Powertec Levergym Squat / Calf Machine Review
Summary
TLDRこのビデオでは、長年にわたるPowertecの製品の熱心な使用者が、Powertec Levergym Squat Calf Machineのレビューとハックを紹介しています。彼はPowertec製品の忠実な顧客であり、様々な製品を使用してきた経験から、このマシンの組み立てから実際の運動効果まで、詳細にわたる検証を行います。腰への負担を避けるためにバーベルスクワットをしない彼ですが、このマシンの使用感を高く評価し、腰や膝への負担がないこと、また、組み立てやすさと堅牢な構造にも満足しています。彼はPowertecの3つのスタンドアロン脚マシンの中で、このマシンを二番目にランク付けしつつも、使用を続けるうちにさらに好印象を持つ可能性を示唆しています。
Takeaways
- 😊 This is a review of the Powertech Leveraging Squat Calf machine
- 👍 It arrived well packaged and was easy to assemble
- 🏋️♂️ The machine allows you to safely squat a lot of weight
- 😮 The calf raise functionality provides a good stretch
- 🔧 There are only a few minor downsides like non-adjustable safeties
- 🤔 It may become the #1 choice out of Powertech's 3 leg machines
- 🦵 It works the quads, hamstrings and glutes effectively
- 👍🏻 No back, knee or ankle pain while using it
- 😃 The neutral grip shoulder press is another good exercise
- ⬇️ It has a compact footprint but feels very sturdy
Q & A
レビュー者がパワーテックの製品を使用し始めたのはいつですか?
-レビュー者がパワーテックの製品を初めて購入したのは約15年前です。
レビュー者が最初に購入したパワーテックの製品は何ですか?
-最初に購入したのは、古いグレーのパワーラックとそれに取り付けることができるハイロープーリーでした。
レビュー者はこれまでにどのような種類のパワーテック製品を使用してきましたか?
-レビュー者はこれまでに3つのパワーラック、2つのレッグプレス、3つのスミスマシン、2つのファンクショナルトレーナーなど、様々なパワーテック製品を使用してきました。
パワーテックがレビュー者に連絡したのはなぜですか?
-パワーテックはレビュー者の意見を聞きたがっていたため、彼に連絡しました。特に、レビュー者が脊椎に負荷をかけることに非常に慎重であることを知っていたため、パワーテックのレバレッジスクワットカーフマシンについて彼の意見を聞きたいと考えました。
レビュー者はパワーテックから送られた製品に対してどのような義務を負いますか?
-レビュー者はパワーテックから送られた製品に対して肯定的なレビューをする義務はありません。彼は正直なレビューを約束し、このチャンネルの誠実さを損なうことはありません。
レバレッジスクワットカーフマシンの組み立ては難しいですか?
-組み立ては非常に簡単で、多くのステップがあるものの、それぞれのステップは簡単です。
レバレッジスクワットマシンの安全性についてレビュー者はどのように感じていますか?
-レビュー者はマシンの安全機能に満足しており、最悪のシナリオでも安全が確保されていると感じています。ただし、セーフティが調整可能であればさらに良いとも述べています。
このマシンで可能な他のエクササイズはありますか?
-はい、レバレッジスクワットマシンでは、スクワットやカーフレイズ以外にも、ショルダープレスやランジなど、他のエクササイズも可能です。
レビュー者はこのマシンにどのような改善点を提案していますか?
-レビュー者は、下部の背中までサポートを提供するパッドがあれば、マシンがさらに効果的に感じられるかもしれないと提案しています。
レビュー者はこのマシンをパワーテックの他のレッグマシンと比較してどのようにランク付けしていますか?
