Hack Squat on a Power Rack | Figjammer Landmine Attachment | Black Widow Training Gear

[@TheKurtlocker]

What do you think? Too complicated?

[@djbakasan]

Maybe I missed it, but any reason the hack squat setup is using the landmine + J cup combo vs a Henny strap? The landmine side def seems more stable but the J cup portion less so while the loaded bar is resting on it and angled like that. Def intrigued about picking up all the various bits and pieces to do it though since I’ve a lot of the parts already.

[@Trumeris]

You could use a spotter arm below the j cup to catch the weight should you fail. Stay safe out there

[@TheKurtlocker]

The Henny setup requires a lot more weight to get an effective load through the ROM

[@TheKurtlocker]

That’s an awesome idea. I’m also toying with adding leg rollers vertically as a back rest. They’re taller and may act as a safety themselves.

[@KOstradivarius21]

It’s content and products like this that will truly innovate the home gym space. An alternative to a leg press and hack squat are on of the biggest needs in the home gym space. And like you touched on some of the other set ups and alternatives are too complicated for most to be practical. Thank you!

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thanks for the compliment. Hopefully this will inspire some people to either try or innovate using other things.

[@NorCalDad]

Great video. Have you used the Titan linebacker landmine attachment? Its like this but load the plates closer to your shoulders and you face towards the landmine. I like this idea as I have poor shoulder mobility and this looks like a great supplement exercise.

[@TheKurtlocker]

I’ve seen that attachment but to be honest, it’s just too big for me to want at the moment

[@NorCalDad]

​@@TheKurtlockerthanks for the reply. Does this attachment mess up the bar sleeve? Do you have other attachment handles so you can do other presses like overhead? I'm assuming you can also face towards the landmine and do squats that way too? Thanks!

[@TheKurtlocker]

It does mess up the sleeves a little but, especially where the thumbscrew locks down onto the bar. I have the utility loops from straydog as well as my Mutant Metals handles. I face away and towards the pivot depending on specificity

[@scooobyj8714]

Awesome set up. I do something very similar with a landmine. Only difference is I use a titan fitness Viking press attachment with pool noodles as padding.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Pool noodles to the rescue!

[@scooobyj8714]

@@TheKurtlocker haha. They do save my shoulders. Poolnoodles and sports tape do a lot in my gym.

[@alexd4219]

Great idea for smaller spaces. BWTG is the best! I have a custom rack, 10" log and many other pieces from Dean and they are superb quality. Supporting a veteran owned small business is icing on the cake. 🗽

[@TheKurtlocker]

We are of the same mind

[@GavinBrown]

Genius. Great to see variations like this in a home gym space.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thank you! It’s definitely a staple in this training block I am in.

[@Thepokechoprx]

So true about coming into your workout with a game plan. It’s so much better to set up your next exercise in between sets of you current exercise. Helps keep hour hr up during your entire workout

[@TheKurtlocker]

This is the whey!!

[@carps_gym]

Doing the Lord’s work. Bring on the more non-Pillar 4 reviews!

[@TheKurtlocker]

Bahahahaha. Truth. They’re likely not interested in me though

[@themalloftheinternet5682]

I agree safety first. I have a traditional landmine were it sits on the floor. I use the side of a safety spotter arm to hold the bar at whatever elevation I decide on. This allows me to do almost the same thing (not quite as high). If you have a smith machine you could use that bar as your safety to support the bar using a landmine as well. If you do that I suggest putting foam padding (pool noodle or plumbing pipe insulation) over the smith machine bar so it doesn't get scratched up. Just cut a straight line thru one side of the padding so it can easily be taken on and off the smith machine bar.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Awesome ideas but I still will be a safety third kind of person. Thanks for watching!

[@macalderon81]

Nice setup. Got the fig-jammer and a few rollers as well. Going to implement this into my routine. Also, your knees have tons snap, crackles and pops.

