The Complete Guide to Training with a Weight Vest

De Complete Gids voor Trainen met een Gewichtsvest
Transform your training with

The ZEUZ weight vest

Looking for that extra bit of challenge during your workouts? Discover how the ZEUZ weighted vest can help you achieve your fitness goals, with added resistance for more strength and endurance. Read on to see what our vest can do for you!

Why choose

A weighted vest?

A weighted vest offers an easy way to intensify your workouts. By adding extra weight, you force your muscles and bones to work harder. Designed with comfort and durability in mind, our ZEUZ weighted vest is adjustable in weight from 1.5 to 16.5 kg and comes in five different stylish colors.

ADVANTAGES OF

TRAINING WITH A WEIGHT VEST

1. Strengthening of muscles and bones
Adding extra weight helps build muscle strength in your legs, upper body and strengthens your bone density.

2. Improved endurance
Increases the intensity of your workout, which improves your fitness.

3. Burn more calories
Increased training efficiency promotes fat loss. 

4. Improve balance and stability
Extra weight forces you to work harder on balance and stability.

5. Variety and challenge in your training
Make your workouts more challenging and versatile.  

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EXERCISES WITH A WEIGHTED VEST

Whether you’re into calisthenics, CrossFit, or fitness, adding a weighted vest will increase the intensity of your workout and challenge your muscles further. Here are five effective weighted vest exercises to maximize your results:

1. Air squats with weight vest
Strengthen your leg muscles by adding extra resistance.

2. Push-ups with weighted vest
Increase the challenge and improve your upper body muscles. 

3. Lunges with weight vest
Build strength in your legs and glutes. 

4. Pull-ups with weighted vest
Strengthen your back and arm muscles.

5. Planks with weight vest
Strengthen your core muscles with extra loading. 

Use the weight vest for this 

FIVE FAMOUS HERO CROSSFIT WORKOUTS

1. Murph
A challenging workout in honor of fallen Navy SEAL Michael Murphy, featuring a combination of running, pull-ups, push-ups and squats to test endurance and strength.

2. JT
A workout in honor of fallen Marine JT Mangrum, focused on strengthening upper body muscles with a 21-15-9 repetition of handstand push-ups, ring dips and push-ups. 

3. Riley
Named after fallen Navy SEAL Riley, this workout involves a long run followed by a heavy set of burpees and a second run, focusing on cardiovascular endurance and total body performance.

4. Atalanta
A complex workout in honor of Atalanta, a mythical cheetah from Greek mythology, featuring a combination of handstand push-ups, single-leg squats, pull-ups and a long run, designed to test strength, balance and endurance.

5. Luce
A workout in honor of fallen Navy SEAL Luce, featuring three rounds of running, muscle-ups and squats to improve both strength and cardiovascular endurance.

For optimal use and longer lifespan

Maintaining your weighted vest

  • Cleaning: Wash with mild soap in lukewarm water. Scrub with a soft sponge and let soak for up to 30 minutes. Rinse well and hang to dry. Do not use a washing machine to avoid damage.
  • Adjustment: Our video instructions will help you adjust and safely place the weights.

Curious about the video? Click here on the link!

Compositions up to 5kg

1.5 kg, 3kg, 3.5 kg, 4.5kg and 5 kg

Compositions up to 10 kg

5.5 kg, 6.5 kg, 7 kg, 7.5 kg, 8 kg and 9.5 kg

Compositions with more than 10 kg

11 kg, 11.5 kg, 12.5 kg, 13 kg, 13.5 kg 14.5 kg, 15 kg and 16.5 kg

Be creative and 

CUSTOMIZE YOUR WEIGHT VEST

At ZEUZ we understand that fun is an important part of your fitness routine, which is why we offer a wide range of fun patches that you can use to personalize your weighted vest. 

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