{"id":607,"date":"2013-10-31T20:01:22","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T07:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freefitnessguru.com\/blog\/?p=607"},"modified":"2016-11-27T17:32:43","modified_gmt":"2016-11-27T04:32:43","slug":"mir-140lb-pro-weight-vest-got-me-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.freefitnessguru.com\/blog\/bodybuilding-2\/mir-140lb-pro-weight-vest-got-me-one.php","title":{"rendered":"MIR 140lb PRO Weight Vest – Got me one"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I actually got my MIR vest some two years ago when they had a sale. Living in New Zealand the shipping cost with the steel was over $1000 so obviously I bought it without for only $70 or so. But unfortunately the only local solution for the 140 lbs of weight involved me cutting & epoxying a lot of rebar.<\/p>\n

So it sat in its box for a whole two years while I sweated it out. Finally I had $300 on hand for the rebar and was about to score when I recalled a local fitness supplier elitefitness was recently selling weight vests with steel blocks. I decided to see if these would fit my MIR vest & if so would they sell me 46 blocks.<\/p>\n

Well it turned out their blocks are a teeny bit lighter – 46 blocks are 100 lbs not 140 but I scored immediately for $180.<\/p>\n

Amazingly I now have a 100lb brand new weight vest for less that it would have cost retail in the USA – I’m very happy.<\/p>\n

The MIR is very comfortable and snug. My first session was a one hour hike with 60lbs – I’m used to 40 from my old vest.<\/p>\n

It started great but by the end I only just made it home – the home leg is up a steep hill & I was huffing & puffing – then I had an hours nap.<\/p>\n

Here are a couple of places telling you how to assemble the vest:<\/p>\n

MIR Instructions<\/a><\/p>\n

Below is the link that saved my butt – would never have figured it out otherwise…<\/p>\n

Best Instructions for MIR vest<\/a><\/p>\n

Finally some videos from youtube & then my personal pictures…<\/p>\n