JUST THE TIP: Top 5 Home Gym Hacks (MISTAKES TO AVOID!)

Sam Has 5 Great Tips for you to start using around the gym and avoid some common mistakes! Plus if you stick around till the end you get a bonus tip!
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00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Band Assisted Pull-ups
01:16 - Low-Cost Deadlift Jack
02:25 - Hoe To tighten your belt properly
04:23 - Sissy squat with bands
06:08 - Get more Bench Grip
07:35 - BONUS TIP: Using Bands on the bench
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[@BaldOmniMan]

That deadlift Jack hack is the number one bro hack of all time. So simple yet so effective

[@Menaceblue3]

But.... you're omni-man with no hair.... Did you really need a deadlift jack?

[@gregwhite3267]

Once you've pulled all the the plates off the first side just lift that end of the bar up vertically so the plates9n the other end fall into a pile, then lift the bar out.

[@actuallypaulstanley]

Awesome advice. Have been using the small weight plate under the weight plates on deadlifts for a long time, but the sissy squat with a band around the rack column is a new one. 👍🏼

[@ZuFFuLuZ]

Deadlift jack? Get plates with slightly different diameter. Put the largest on first, then you can put the rest on without even moving the bar.

[@msihcs8171]

I have a pair of 55 pound bumper plates that go on first, then just use plain 45's etc for the rest (I'm not pulling 500+ pounds though so that might not be good, but I figure if you're there you probably have a deadlift jack.) Can confirm this is a good alternative.

[@leerussell451]

I, too, bring my pair of slightly different diameter plates with me to the gym on deadlift days

[@MajesticSkywhale]

@@leerussell451 i roll my wagon wheels into the gym then stand on a deficit block to make it normal height

[@HickLif3]

@@leerussell451 The title says home gym.

[@leerussell451]

@@MajesticSkywhale based

[@SFRB1187]

The thing I like most about using bands on the J hooks for pull ups is that you can adjust the resistance by moving the hooks up and down which you can’t do if you put it over the bar at the top.

[@Sweet_TRT]

Great tips there! Much appreciated I will be implementing a few of them straight away!

[@nicolasklug2311]

Love the content and really appreciate Sam's videos. Big thumbs up and thanks EliteFTS ! :)

[@Tommy-ul9id]

Amazing content. While powerlifting in my garage gym, I appreciate learning small things and tricks to add to the "lonely layer."

[@michaelrachmiel8709]

Great tips! Didnt know about the pull-up band tip going to try tomorrow. Thanks

[@SchuyFit]

That 5 lb plate hack is for the boys! Found that in college and it saved so much time.

[@wolfnuske8884]

Thanks a lot. Again some priceless gems. I´ll take all of `em.

[@charliehaskell1926]

Great info to have. Thanks guys.

[@CodeF416]

Really great advice and tips. Love u guys.

[@brianhickey5949]

Great tips. I use the bands on the bench all the time. I notice that everyone else in the gym does the same now - that's how you know it's a good tip :)

[@bboy531]

This is gold. Thanks for the tips, you legend!

[@MrHarasta]

I seriously considered joining instagram for that banded pull up video alone! Way to go in engaging your audience! (also great tips)

[@jayk1984]

Thank you bro you legend this is gold 💪🏻

[@stevesedgwick5789]

Good tips, you can also use a belt instead of a small weight as a deadlift Jack.

[@mikeanthony5206]

Awesome as always, Sam, however I’m here to offer a kudos & fist bump for the Vince Vaughn reference. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

The small plate to jack the deadlift bar is my favourite

[@jamesmager9782]

Great useful video 👍🏻

[@LeeH3nson]

Had seen these on insta already, so now I'm twice as smart I guess! 👍🏻

[@davidanderson5966]

I finally have a use for the strong band I bought last year!

[@SOC-ir6im]

It never gets old 😂

[@LillaLischt]

Great one!!!

[@aresjerry]

Thanks Sam, Thanks Dave

[@BluegillGreg]

Pull-ups assisted by a band across the J-cups are great. The load can be progressed by lowering the band over time, so it gives less help. I progress through 2 or 3 strengths of bands in my warm-up for unassisted bodyweight chin-ups. It's like starting with just the bar and adding some weight for each warm up set.

[@youragronk6208]

Awesome tips. Keep it up

[@karangupta2292]

Sam has added a cup to his gym bag

[@jonstewart5386]

Thanks for the tips! For sissy squats, I use an old safety squat strap from Spud Inc. in a similar way you used the mammoth band. Since I got an actual SSB bar, that strap has essentially become my sissy squat strap, lol

[@Angel_Ripoff]

LOVE that sissy squat using a heavy band, that's brilliant!

