Preacher pad

Name: Preacher pad
Brand: AbMat
Rating: 3.63 (8 reviews)

The AbMat Preacher Pad is a portable, space-saving alternative to a full preacher-curl bench, co-developed by AbMat and Adam Hensley of Garage Gym Lab. It rests in the lap while seated – using the body’s own contours as support – to create the correct preacher-curl angle for cable, dumbbell, barbell, or standing curls; it can also sit on a bench top, plyo box, or similar surface. Construction is a high-density foam core wrapped in durable, water-resistant black vinyl, made in the USA, at roughly 24” long, 13” wide, and 8” high.

Independent reviewers consistently find it isolates the biceps about as well as a full-size preacher bench while taking up only a fraction of the floor space and cost – Shredded Dad measured it at about a third of the footprint of a Titan Fitness preacher curl station. The main tradeoffs reviewers note: it’s a pad, not a stand, so it needs a bench or box to rest on, and it’s strictly single-purpose (curls only, nothing else). r/homegym owners consistently praise the vinyl cover’s durability, and no negative threads turned up in gathered coverage.

Made in	USA
Material	High-density foam core, durable water-resistant black vinyl cover
Use cases	Cable, dumbbell, barbell, or standing preacher curls; rests on the lap, a bench top, or a plyo box
Dimensions	24" L x 13" W x 8" H
Product type	Preacher curl pad (bench-free)

What is a Miscellaneou?

What’s in Miscellaneous

This is the catch-all for the conditioning tools and accessories that don’t fit a single equipment class — weighted vests and plate carriers, medicine and slam balls, plyo boxes, ab mats, and the odds and ends that round out a garage gym. Items land here because their job (loaded carries, jumps, core work) cuts across the categories rather than sitting neatly inside one.

Who it’s for

Anyone filling in the gaps around the big pieces. If you already have a rack, bar, and plates, this is where you find the vest for rucking and weighted push-ups, the ball for slams and wall throws, or the box for step-ups and box jumps. Match the tool to the training you actually do — a plate carrier for conditioning and rucking, plyo boxes for explosive work — rather than buying the whole shelf.

How it compares

	Preacher pad	Crash Pad - Custom/DIY	Echo Bike Phone Holder	3-in-1 Wood Plyo Boxes
GymRadar rating	3.63/5	3.62/5	3.67/5	3.7/5
Price				$144.99
Made in	USA
Material	High-density foam core, durable water-resistant black vinyl cover
Use cases	Cable, dumbbell, barbell, or standing preacher curls; rests on the lap, a bench top, or a plyo box
Dimensions	24" L x 13" W x 8" H
Product type	Preacher curl pad (bench-free)

3.6/5 · 8 GymRadar reviews

Reviews by source

Expert	3.63/5	8 reviews
Youtube	4.3/5	2 reviews	Two independent YouTube reviews with usable transcripts both verdict positively: Shredded Dad Garage Gym confirms it isolates biceps well and takes up only about a third of the footprint of a Titan Fitness preacher curl station; Kurtis's 8-week garage-gym review judges it worth its roughly $130 price for curl work. A third video (Fusion Kidd) had music/applause-only captions with no reviewable speech content.
Reddit	4.5/5	5 reviews	Five r/homegym threads discussing the AbMat Preacher Pad are uniformly positive: owners praise the durable vinyl cover ("takes a beating and continues to look good indefinitely"), effective bicep isolation, and note competitors copying the design. No negative threads were found.

The AbMat Preacher Pad is a compact, well-built preacher-curl solution that isolates the biceps about as effectively as a full-size preacher bench, at a fraction of the footprint and price. Build quality and durability are its clear standouts — reviewers and owners alike praise the high-density foam core and durable, made-in-USA vinyl cover. Its weakest dimension is versatility: it’s strictly a curl pad that needs a separate bench, box, or rack surface to rest on, and it does nothing beyond preacher curls.

+Functionality: Isolates the biceps effectively and performs comparably to a full preacher-curl bench for cable, dumbbell, and barbell curls (Gray Matter Lifting, Shredded Dad)
+Build quality: High-density foam core wrapped in durable, antimicrobial water-resistant vinyl, made in the USA (Garage Gym Reviews, manufacturer)
+Durability: Reddit owners report the vinyl cover "takes a beating and continues to look good indefinitely," consistent with other AbMat products (r/homegym)
+Value: At roughly $130 it costs about half of a $263 Titan Fitness preacher bench while delivering comparable curl isolation (Shredded Dad)
+Functionality: Enforces strict preacher-curl form and reduces momentum-cheating better than standing alternatives like the Biceps Bomber (Gray Matter Lifting)

−Versatility: Single-purpose — strictly for preacher curls, with no support for other movements (Gray Matter Lifting)
−Versatility: Not a standalone unit; requires a bench, plyo box, or rack surface to rest on (Gray Matter Lifting, manufacturer)
−Functionality: Initial lap positioning feels unintuitive until users adapt to it (Shredded Dad)
−Value: Relatively expensive for occasional or single-use lifters given its narrow use case (Garage Gym Reviews)