Plate-Loaded Hip Thrust Glute Drive Machine Version 2

For the price it’s decent, but there is a slight range of motion limitation. Buying a belt to use with this is much better than the roller in my opinion.

Wish I could give a higher rating. The lap bar is extremely uncomfortable which I thought was because of my size(6'3" 290lbs). But my much smaller friend came over and had the same complaint. I then contacted Temple of gainz which suggested I buy the Spud Inc hip thrust belt and also told me they had to do the same to their in house hip thrust. I wasn't the happiest about having to spend more money on top of what I already spent on the expensive machine especially since TOG was already aware of the issue but it does make the machine 10x better. Good machine but be prepared to buy a separate hip thrust belt.

The hip pad should be a few inches further up (towards the head, not the feet). I had to have my butt and half my back off the bottom so that the pad wouldn't hit my thighs. Adjustments parallel to the back pad would fix the issue but the pad can only extend out and in. When I could find a position that wouldn't be obstructed by my thighs, the movement became entirely hip flexor -- no real glute engagement. In order to "salvage" it, I removed the hip pad, bought a Spud Pillow Hip Drive Belt, painstakingly fitted it onto the machine, and now it performs just like every other hip thrust machine with a belt. One thing to also note: I have assembled dozens of machines over the years and this was by far the most infuriating. It's, like, 7 pieces total or something. On paper it should have taken 30 minutes. It took nearly four hours because the tolerances were overly tight.