[@helmutkrusemann9194]

this shit is golden. I appreciate that. Thank you Sam!!!

[@nickcrooks361]

Great vid.

[@jmac6973]

Awesome!

[@hrishikeshsingh9384]

Thanks for making our children safe

[@msihcs8171]

I'm going to have to get a pair of those bands (or maybe one of those nice benches if I have enough luck with the wife,) I have a horrible time getting my shoulders dug in on my current bench.

[@MasoNowa]

Ask the wife which is cheaper, a new bench or rotator cuff surgery?

[@msihcs8171]

@@MasoNowa haha, we're towards the end of a project effectively doubling the size of our house, the $800 for the Deluxe Competition Flat Bench might not even be noticeable (that's not a bad price at all either, unless it's a typo missing a 1 at the front.)

[@titiofoz]

Very nice

[@landerval7882]

Tips for a sliding bench - anti slip stuff you out under carpets

[@LuisAR760]

Off topic: are you able to disassemble the elitefts scholastic chest supported row? Or do you need a truck to be able to transport it .

[@leevancleef358]

Dude...didnt catch your name..but this vid just sold me 2 elitefts orange light bands and 1 Monster Band...just ordered...Thanks man!

[@eliteftsofficial]

His name is Sam Brown, and thank you for your support!

[@leevancleef358]

@@eliteftsofficial Well Sam is the Man! haha and YES 2 orange light bands and the Gray Monster WooHoo!

[@juliancollis7794]

The deadlift Jack I found the best was that my dumper plates are a little bigger that the iron ones so always using one first means I never need the Jack

[@quanle5265]

Should not mix bumper plates and iron plates, especially when the one bumper plate is larger and supporting all the weight. You will ruin the bumper plate that way.

[@randyberndt7033]

Good stuff. appeals to the meatheads. keep it coming. you could even re-fresh some of the old stuff how to box skwat how bench teach JM to talk louder etc.

[@jamesj5469]

Mine try number 4

[@manicmandownup]

What’s the amount (pounds) of tension when you add mini’s?

[@eliteftsofficial]

You can find the chart of approximate tensions here www.elitefts.com/catalog/product/view/id/409/s/eliteftstm-pro-mini-resistance-band/category/153/

[@manicmandownup]

@@eliteftsofficial thanks!

[@miloarlinghaus9317]

#1 tip in my experience: don't buy bumpers, buy machined plates unless you weightlift

[@GutsBatman]

That and Strongman. I got a set of 45 and 25 pound bumpers last year, and planned to get more and realized that's all I needed. Log press is actually the reason I got the 25 pound bumpers entirely. The 45 lb bumpers are also coming in handy now that I recently got cambered bar. The Cambered Bar could be used in my rack, but I found I have to take the safety pins completely out to get to depth so it makes more sense to do a cambered bar squat in the open area in front of my rack. Keep adding regular iron 25 plates for increased weight, and the peace of mind that if I need to drop the weight on the floor I can.

[@MajesticSkywhale]

@@GutsBatman my 25lb normal plates are the exact diameter of my log, and I drop it on tires anyway so im not too worried about it. with 2 pairs of 25s and all my changes plates + the 86lb bar, I could get to 231lbs on the log, so.....I'm set for a while

[@pcsmall]

You can also use the end of your weight lifting belt as a poor man's deadlift jack

[@pisk64]

i put the band on bench horizontally, just under where shoulder blades would be to be honest

[@StonedRambo01]

The all black bands coming back anytime soon???

[@alessandro519]

My future children wants to say thanks 🙏

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

This video is the opposite spectrum of the "washed up meathead" advice. This is more "If you skipped lifting I'm highschool" both are crucial

[@slntbobnjay]

My future children are now safe !

[@AberrantArt]

Nothing new here. Been doing these for years.

[@StingingnettIe]

i have a tip for you actually mr. elitefts. don't wear a lav mic if you're going to be breathing like that for the whole video

[@smiercksiazka776]

This guy is ok

[@danielszemborski]

Thanks for the tips, man, but you should really introduce yourself on each video. I just know you as "that ginger kid" right now and would like to know your name. Thanks again.

[@nathandrake110]

Ive have tried multiple times but for some reason cant stand watching any videos this dude is in. Idk why...

[@jamesmager9782]

Great useful video 👍🏻