-レビュー者は現時点ではコンパクトレッグスレッドを1位、レバレッジスクワットを2位、レッグプレスを3位としていますが、時間が経つにつれてレバレッジスクワットが1位になる可能性があると述べています。
Outlines
🏋️ パワーテックレバレッジスクワットカーフマシンレビュー
このパラグラフでは、パワーテックの製品に長年の忠誠心を持つレビュアーが、パワーテックレバレッジスクワットカーフマシンのレビューを行います。レビュアーは15年間パワーテックの顧客であり、様々なパワーテック製品を使用してきた経験を持ちます。この新しいマシンに関して、パワーテックから直接連絡を受け、製品の意見を求められましたが、レビューにおいて正直な意見を述べることに何の制約もありません。レビューは、製品の梱包、組み立てのしやすさ、品質に対する高い評価から始まり、レバレッジスクワットが背骨への負担を避けることを重視するレビュアーのニーズにどのように応えるかに焦点を当てています。
🔧 マシンの特徴と実際のワークアウト体験
第二のパラグラフでは、レビュアーはマシンの構造的特徴と安定性について詳述し、そのコンパクトな設計と高い重量容量を強調しています。また、様々な体位でのエクササイズに対するマシンの適応性を評価し、特にカーフ機能の有効性を指摘しています。レビュアーは、このマシンでの実際のワークアウト体験を共有し、特に背中や膝への負担が少ないこと、そしてスクワットとカーフレイズの間の簡単な切り替えを評価しています。さらに、追加のエクササイズオプションとして、ショルダープレスやランジを行う際のマシンの利用可能性についても触れています。
👍 総合評価とパーソナルフィードバック
最終パラグラフでは、レビュアーはマシンの使用後の個人的な感想を提供します。彼は、マシンが提供するユニークなエクササイズ体験、特にクワッドにフォーカスした運動とカーフ機能の調整可能性を高く評価しています。レビュアーは、他のレグマシンと比較して、このレバレッジスクワットマシンの効果と快適性を強調し、将来的にはさらに好みが高まる可能性があると述べています。彼は、マシンが下半身の筋肉群に効果的であることを経験し、背中や膝への負担がないことを特に価値あると感じています。最後に、レビュアーは視聴者にチャンネルの購読を促し、自身のキャッチフレーズを提案してビデオを締めくくります。
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Keywords
💡パワーテック
💡レビュー
💡レバレッジスクワットカーフマシン
💡組み立て
💡安全性
💡忠誠心
💡効果性
💡コンパクト性
💡予算
💡機能性トレーニング
💡耐久性
Highlights
Review of the Power Tech Leveraging Squat Calf Machine
As a loyal Power Tech customer, they sent me this calf machine to review
Comes in only 2 boxes and is easy to assemble in about an hour
Feels good on the knees and back with no pain or stress
Smooth movement for both squats and calf raises
Handles 645 lbs with no back pain thanks to body alignment
Safety stops prevent bottoming out if you fail a rep
Easy to add bands for extra resistance
Can perform lunges, shoulder presses, and other exercises too
Deep calf stretch unlike any other calf machine
Would survive an earthquake, hurricane or tornado
Ranks this machine as #2 out of Power Tech's 3 leg machines
Quads, hamstrings and glutes are on fire after using it
Doesn't cause any joint pain unlike squats
If your equipment lacks, I got the hacks!
