Titan Plate-Loaded Linear Hack Squat Machine
A 35-degree hack squat carriage rated to 700 lb — quad training with nothing on your spine.
Specs
| Overall height | 45.5 in |
|---|---|
| Footprint | 46.75 x 60.5 in |
| Footplate | 25.25 x 23.25 in |
| Back pad | 20 x 11.5 x 2.75 in |
| Seat pad | 13.5 x 11.5 x 2.75 in |
| Carriage angle | 35 degrees |
| Weight sleeve length | 9.75 in |
| Weight sleeve diameter | 50 mm |
| Handle length | 8 in |
| Handle diameter | 31 mm |
| Carriage capacity | 700 lb |
| Product weight | 190 lb |
| Material | Steel, powder-coated black |
These figures are copied from Titan Fitness’s own published specs and were last checked on 2026-08-31. Manufacturers revise products without notice, and variants differ. Confirm anything your decision depends on with Titan Fitness before you buy.
Choose this one if
- You want heavy quad work without loading your spine
- Your lower back limits your squatting before your legs do
- You have 46.75 by 60.5 inches of floor
The detail
A hack squat puts the load on your shoulders and back against a pad rather than on your spine as a compression force. For anyone whose lower back gives out before their quads do — a very common pattern — that is the difference between training legs hard and not.
The 35-degree carriage angle is the specification that defines the feel. A shallower angle moves the work toward a leg press; steeper moves it toward a squat. Thirty-five degrees is the conventional hack squat angle, biased to the quads with the knees travelling forward over the footplate.
Flip-in/out racking handles are the feature that makes it usable alone. You rotate to lock at any point in the range, which means you can fail a rep safely without a spotter — the same argument as a Smith machine, on a movement that punishes failure harder.
A 25.25 by 23.25 inch diamond-plated footplate is large, and that matters more than people expect: foot placement is how you shift emphasis between quads and glutes on a hack squat, and a small plate makes that choice for you.
Seven hundred pounds of carriage capacity is the honest number. Hack squats are loaded heavily — the machine's angle takes a share of the weight — so plan against it rather than assuming headroom.
Dual 9.75-inch sleeves are the practical ceiling: roughly four iron plates per side. If you approach the 700 lb rating you will need thin plates, not bumpers.
Two and three-quarter inch dual-layer padding is thick, which a movement that presses your whole bodyweight into a back pad genuinely needs.
At 190 lb on a bolt-together frame, it is placed once.