to those is that you still might have issues with heavy d-lift/squats and overall still has the risk of it slipping off.
Great video, I could that that harness being very useful, especially for those of us with back issues.
Absolutely
Great review brother, I definitely am subscribing
Much appreciated, thank you.
Cool concept
You are the king of the home gym trainers I would say. We could probably collaborate on some things because I have a long and sordid tale to tell in the same arena.
I'm ok, but this year I'd like to do more training videos so let me know stuff you want to see. Definitely shoot me an email with ideas with you'd be open to sharing.
Looks cool
Always enjoy watching your videos and have to say that this product also looks interesting.
Thanks for watching my friend.
This shyt is trash ! I just got mine
Dang brother. What version did you get?
V3 I wanted to do barbell deadlifts/hex bar.. and I tried the cable and it feels very wonky. Maybe using my resistance bands will make me not hate spending this much money when I could bought the $70 version on Amazon which is more designed for free weights vs this.
@@davidseney7588 I'd definitely contact Jason the owner, he might give you a refund if you're not satisfied with it
Really great review as always, and very interesting product!
Thank you.
Looks like a great idea. Thanks for share these amazing products
You're welcome. Love that beard
I've been looking into getting a squat belt, so this seems to be a nice alternative. Thanks for the videos!
Thanks for watching.
Man I needed this a year ago! Exactly what I've been looking for! I ended up getting a new rack instead! 😂😂😂 I still might get it.
I got you in the running brother.
@@hybridresistance appreciate it! 💪🏾💪🏾
YOU WON BROTHER curtesy of my 3 yr olds random selection and a coin toss. SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH YOUR INFO and I'll forward it to the owner.
Hey man, don't know if you saw my comment about you winning, but going to give another 24hrs to claim until I roll it over to the next person.
@@hybridresistance Oh damn! I missed it!!!!
Nice! How do you like the way the weight is loaded on this versus a squat belt (like the vector athletics one you looked at?
Around the 7min mark I make the comparison to the vector belt. Their belt is more of a lower extremity isolated load versus this is almost a sweet spot where you can both load your upper and lower extremity for squats/deadlifts.
Posted before the end when you addressed it. Disregard. Shoulda figured you'd mention it with how thorough you are. Nice video, Mike!
If I'm trying to lower my grip/brachioradialis engagement and side-step around deadlifts (for atrophying my grip hypertrophy; yes I want to lose muscle off of my R arm - brachioradialis). What 2 exercises could I use to perform to replace conventional movements or RDLs? It's been said that Good Mornings are like RDLs without the grip component (because the bar rests on your trap area). I've been considering the Squat Harness V3 to get around this issue but this doesn't help that I'd be having to hold onto some of the central strap fibers to stabalize the movement. I should also add that I've lost some muscle due to being inactive and dealing with adrenal issues, which means I had to toss out all leg movements, basically.......but deadlifts I can handle because my spinal erectors and probably severely underdeveloped now along with my glutes.
There are of course hyperextensions. I guess I could do those or Good Mornings to replace the lack of squatting or leg movements in my routine. I am just a weakling right now, so SFR is still a concern, but is blown way out of proportion (I have Adrenal Fatigue, so I am already fatigued, working out in lower rep ranges or doing leg work where I'm standing is just adding to the fatigue and the amount of time it takes to recover from this ailment, just for a little context)....so thank you for any suggestions or recommendations you might have.
For reference, I'd be doing back extensions maybe with the resistance band around my upper torso with an incline bench I have in my room.
I'd like to be abe to perform these exercises with no grip (hands-free) if possible, and then possibly slowly introducing movements that use brachioradialis engagement very little to moderate to severe. That would be helpful.
nice because it releive tension on the spine for squats ,deadlifts etc,good for rehab and or a perspn recovering from a injury, but also for strength training as well speed training for track &field, great video mike🫡
Thanks Elad. Yes, this thing has a lot of strength and conditioning uses I could see for athletes.
@@hybridresistance absolutely 💯