[@TheKurtlocker]

I’m an old combat vet. These things happen…dang rucksacks

[@jamestonbellajo]

Great hack Kurt. I’ve actually done hack squats and calf raises in almost the exact same way except I just use a Viking press attachment. I cut a cheap barbell squat pad in half and put them on the inside handles of the attachment.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Had another comment like that. They used pool noodles as the pads.

[@Invictus13666]

I’m glad there are people out there creating implements etc, and people who figure out ways to use them...but yes, it sorta seems complicated to me. But cool set up. Happy Thanksgiving, Kurtis.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thank you for watching! Happy thanksgiving. It’s difficult to have it any simpler, but I’ll keep staring at it until a new idea hits me

[@Invictus13666]

@@TheKurtlocker yeah...I suppose I could’ve picke a better word. Perhaps fiddley...I mean, I dig where you’re coming from, and wanting to do those moves. I’m just not certain I’d bother. But that’s why I appreciate guys like you and the smaller manufacturer’s driving innovations.

[@Invictus13666]

@@TheKurtlocker I think my reply got eaten. Not complicated. Maybe the better word is fiddley. But guys like you and the small manufacturers are really cooking up some interesting stuff, and that benefits us all.

[@TheKurtlocker]

@Invictus13666 it’s all good man. I took your comment productively and I appreciate it. I think that making something as simple as possible can be the difference between success and failure. If I can make this easier, I will.

[@clb121781]

Love it! It’s a really simple setup for a highly effective movement!

[@TheKurtlocker]

It really is! Thank you for basically inventing a breakthrough product!

[@richards6431]

Awesome set up. Great idea. I am wondering now if I need/want this lol.

[@TheKurtlocker]

You definitely “NEED” it. Thanks for watching!

[@joeblair77]

I like it! For more safety I think you should set up one of the safety arms so if you get stuck you got the arm to set the bar on. Otherwise fantastic!

[@TheKurtlocker]

That’s an awesome idea and it would be a lot safer

[@greentube461]

Great video Curtis ! ❤

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thank you!

[@whitespot54]

This looks genius. I’m gonna try it. I’d rather face inward and do more of and reverse hack squat.

[@TheKurtlocker]

That’s the beauty of it!

[@whitespot54]

@ I’m a fan I’m already looking for landmine attachments and a hack squat pad because of this video.

[@TheKurtlocker]

@whitespot54 I’m excited to see what you come up with. Tag me on Instagram

[@briand5047]

Great video. Regarding safety and if injured and not getting help until found, I've wondered if anyone uses an old baby monitor as a home gym monitor for that reason. Seems like not a bad idea.

[@TheKurtlocker]

I have a home security system that does 2-way audio. My wife will sometimes get concerned and just check on me.

[@meisdetermined]

Man I appreciate the info about setting up for your next movement. I wonder if videos about “how to quickly get through my workout” would be a good video or possibly series? And if people don’t like one movement they can possibly pull from your ideas from others. Just a thought. Great stuff/video (as always!)

[@TheKurtlocker]

That’s a good idea for a series. When u do my own programming I’ll take setup into consideration to improve flow and timing.

[@meisdetermined]

@@TheKurtlocker Awesome. With people trying to fit as much into their day as they can it may send more viewers your way too. Win/win for everyone. Take care brother.

[@TheKurtlocker]

@meisdetermined you take care as well.

[@raps7027]

That's fairly creative Kurtis, the only day I actually train at my commercial Gym is when I train legs, because I like using the Hack Squat and Leg Press and Smith Machine, unfortunately I have no room in my Garage for these machines. (LoL). I was wondering if you could put some Mutant Handles (7 inch/12 inch) in that last hole beside the shoulders pads for more stability and grip your hands? I use mine for my Lever arms as I don't like the original Lever arms, but I love my custom knurled Mutant metals ones.

[@TheKurtlocker]

I’ll give it a try! I actually had an idea to customize a set of rack rollers by taking off the forward pad and replacing that space with a knurled handle portion..maybe even bend them down like on a transformer bar

[@ChatB.E.G.beautyfitness]

Love thanks!! Deciding if I should get an attachment for$40 from offer up! 🎉 HAPPY 2024

[@TheKurtlocker]

There’s a Figjammer attachment on offer up already?!

