the BELT SQUAT is an S-TIER Exercise!

[ivano]

Crazy that this fucking machine is not at my gym. I'm dying to try it.

[Stre]

I've been to 5 out of 8 gyms in my town and I've yet to see this machine

Edit: now I've been to 7 out of 10 gyms here, turns out there was a new gym and one I didn't know about. Still no belt squat though

[ugk]

I’ve only seen this machine once in my life, at a world gym near me. Amazing piece of equipment, totally agree.

[ErikBlekeberg]

Belt squats FUCK my quads up better than anything, especially the VMO right by the knee. Great exercise to include in any program that needs quad development.

[gh]

I switched to belt squats after years of repeatedly injuring myself with barbell squats, and I can't see myself going back. No more lower back issues, and I can go super low, even allowing a butt wink, because there's no downward force on my spine. It sets my quads on fire.

[gwwelch]

Love this exercise if the setup allows for proper depth. I’ve used some that only allow for me to get like barely to parallel before bottoming out. Glad to see it gets Mike stamp of approval

[joeont]

Absolutely. I am on the tall and lighter frame side and barbell squats are very fatiguing. I set up belt squats using my half rack and what an amazing difference. I get a huge pump and wobbly legs without the crushing fatigue if the barbell on my shoulders. An A++ exercise. You can DIY this at home in many ways . Using a landmine or half-rack and a dip belp

[mattd]

Absolutely love the belt squat. By far my fav leg move ever. Nothing else seems to fry my quads as well. And zero sore back.

[jermaineayivoh]

The first time I ever got to use a belt squat machine was during Corona in May 2021. All the commercial gyms were closed here in Germany, but a mate of mine was part of a powerlifting club. He took me along to this home made style of powerlifting gym that was in the basement in the middle of an industrial complex that the guy who was running that powerlifting gym worked at.

I’d seen a belt squat machine before online, but it was the first time I ever got to try one myself. The way that machine completely trashed my quads was something I had never experienced during any quad exercises I had done before up to that point. It was just UNREAL.

And despite the fact that the belt squat is one of the best, if not the best pure quad exercise in existence, 99% of commercial gyms do not possess this amazing piece of equipment!

[GordonBFit]

It is great for people who suffer from an old injury like herniated disc & degenerative disc disease

[Ripvanwinkile]

I just started doing belt squats and I agree with this soo much, belt squat gets me a crazy leg pump and growth without any back pain

[James_Edward]

This belt squat and pendulum squat are the way to go.

[billybarron]

I’ve seen it in my gym. Nobody ever uses it. Didn’t know what it was. Saw this short. 5 sets on it today. Will use it every leg day. Loved it.

[richardcaraballo]

I've been to 10 gyms in my local area, 4 different chains (24, Gold's, Crunch, Fitness 19), as well as a few gyms out of my state (Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada), and have NEVER seen this machine in person. As someone with mild scoliosis and ankle problems, I'm always looking for ways to train the quads without traditional barbell squats, as the axial fatigue plus foot stability issues hinder my squat. I would try this in a heartbeat if I had access to it, but it's a mythical creature as far as I'm concerned.

[pdub]

I'm a loooong femur lifter and I had been struggling to figure out how to recover from my workouts week to week for a long time. I include both deads and squats on different days but my fatigue buildup was just too high no matter how I structured my workouts (reps/weight/sets/alternating days etc - including altering my accessory lifts). I switched from Squats to Belt Squats and my SFR has vastly improved instantly (almost) but not only that I have never felt my quads eXPLODe like this on any other exercise like I have on Belt Squats. My quads and my fatigue management are better than ever and I'm progressing like I should have been. Legit S-Tier exercise.

[mattstanbridge]

My gym got one today. I am so happy. Doing my usual weight was easy, 100kg 6 reps as fast up as possible, for power and speed.

[Grimspear]

Id love to watch every video where he breaks down terms like Axial fatigue, and SFR. Thank you for helping me better understand my body!

[limitisillusion]

Belt squats are great to pair with deadlifts to give your low back a break, rather than doing squats and deadlifts in the same workout. Works well to trade off posterior/anterior focused leg days.

[xTeRRaSnipin]

Of the machines my old school gym could’ve brought, and they do this very rarely, I’m so glad it was the belt squat machine 😍

[DerSohnDesAlvaters]

I was so happy when one magically appeared in my gym 6 months ago! I love it. I have tennis elbow so getting my arms tight for a squat can get trigger the tennis elbow.