Inzer Lever vs. Inzer Single Prong

**NewBigOC** · 12-28-2015, 12:18 PM

I'm in the process of doing research on buying one and I thought I was pretty set on getting the lever belt. The other day I got to talking with a guy at my gym who has a single prong. He kind of planted a seed of doubt in my mind about the lever belt telling me that there have been instances of the lever ones busting in the middle of squats being used. I figured instances like that happen during some heavy squats at weights which I'm currently nowhere near getting to. My question to you is, Should I have any reservations about the lever belt? Those of you that have used both, what are your opinions on either one?

**beisner44** · 12-28-2015, 03:19 PM

I've never had any problems with my lever belt. What you described could be the result of it not being fitted correctly or poor manufacturing (assuming it is a different company). If you were leaning towards the lever belt originally than I would 100% recommend it

**run2jeepn** · 12-28-2015, 06:42 PM

I'd go with single prong. My last lever belt came from Andersons and the threads stripped on it the first time I went to adjust it.

I perfer a prong.. I don't like my belt as tight for my Deads as I do my Squats. With a Lever belt it's a pain to adjust the sizing.

**NewBigOC** · 12-28-2015, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by beisner44

I've never had any problems with my lever belt. What you described could be the result of it not being fitted correctly or poor manufacturing (assuming it is a different company). If you were leaning towards the lever belt originally than I would 100% recommend it

Well, I heard Layne Norton busted a couple of Inzer lever belts. But again, I heard it happened during some really heavy squats.

**NewBigOC** · 12-28-2015, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by run2jeepn

I'd go with single prong. My last lever belt came from Andersons and the threads stripped on it the first time I went to adjust it.

I perfer a prong.. I don't like my belt as tight for my Deads as I do my Squats. With a Lever belt it's a pain to adjust the sizing.

In terms of tightness, I go with the same tightness on both squats and deads with my current two prong belt.

**naturalguy** · 12-29-2015, 07:43 AM

I have both, I prefer the lever however the single prong is good to have if your waist size fluctuates. On meet day or going for a PR I always use the lever.

**borislavsabchev** · 12-29-2015, 08:31 AM

I'd say try your friend's single prong and if you like it then buy single prong.

**jacobcmurphy** · 12-29-2015, 08:34 AM

A lot of people prefer a single prong because they change the tightness when doing squats and deadlifts.

You need a coin or a little screwdriver to adjust the lever.

**Garage Rat** · 12-30-2015, 11:14 AM

I have both.
I like the lever belt for the easy on off.
I have an older model that is eight years old and no problem with the buckle knobs breaking.
I suspect but i don't know that Inzer may be getting lower quality buckles for a foreign country thats why hear of them break so often.I'd never heard of that happening up to a few years ago.
You can buy a replacment buckle from "Lifting Large ".
The single prong belt obviously wouldn't give you that issue.
Im a lever guy but will sometimes change up.

**NeverEnough89** · 12-30-2015, 07:56 PM

Had an Inzer lever, sold it for 75$ and bought a long horn single prong. Haven't looked back. Single prong cause I change for squat and deadlift. Nice to remove the belt with the flip but still prefer my single prong.

**MichaelBack27** · 12-31-2015, 10:39 AM

Lever is nice to have for comp. However its not common but I know some people whose lever belts have busted.

I stick to single prong. Never had a single problem, Im never going to break a single prong.

**Dawes** · 12-31-2015, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Garage Rat

I have both.
I like the lever belt for the easy on off.
I have an older model that is eight years old and no problem with the buckle knobs breaking.
I suspect but i don't know that Inzer may be getting lower quality buckles for a foreign country thats why hear of them break so often.I'd never heard of that happening up to a few years ago.
You can buy a replacment buckle from "Lifting Large ".
The single prong belt obviously wouldn't give you that issue.
Im a lever guy but will sometimes change up.

I don't think there would be any difference now and then of the number of people whose levers have broke.

Its probably just because more people are on the internet = higher reporting sample size = more lever failures = everyone reporting it like its the norm.

OP,

I have had 2 lever belts and neither have snapped. But I don't lift as much as Layne, so probably don't cause as much pressure on the belt Etc. Personally I think you would be very unlucky if it did, just go with your preference.

Changing the lever takes less than a minute, so unless you either deadlift less than a minute after squats or don't know how to use a screw driver its not really a deal breaker imo.

**iron619** · 12-31-2015, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by NewBigOC

I'm in the process of doing research on buying one and I thought I was pretty set on getting the lever belt. The other day I got to talking with a guy at my gym who has a single prong. He kind of planted a seed of doubt in my mind about the lever belt telling me that there have been instances of the lever ones busting in the middle of squats being used. I figured instances like that happen during some heavy squats at weights which I'm currently nowhere near getting to. My question to you is, Should I have any reservations about the lever belt? Those of you that have used both, what are your opinions on either one?

Personally, I like the convenience of the lever belt - very fast to snap on and off. I have been using the same 13mm Inzer Forever Lever belt for about 8 years, in which I've done about a dozen or so meets. Though I'm not moving around a huge amount of weight, I have never had any issues with this belt. I also do not have to worry about adjusting for different degrees of tightness on squats and deadlifts -- I use the same for all lifts.

**NorthStrong** · 12-31-2015, 10:34 PM

Had lever.

Got prong.

**minipullbrah** · 01-05-2016, 10:55 PM

I have both, in inzer. Lever is incredibly easy to use, looks/sounds cool, and sometimes that's important. However, if you gotta have just one belt, single prong is the way to go, it's more adjustable and wayy easier to adjust. What's bad about the lever is that if you're going to slap it on and lift, it's going to feel totally different if you're training on an empty stomach vs. right after thanksgiving dinner. I normally train around the same time every day, so it's fine for me, however, I've definitely had days where I should have had a good workout and mentally I don't feel great because the belt doesn't feel as good as it normally does. In addition, imo you can't use the same size belt for squat/bench/deadlift, as benching with an arch makes it difficult to press against a belt that's sized right for deadlifting.

I haven't personally heard issues of people messing up an *inzer* branded lever belt. Or with people having issues with going with a 10mm size. Again, I gotta stress that that's in inzer...a toro 10mm belt simply isn't as stiff leather as an inzer lever belt out of the box, for instance. 10mm, single prong inzer and you won't have problems for life.