Belt Squat

Glad I didn’t give up

I have used quite a few different belt squats. It’s taken me a few months to be able to give this an honest review. At first I hated this belt squat. I would take it out at the end of my workout to rep out without having to worry about my back. Then I got an electric winch to help with the lift off, I was annoyed with the extra steps and the noise of the winch, I made a couple 4” platforms to assist with the depth (I just wasn’t happy). I kept shopping for something like Roque’s Rhino. A friend of mine has a boutique gym with a rhino so I pay for a day pass so I can try the rhino out. I was extremely disappointed I kept bottoming out, there was a girl who was 5’3” that just couldn’t even use it, honestly it isn’t even close to how smooth Reps belt squat is. So I broke down and purchased a couple of the small wooden plyo boxes set up the winch and I am completely satisfied with this belt squat for the price the extra setup time is worth it. I have put a gym pin in with a 100lb plate on the stack and it’s heavy and works very smoothly

Big Pump, Small Budget

Solid. Best addition to my rack this year. Love the pump I can get. Can’t beat the price for this level of quality. Setup out of the box was easy. First time putting it in my PR-5k rack w/ ares 2.0 I had to loosen my frame bolts so I could square it up and then lock it back down. I tried to avoid this step and couldn’t. But that tolerance makes for a great product fit. After that, in and out is super quick (1-2 min). At 5’10”, I can get to parallel depth with a spud belt. No standing on plates or boxes necessary. The only challenge I’ve experienced is starting from the bottom. That’s just a change in motion for squatting. Only upgrade I could hope for is a feature that gives me the option to start from the top.

Great addition to rack

Easy to setup and adds a lot of versatility to my rack and Ares system.