Transcripts
hey everybody welcome back to home gym
hacks reviews the place where equipment
isn't just reviewed
it's also hacked today i'll be doing a
review for the power tech leveraging
squat calf machine
stay tuned
i'm really excited to announce that my
loyalties and power tech has paid off
i've been a powertek customer for nearly
15 years and i've had roughly 20 videos
featuring powertech products
my very first powertech purchase was one
of the old gray power racks and the
hi-lo pulley that could attach to it
i got that from bodybuilding.com when
bodybuilding.com sold powertech products
and you could use the 10 coupon to buy
it if any of you all are old school
you know exactly what i'm talking about
over the years i've had three of their
power racks
two of their leg presses three of their
smith machines two of their functional
trainers
and many more pieces so through being a
loyal customer and having this channel
and doing a lot of reviews for powertech
products
powertech contacted me and they wanted
to get my opinion on the powertech
rubber gym squat calf machine powertech
is aware that i'm extremely reluctant to
load my spine i no longer do safety
squats i no longer do barbell squats
i stick to the row rydo and the two leg
press machines from powertech
and while powertech sent me this piece i
am under no obligation to give it a
positive review
as with all the reviews that i've ever
done for this channel i am going to be
honest
and i will not compromise the integrity
of this channel
powertech has three standalone leg
machines the leg press the compact leg
slit
and the lever jump squat i did a review
for the compact leg slit i did another
review comparing the leg press with the
compact leg slit so check those out if
you haven't seen them
of the three leg machines the leg
presses the most expensive the compact
leg sled is in the middle
and the leveraging squat is the least
expensive of the three options if you're
on a budget and you want to stay below
the 1 000
mark this may be the machine for you
because at the time of this recording
it's actually below 900
here is my latest product from powertech
the leveragem squat calf machine
it arrived in great condition
and it arrived very quickly the squat
calf only consists of two boxes
so far this is an excellent packing job
with nothing sustaining any damage
during shipping
and here is the larger of the two boxes
again everything is in great condition
it is obvious that a lot of time went
into packing this product
so for example these are handles
and each handle is wrapped here is
another example of how well this piece
is packed
these are duplicate pieces and here's
one that i've already opened
and here's the one that i haven't opened
and we have all of the styrofoam here at
the end
to make sure that this part didn't get
bent during shipping here's everything
laid out
and everything is in perfect condition
i'm extremely impressed with the quality
of all of the pieces
the shoulder pads seem really dense
couldn't be happier so far assembly one
looks pretty straightforward it's a lot
of steps but it looks like very easy
steps
and there's the touch-up paint the power
tech always includes
should i tear something up in the
process of putting this thing together
step number one is complete and it took
about 17 minutes
it was extremely easy assembly two was
very easy
it was just putting on the calf block
and the platform and i want to go back
and point out one part in step one
there's a plate that goes under the
piece
make sure that you put that one on and
then the next step
is putting the arm on to put the arm on
i put this bolt through
and then i put this bolt into the bolt
that goes through and then i tightened
it
so that this bolt
would go in easily because it initially
starts off with a bit of a gap on one
side
assembly three is now complete that was
a really easy step now it's time to put
the weight horns on
and the shoulder pads on and then i'm
done before i connect the shoulder pads
i want to show you that there are four
holes there
and two there but there are only two
bolts that go on this end
and only one bolt that goes on this end
this is so that you can shift
this pad depending on your shoulder
width everything has been put together
the only thing left to do is to go back
and tighten up all the bolts but this
piece is a beast
it's very well made and i always like
when i finish a build and there's no
hardware left
here is the finished product it took me
just over an hour to put this together
it was easier to put together than the
leg press and the compact leg slit
i have never used a machine like this
and for anybody who follows my channel
you know that i no longer do back squats
i only do belt squats and leg pressing
the compact leg slit
so it'll be interesting to see how this
feels it is designed and the movement
looks a little bit similar to a pendulum
squat
so again my first time ever using this
piece just some initial thoughts
and keep in mind i am extremely cautious
about my lower back
oh it feels good no stress on the lower
back
it's smooth
no pain and knees ankles
i like it
and to copy a phrase from that other guy
who does reviews
this thing is beefy next up let's check
out the cat function
and that feels really good also the
closest i've ever come to using a
machine like this
is using the lever gym to squat and i
already just right off the bat
like this a lot more than the leveragem
for squats i'm going to walk around the
machine and point out some of its
features
first off there are five feet that make
contact with the ground for added
stability
overall it's a pretty compact piece with
the length being 58 inches
the width being 55 inches and the height
being 61.6 inches
the starting weight for that arm is 30
pounds the max weight capacity for this
piece is 500 pounds
and the shipping weight was right at 200
pounds there are two posts right here to
