Only downside I can see is most homes don't have a plug on the sides and hidden wiring for the sensors/wall control. You'd need to run an extension cord and end result can look a bit messy
I had one at my last house. Only downfall is if you live in a colder climate and have a wider door. It allows your door to contract toward the heat causing a gap in the center bertween the door and door seal. Those metal channels and hugr seals wont stop it from doing that either.
These types of videos are probably your best coop. They inspire to think out of the box to get the most out of our gym. Appreciate it coop. Plus your editing skills are making gains💪
To follow the theme of getting things off of the floor and onto the wall, I wanted to share one of my favorite home gym hacks. I bought a closetMade belt and tie rack off of amazon for super cheap (less than $10) and I use it to hang and organize all of my bands, wrist wraps, belts, and jump ropes. Highly recommend.
I am glad you mentioned the garage door! I have had a jackshaft garage door opener since probably 2012, both in my old home, and my new home. They are the ideal item to open up the ceiling area of a garage if you want to use the space for anything other than storing a car. They are also a lot quieter than a regular garage door opener in my experience. In terms of lighting alone they are a must have.
In addition to the jack shaft opener, invest in having the tracks repositioned to as close to the ceiling as possible. Because of the additional vertical distance, the total door length in the horizontal position when open is also reduced, so open or closed, you can do just about anything overhead.
These are awesome! Just got finished with a landmine station hack myself with a piece of pvc pipe and the yoke for a swivel caster! Also made a dip station and parallettes with pvc pipe. Love these simple alternatives to buying expensive equipment!
Coop…. I love the hack you had in a previous video where you attached magnets to the quick release barbell collars. Such a great idea! One thing I do (that other people probably do too) is that I got from home depot a set of multi-colored electrical tape. With that, I label the holes on my Titan T3 power rack (which I really love), that i use the most. I also label the tape with a sharpie, BUT coordinating the color with a specific exercise, makes it easy to see and therefore so quick to change the safety catches to the proper height.
The tennis ball and the j hook with tape hack was gold for me. Thank you so much. My garage door hack was taking the motor assembly down and installing an interior and exterior handle for manual use.
The hack you use flex tape for I've been doing this for years with gorilla tape. Holds up well. Also magbak cases for all my phones. Thin rugged case that's not to expensive with a magnet built into the case so you can't even tell its any different any other case. No random magnet sticking off the back of your phone pulling your pocket inside out every time you pull it out of your pocket. Highly recommend magbak cases. Been using them for years. And the magnet is extremely strong. Comes with thin low profile magnets you can stick on the dash of your car to mount into your car super easy
Great stuff! I use magnet hooks to hold random crap on the rack. I also do the wrist roller thing but I don’t put the band on a peg, I put it on a weight so eventually it lifts the weight up.
Thanks Coop. 5/8 Spacers ...genius. cage rollers for Preacher Curls..helpful. UHMW Tape...well Flex Tape is already on hand. Now I need a Cage. Watching your videos.
The tennis ball and wall storage were the ones that stood out to me my friend. Thanks for all the info and for taking the time to show us around your kick ass home gym.
My god... I started my home gym and seriously needed other machines and only thought I had to buy the expensive ones. Wow! I will be using all of these ideas. Time to watch all of your other videos as well! I'm stoked!
Love this I found the alternative garage door opener fascinating (definitely going to buy one now) and the phone magnet the most helpful! DO MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!!! SUBSCRIBED JUST NOW!
@@thomastkach7467 I was literally thinking about this after making that joke...I suppose at that point the strength of the sawtooth is mostly dictated by the gauge of the steel, but even a thick gauge steel would have a non-zero amount of flex further from the channel ends. Intrigued and terrified.
Second the "get everything off the floor" sentiment. I use the hell out of Gladiator GearTrack type stuff for holding attachments / bands / everything else on the wall.
For the preacher curl, if you have a normal flat bench like a standard Rogue utility one you can angle it so one side is hanging off the safety or a barbell. This allows you to get any angle of incline you want, you will only be able to do dumbbell preacher curl but its still good enough to spice things up if you have limited equipment.
@@himankkr7060 I think he means to leave one bench foot on the ground and to hook the other foot behind a barbell or a spotter attachment on the rack that is high enough to cause the bench to safely lean backwards. So you don't have to buy an adjustable bench to do single arm dumbell preacher curls.
@@manpreetdhaliwal397 Ahh, okay. Thanks for explaining that. I doubted that it would work because a typical bench here isn't that wide. Will still give it a try though.
