Spud Heavy Duty Hanging Abdominal Straps 1 Pair Ab Strap (Black)

I own a personal training studio. My studio only uses the best equipment. This is my second pair of these straps. I started with the affordable version and they've been terrible. This pair is heavy duty, very firm and comfortable and def worth the money spent. If I had need for more, I'd buy a third set.

I've developed, through trial and error, a way to effectively do weighted hanging leg raises, using the 'bent knee' variation which I prefer, since it is the opposite of a squat. It involves using a pair of 'iron boots' (google it) with a barbell running through them, Ironmaster Dumbbell plates (they are square, so you can stand on them if you need to), a bench, a box squat platform, and of course, ab straps. This 'lift' has so much potential for strength, it is unreal - and I feel like there is real benefit and carry over to the squat. It feels like my squats are faster, more powerful, smoother, and much easier on the joints than before, and I'm sure anyone who uses barbell rows as a complement to the bench press understands what I'm talking about. It's like having extra 'cushioning' in your joints, when you develop the opposing muscle groups. I fully expect to be doing my bodyweight at some point. But, the issue here of course is, most ab straps are only rated for 300 lbs. These straps claim to hold up to 1500 lbs, and while I am skeptical of that claim, I am quite certain that they will be able to hold triple my body weight, and since a double body weight squat is considered 'advanced,' that seems like a reasonable goal for this as well. Another thing worth mentioning is, these ab straps hang down rather far by design, and were likely intended for very high pull up bars. The pull up bar on my power rack, however, is not that high, and in fact, I can grab it standing up without straining, and I have to bend my knees to do pull ups. There is a reasonable work around for this. If you wrap the straps under the bar twice, then pull the carabiner strap over and around the bar, then behind the strap and attach the carabiner, the straps hang quite nicely, to where you can actually grip the bar while having your upper arms supported. There is plenty of room to hang and do leg raises (I am 5'11), and for my particular method and setup, the iron boots/Iron Master dumbbell plates just barely touch the ground at the completion of each rep. To me that is perfect, because it gives you a sense of completion for each rep, and, as an added bonus, completely nullifies any natural tendency your body might have to swing and use momentum between reps. Weighted hanging leg raises may take a little bit of time, effort, and investment to set up, but they're an incredible exercise, and this is one of the products you want to use to get the job done.

The real deal! Super thick and high quality. Commercial gym type equipment. I ordered the D Moose and while they were nice, they were not 1/2 the quality of these straps. If you are looking for the best quality that you will never wear out, look not further. If you are looking for a budget type, get you by item, then perhaps look elsewhere. No regrets in buying these. Very comfortable, long straps, high quality carabiner, perfect for my Rogue FM 6 twin rack. You pay for what you get. Second item from this company and both are top notch quality.

This is a durable, wellmade product and comfortable to use.

This brand KILLS in quality and reliability. These are significantly better quality and build than mostly all of their competitors on the market. Only critique would be to add or supply heavy duty carabiners to increase the mobility / speed of setups in different exercises settings. Overall super happy with the quality.

These are made REALLY good! You can't go wrong with Spud Inc!

I read a lot of reviews about other brands. I even ordered a couple of others, and returned them before purchasing these. These Spud Heavy Duty Hanging Ab Straps might seem a bit overkill, however they are perfect. They don't dig into your arm, they will NEVER come apart, get twisted or develop issues often mentioned in reviews of other brands. Yes, they are a bit more expensive, but you won't regret this once-in-a-lifetime purchase of hanging ab straps. In short... Just get them.

Great product, heavy duty, these things will not break thats for sure. Didn't like spending 90 for ab straps but I do feel like doing ab raise exercises are worth the cost in the long run.

Straps are 24" long. Each individual strap weighs 680 grams (not including the carabiners). The long straps are nice because it means your hands will be grabbing the straps, instead of the carabiners. The material is super thick and nice. It feels very solid and stable when using it (compared to other brands that are thinner). The stitching used on the actual product is black, which actual looks better than the white stitching imo. One issue is the straps are long, so for tall people it means the having to get the straps hanging off the chin-up bar with as little gap as possible. I've attached a photo of my setup. I got the gap down to an inch. I also don't want any metal-on-metal contact that will scratch the powder coating.