EliteFTS Sale today, Swiss Press Bar FREE Shipping!

[urbanlifter]

Hey equipment nuts, I saw this deal and it has me seriously tempted even though I wasnt currently shopping, so I thought I would pass it along. Limited time sale of the EliteFTS Swiss Press Bar, $248 shipped to your house and that should equate to about $100 what they normally sell it for. I have been having some shoulder pain lately when pressing, is this a sign from the equipment gods? LOL

http://www.flexcart.com/members/elit...d=114&pid=6003

[Bench905]

Got that e-mail too. Was trying to decide between that and a $150 rackable curl bar...got the curl bar. At $250 vs. $150, it would've been a tougher decision.

[urbanlifter]

Haha, the rackable curl bar was the second thing I checked after opening the email! No free shipping there though, and I was thinking there was enough versatility with the multigrip to make it worth the extra money. Shoulders, triceps, bench, standing press, and even some bench over rows sound nice with that thing

Damn EliteFTS emails, I think they may have sucked me in with this one, I hadnt pulled up their site in a while so i could behave myself LOL.

[Synthetickiller]

Elitefts seems to be down or the server is bogged down.

[judgecrandall]

Elitefts seems to be down or the server is bogged down.

I had some issues earlier as well, but the site seems to be working fine now.

Has anyone uncovered any great deals that take advantage of free shipping?

[jdforsy]

I had some issues earlier as well, but the site seems to be working fine now.

Has anyone uncovered any great deals that take advantage of free shipping?

i was looking around but didn't see anything too great. The swiss bar seems to be one of the best deals.

[urbanlifter]

Yep, that deal seemed to stand out the most. My buddy got one a while back and loved it, went as far to say that it was a crucial piece to any home gym. That was about all the motivation I needed, was on the fence and now it should be here in 7-10 days

[jdforsy]

Yep, that deal seemed to stand out the most. My buddy got one a while back and loved it, went as far to say that it was a crucial piece to any home gym. That was about all the motivation I needed, was on the fence and now it should be here in 7-10 days

nice score. I just picked up swiss from bwtg, I've only used it once but it felt really great for closed grip bench.

[jackbravo]

wish it was the ssb

[urbanlifter]

Oh yeah baby, bar arrived today! First impressions are good, paint is almost a little glossy and not quite as aggressive feeling as the finish on their Swiss Bar Attachment. Finish was 'ok', hard to tell if some of the blemishes were from EliteFTS or from the pissed off UPS guy who had to carry it to my house LOL. But I expect the paint to chip fairly easily as some of the previous reviews I have seen with some EliteFTS paint jobs.

VERY versatile bar though! OHP felt fantastic, curls were good from multiple grips, standing tricep extensions on the angled grips were nice, and bent over row was surprisingly comfortable. If I had any complaints, it would be that my lockjaws do not fit as tight as I would have liked, but they will stop the plates from shifting. And the width of the bar BARELY racks on my York, I would have been seriously disappointed if it wasn't compatible with my rack.





Grip size varies in thickness, not quite sure why....

[Biggerfoot]

. And the width of the bar BARELY racks on my York, I would have been seriously disappointed if it wasn't compatible with my rack.

What kind of York rack do you have? I have a York FTS and my Westside Football Bar fits well. I was looking at this for a rack able tricep extension bar. Good review!

[urbanlifter]

I have the York FTS rack as well, this bar fits like a glove. Its thick though, doesn't sit down in the hooks as well as an Olympic bar but its stable and I'm not worried about missing the catches after testing it out.

[Biggerfoot]

I have the York FTS rack as well, this bar fits like a glove. Its thick though, doesn't sit down in the hooks as well as an Olympic bar but its stable and I'm not worried about missing the catches after testing it out.

My main bar is a 2 inch bar and it works fine with the j-cups but like yours, it does not fully seat. I turned the forward j-cups inward so I could use the safety aspect of the rack for the football bar. I then added a small hook so I can place my wrist roller on the front or use another bar with dumbbell hooks. I use my football bar for incline and overhead presses. I have had this set-up for years and it works for me.



I was looking at the bar you just got for the angled grips for triceps that can be racked in a squat rack. I just use the short triceps bar and I need to go heavier but want to do it safely.

[urbanlifter]

Well, it certainly feels awesome for tricep work! The angled grips felt great and it complimented super setting with pronated bicep curls outside the rack. Although, seems like a pricey solution to just tricep extensions. If you plan on using it for a wide variety of things I HIGHLY recommend the EliteFTS Swiss Press Bar. If tricep extensions are your only concern, I'm sure most people would probably recommend the curl bar we talked about above that is rackable at half the price.

[jamesovercome]

Swiss Bars or anything with a neutral grip are great to have for just switching it up or injury. Recently my wrist has been hurting so I switched over to the BWTG Multipress bar and everything is great. Once my wrist heals i'll be back on the straight bar. I also have a rackable hex bar that I absolutely love for shoulder pressing. You honestly can't have enough speciality barbells. Its crazy how different the weight is just by switching the grip and by using different barbells you enhance your strength overall even if you're not lifting as much weight right away.

I love'em.

[recoil7]

FYI - Back on sale until Thursday 2PM (EST).

http://www.flexcart.com/members/elit...d=212&pid=6003

[Bench905]

Yeah, I pulled the trigger this time around.

[Conquer92]

Grip size varies in thickness, not quite sure why....

Dave Tate read something that says a thicker grip works the triceps more, and a thinner grip works the pecs more, so he figured why not just incorporate it into the bar and see. Therefore the thicker grips are closer in, while thinner are further out.

[trnk1001]

Got an email from the EliteFTS saying my bar will be shipped the first week of June.

I got my hope up when I saw a UPS shipping notification from EliteFTS. I later checked the detail and it's only 0.1 lbs. Darn koozie fooled me.

[Bench905]

Got an email from the EliteFTS saying my bar will be shipped the first week of June.

I got my hope up when I saw a UPS shipping notification from EliteFTS. I later checked the detail and it's only 0.1 lbs. Darn koozie fooled me.

Yeah, I ordered like $30 worth of stuff in addition to the SwissBar and got a UPS shipping notification for 1.7lbs. Doh. Didn't get an ETA on the swiss bar though.

[Bench905]

Swiss bar coming tomorrow!

[urbanlifter]

Congrats, I think you will be very happy with the purchase! After more use I'm VERY pleased with the Swiss bar and it now domniates my shoudler and arm days. The only problems I have experienced is that my lock jaws do not tighten down all the way on the bar, and for some reason when doing tricep extensions the weight of the bar does not feel evenly distributed. I dont know if the bar itself is off, or if its just because i'm not used to using such a long bar and its harder to balance. Other than that things are good, and super setting with curls and overhead tricep extensions makes for one hell of a workout!!!

[slimneverdies]

I just grabbed one of these bars on sale with free shipping and free Crock Locks. That's the only reason I grabbed one after hearing others complain about QC of their products. It wasn't enough for me not to spend my money and get some free goodies. The biggest issue I have with the bar is the space in between the j-hooks. It's tight but oh well...

[Icey101]

I like my bar a lot to, but the spacing bothers me a bit. If I get off angle just a bit my plates bump my rack. Also the spacing on the handles I wish was a bit different, but would be more of a personal thing. Overall I am very happy with my purchase of mine. I had complained about the finish quality, which I still thing is a bit shoddy but over all great bar.