HyperLever | V-Squat Squat Machine

More Control for Every Squat Variation

• A natural movement path lets you squat deep and maximize every rep.
• Combines the feel of barbell squats with the safety features of a machine.
• Guided movement and a long high-density back pad provide stability and support.
• A 2-stage lockout with emergency catch suits athletes of nearly all heights and operates by foot lever.
• Four additional weight pins keep plates close at hand.
• The large non-slip diamond plate footplate supports multiple foot positions for varied training, more stability and easy entry and exit.
  
• Machine dimensions: 175 cm wide, 204 cm long and 168 cm high (including weight holders).
• Heavy-duty steel frame construction with a net weight of 195 kg and a 450 kg max load capacity.

Key Benefits

• V-squats are a high-intensity closed-chain movement for building leg strength, targeting quads, hamstrings, glutes, adductors and calves all at once.
• Depending on setup, the movement can be more knee-dominant or hip-dominant, shifting the training emphasis.
• Quads take on more of the work in knee-dominant reps.
• Hamstrings and glutes come into greater focus in hip-dominant execution, especially at deeper ranges.
• The gluteal muscles are responsible for hip extension and are intensely stressed during deeper squats.
• Perfect for functional fitness training and powerlifting. Helps to build strength, stability, balance and coordination.

Exercise Option 1: V-Squats Facing Away from the Machine

• This variation is more knee-dominant and shifts more of the load to the quads.
• Stand on the foot platform and position yourself beneath the shoulder pad.
• A slight upward drive lifts the loaded lever arm and releases the catch automatically. 
• Once unlocked, you’re ready to start the rep.
• Set your feet slightly wider than shoulder width with the toes turned out 10–15° to form a “V”.
• Drive through the heels, bend the knees and hips under control, and lower into the squat.
• Keep the knees from tracking too far forward past the toes.
• Brace your core, chest up, keep your back supported against the pad and send the hips back as if sitting into a chair.
• Lower until hips and knees are roughly level, or to the deepest position that still feels comfortable.

• At the bottom, stay tight through the glutes and inner thighs, press through the heels, and return to your starting position by extending the knees and hips.

Exercise Option 2: V-Squats Facing the Machine

• A hip-dominant variation, placing greater emphasis on the glutes and hamstrings.
• The higher your heels are set on the footplate and the more you lean into the machine, the more the focus shifts to your posterior chain.

Exercise Option 3: Triple-Extension Squats

• Use the same stance as for V-squats facing the machine.
• At the top of the rep, once the body is upright and the knees and hips are fully extended, extend through the ankles as well.
• Build explosive power for sports like handball, basketball, volleyball plus jump and sprint training. 

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