I *just* bought a leg roller, to help me out with some lower body accessories. Didn't think about using it for preacher curls -- but you know what I'm doing today!
Thank you for the tennis ball trick. I'm temporarily living back with the parent & bought a barbell. It arrived Monday. Wasn't sure how I was going to do landmine press. This video has come at the perfect time. Thank you.
The S-hook hack. Love it! You'd be amazed how many things are overpriced just because they're used for a specific hobby, but also exist for CHEAPER outside the hobby. Or even alternatives that do the same exact thing just as well or better, for a fraction of the price. Example: I paint miniatures for warhammer and dungeons and dragons. The special snippers we use to cut the miniatures off sprue sheets can be between $10 and $SIXTY! I go to Michaels hobby shop, find the same thing in jewelry making, for like $3.
Cold weather hack - foam pipe insulation over barbell or Dumbbell handles. Keeps handles tolerable temp during the winter mornings. Also doubles as a fat grip. $3 for 6 feet
Great hacks, especially the tennis balls. Now I can make a landmine. :) One 'hack' I made was a diy wrist roller: small copper/pvc pipe, some paracord and dumbbell plates (or any other weight actually).
I swear the on-line advertisment privacy invaders is on point. I just recently started working out again in my garage after a ten plus year hiatus and this video gets recommended to me by you tube. Great vid. Definitely will use the hacks with the tennis balls and flex tape. Garage opener and wall racks were great too. Also enjoyed your presentation, you're a funny dude. Keep it up. 👍
Use bike rack hooks gun rack barbell holders. They're cheaper and normally hold up to 70+ lbs. Plus they're normally covered in rubber to protect the bar
For the preacher curl I just use a barbell on the rack with my gfs hip thrust pad and it works great. The one here is probably a little better but the pad was like$13 and maybe a better option for people who don't have the leg rollers.
I used a metallic silver marker to label the holes and commonly-used heights. If I upgrade to flextape, I suspect I'll be able to lift a small mountain.
Hi Coop, Any hack for accessorizing a power cage with 2.3 x 2.3 inch uprights ? Also would you do or have done any video on bailing out from a bench press and squat in a cage with safety pipes or straps ? Not sure if you’ll get this message as the video is a year old but so relevant for all times. Great selection of videos you have made. Glad I stumbled upon and subscribed them.
Great video Coop. Can’t believe I hadn’t thought of the preacher curl! I already love the rollers for a poor mans GHD which you showed in a previous video.
Love it. I use an old tablet or old phone that I no longer use as a digital clock instead of buying a commercial one that $hundreds. There are plenty of apps.
Have you seen the chain safeties (like a drawbridge) for the lever arms? It allows you set the ROM for thinks like bench and press.... Pretty...... pretty.... Pretty cool
I made a homemade wrist roller. I used 1.75 diameter Dowell rod cut to a foot in length. Then used part of a strap from tie-down. Screw strap to middle of dowell. Use the hook end to hold a weight plate.
0:59 Tennisball landmine
2:41 Rack hole spacer
3:23 Banded wrist rolls
5:15 alternative garage door opener
6:20 Leg roll preacher curl
7:46 Wall storage1: hooks
8:48 Rack attachment protection
9:48 Phone magnet
10:45 Tennisball dumbell
11:13 Wall storage2: board
Praise
🙌🏼
Thx buddy
Whats that material/item that uses rack attachment protection again?
Thank you good sir.
The cuts between hacks have a strong "Tool Time" vibe from Home Improvement, and I for one wish to see more of this.
Now that I read this, that's absolutely true
Yes! Literally thought this too when I was watching this! Love it.
Coop has a strong tool man vibe lol
🤣🤣🤣
YES!! exactly what i was thginking lol
Me with 3 pairs of dumbbells watching this pretending I have a home gym
This man could fix the entire weight plate shortage by selling half of his equipment
Lol
He has a bad case of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). It afflicts all interests and hobbies.
@@krelbar golfers and fisherman agree
Well he said it. "Attachments that were never used but looks pretty" haha
🤦♂️🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣
That garage door opener is the best thing I've ever seen.
yeah and its super cheap + simple...
Seriously, how did I not know about this when I decided how to orient my rack? 🤦♂️
Only downside I can see is most homes don't have a plug on the sides and hidden wiring for the sensors/wall control. You'd need to run an extension cord and end result can look a bit messy
Could just get roller doors.
