AbMat Preacher Pad Review (BEST Preacher Curl Bench Alternative?)

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AbMat Preacher Pad Review (BEST Preacher Curl Bench Alternative?)  ➡️ Check out the Preacher Pad https://ShreddedDad.com/PreacherPad  ➡️ Check out the AbMat Preach Pad Review here https://shreddeddad.com/abmat-preacher-pad/  ➡️ Go to https://ShreddedDad.com for home gym equipment reviews and discounts  -- Preacher Pad Specs --  Material:  High density foam  Vinyl: Water resistant and anti-microbial  Size:  24"L x 13"H x 8"W  Weight: 3 lbs  -- Preacher Curl Bench Alternative --  The AbMat Preacher Pad is a good alternative to a stand alone preacher curl bench.  Best part about the Preacher Pad is that it doesn't take as much space as preacher curl machine and once you're done, you can set it down in a corner or set it on a shelf.  -- Preacher Pad Exercises --  With the preacher pad you can do preacher curls seated, kneeling, or standing up.  You can use dumbbells, EZ curl bars, or cables.  -- Where to Buy --  ➡️ Check out the Preacher Pad https://ShreddedDad.com/PreacherPad  -- Chapters --  0:00 Preacher Pad Review 0:55 Specs 2:33 Preacher Pad set up 5:44 Power belly set up 6:56 Pros & Cons 7:54 Price 9:10 Where to buy  —  Garage Gym Ideas https://shreddeddad.com/garage-gym-ideas  Discount Gym Equipment https://shreddeddad.com/discount-gym-equipment  Gym Hacks https://shreddeddad.com/gym-hacks/  DIY Gym Equipment https://shreddeddad.com/diy-gym-equipment  Home Gym Organization Ideas https://shreddeddad.com/home-gym-organization  Rogue Fitness Coupon Code https://shreddeddad.com/rogue-fitness-coupon  —  Subscribe to my channel https://ShreddedDad.com/YouTubeSub  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/dadshredded  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/shredded_dad  Become a fan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dadshredded  Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/dadshredded  Pinterest https://Pinterest.com/shreddeddad  ---  #homegym #abmat #garagegym  https://youtu.be/S_Cm0VEnymU  AbMat Preacher Pad Review (BEST Preacher Curl Bench Alternative?)

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00:00Hey, what's up, guys? Jose here at ShreddedDad.com. In today's video, I'm reviewing the Preacher Pad

00:04by Atmat. Now, this pad gives you the ability to add variety to your Preacher Curls from home.

00:09You can do Preacher Curls kneeling, seated, standing. You can do them with dumbbells,

00:14easy curl bars, or even with cables using the Preacher Pad. Now, the good thing about this,

00:19though, is that it only takes up about a third of the space that a traditional Preacher Curl

00:24bench would take. And what I did is I compared this to the Titan Fitness Preacher Curl Station,

00:29which has a footprint of about 22 inches in width by 36 inches in length. And I set tape down on my

00:36floor there with those dimensions, 22 by 36. Then I set down the Preacher Pad, and you can see that the

00:42Preacher Pad only takes up about a third of that space. And that's not even including the height.

00:47So with a Preacher Pad, you can do your Preacher Curls from home without taking up all that floor

00:51space that we need in the home gyms. So let me talk to you more about the specs of the Preacher Pad.

00:56So if you look at it from the front like this, from side to side, there's 24 inches here in length.

01:03When we look at it from the side, the depth here, there's 8 inches. And then the height,

01:07there's 13 inches in height. So when you compare this to a traditional Preacher Pad,

01:13Preacher Curl bench Pad, I compared it again to the Titan Fitness Preacher Curl Station. The Titan

01:18Fitness Station is 21.5 inches. So the Preacher Pad here is actually longer than that traditional

01:25Preacher Curl pad. So you have a lot of room here. So for people that have brought shoulders,

01:30this should be plenty of room here to cover both of your arms at the same time.

01:34Now let me show you up close what it looks like. That's the logo there in the front,

01:39Preacher Pad. And this is black vinyl. The black vinyl is water resistance and antibacterial as well.

01:45So if you sweat on it, you can simply spray it, wipe it down, and then that water won't go into

01:50the foam on the inside. Now, speaking of the foam, Atmat uses high density foam, and it's some of the

01:56best foam in the fitness industry. I have several other products. I have the Medicine Ball, I have

02:01the Barbell Bomb, the Atmat, and the Box Squad Pad. And that foam is like no other pad I've seen on

02:07the market. So they have really, really good pad. As a matter of fact, I set this down, jumped on it,

02:12and then the foam just goes back to its original shape. Now this is what it looks like from the

02:16side. You have a zipper there on the side. If we go to the back, there's the zipper again, and then

02:21there's a start on the zipper on this side. So that's pretty much it for the specs. This weighs

02:26about three pounds. So you can simply store it somewhere when you're done working out and just

02:30put it in a corner and gets out of your way. So now I'm going to show you how to set this up.

02:34So you have two sides here. You have the narrow side, and then the front here is wider or broader.

02:38So you can set it up with the narrow side close to your body when you're seated, or you can flip

02:44it around and have the broader side close to your body when you're seated as well. This is good,

02:49I guess, for people that are taller, have longer torsos, this would probably be a better option.

