Custom EliteFTS & Williams Strength Plate Loaded Signature Leg Curl & Leg Extension 

Have this too, love it! Only change I would make is making the band pegs all rolling to reduce band wear and tear

I have this same bench (the EliteFTS version), and I agree with all your points on its quality and functionality. On your observation of it contributing to the fraying of bands, I suspect it has more to do with the band rubbing against itself; the metal band pegs roll and have a smooth chrome finish, and I just don't suspect that being the source of the friction wear as much as the band is to itself.

Have to watch again to count how many times you said "massive unit." Great review as always, B!

I was happy to see that you published a review on this one. Thanks for the honest feedback. Makes me wish I had a bigger gym but I have a good workaround right now

That machine is a beast. Totally agree about the utility of a leg ext/curl in the home gym. Isolating Hammies and even more so quads is very tough to do in the home gym without that machine.

Nicely done. I like the band feature and seal row capability.

Brandon your the man I appreciate you taking the time to give me some specs on this unit that wasn’t listed on elitefts or Williams strength. I ended up picking up one of these units a couple months ago on fb brand new and it’s awesome if I could have something custom done to it to make it even better would be to make the butt pad adjustable for a better extension angle. This thing is a better lying leg curl then the magnum fitness commercial plate loaded unit I had before and a very humbling machine. Again appreciate the help/ work you do.

I have the lower grade EliteFTS version with is a little over $1000. Super quality and a little bit smaller footprint. Though the long pad isn't adjustable. Great review!

Really cool piece with a nice custom touch. Looks sick in your gym! Adding a leg ext/curl combo unit in my home gym ended up being a great decision. I went with a seated style, plate loaded by Xmark. Small footprint and like you said, sometimes you just want to isolate the quads or hams and not have to do another multi joint exercise.

I already have a Rogue Rhino and tried to rig up my own versions of leg curl/extensions with various attachments trying to avoid buying another piece of equipment. It was ultimately a pain to set up and didn’t feel effective. I couldn’t justify the cost of the signature model for my needs just because of the seal row feature and customization. I was able to pick up a basic model of these during Elitefts November sales after months of over analyzing Brandon’s original video plus whatever else I could find on RU-vid, Reddit, Facebook. I’ve only had it for two weeks but I feel this is going to serve my needs very well for my one person garage gym. All of Brandon’s points are spot on (except the band color 😂) but I would choose this unit (base version) every time over other similar options.

Beautiful piece.

Seated leg curl and lying leg curl seem to hit hamstrings differently. I never noticed before but after having a hamstring injury this week I can tell. I feel the pain on lying curl but not seated. Makes me feel like the lying leg curl is more like a preacher curl vs the seated is more like a freeweight curl. I dunno, just rambling

Was just looking at elite fts’ today perfect timing

Great video and review! There is a black band from Rogue, you just got to get stronger! Maybe a good motivation to keep using it lol From having a similar one and switching to a selectorized one, I dont know if I could ever go back to a plate loaded version like this. Only disadvantage is that the seat doesnt go up for leg extensions (not that I do leg extensions) but its helpful. What was the lead time on this piece considering custom work? You should have gone with the Sorinex one with your custom logo!

I’m liking my Xmark leg curl/extension machine which I bought this fall. $780 inc tax/delivery. Plate loaded but you can adjust it to maximize the resistance where you want it. I like lots of tension early on because that’s about where my sticking point is on squats. It’s a little awkward getting in it with my extreme setting but it works.

I’ve always loved that beast but never realized just how big it was until this video. Use at 2x weekly seems like enough

That's hilarious Brandon, I just purchased the sorinex leg extension/ leg curl machine 3 weeks ago and they charged me $2,000 for shipping to Seattle. They wouldn’t lower the price I assume because they are more marketable to college / high school facilities? Prime Fitness was cheaper for shipping, however the waitlist is like a year or longer. Stray dog is coming out with a leg curl/ hamstring machine in a week, but they told me that 5 weeks ago, and can’t wait any longer, although cost and shipping would be both cheaper than sorinex. I got the same color as the picture you showed red and black. I looked at all those attachments you can set up on the power rack such as the Isolater etc. but I just wasn’t sold on any of them with the resistance issues or non resistance, check out Alan Thralls video on his leg extension from Bells of Steel and you will see what I mean? Anyways good video and BTW ur video helped me get those end caps in my new barbell but I bought the specific pliers that you used, worked perfectly no issues!