I had one at my last house. Only downfall is if you live in a colder climate and have a wider door. It allows your door to contract toward the heat causing a gap in the center bertween the door and door seal. Those metal channels and hugr seals wont stop it from doing that either.
3:29 in and I can already tell this video is done in the style of the TV show Home Improvement. Good job!
Glad you noticed it. One of my favorites.
These types of videos are probably your best coop. They inspire to think out of the box to get the most out of our gym. Appreciate it coop. Plus your editing skills are making gains💪
Bro.. who ever is doing your editing is killing it!
Big 'Tool Time' vibe on those cuts. Give whoever did that a raise.
Word!
To follow the theme of getting things off of the floor and onto the wall, I wanted to share one of my favorite home gym hacks. I bought a closetMade belt and tie rack off of amazon for super cheap (less than $10) and I use it to hang and organize all of my bands, wrist wraps, belts, and jump ropes. Highly recommend.
I am glad you mentioned the garage door! I have had a jackshaft garage door opener since probably 2012, both in my old home, and my new home. They are the ideal item to open up the ceiling area of a garage if you want to use the space for anything other than storing a car. They are also a lot quieter than a regular garage door opener in my experience. In terms of lighting alone they are a must have.
The digitized blur had me rolling!!!!
Coop’s greatest pick up line, “I’ve always been good at finding holes”. Sounds like a great t-shirt idea Coop!
In addition to the jack shaft opener, invest in having the tracks repositioned to as close to the ceiling as possible. Because of the additional vertical distance, the total door length in the horizontal position when open is also reduced, so open or closed, you can do just about anything overhead.
These are awesome! Just got finished with a landmine station hack myself with a piece of pvc pipe and the yoke for a swivel caster! Also made a dip station and parallettes with pvc pipe. Love these simple alternatives to buying expensive equipment!
Would love to see the dip station man 😎
Coop…. I love the hack you had in a previous video where you attached magnets to the quick release barbell collars. Such a great idea!
One thing I do (that other people probably do too) is that I got from home depot a set of multi-colored electrical tape. With that, I label the holes on my Titan T3 power rack (which I really love), that i use the most. I also label the tape with a sharpie, BUT coordinating the color with a specific exercise, makes it easy to see and therefore so quick to change the safety catches to the proper height.
The tennis ball and the j hook with tape hack was gold for me. Thank you so much.
My garage door hack was taking the motor assembly down and installing an interior and exterior handle for manual use.
Does the tennis ball work if your doing bent over row? I tend to go with 60kg max, normally lifts up thought...
THE TENNIS BALL FOR LANDMINE WORK OUTS IS BRILLIANT THANKS FOR THE HACKS MAN.
The hack you use flex tape for I've been doing this for years with gorilla tape. Holds up well. Also magbak cases for all my phones. Thin rugged case that's not to expensive with a magnet built into the case so you can't even tell its any different any other case. No random magnet sticking off the back of your phone pulling your pocket inside out every time you pull it out of your pocket. Highly recommend magbak cases. Been using them for years. And the magnet is extremely strong. Comes with thin low profile magnets you can stick on the dash of your car to mount into your car super easy
Thanks for the tip! I've got some Gorilla around here and was scrolling thru comments just to see if someone has used it.
the tennis ball tricks were incredible, ordered a pack from amazon and the landmine worked great. DB bench press felt so much better too
Thought I was coming for the gym reviews... turns out I’m here for Coop’s tennis ball opening / juggling skills! 😂🏆
Great stuff! I use magnet hooks to hold random crap on the rack.
I also do the wrist roller thing but I don’t put the band on a peg, I put it on a weight so eventually it lifts the weight up.
Thanks Coop. 5/8 Spacers ...genius. cage rollers for Preacher Curls..helpful. UHMW Tape...well Flex Tape is already on hand. Now I need a Cage. Watching your videos.
The tennis ball and wall storage were the ones that stood out to me my friend. Thanks for all the info and for taking the time to show us around your kick ass home gym.
My god... I started my home gym and seriously needed other machines and only thought I had to buy the expensive ones. Wow! I will be using all of these ideas. Time to watch all of your other videos as well! I'm stoked!
Love this I found the alternative garage door opener fascinating (definitely going to buy one now) and the phone magnet the most helpful! DO MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!!! SUBSCRIBED JUST NOW!
First time I've seen his guy ... This guy is a right treat. Good work
The preacher curl & and the land mine ...love it
Thanks for leveling the audio out on the intros! Greatly improves the transition between the intro stinger/music and the main content.
First time seeing a video of yours and man I'm ready to make a gym! You rock! Very helpful!
