HyperWear Weight Vests and Training Equipment get the results you want

Hyper Wear® brings innovative products to market in the areas of sports performance training, physical education and fitness, tactical training, and health and rehab. Products include the Hyper Vest® weight vest for functional bodyweight training, SandBell™ sandbag weights for dynamic weight training and grip strength, and the Hyper Precool Vest™ cooling vest for performance enhancement and recovery.

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HYPER VEST

Top New Fitness Product for 2009 by Men’s Health Magazine

Description: Introducing the Hyper Vest, a revolutionary new type of weighted vest from the inspired innovation of Hyper Wear. The Hyper Vest employs a patented control system and fabric allowing you to engage in movement while wearing the vest since the weights are held comfortably and firmly to your core even during vigorous multi-plane movement. Even better, the Hyper Vest is elastic around your chest in the horizontal plane, which allows full chest expansion and contraction for breathing while the weights stay in place. A breathable, wicking fabric and generous open side panels make the vest exceptionally comfortable. So thin, you can wear it under a shirt and no one would know.

Benefits and Uses: The Hyper Vest creates the effect of mass evenly distributed over the body’s core to create resistance. By adding weight to the core, you can engage in any movement with the additional resistance of the weights. This is body weight training at its best. Use the vest for sports performance training, tactical training for fire, police, and military, general fitness, and overall health, weight loss, and prevention of osteoporosis.

Research: Research and practical application have proven that weight loading via weighted garments can produce positive results during the rigorous activities of various sports, as well as rehabilitation. Recent studies have also discovered some other interesting findings. Wearing weighted garments during daily activities, for extended periods of time, when used correctly, can increase functional body strength, overall fitness level, and athletic performance.

Features: Generously cut armholes and V-neck allow for full range of motion. Short waist increases freedom of movement. Cinching drawstring at waist and sides provide a secure fit and adjustability for all sizes, builds, and compression requirements. Adjustable weight pocket system allows you to double the weight in each pocket.

Specifications: Comes in xx-small, x-small, small, medium, large, XL, and 2XL. Each vest comes pre-loaded with 5 lbs of weight except the XXL which comes with 10lbs. Additional booster packs with 5 lbs of weight are sold separately along with a tool for insertion.

LEARN MORE ---> Sizing Chart and Video

LEARN MORE ---> Hyper Vest Specs Page

LEARN MORE ---> Hyper Vest Science

LEARN MORE ---> Hyper Vest FAQ's

SANDBELL™

Stronger - Faster - Better

Description: Hyper Wear's SandBell is a cross between a sandbag, a dumbbell, a barbell, a grip bag, a medicine ball, a slam ball, and a kettlebell. Made of tough stretchy neoprene, the SandBell is the most versatile and enjoyable functional weight training tool on the market. Sizes range from 2lb to 50lb. Even more amazing is that the SandBell utilizes a patent pending fill mechanism that allows the end user to fill or empty the SandBell with whatever fill material desired.

Benefits and Uses:
Advantages v. Dumbbell and Barbell

Grip strength challenge
Variable sand volume (due to easy fill mechanism) changes grip ability
Soft and safe

Advantages v. Kettlebell

Grip strength challenge
Shifting sand challenge
Variable sand volume which duplicates the characteristics of kettlebell
Soft and safe version of a sand kettlebell

Advantages v. D-Ball Medicine Ball and Grip Bags

Fill to capacity for firm sandbell and two—handed work
More durable and safe

Special Features: Beyond the amazing functionality and multiple applications, the SandBell boasts a patent pending fill mechanism (called a ’Ngazzle’ — pronounced nozzle) which allows the owner to fill or remove sand (or other fill material) at their leisure. Normally, sandbags, dumbbells, and similar equipment face steep charges when shipped. SandBells, however, can be shipped empty and filled on site with minimal effort — and Huge Savings! You can send a full set of Empty SandBells (which, when filled are a total of 222 lbs) for around $10. Then you can get your own sand for less than $25 at the local Home Improvement store and fill them yourself.

Features: Thick, double sided neoprene is soft and stretchy to the touch, but also durable enough to be pulled, yanked, and abused daily. One side shows a Hyper Wear Logo with the SandBell’s weight in pounds. A colored ring encircles the SandBell, giving a visual indication of the weight.

Specifications: SandBells come in the following weight/colors:
2lb — Red,
4 lb — Yellow,
6 lb — Green,
8 lb — Blue,
10 lb — Indigo,
12 lb — Violet,
15 lb — Indigo,
20 lb — Blue,
25 lb — Green,
30 lb — Yellow,
40 lb — Red,
50 lb — Black.

You may also purchase a special funnel in our store to help fill your new SandBells (free with SandBell purchases of $25 or more). Weights of the SandBells are approximate, as you can determine your own about of fill, making the SandBells more solid or more squishy.

HYPER PRECOOL VEST™...........................................

Stronger - Faster - Cooler ..

Description: Next in a line of products from the inspired innovation of Hyper-Wear, the Hyper PreCool vest is very cool. The one piece vest, with an innovative and stylish side zipper, is designed to cool the body’s core temperature using up to eight uniform size gel or phase change cooling packs that can easily be inserted. Select the gel packs for deep low temperature cooling and the phase change cooling packs for long lasting low temperatures. The Hyper PreCool Vest also employs the patented control system of the Hyper Vest weighted vest allowing you to engage in movement while wearing the vest since the cooling packs are held in place.