[@minhinh0]

if you turn around and stand on a plate this setup would be great for calf raises. have you tried calf raises yet? currently doing landmine calf raises and this would be quite an improvement.

[@TheKurtlocker]

I haven’t tried that yet but I’ll give it a shot

[@carps_gym]

Mine should be here in the next few weeks

[@TheKurtlocker]

That thing is gonna be dope as hell! Can’t wait to see your customization

[@MrPanthers23]

Ive been intrigued by this attachment. I think if i were to do it, id have the landmine facing the side. That way, i can have a safety strap underneath the bar on the opposite side as a bail out to catch the bar if something happens. Does that make sense?

[@TheKurtlocker]

That does make sense. Not a bad idea at all. Safer can be better

[@joecowan3719]

Very cool set up of a movement many people miss when they start their home gym. How does it feel on your knees, would squat wedges turned around feel even better? It almost looks like a sissy-hack squat combo move, but it also could just be the angle of the camera. Always cooking up some fun training stuff in your small garage gym. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

[@TheKurtlocker]

Happy thanksgiving to you as well! 🦃 squat wedges would be nice but aren’t necessary. Knees felt great the whole time. I just snap crackle and pop a lot!

[@brianmccrum299]

Do you have a video on a DIY pendulum squat at home?

[@TheKurtlocker]

On my instagram I do but it was a bit ago. Is that something you're interested in seeing?

[@brianmccrum299]

@@TheKurtlocker Yeah, I don't know how doable it would be. I realize that I can't just mount a landmine on my basement concrete wall, because it's not like there's a socket that secures the lever arm to the fulcrum. Ideally, a longer jammer arm that I could mount on my wall for the right angled height (I'm 6' 7") and then some sort of loading mechanism behind me, like those linebacker attachments that Titan sells. Idk, I wonder how doable it would be for home gym, probably too unrealistic honestly. Your video here looks like a much better hack for the home gym.

[@TheKurtlocker]

@brianmccrum299 I’m still down to try

[@ltorban]

What was the name of the app you use? The audio got garbled and I couldn't make it out. Thank you.

[@TheKurtlocker]

EvolveAI

[@recluse86]

What brand roller pads are those? Black widow doesn't seem to sell any.

[@TheKurtlocker]

The black rollers are from Surplus Strength. The red ones I have are from Straydog

[@drathmor1401]

brilliant!

[@TheKurtlocker]

It’s a truly versatile piece!

[@mattshomegymformuscles]

Great video! FYI the code KL10 doesn’t work 😔

[@TheKurtlocker]

Trying to get that squared away now. Thanks for the heads up. It may be down for Black Friday

[@ballalur2568]

Can a front squat be executed on this piece of equipment. Maybe you can do a video on it.Please reply.

[@TheKurtlocker]

It won’t be a 1:1 front squat, but using the right angles you could get a quad dominant squat easily.

[@hullihenfamily829]

why not just hold the bar in your hands infront of you and do the squat?

[@TheKurtlocker]

Because it doesn’t isolate the movement in the same way a hack squat does. A landmine squat is a different and unique movement

[@hullihenfamily829]

@@TheKurtlocker I do them with squat wedges also. Makes it like a power squat.

[@TheKurtlocker]

@hullihenfamily829 I tried my slantboard, but it was too extreme. I want to get some wedges to test out

[@50CalFitness]

Cool Kurt. Thanks

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thank you for watching!

[@50CalFitness]

@TheKurtlocker Yes, Sir I enjoy your channel. We just posted our first video yesterday over our adjustable circus dumbbell.

[@TheKurtlocker]

I’m gonna go check that out!

[@50CalFitness]

​@TheKurtlocker Awesome, and we'll see you at HGC24.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Yea buddy!!!!!

[@BrimhallBarbellClub]

When you said, “although now that I think about it….,” you sounded like Elon Musk!

[@TheKurtlocker]

That’s the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me.