The tennis balls on the barbell for a landmine is great. I will definitely use this hack
Great. Now I just need to figure out how to use 1” attachments in my 5/8 rack
Simple! (goes to get drill and bits)
@@BM-si2ei but that westside spacing...
@@thomastkach7467 Westside spacing has nothing on this new open-channel spacing! Infinite height options!
@@BM-si2ei exactly. 1" spacing + 1" holes = channels. I do wonder how much weight the saw-tooth edges would hold.
@@thomastkach7467 I was literally thinking about this after making that joke...I suppose at that point the strength of the sawtooth is mostly dictated by the gauge of the steel, but even a thick gauge steel would have a non-zero amount of flex further from the channel ends. Intrigued and terrified.
You can also have the garage tracks extend up to the ceiling. Thank you for the content.
Favorite youtube videos every week from coop. GGR is the best .
Resistance bands for forearm workouts! Genius Coop, now I can use my band pegs for something other than tripping on!
I love all of your videos, but these hack videos are always my favorite. Thanks for the tips 🤙🏻
Thank you! I was looking at landmine attachments until I saw your video. Using the tennis ball hack! You just saved me money!
Second the "get everything off the floor" sentiment. I use the hell out of Gladiator GearTrack type stuff for holding attachments / bands / everything else on the wall.
11:42 Proof that Squat Plugs are an essential home gym addition.
The landmine tennis ball hack is the best!! Thanks!
For the preacher curl, if you have a normal flat bench like a standard Rogue utility one you can angle it so one side is hanging off the safety or a barbell. This allows you to get any angle of incline you want, you will only be able to do dumbbell preacher curl but its still good enough to spice things up if you have limited equipment.
Didn’t exactly get that. Could you elaborate further please?
@@himankkr7060 I think he means to leave one bench foot on the ground and to hook the other foot behind a barbell or a spotter attachment on the rack that is high enough to cause the bench to safely lean backwards. So you don't have to buy an adjustable bench to do single arm dumbell preacher curls.
@@manpreetdhaliwal397 Ahh, okay. Thanks for explaining that. I doubted that it would work because a typical bench here isn't that wide. Will still give it a try though.
I *just* bought a leg roller, to help me out with some lower body accessories. Didn't think about using it for preacher curls -- but you know what I'm doing today!
Where did you get yours? Thanks.
I lover the preacher curl hack. Gotta try that out.
Tennis ball and fleet tape were my favorites
Phone magnet. So simple but yet never thought of it before. Love it
Home gyms the best. I can’t wait to own my own house and build me a gym. Great channel. Great info
Thank you for the tennis ball trick.
I'm temporarily living back with the parent & bought a barbell. It arrived Monday. Wasn't sure how I was going to do landmine press.
This video has come at the perfect time.
Thank you.
The S-hook hack. Love it! You'd be amazed how many things are overpriced just because they're used for a specific hobby, but also exist for CHEAPER outside the hobby. Or even alternatives that do the same exact thing just as well or better, for a fraction of the price. Example: I paint miniatures for warhammer and dungeons and dragons. The special snippers we use to cut the miniatures off sprue sheets can be between $10 and $SIXTY! I go to Michaels hobby shop, find the same thing in jewelry making, for like $3.
Love the tennis ball-landmine. The only presses I can do with my shoulder issues. I don't mind paying for a landmine, but nowhere to put it right now.
Hope your shoulder has healed up nice man!
If you got the sorinex utility seat and Jammer arms you can make a pretty sick preacher curl
Cold weather hack - foam pipe insulation over barbell or Dumbbell handles. Keeps handles tolerable temp during the winter mornings. Also doubles as a fat grip. $3 for 6 feet
OMFG magnet on the phone solves 90% of my filming problems in the gym ty!!
The tennis ball landmine was a game-changer when I first heard of it, bet these are all great. Looking forward to more.
Landmine and preacher curls hacks both very useful
The tennis ball on the loadable DB’s is gonna be clutch. So clever I’m a little disappointed I didn’t think of it myself. 😆 Well played sir.
Two things I’ve added that I love… Eye bolts to hang heavier things from the rack with carabiners and heavy duty magnetic hooks.
The Preacher Curl option was Exactly what I was Looking for. Thank You !
That link is no longer good…where to find them?
The tennis ball barbell hack is great. I’m going to try it
This might be the best edited GGR video ever! And the info is helpful too
Great idea for the spacers...where the heck can you get them???
The tennis ball idea is great in place of a land mine attachment!
