The actual weight your lifting with this style belt squat is determined by the length of the lever arm,the longer the arm the more weight you will be lifting.the hight of the pivot point will matter,the higher the pivot point the more weight you will lift.the place on the lever arm where the plates mount will make a large difference as well.if the plates were halfway between the pivot and where your belt hooks up you would be supporting half the weight when the lever arm is level,when your end is below level you will be lifting more than half and vise versa when your end is above level.mounting the plates closer to the belt end will obviously make the weight you lift higher.putting a plate on each side and using a luggage scale,or I use a compound bow scale,for checking the draw weight on bows since I already have one and seeing what percentage of the 90lbs you have at various points of the range of motion is how i have always checked machines at the gym if I am curious.it has solved some arguments with my buddies about hammer strength machines and simular leverage machines
Sorry for this noob question: any reason to do that exercise with that tool since you have a leg press machine? I ask that because you claim it's easy on the spine (no compression) yet this is the same for the leg press: what I'm missing?
That’s not a noob question, shows you’re thinking like a pro. Anyway, difference is the belt squat more mimics the squat movement pattern so it’ll have better carry over to the squat, insofar as neuromuscular motor pattern. Also leg press your pelvis can tuck under a bit so still iffy on lower back. Of course both this and leg press will ultimately put meat on the bone so will help build your squat.
The actual weight your lifting with this style belt squat is determined by the length of the lever arm,the longer the arm the more weight you will be lifting.the hight of the pivot point will matter,the higher the pivot point the more weight you will lift.the place on the lever arm where the plates mount will make a large difference as well.if the plates were halfway between the pivot and where your belt hooks up you would be supporting half the weight when the lever arm is level,when your end is below level you will be lifting more than half and vise versa when your end is above level.mounting the plates closer to the belt end will obviously make the weight you lift higher.putting a plate on each side and using a luggage scale,or I use a compound bow scale,for checking the draw weight on bows since I already have one and seeing what percentage of the 90lbs you have at various points of the range of motion is how i have always checked machines at the gym if I am curious.it has solved some arguments with my buddies about hammer strength machines and simular leverage machines
Awesome,I'll be making one of these this week,thanks for the inspiration bro
Great video man. I like what ur doing here. Building ur gym as u go along! Very cool.
Ah fancy seeing you here
I built my own version of this because of you. I appreciate your work.
I like it, looking forward to the attachments!
Brilliant!
Great job 👍💪
Great job!
Fantastic mate.
Nice job,like your videos and work
CONGRATULATIONS, EXCELLENT IDEA, MANY GREETINGS FROM ECUADOR
Thank you, i will make one as well
looking good
Good Job.
Martin, this is an awesome video. Have you given any thought to making a hip thrust bench for use with a barbell?
Good video! Can you tell me what kind of bolt that is on the top of your handle/kickstand?
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Great video! Are your standing blocks just glued together?
Great video. How long your lever arm is?
Sorry for this noob question: any reason to do that exercise with that tool since you have a leg press machine? I ask that because you claim it's easy on the spine (no compression) yet this is the same for the leg press: what I'm missing?
That’s not a noob question, shows you’re thinking like a pro.
Anyway, difference is the belt squat more mimics the squat movement pattern so it’ll have better carry over to the squat, insofar as neuromuscular motor pattern.
Also leg press your pelvis can tuck under a bit so still iffy on lower back.
Of course both this and leg press will ultimately put meat on the bone so will help build your squat.
Looks like a slight pull forward at the bottom of the rep and not a direct vertical force downwards?
Btw - great content.
That is correct. That's what I meant with a slightly angled pull. Quite common that leverarms will act this way.
All belt squats that i have seen have the same thing with the forward pull at the bottom,it's just physics,