Why The GOAT Is WAY Better Than Jammer Arms
Jammer Arms are an interesting piece of gym equipment. A ton of people own them, and never use them. It is a running joke over on Reddit r/HomeGym enough that we debated making a shirt with Jammer Arms that were covered in cobwebs that said “$800 well spent”. You do have people who absolutely love them, but admit that the set up time and amount of creativity to really get the most from Jammer Arms is often high. In comes StrayDog Strength, ever the innovator in the rack attachment space, with the GOAT to solve the problem.
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Small Jammers Arms?
If you are like me, at first glance you see a small Jammer Arm. Good for options like setting up a potential leg curl or leg extension, maybe some rows and other variations here and there. But what you didn’t see was that the real star of the show was the housing that has customizable starting position pins.
This allows you to set up a bench and knock out overhead press, Flat/Incline/Decline Bench, chest supported rows, toss a pad on it and do barbell supported rows, add a step plate and do step ups at different angles and heights, standing leg curls, lying leg curls, GHDs, and the list goes on. One of the biggest issues with Jammer Arms, was having to get insanely creative with the set up to modify starting positions. NO MORE! The GOAT solved that. Seriously, these things are a powerhouse of possibilities for your rack.
Cost
These run $350 a piece, so you’ll need two. Because they are fairly small and easy to move, they work well with a magnet hitch pin to move up and down the rack as needed. $700 plus shipping and tax is a solid $400+ less than the Rogue Monster LT-1 50 CAL Trolley 2.0 & Lever Arm Kit. Since StrayDog’s equipment fits on any 3×3 rack (5/8″ or 1″), you are good to go. Add in that StrayDog is American Made, small manufacturing… and you get a lot of wins in this purchase.
Both Kurt and Coach Carp have been digging their GOATs as well.
You can use the code GGC10 to save 10% on your GOAT order, making a great price an even better one. If you are interested in these, they are selling out FAST. They literally can’t keep them in stock, so you may need to place a back order to get in line.
I’m a big fan of the Jammer Arm concept, but have always felt they were too expensive and too cumbersome. I’m glad we have Stray Dog Strength out here solving problems and producing cool equipment at solid prices.
Upgrade Your Jammer Arms With GymPin & Kaizen DIY
If you are STILL wanting to grab a pair of Jammer Arms, you have a couple options.
I love seeing home gym experts get involved in making equipment. Last time it was Adam at Garage Gym Lab with his Preacher Pad. And now it is the Multi-directional Jammer Arms adapter from Kaizen DIY. Kyle (Kaizen DIY) has partnered with one of our favorite sponsors at Gym Pin, which is AWESOME for all of us GGC peeps. Gym Pin makes equipment ready to handle EXTREME loads from some of the strongest people on the planet, and is all to comfortable with modifying machines to make them more useful. Take Kyle’s DIY Home Gym experience, paired with Gym-Pins background, and you have a perfect match for this project.
Currently these are only built for the Rogue 2.0 Jammer Arms. My guess, if you’d like to see them for OTHER Jammer Arms, you can poke Gym-Pin and Kaizen DIY to make it happen.
You SHOULD be able to use code GGC15 to save an additional 15%.
They now make them in a number of fashions:
Multi-directional Jammer Arms Details
- Constructed from gauge 6 steel (5mm)
- Features 1″ bushes for seamless movement
- Lockable in 5 positions (central, 15 degrees & 30 degrees)
- CNC folded for accuracy
- Durable powder coat finish
- Worldwide fast shipping
- All hardware included
- Increases jammer arm length by 7″ (178mm)
- Designed, manufactured & shipped from the UK
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