02:54I actually prefer this option here because, to me, this feels more stable. When I have a bigger

02:59portion of the pad hitting my body, it feels more stable to me. Whereas when I flip it around,

03:04and I have the smaller part or the narrower part close to my body, it feels like I have to hunch

03:10over a little bit more, and it almost feels like it teeter-tots a little bit. Even with the weight

03:14on top supporting, holding this down, it feels like it still teeter-tots just a little bit. Not

03:19enough to disrupt the exercise, but it's almost like it, it feels like almost like you can rock back

03:24and cheat a little bit. So let me show you what I mean here. So here's the preacher curl with the narrow

03:35side close to my body. And again, it feels like it teeter-tots a little bit. When I turn around and put

03:43the broader side close to my body, I feel a lot more stable, more stability when doing the curls.

03:53Now the pad itself feels good. It feels comfortable on the elbows. It feels like it gives a little bit,

03:58but it still gives you a lot of support where your elbows aren't sinking into the pad. And then it also

04:03feels a little bit grippy where your pads aren't sliding side to side, or your arms aren't sliding

04:07side to side. Now if I flip it around and if I do it kneeling, I can set this up kneeling as well.

04:14Well, where I'm like this and I have my body here and I just pick up the weight from in front of me,

04:19I feel this position here where the narrow side closer to my body is better because

04:24this teeter-totter motion actually brings the weight closer to my body. If I turn it around,

04:30if I do this way, I feel like that teeter-totter motion gives me a disadvantage because the weight

04:37is pulling me in that direction because of that teeter-totter motion. So I'll show you what I mean.

04:41I'm going to bring the weight closer here.

04:48So we're going to try to seat it down with the narrow side away from my body.

04:53I'm going to go ahead and sit up here.

04:54So as you see, it's more difficult. I'm actually floating right now because of that teeter-totter motion.

05:05If I turn this around and I start with this side closer to my body, the narrow side close to my body,

05:14I can actually bring it towards me and then be able to do the preacher curls.

05:20So you kind of have to play around with what works better for you. In this position for me, kneeling,

05:26if I'm doing it kneeling, narrow side close to my body works better. If I'm seated in this position,

05:34I feel the wider side close to my body feels better for me. Again, you can do this with dumbbells,

05:39the easy curl bar like I just did, or with cables. Now, I know there's a lot of guys out there with power

05:45bellies that are thinking, is this something that I can use because of my belly? Can I sit it down on

05:49my lap and be able to do some preacher curls? So I'm going to try to recreate that by using a 30-pound

05:55sandbag. I'm going to stuff it under my shirt here. And again, I don't know how accurate this is going

06:00to be as far as the power belly, but as you can see, it's sticking out there. I'm going to set

06:06the preacher pad right on top with the narrow side against my body. And as of right now, it feels like

06:12I can go ahead and lean forward. Now, this is going to be pushed forward, of course, because of the belly,

06:16but it feels like I can lean forward. I'll pick up the weight and I'm still able to do some preacher curls

06:29without any issue. Now, this is with the narrow side close to my body. I'm going to try it with the

06:33other side. And again, it feels like you can still do them. So I don't know how accurate that is, but

06:48even with something right in front of your gut there, you can still get your preacher curls in

06:51with the preacher pad. Hope that helps somebody. Here's what I like about the preacher pad. I like

06:56that it's a huge space saver. When you compare this to a traditional preacher curl bench, this only takes

07:01up about a third of the space because it only weighs about three pounds. You can either put it away in a

07:06bookshelf when you're done, or you can set it in a corner and it's out of your way. I also like that

07:10it feels like an actual preacher curl bench, but it doesn't take up the space. So when you're doing the

07:15bicep curls or the preacher curls, you get a lot of isolation on the biceps and it feels very good on

07:21the elbows. It doesn't hurt the elbows. It gives a little bit, but still gives you a lot of support when

07:25you have a lot of weight on your arms there. So it feels like an actual pad. Now, what I don't like about it

07:31is that in some positions, this angle here teeter tots a little bit. So you lose some leverage,

07:37but you just have to play around with what works for you. For me, when I'm in the seated position

07:41with this on my lap, having the broadside close to my body works best. Whenever I'm kneeling down,

07:47this side works best for me. So you just have to play around, see what works for you, but you can still

07:51feel the isolation on the biceps. So let's talk about the price. The preacher pad sells for 130 bucks.

07:56When you compare that to the cheapest preacher curl bench, that's 140 bucks, which is Titans.

08:02You're saving $10 here, but you're also saving a lot on space. Now this is 130 bucks because it's

08:09made in the U S it's made with quality materials and at Matt makes some of the best foam in the

08:13fitness industry. So you're paying for a lot of quality here and the space you're going to be saving.

08:18And in reality, all you need for a preacher curl bench is the pad that gave you that arm support.

08:23So you don't need all the other material. That's going to take up a lot of room in your home gym.

08:27So is it worth $130? Well, that depends on how much you do preacher curls. Do you do them a lot?

08:32Do you do them a little? I don't know. But if you do preacher curls, this is a good option because

08:37you're going to save money, 10 bucks, but you're also going to be saving up on that beautiful space

08:42that you lack in the home gym. So if you're into preacher curls, if you're into arms, this is a good

08:47option. So that's my review on the preacher pad at 130 bucks. I think it's a good option for somebody

08:52that likes to do a lot of arms. If you have arms in your programming and you're into preacher curls,

08:57but lack the space in your home gym, then this is a good option. Again, this is only going to take

09:01about a third of the space that a traditional preacher curl bench would take. And then when

09:06you're done, you can just shove it in a corner, put it up on a bookshelf, and it's out of the way.

09:09If you want to check it out, I'll leave a link below this video. That link is shreddeddad.com

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