Perhaps consider using a 12” band that only uses the last two band pegs, depending on the distance between those points.

Do you have enough room in your basement for a 35/45 degree plate loaded leg press? Rogue makes a nice leg press, and it will be challenging for you to move the heavy unit, into your basement.

Looks like a great piece. I just use my scout hyper for leg curls and extensions. Not ideal.. stand alone piece would be great. When is the black and white theme going to creep up the stairs and wall? 🤣

Ever think about using an extension cable attached from a low pull to even out the strength curve?

Have you looked at any equipment from bolt fitness? I saw they have a cable stack leg extension leg curl for 2600 shipping included. It looks nice!

Black micro mini bands from WSBB, would match perfectly!

Maybe get some black pvc from Home Depot to slip over the band pegs and just let them spin ? Just first thing off the top of my head which is usually all I ever get out of it 😂

Would you get less band wear if you used the rogue mini bands and only put it in the two front most pins?

White Lion Athletics makes small black bands. Pricey unit. I wouldn’t mind a leg curl/leg extension machine but for me, it’s finding the correct piece. I have weird leg proportions and find a lot of them just don’t suit me. I stick with leg curls with bands, not great but okay with no added cost or footprint

Off topic but thinking of getting belt squat to add volume on leg days and not exhaust my back which after a few sets and deadlifts earlier in the week can be sore for days after. If you had to pick between Squat Max from Titan or Rogue Rhino curious which you'd buy?

That unit is a Tank. It may be large and heavy but it will for sure last as long as you have your basement gym and your kids have their basement gym and your kids kids have their garage gym. Haha

think I'd go for the bulletproof isolator if I needed something like this.

Maybe a 3D printed piece that slides over the existing peg and rotates with each rep would reduce the friction to stop it from fraying. Can’t tell from your video if the included peg rotates or not.

Your the better brother for sure

You have a sharp machine there. Yeah, the Sorinex one would be great but over $3500 to your door is steep. Shipping costs kills us, $1000 to ship that's crazy. The cost of any piece is one thing but you have to add shipping onto the cost of the piece because you've got to get it to your house. There needs to be stores to walk into, buy your piece, and take it home, like a Rogue store, REP store, etc. in most major cities. Prices would be a lot lower if we removed shipping costs and free shipping costs us even more after they bake it in. I bought a similar machine from Deltech but it was $321 to my door. It's not as nice as yours but it is very well built. Honestly, I don't see how they can sell it for that price as high quality as it is. They only have 1 color though white frame and black seat. Your colors. I'm sure you've seen it. Home gym equipment has tripled in price from 10-15 years ago, got to be a ceiling where things start leveling off or coming down. Nice piece Take Care

Hello Brandon by any chance do you know what's the pad width is?

Any cheap leg curl machine you can recommend

I want this

All of my EliteFTS bands are black😊

Home gym? A home gym leg extension is the flimsy one that you didn’t put on your bench right that came from Walmart. It’s probably made by Marcy. This is more of a commercial piece.

Bells of steel has fabric bands, and theirs that size are white.

I have the Ironmaster Super Bench Pro V2 with leg curl/leg extension attachment. Works great, stores vertical, and way cheaper than this.

I have the opportunity to buy a used one of these for peanuts, but I just do not have the space. 😭

Thanks for this review. You should source your own bands. “Basement Bands”...so the lightest one is all white, add black stripes for the next couple, then the heaviest could be all black-the death trooper band. Merry Christmas

Its funny that they allow a different company to sell their product under a different name.

1600 wow

I definitely think people want more and more customization, colors and logos especially

Have you ever done a block of sumo deadlift for fun or to try it out?

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It's nice but too expensive for the regular customer....

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