These are awesome! I used a $1 pool noodle for a barbell squat pad.
Thank you
This is one of your best videos. Thank you.
I watch this when it came out a year ago and he’s a bunch of the tricks from it still!
It's the best video! Congratulations, excellent job 👏👏👏 see you from Mexico City! Kind regards.
Great hacks, especially the tennis balls. Now I can make a landmine. :) One 'hack' I made was a diy wrist roller: small copper/pvc pipe, some paracord and dumbbell plates (or any other weight actually).
I swear the on-line advertisment privacy invaders is on point. I just recently started working out again in my garage after a ten plus year hiatus and this video gets recommended to me by you tube. Great vid. Definitely will use the hacks with the tennis balls and flex tape. Garage opener and wall racks were great too. Also enjoyed your presentation, you're a funny dude. Keep it up. 👍
Spacers were a very good tip, thanks.
Use bike rack hooks gun rack barbell holders. They're cheaper and normally hold up to 70+ lbs. Plus they're normally covered in rubber to protect the bar
Dude idk if this is gonna get seen but serios props to you or whoever does the editing... it’s on point
Really straight forward guidance. Nice sweatshirt 😁
Dude!! The peg board thing is so useful for my tech and audio equipment broo!!!! Thankuuuuuu
EDIT: And workout equipment too obviously
Etsy J-cup. A number of sellers have 3D printed covers for J-cups. Bought some for my rogue rack they screw right in perfect.
The editing on this is on point, great video
Thanks Coop. Love the garage hack videos. Keep em coming.
My favorite hack is using a heatgun to warm up the bar in the winter! Great vid Coop!
The adjustable dumbbell hack , thank you! I've been bruising my thigh with the 100lb dumbbells
Do you know what dumbbells he's using? I don't see collars.
I’m loving the inexpensive hacks, especially the preacher curl one. Thanks and keep them coming.
Gotta say some of these are awesome! Thanks Coop 🤟
For the preacher curl I just use a barbell on the rack with my gfs hip thrust pad and it works great. The one here is probably a little better but the pad was like$13 and maybe a better option for people who don't have the leg rollers.
I'm gonna try that tennis ball hack for. My adjustable dumbells thank you🙏
Do you know what dumbbells he's using? I don't see collars.
I uses gorrila tape to label the different heights on my rack for lifts. Should I upgrade to flex tape for more PR's??
mine is labeled too
I used a metallic silver marker to label the holes and commonly-used heights. If I upgrade to flextape, I suspect I'll be able to lift a small mountain.
I use a White Crayon. Long lasting, easily removable.
Thanks Coop, these are great ideas.
Hi Coop, Any hack for accessorizing a power cage with 2.3 x 2.3 inch uprights ?
Also would you do or have done any video on bailing out from a bench press and squat in a cage with safety pipes or straps ?
Not sure if you’ll get this message as the video is a year old but so relevant for all times. Great selection of videos you have made. Glad I stumbled upon and subscribed them.
the preacher curl hack, I got to try!
The garage door mechanism was such a great idea.
I use the tennis ball landmine, thanks for this!
Great video Coop. Can’t believe I hadn’t thought of the preacher curl! I already love the rollers for a poor mans GHD which you showed in a previous video.
What's a GHD?
I saw him use them on the side of the rack as a back extension. I love simplistic ideas like that
@@killianredrusty2 glute ham developer. Like the rogue abram.
Love it. I use an old tablet or old phone that I no longer use as a digital clock instead of buying a commercial one that $hundreds. There are plenty of apps.
This has been my favorite and, most useful video, for my garage gym so far.
I can’t believe I never thought is these. Thank you!
Have you seen the chain safeties (like a drawbridge) for the lever arms? It allows you set the ROM for thinks like bench and press.... Pretty...... pretty.... Pretty cool
Thanks Coop, always appreciate the help!
Thanks for the S hook idea.
I really like the landmine hack. Thanks.
You’ve got a great editing style!
Loved the tips too
Awesome! Thanks, especially the leg roller. I've been needing a solution for a long time.
I made a homemade wrist roller. I used 1.75 diameter Dowell rod cut to a foot in length. Then used part of a strap from tie-down. Screw strap to middle of dowell. Use the hook end to hold a weight plate.
Great hacks Coop. Will you be doing a review on the Leg curl/leg extension machine you have from Titan?
Why yes, of course.
Totally going to do the garage door opener
Finally someone else that uses a phone magnet! Love all the great tips
I love my preaching curl bench, I even squat in it