The Launch Pad®
Upgrade a compatible bench
A removable Performance Interface™ for benches and supported training. Explore positioning, setup, published research, specifications, and current purchase options.
Explore The Launch PadHuman-Centric Strength Equipment
The Surface Is Part of the Lift.
What happens when the athlete-to-equipment interface is engineered as intentionally as every other performance variable?
Backed by 3Peer-Reviewed Studies
Protected by 2Issued U.S. Patents
Available nowThe Launch Pad®
In developmentJoint Ops™
Two ways to change the athlete–equipment interface
AMM develops strength equipment around the contact between athlete and equipment. Start with the product that fits the equipment and training environment you are considering.
Joint Ops™
Explore the integrated bench
An integrated platform with selectable flat and contoured surfaces and coordinated positioning. Review the current development stage and inquiry options.
Explore Joint OpsThe Evolution of Human-Centric Strength Equipment
The Flat Bench Established the Standard.
We Set Out to Reengineer the Interface.
For more than a century, the Standard Flat Bench defined how athletes interacted with the bench. It remains the benchmark for competition, specificity, and traditional practice.
Our goal was never to replace that foundation.
It was to re-examine the part of the lift the industry had rarely treated as a performance variable: the point of contact between the athlete and the bench.
That inquiry became the foundation of the Performance Interface™.
- 01 Standard Flat Bench The Established Baseline The benchmark for standardized training, competition, and specificity.
- 02 The Launch Pad® The First Patented Performance Interface™ A human-centric interface that upgrades the bench you already own—without permanently modifying it. Available Now
- 03 Joint Ops™ The Fully Integrated Evolution A next-generation strength bench that integrates the Performance Interface™ directly into the equipment itself. In Development
The Established Baseline Standard Flat BenchThe benchmark for standardized training, competition, and specificity.
Standard Flat Bench
Familiar. Proven. Essential.
The Standard Flat Bench became the foundation of modern strength training for a reason. It is familiar, effective, widely available, and the appropriate choice whenever standardized competition or traditional practice is the priority.
Its purpose was never the problem.
The athlete-to-bench interface was simply never treated as a performance variable.
- Best Suited For
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- Competition specificity
- Standardized practice
- Traditional flat-bench training
- Our Perspective
- Respect the baseline.
Engineer another option.
Available now The Launch Pad® The First Patented Performance Interface™ · $357.99
The Launch Pad®
Upgrade the Bench You Already Own.
The Launch Pad® is the first patented Performance Interface™ engineered for the weight bench.
Instead of asking the athlete to adapt to the support surface, it introduces a human-centric interface engineered to support positioning, stability, and natural shoulder mechanics, while remaining compatible with most existing flat benches.
Key Features
- Patented Performance Interface™
- Human-centric contact geometry
- Adaptive lumbar support
- Structural interface stability
- Fits most commercial and home flat benches
Available Now
$357.99
In development Joint Ops™The Fully Integrated Evolution
Joint Ops™
One Bench. Two Training Intentions.
Joint Ops™ represents the next evolution of the Performance Interface™.
Rather than adding the interface to an existing bench, Joint Ops™ integrates it directly into the equipment, allowing athletes and coaches to choose between a traditional Standard Flat Bench and a human-centric Performance Interface™ based on the demands of the training session.
It preserves the baseline while introducing an entirely new training option.
Current Status
- Fully integrated Performance Interface™
- Selectable training modes
- Human-centric strength equipment platform
- Currently in development
What the research asks
Three peer-reviewed studies examined The Launch Pad® under different protocols. The study pages preserve methods, exact results, statistical detail, and limitations.
Study 01 · Acute crossover
Does the repetition change?
Ten trained men completed the same five-repetition task in both conditions. Bar velocity, vertical bar travel, and recorded pectoralis-major activity were higher with The Launch Pad. The power difference was not statistically significant.
Read the acute studyStudy 02 · Four weeks
Does strength adaptation change?
Both groups improved under a matched supervised eccentric-overload program. The Launch Pad group added an average 18.4 kg to flat-bench 1-RM, versus 11.1 kg in the comparison group. These are group means from this protocol.
Read the four-week studyStudy 03 · Eight weeks
Do gains extend across performance tests?
Male collegiate football players improved in both groups. The Launch Pad group had larger reported average gains in 1-RM, 225-lb repetitions, and seated medicine-ball throw distance. The study did not measure game performance or injuries.
Read the eight-week study
The question behind the company
It started with a question
the industry stopped asking.
Why was the athlete expected to adapt to the bench instead of the bench being engineered around the athlete?
That question became Advanced Muscle Mechanics®.
The patents, research, Performance Interface™, Launch Pad®, and Joint Ops™ all grew from challenging one assumption: that the surface beneath the athlete had to remain fixed.
We did not set out to replace the flat bench. We set out to preserve what it does well—and engineer another option for athletes, coaches, and facilities asking more from the point of contact.
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