Dave Draper Top Squat Review
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- As a followup to my "Hate Squats" video, I review the Top Squat from bodybuilding legend "The Blonde Bomber" Dave Draper.
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I have three of Dave Draper's Top Squat: The newest one at my home gym, one at my place of business and I got one ten years ago for my mom for her in her home gym. I think they are the best choice for barbell squats.
Have used one for around 15 years. It's the best thing ever! Perfect for good mornings as well as squats. Hell, I even use it for standing calf raises. I have wide shoulders so squatting stresses them pretty bad, but the width of this attachment is perfect for me. It sits nice on my shoulders, and I could use my hands to get added control of the bar. I like it more than the chambered bar, which I found to be too closely wrapped around my neck. Glad I got it. My version looks slightly different though. Probably an older model.
Thanks for the tip on the Draper Top Squat. Now made by Sorinex. Much more affordable than a safety squat bar. This will let me keep squatting even with my tweaked shoulder.
I dislocated my shoulder in 2016 and every once in a while have issues but I never know when I will have them. Awesome idea may have to look into this.
I’m here for the same reason
Got mine today. great for those of us with shoulder injuries...
R.I.P. Dave Draper.
I added locking clamps on the top of it to use on the Smith Machine.
watched you for years on wwe Stevie, loved you then and love you now. Thanks for sharing all these videos. Great channel, great content and all around great guy.
I hear all the guys at the Terry Garvin School of Self Defense use this bar and everyone of them are extremely pleased.
Thanks for the new video I have been waiting for this one.
This was a godsend in that 1. I’m 6’3 with very long arms and it’s very difficult to get my arms in position on a regular squat bar and I actually tore my pec once on squats, so this device was perfect.. and 2.) I found it on craigslist for $100.. mine is a but thicker than yours, it has ‘Top Squat engraved in it, and its curved in the middle to accommodate traps.. it was originally listed for $400 and that was 10 years ago
I bought this product and couldn’t be happier.
It’s pretty awesome. Glad you like it.
Hi Stevie! Thanks for the reviews. Had labral tear repair work done on my shoulder 3 weeks ago so typical squats are out of the question for a while. My friend suggested a safety squat bar. Saw your review on the Titan which is what I was considering buying and your concerns on the width of it and it being comfortable for a smaller / shorter person made me pause. What about the Draper bar? Is there a considerable difference in the shoulder width that would make it comfortable enough to rest upon, for someone with a shoulder width of about 19"? I'd Appreciate your help.
Awesome demo👏
i made my own from 2 pieces of square tube and i fix to the bar with U bolts & tighten with a spanner its really rigid ,
Good review man. Thanks
We’re can I buy the pad for mine’s
Getting strong Macho Man Randy Savage vibes here. Great video brother!
I have one of these and I don't like it. I never felt like it was stable since there wasn't direct contact with the bar, plus the handles are ridiculously wide at the shoulder points. I ultimately ended up fabricating handles that put the bar in direct contact with my back somewhere between high and low bar position, but I still have control over the bar and can stabilize it.
I received my bar today, but it did not come with straps. I’m hoping the company will send them to me ASAP.
are these still being sold? i need one( or something comparable) - my shoulder is jacked up and i dont want to buy a safety bar
Thanks for the review. Bought one years ago, but didn’t like it. Found it shifted as I went up in weight and just didn’t feel secure at all. Stopped using it thereafter.
I would suggest to keep the arm movement at a minimum when you add a lot of weight. In this video the motion is greatly exaggerated... I only move my arms about 1 inch or 2 and squat around 260lbs with it. In Bodysquats the arms are naturally extended for ballance so I guess this device is in a way mimicking that motion and is ultimately meant for lighter weights. Again, on heavy weights you want to keep bar and body movement as little as possible other than the motion needed to do the exercise.
Where can I buy one of these? If you can send me a link
Does anyone know how this works for low bar squats?
How does it feel on your neck/back? Does rub your skin when you move your arms forward?
Louis Hortaleza no it’s not bad at all. I don’t really squat without a shirt or hoodie, so not sure about bare skin on it.
Stevie Richards thanks brotha again I appreciate the reviews that you put out.
Are you using the Airpods as your mic Stevie?
Sure Looks Like It Saves Rotator Cuff Issues , Thanks DAVE ! - Met You At Russ Warner's = Skinny Kid Working For Him -
What would be the maximum amount of weight you would use with the Top Squat??
Your link doesn’t work to purchase one. 🤔
I am having the same problem.
i was like, this dude looks so familiar???? then looked at the the poster behind him, lol. i am the master of the obvious!
I can’t find it on it not on Amazon
The WRESTLER Stevie Richards???
@5:37 Is that what I think it was?!? Jk 😂
$139! Damn they're going for $179 now.
Is it challenging your grip ?
thanks
can u put a neck pad on or will it not stay in place
It would not really stay because the part that rests on the upper back is too thick
Did you just fart at 5:35? 😁
Random-TV just saw that too
Will it fit a standard size bar?
Do you mean the thinner bar or a standard Olympic bar? It fits my Olympic bar just fine.
Seems like a cheap second-rate option to the gold standard EliteFTS SS Yoke to me. But if you like it, all power to you.
Just buy a safety squat bar. Much much better. And Hatfield created it
kenneth mclean He does have one u can see it in the background..
Used both, the handles on this attachment are wider and for me is a lot better fit than a SSB.