store your plates
but also with plates on there the
machine is more stable they are standard
i would prefer
for them to be olympic there's a rubber
stopper on each one so you don't have
metal on metal
here's the foot plate the calf block
which can be moved into three different
positions
stainless steel weight horns which i
definitely appreciate and because
they're angled you don't need collars
so it adds a little bit of a safety
element here are the handles
the shoulder pads are really comfortable
here's the safety mechanism so if you
reach failure
your arm hits that rather than bottoming
out
and this is the pin that you push in to
start the movement
and that you pull back out when you're
done some other measurements that you
may be interested in
the calf block is 16 and a half inches
by 3 inches the plate is 26 inches by 14
inches
and each weight horn has 10 inches of
loadable space the welds look really
clean throughout
and powertech has a limited lifetime
warranty on the frame
and different warranties apply to
different pieces of the machine
after having the machine for a few days
and getting familiar with different
exercises and body positions
i was ready for my first real workout i
use descending warm-up sets
starting with just the arm i have a
mirror over to my right
to check my body position because the
optimal body position
for this machine is to keep your back as
perpendicular to the floor
as possible as i continued my warm-up i
moved up in weight and i also moved the
camera around the machine
to show you different angles and to show
how my body is aligned when i'm doing
this exercise
it's very easy to switch between squats
and calves
and right in the middle of warming up i
went to some calf raises
to stretch out my calves and ankles
because they are fairly tight
and the angle of this plate works
perfectly for me
because i don't have to raise up on the
front of my shoe because of my
tight calves and tight ankles
i have found the widest stance on this
plate works best for me
but of course you can assume a medium
stance or even a narrow stance
i don't know if it would make the
machine feel more effective than what it
already does
but it would be interesting if there was
a pad that went all the way down to my
lower back
and it was designed exactly like a
pendulum squat machine there was a time
where i would put 4 or 6 45s on an
olympic bar and do squats
but those days are behind me it's just
not worth the risk anymore
if i were to sustain a lower back injury
doing squats i would be out for at least
a week
so i wasn't sure how my body would
respond to 645s on this machine
but i was pleasantly surprised that
there was no pain whatsoever
and that's just simply because of the
mechanics of the machine
next i've taken off all the weight to
show you worst case scenario
so someone reaches true failure during
this movement
so at this point i'm as low as i would
ever go and i still haven't hit the
safeties
so it would be nice if the safeties were
adjustable
but they're trying to fit people of
various heights so they are where they
are
but if i were to bottom out this is how
low i would have to be
although this machine doesn't have a
band feature adding bands is pretty easy
always be careful when adding bands to a
machine make sure that you have weight
on the plate posts
and start with a light band before you
go up to one of the more difficult bands
because i don't want you to flip the
machine over or do anything that would
hurt you
or the machine there are other exercises
you can do with this piece other than
just squats and calf raises
one of my favorite is the shoulder press
because i really like this neutral grip
as opposed to this grip
another awesome exercise is a lunge and
what makes this unique
is your front foot is angled
so i feel this more in my hamstring and
glue
another exercise that feels really
unique is to face away from the lever
squat but you will need a partner to
help you with this
so when you push away your partner will
need to push that pin
and then you can perform the movement
and i like the way this feels because at
first it feels unique
secondly it feels more quad dominant
than facing towards the lever squat
and then when you're done your partner
will have to pull the pin back out
the calf feature on this machine allows
you to get a deep enough stretch
to where your heels won't hit the ground
and this block is adjustable in case you
want to move it farther away from the
lever arm
and of course you can do one leg at a
time
you can take heels in
heels out i have three pieces of
equipment that i feel would survive
an earthquake a tornado a hurricane one
is the road rhino two is the titan
fitness hpnd
and three is the powertech lever squat
and while it's not a barbell squat
i personally never thought that i would
have 645s on my shoulders again
but with the weight that this piece puts
your body in alignment it is possible
for me
someone who's very cautious about their
lower back power tech has carried this
machine forever and it's one of those
machines that i stayed away from because
i was afraid to place this much weight
on my shoulders
but obviously that's not a problem i
experienced no lower back pain no knee
pain no ankle pain
and it's one of those machines that i
never knew i wanted but i'm really glad
that i have
power tech has three standalone leg
machines the leg press the compact leg
sled
and the lever squat if i had to rank the
three i would
probably put the compact leg sled at
number one
this at number two and the leg press at
number three however
in some time this one may grow on me
even more and this may move into the
number one spot
right now my quads are on fire my
hamstrings are on fire my glutes are on
fire
so it feels very effective and the fact
that it doesn't cause any pain is
phenomenal
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