Exponent Edge Calf Blast Bundle Review (Calf Cups + Flex Wedge)

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Exponent Edge Calf Blast Bundle Review (Calf Cups + Flex Wedge)  ➡️ Check out the Calf Blast Bundle https://ShreddedDad.com/CalfBlast ➡️ Use coupon code SHREDDED for a discount  ➡️ Read my Calf Blast Bundle review https://shreddeddad.com/calf-blast-bundle/  ➡️ Go to https://ShreddedDad.com for garage gym equipment reviews and discounts  ➡️ Subscribe to my channel so you don't miss new uploads https://ShreddedDad.com/YouTubeSub  — Exponent Edge Calf Blast Bundle --  The Calf Blast bundle is made up the Calf Cups and the Flex Wedge.  -- Calf Cups --  The Calf Cups are J-cups with dual cut outs that allow for a hook to be inserted at the top.  The purpose of this hook is to create an enclosed chamber so that the barbell can't move back.  This way when you're doing standing barbell calf raises on a calf block, you don't have to worry about falling back and you can just focus on the exercise.  When you're done doing calf raises, you can remove the hook and use the J-cup normally.  -- Flex Wedge --  The Flex Wedge is an adjustable calf raise block / slant board.  It adjusts with a couple of pins that insert by the sides of the footplate.  With 8 different positions, this has more versatility than a calf block.  I use it for calf raises, landmine exercises like bent over rows, goblet squats, deficit exercises, Knees Over Toes Guy exercises, and more.  -- Exponent Edge Discount Code --  ➡️ Check out the Calf Blast Bundle https://ShreddedDad.com/CalfBlast ➡️ Use coupon code SHREDDED for a discount  -- Home Gym Resources --  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  Knees Over Toes Guy Equipment http://shreddeddad.com/knees-over-toes-guy/  Knees Over Toes Program review https://shreddeddad.com/knees-over-toes-program/  -- Chapters --  0:00 Exponent Edge Calf Blast Bundle 1:01 Calf Cups 2:56 Flex Wedge 4:20 Pros & Cons 5:40 Exponent Edge Discount Code  —  #homegym #garagegym #exponentedge   https://youtu.be/7Wpb_JuS8-0  Exponent Edge Calf Blast Bundle Review (Calf Cups + Flex Wedge)

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00:00Hey, what's up guys? Jose here, shreddeddad.com. In today's video, I'm reviewing the Exponent

00:03Edge Calf Blast Bundle. Now this has two pieces. You have a Jacob that turns your rack almost

00:08into a mini Smith machine with a hook. The hook goes on top of the Jacob. Now the barbell isn't

00:13closed. So whenever you're doing standing calf raises, then you have nowhere to go. You can't

00:17lose your balance when you're doing them on a platform. So if I lose my balance on the way

00:21down on a calf raise on a block, this blocks me from going backwards. So a cool idea to turn

00:26regular Jacob's into more of a safer exercise for calf raises. And then of course I can take

00:32this off and then just use it as regular Jacob's. Now the second piece of the puzzle is the flex

00:37wedge. This is the adjustable calf lock slash slant board that I can use for not only calf

00:41locks, but other exercises such as landmine exercises, deficit exercises, knees over toes

00:46guy exercises. So it offers a lot of versatility and that's because of the pins that it has

00:50on the sides here that allows me to angle the foot plate here in eight different positions.

00:56So has lots of versatility, giving this more than just a calf block functionality to it.

01:02So I'm going to start with the calf cups here. The calf cups have two pieces. You have the hook

01:05and then you have your Jacob here. This is just a regular sandwich cup. I'm going to pull it off

01:10and the inside is lined all around with UHNW plastic to protect your rack. I have a five eighth

01:17inch pin here. They have it available also in one inch and it's just a regular sandwich cup.

