Strata™ Weight Vest

A weight vest adds extra resistance to your training, making bodyweight exercises more challenging and effective. Whether you're doing push-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, or running, wearing a weighted vest increases the intensity, helping you build strength, endurance, and cardiovascular fitness. Many HIIT workouts incorporate weight vests to push athletes further, improve stamina, and simulate real-world load-bearing conditions for military and tactical training. They're also a great way to add competitive edge to training — using increased resistance to push limits and spur performance in both group settings and individual challenges. If you're looking to level up your workouts and maximize results, a weight vest is a simple yet powerful tool to enhance your performance.

Every person will have their preferences on how they like to wear them. Most common preference is tight enough to stay snug to your body, with the front as high as the top of the sternum.

A weight vest can be used for any bodyweight exercise, adding extra resistance to help you progressively overload your muscles and build strength. You can enhance movements like push-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, dips, and even activities like stair climbing, hiking, and walking. By adding weight, you challenge your muscles further, accelerating progress and improving endurance.

If you are unsure how heavy you should start, start light and work your way up to a heavier weight plate as you continue training.

The Strata™ Weight Vest itself weighs 2.3lbs. When the vest is paired with precision weight plates, it brings the total weight up to the required competition standards.

Yes, it has a three-year warranty for home use and a one-year warranty for commercial use.

Use a damp cloth with mild soap to spot clean the surface. For tougher odors, lightly wipe down with a mix of water and white vinegar, then air dry thoroughly. Do not machine wash or dry your weight vest. Machine agitation and heat can damage the fabrics, and internal foams.

The Strata™ weight vest has two plate pockets: one on the front (REP Patch) and one on the back (Mountain Logo).

1. At the bottom of the vest, open the wide horizontal hook-and-loop closure on the pocket.
2. Inside, open the smaller center hook-and-loop tab and pull it out.
3. You’ll find two nylon straps with hook-and-loop—pull both out. The pocket is now fully open.
4. Insert the weight plate fully, with the concave side facing in and the convex side facing out.
5. Push the nylon straps in securely, followed by the center tab.
6. Close the outer pocket flap with the wide hook-and-loop.