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Rob@rob
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#1 · June 10, 2022, 8:49 am

With the BDP 2.0 underway now, I think it would be a good idea if anyone has any recommendations for weight vests. I've just purchased a replacement one from Decathalon in the UK and I don't like it! To stop it from riding up and down my body when doing burpees, I have to have it so tight it restricts my breathing. This because the steel plates front and back act like a vice.....there is no give in the vest.  My old vest used pouches filled with little sandbags and it used to fit around my body quite comfortably.

I can't afford to buy another one yet but I wondered if anyone else has this issue of having their breathing restricted by their vest? The last thing you need on the BDP is the inability to take oxygen on board!

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#2 · June 12, 2022, 5:43 am

Hello Rob, you legend! I vote for a sand bag format. The one I'm using now is Chris, nothing fancy, and it's been great!

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#3 · June 12, 2022, 3:29 pm

Thank you Max...I will have to persevere with this new one until I can find a good one that doesn't have the steel plates!

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#4 · June 13, 2022, 5:40 pm

Hey Rob!

I had thought about this after you mentioned it on one of your YT workouts.
Can you redistribute the weight in the vest... I wondered if there was less weight in the back and more in the front, it may be less inclined to ride up your back?

Ps. I bet Bob loves it when the vest clouts the back of your head!

Best wishes,
Tom Rafferty.

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#5 · June 13, 2022, 6:10 pm

Hey Rob!
I wondered if the weight in your vest could be redistributed, less in the back and more in the front, would it be less likely to ride up your back then??

Ps. I bet Bob loves it when the vest clouts the back of your head!

Best wishes, Tom.

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#6 · June 13, 2022, 7:07 pm

Thanks Tom,  I will have a fiddle around with the vest to see if I can make it work for me. I just find the plates really restricting whereas my old mini sandbag vest fitted nicely around my body. And yes, I'm sure BoB enjoyed seeing me get some payback 😂

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