01:22But what's different about it is that you have holes here on the top and right here on the bottom

01:27of the Jacob. So that's what makes it possible to use the hook here. I can just set it in there,

01:35lock it in place, and I can do my calf raises without worrying about falling backwards. So

01:39keeps it in close. Now I'm going to show you the hook up close. Now the hook here, there's,

01:43there's a metal piece in the center here. And then right around that, you have a side. Both sides

01:48are covered with UHNW plastic. They're bolted on there. So they're not going anywhere. And the cool

01:53thing about this though, is that the UHNW plastic sticks out further than the metal piece. That way,

01:58if you happen to hit your bar, when you're going back against it, then it's not going to scratch

02:03your barbell. It's going to hit the UHNW plastic, set it on there and have a pin here. The pin,

02:09it's mainly there just to lock this in place and prevent it from, from going up in case you happen

02:15to hit the barbell at the top here, it'll prevent it from going up. But this thing is solid, has a

02:20weight capacity of a thousand pounds, and it will just prevent you from going back. And it's so strong

02:24that I can actually hang on to it, yank on it and nothing happens to it. So well built. I like that

02:31they added here about two and a quarter inch space here, just to accommodate for different diameter

02:36barbells. So very, very spacious. You have a lot of space here going up and down. And of course,

02:41you can adjust it according to your height to see that, to make sure that it doesn't hit the top

02:46here. Other than that, I think it's very well built. It's solid. I don't have anything negative

02:50to say about it. I mean, once you're done doing your calf raises, you can just take the hook off

02:55and then you can use this as a regular J-cup. So I'm going to give you a closer look at the flex

02:58switch, show you how it works and all the different features, what I like and don't like. So this

03:02thing is about 33 pounds, very heavy piece of material for a cap lock. You have handles here

03:08on the side, pick it up, made of solid steel, has a weight capacity of a thousand pounds. And just like

03:14every exponent inch product, they're made to last a lifetime. It's heavy duty steel. It's not cheap.

03:19Now, the way this works is by using the pins here. You have a pin on each side. So I'm going to pull

03:23out the pin on this side. That's what it looks like. You have a cord here. I would have liked to seen

03:27a metal lanyard, kind of like the calf cubs. I think that would be more durable than this.

03:31If I pull this out here, you're going to see there's holes here. There's a hole here on the

03:36footplate and that's where the pin goes into when I insert it like this. So this here is a

03:41prototype. This has not as many angles as the final product. The final product is going to have

03:46eight different positions. So you're going to have a flat one or parallel to the floor. Then you're

03:50going to have six different angles and 10 degree increments. And then you're going to have the option

03:55to just lay it all the way to the bottom without the pins so that you can have a slant board. So eight

04:00different positions. Now I like that this is versatile because I can do more than just calf

04:05raises with this. I can use it for goblet squats. I can use it for landmine exercises. Matter of fact,

04:11one of my favorite exercises to do is a landmine row with this because the platform lifts me up so that

04:17the weight plates aren't hitting the floor on the bottom of the exercise. So now I'll give you my pros

04:21and cons. I'll start with what I don't like. I don't like the cord that they're using on the flex wedge

04:25just because I feel they could have used something like what they're already using on the calf cup

04:29here. This is a metal lanyard compared to the spring-like cord that they're using on the flex

04:34wedge that can stretch over time or even snap. So this is going to be more durable. So that should

04:38be something easy that they could include also on the flex wedge. Now, as far as what I like about the

04:45whole bundle is I like the versatility and also the quality of the materials. Any exponent edge product

04:50that I've used is of high quality, very well built, solid, and will last a long time, maybe a lifetime.

04:56With a calf lock, you usually do it for calf races. That's it. There's nothing else you can do with a

05:00calf lock. With the flex wedge, you can use it as a calf lock. You can use it as a platform for landmine

05:05exercises, platform for deficit exercises, and then you have the adjustable slant board for a variety of

05:10different exercises, especially if you follow the knees over toes program. So lots of versatility on the

05:15flex wedge. Then you come to the calf cubs here. The calf cubs, just like regular j-cubs, you can use them for

05:20any barbell exercise, and then you have this added to them where you have the safety of doing barbell

05:27calf races without having to worry about falling back so you can focus on the exercise. So that's

05:31it. That's my review on the exponent edge calf blast. I feel it offers a lot of versatility.

05:36Not the cheapest product, but you get what you pay for. If you want to learn more about it,

05:39I'll leave a link below this video. That link is shreddeddad.com forward slash calf blast. Use coupon code

05:45shredded for a discount. If you like the information in this video, make sure you give it a thumbs up.

05:49Leave me your comments and questions down below. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel so you

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05:57visit my website shreddeddad.com. Thanks for watching. Have a great day.

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