Benefits and Uses: Using the vest to cool the body’s core temperature provides a big advantage to an athlete. Approximately 75% of energy used by the human body is needed to maintain normal body temperature and only 25% of energy is used to fire our muscles. Precooling an athlete’s core temperature reduces the demands on the body to cool its own core and preserves muscle energy for a competition. An athlete’s endurance can improve up to 21%. The Hyper Precool Vest is also a convenient and inexpensive solution for other cooling vest applications such as industrial safety, motorcycling, emergency response, military, construction workers, landscapers, rehabilitation, therapy for multiple sclerosis and other conditions, and even under mascot costumes.

Research: Ice vests or precooling were in wide use in the Bejing Olympics with Nike providing a precool vest for U.S. athletes and UK Sport providing an ice vest solution for its athletes.

Features: Constructed from an advanced wicking fabric with 4 front and 4 back side loading pouches to hold either Elasto-gel packs or phase change cooling packs. Side zipper design allows for simplicity of having all pouches for cooling packs being of uniform size. Patented Hyper Wear design keeps cooling packs in place during activity such as a warm up for an event.

Specifications: Comes in small, medium, large, and XL. A set of four Elasto-gel packs or phase change packs sold separately.

WHO IS ON THE HYPER WEAR ADVISORY BOARD

Chair, Jim Liston - Our Advisory Board is lead by Jim Liston. Jim is President and Founder, CATZ (Competitive Athlete Training Zone) and one of the country’s leading experts on creating and delivering exercise programs for children as well as inspiring kids to embrace the benefits of physical activity. Jim has been a featured speaker on these topics to organizations such as the American Physical Therapy Association; National Strength and Conditioning Association; the California Parks and Recreation Society; the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; and the American Youth Soccer Organization.

Jim has also trained numerous professional athletes and celebrities.

Jim has been featured as an expert on training youth athletes in The New York Times, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Newsweek, Business Week, and Men’s Health. He presently serves as an Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California.

Jim holds a BS from the University of Massachusetts and a Masters in Health Science from Springfield College. He has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) since 1995.

Diane Vives - MS, CSCS is on the Advisory Council for Hyper Wear and will be contributing her expertise in performance and functional training methodology. She currently lectures internationally in the fields of strength and conditioning, fitness, and professional development for strength coaches and personal trainers. She is driven by the passion, knowledge and technical expertise that have blessed her with 12 years of success in this industry. During that time Diane has served as a strength coach, fitness director, owner of a performance training center educator to industry professionals and active committee member to nationally recognized organizations in the field of strength and conditioning, fitness and sports.

She is the owner of Vives Training Systems, a personal training and consulting company in Austin, Texas where she trains a spectrum of clients and athletes, hosts mentorship programs and teaches practical hands-on workshops.

Author of SMARTsets DVDs and Manuals, a functional integration system that fuses functional training with traditional science aimed at providing a proven plan of action for trainers and coaches.

She is also the author of Training the Female Athlete DVD where she focuses on the specific areas that can take all female athletes to new levels of performance and resist injury.

She co-authored the Speed, Agility, and Quickness book that has been successful at providing guidance and a practical field guide to coaches and trainers.

Diane currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Strength and Conditioning Association as well as the Advisory Council for the Under Armour TNP Performance Training Program.

Bill Meyer - Bill is the Performance Director of CATZ-Austin. Bill began his career with The University of North Texas Track and Field Team where he was an assistant coach in their Strength and conditioning program. Bill has extensive experience working with athletes at the professional and collegiate level. He has coached athletes such as John Danks from Major League Baseball and players for the National Football League. Bill received his BS in Kinesiology and History from the University of North Texas. He is a Certified Personal Trainer, and USA Weightlifting Level I Coach who is SPARQ Certified. Bill is also a licensed Nutrition Consultant. Bill has recently received the highly sought-after certification of Strength and Conditioning Expert from the world renowned Tudor Bompa Institute in Ontario, Canada which shows his expertise in periodized planning and sport specific training.

WHO LOVES HYPER WEAR PRODUCTS?

James Cotter, Pro-Triathlete writing about the Hyper Vest weight vest and Hyper Precool Vest cooling vest:

"I often wear a Hyper Vest during a trail run or speed work on the track. Just 6 pounds added to my body weight is actually quite challenging and it definitely has helped increase my leg strength. Hyper Wear is also coming out with a cooling vest, the Hyper Precool Vest, to help athletes cool their core before training or competition. It’s still the in the works right now but I got to try it out for a couple of weeks. I used it before and after long rides as well as on the trainer. It helped keep my body temperature down which is a tremendous help. I read claims by Nike that their precool vest provided to olympic athletes in Beijing could improve performance 21%."

Trey Hardee -US Olympic Decathlete - has been using the Hyper Vest weight vest in preparation for the 2009 season:

"I have never seen or used a weight vest like the Hyper Vest. It stays tight, comfortable and cool on my body enabling me to increase my bodyweight while training. It makes adding resistance to my workouts effortless and I would recommend it to any track and field athlete who is looking to take the next step."

Jason Webber - Volleyball Coach, OK

"Holy freaking cow. I could not get all the way through the SandBell sandbag training video before I had to write. I need some SandBells yesterday. We have started a new performance program with many of the same movements seen in the video. WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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