... They are great. The Velcro straps around the wrist or ankle are industrial strength and extra long and hold securely. The D-rings keeps the straps in place. The Velcro holding the removable weights is equally strong. At two-pound each, the weights are about two-inch thick. For ankles, they are just fine. For wrists, they are bulky. But ten-pound weights ARE bulky. (The TKO 22AS has 1-pound each weights but its straps are not getting good reviews.)
On my skinny arms, the Velcro straps do not go around tightly the wrists. The weights slosh to and fro on my forearms. (They never fall off.) But I doubt that during vigorous activity, any strap can keep ten-pound of weight in place. In addition, strapping that much weight while exercising, they are not comfortable to wear and sometimes I experience painful pressure on my arms. But the pain goes away once I rotate the weights around my wrists. That is one benefit of having skinny arms.
I wear wear 8-pound per arm now and play Wii tennis in them. In the beginning I had a hard time doing my over-the-head serve. Now I have improved much. So they are working. I really think the shortcomings I mentioned above are the inherit nature of heavy wrist weights. But if you find a pair that works better, let me know. ...
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