Everymate Leg Extension & Curl Rack Attachment Review

Who this attachment is for

The Everymate leg extension and curl attachment is for somebody who already owns a squat rack and doesn't have the floor for a leg machine. That's me. It bolts onto the upright of your rack, gives you leg extensions and leg curls, and comes off when you're done.

If you do have a lot of space, look at Everymate's full leg extension and curl machine. I've used both, and I'll get to how they compare.

Why I wanted it

Floor space has always been the problem in my home gym. I've got a full single-car garage now, but there's a treadmill and other cardio equipment in there, and the squat rack needs a certain amount of room around it just to do the workouts.

So leg curls and leg extensions always got pushed to the wayside. Or I'd rig something up with a cable and pulley and one of those little ankle attachments. It worked, sort of.

When I saw this attachment I thought, I've got to get that. I was a little leery, because it's just an attachment that goes on your squat rack. When I got it, I was blown away.

What's in the box and how it goes on

Everymate sent me this one. In the box you get the main upright piece with the hinge, two leg pads, the bar that holds the plates, a collar to keep the plates on, a resistance band and the bolts.

The main piece bolts through the holes in your rack upright, one bolt on top and one on the bottom. Then the two leg pads go on. One has a shorter bolt and goes at the top, the other goes lower, and the plate bar fastens on the opposite side.

Mine is on a Rogue Monster Lite rack, the one that folds away. Picking the height is a bit of a guessing game the first time. I set it lower because I wanted to be able to do leg curls with it.

Leg extensions, and the seat problem

There's one big glaring problem with it. There's no seat. So you have to get creative.

I don't have a bench that fits behind my rack, so I use a box. I set it up behind the attachment, slide right in, sit on the box and do my leg extensions. The box happens to be the perfect height for me.

That's the one real negative with this piece of equipment. Plan on needing something to sit on before you order it.

Leg curls

Switching to leg curls is super easy. You just turn around, stand in it, and now you're doing leg curls. When you're done you turn right back around and go to leg extensions again.

You can do either leg. The right leg is the easy side, and there's plenty of room for the left as well.

How it feels with weight on it

It feels solid while I'm doing it. It takes a standard weight plate, and there's a pretty good amount of room on the bar, so if you wanted to go super heavy you absolutely could. Everymate lists it at 600 pounds. I haven't come close to that and I'm not going to.

Leg extensions have always been something that helps my knees feel better. The older I get, the less I squat, so being able to do them easily at home matters to me.

Fit at 6'5"

I'm 6'5", so my legs might be a little longer than normal, and it works well for me. There are different slots for the bottom leg pad so you can set it to your height. Everymate lists 8 height positions.

It is a little narrow. That didn't bother me, and I didn't feel like I needed it to be much wider. Bigger guys should just know that going in.

Taking it on and off

This is the other small negative. It attaches with a bolt through the rack and a wing nut on the back, and it has to be nice and tight against the rack to do the movement. That's the nature of the beast. You need it that way.

So it's not a quick change. If you're using the squat rack and need this out of the way, you're not popping it off and on between sets. When I first installed it I wished it had quick-release pins, but I don't know that those would be a good idea, because you want it tight to the rack.

It still doesn't take very long. Take the weight off first. Then it's one wing nut on top and one on the bottom, and it slides right out. Remember which holes you used, start with the top bolt when it goes back on, and stand up to do it. One tip... if you crank the wing nuts down too much, they're hard to get back off.

Will it fit your rack?

It fit mine. I have it on a Rogue Monster Lite, and the holes on that rack are 5/8 inch. So it works with 5/8 inch holes.

The listing says 1 inch holes, which is easy to miss on Amazon. If your rack is something other than those two sizes, measure the holes in your upright before you buy. It's a lot easier than sending it back.

Attachment or the full machine

I've had Everymate's full leg extension and curl machine in my gym too. It's a solid machine with a real seat, and it takes up a lot of floor.

The attachment doesn't take up a ton of space. You can take it off when you're not using it and put it to the side. If you have the room, check out the machine. If you don't, this is the one.

Would I buy it again?

Yes. After a month with it, this is something I'll keep in my home gym for the long haul. It saves space, it's easy to use, and I like working my legs.

It's affordable and I highly recommend it, especially if you don't have a lot of space. Just have a box or a bench ready to sit on, and don't expect a quick swap.