Top 9 Total Gym Attachments + How To Use Them
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
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Watch as I rank my TOP 9 favorite Total Gym attachments. Plus how to use them! Let me know in the comments what's your favorite attachment.
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✔️ TOTAL GYM ATTACHMENTS
✅ Total Gym Extra Large Squat Stand: tinyurl.com/tg-attach
✅ Total Gym Wing Attachment: tinyurl.com/tg-attach
✅ Total Gym Pilates Toe Bar: tinyurl.com/tg-attach
✅ Total Gym Leg Pulley: tinyurl.com/tg-attach
✅ Total Gym Triceps Ropes: tinyurl.com/tg-attach
✅ Total Gym Ab Crunch: tinyurl.com/tg-attach
✅ Total Gym Weight Bar: tinyurl.com/tg-attach
✅ Total Gym Triceps Dip Bars: tinyurl.com/tg-attach
✅ Total Gym Press-Up Bars: tinyurl.com/tg-attach
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:55 - Press-Up Bars
3:03 - Triceps Dip Bars
4:41 - Weight Bar
6:41 - Ab Crunch
8:31 - Triceps Ropes
10:37 - Leg Pulley
17:58 - Pilates Toe Bar
21:17 - Two-Piece Wing Attachment
22:56 - Extra Large Squat Stand
✔️ CHECK OUT THESE PLAYLISTS
▶️ Total Gym Wall Chart: tinyurl.com/tg-chart
▶️ Ab Workouts: tinyurl.com/tg-abs
▶️ Arm Workouts: tinyurl.com/tg-arms
▶️ Back Workouts: tinyurl.com/tg-back
▶️ Chest Workouts: tinyurl.com/tg-chest
▶️ Leg Workouts: tinyurl.com/tg-legs
▶️ Shoulder Workouts: tinyurl.com/tg-shldrs
▶️ Stretching Workouts: tinyurl.com/tg-stretch
▶️ Compound Exercises: tinyurl.com/tg-compound
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I just bought a Total Gym Apex 3 and I want to tell you David just how much I greatly appreciate your videos. The way you demonstrate the exercises and the way you have organized your playlists have been tremendous in helping me understand how to get the most out of this equipment, and inspiring me to incorporate fitness into my life. Thank you so much!
Very awesome to hear! Glad I have been able to be of help. Thank you!
Thank you David I just came across your Chanel and hands down the best total gym explanation from how to easily set up and how to use each attachment. I look forward to working out with you going forward 👏🏻
Awesome, thank you! Glad to help!
Thank you, David. I’m a newbie to the TG, and your videos are truly wonderful. I have learned a lot from them, and m starting beginner tutorials. I’m 70, so lots of moves feel awkward, and I feel so uncoordinated. But just taking your videos slowly, at my own speed, little by little I can feel some confidence growing.
I found a brand-new Fit on FB marketplace, perfect except for a barely-perceptible little bend in the steel near the top of the column. And the training deck is missing, but the cards are there, along with the rest of the attachments normally included with it. It’s all brand new. It was listed for $120!
I am enjoying learning on it and feeling more energized. Thanks again for sharing your wonderful videos and care with us!
Sounds like a great deal! Just take it slow and low and you’ll get the hang of it. Thanks for watching and glad I can be of help!
David, yours is fast becoming one of our favorite youtube channels. My wife and I are in our 60s and love your instructional videos. Your buyer's guide video was instrumental in our decision to purchase a refurbished FIT model off ebay. After watching this video I can't wait to try out our ab crunch attachments and leg pulley system that we've been procrastinating learning how to use. We used your links to order the tricep ropes, pilates bar and weight bar. It was a little disappointing that we couldn't purchase just the FIT pilates bar alone since we already have the rest of the leg pulley system, but I'm sure having the bar will be worth it. We also invested in the chrome handles (since they put us into the free shipping category) so I hope you receive some credit on those too. Thanks so much for your fantastic videos!!!
Wow! Thanks so much for your comments! It made my day, and I really appreciate that you used my links. I hope you and your wife enjoy the Fit!
@@DavidsTotalFitness We use it every day.
Great for showing me how to attach my attachments that came with TG!
You’re welcome! Glad to help!
Thank you David for sharing. I own many of these TG attachments and enjoy seeing them used to their potential. I learned some new exercises here. 🙂
You’re very welcome! 👍
Hello David, thank you so much for your excellent demonstration. Years ago, I had gotten the total gym XLS. It was down my basement where I used it religiously. I had to relocate my total gym to my main living area. Long story short, it began to take its toll on the piece of equipment and I no longer felt safe using it. The safety clip isn’t fitting secure as it once was. I was concerned so last year I purchased the total gym summit model. I love this model yet I haven’t used it as much as I had been using the XLS. I fractured my wrist last year while doing yard work so for me, my new total gym summit was put on hold. I’ve recently gotten back into the total gym regime. Your videos are very informative as well as encouraging. I’ve learned different routines by watching you and now I’m more excited and motivated to begin once again. Thank you so much for sharing. Please have an enjoyable and safe weekend. Warmest regards always and blessings. 🙏🎹🎶🎼💫✨🕊
Thank you so much for your kind words! Happy to know that the videos are helping, and glad to hear you are feeling better and ready to get back to the Total Gym! Best of luck!
@@DavidsTotalFitness Thank you so much. Your words are very inspiring. Bless you. 🙏
Thank you. I just found your channel. I have had my TG for a year but never figured out some of the attachments. I’m off to go watch more of your videos. And to buy a few things from your links.
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching & thanks for using the links! 👍
you saved my life i had no idea how to connect my stuff...thank you so much
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Awesome! Glad I could help!
Thank you. This video is so complete. It helped me to understand better the variations I can use my accessories and to realize which ones I still need to acquire.
You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
Thanks for explaining and showing all the ways to use this amazing equipment! 👏👏👏
You're welcome!
This is the best attachment video I've found. Thank you!!
Wow, thanks! Glad it was helpful!
vever motivates me to use mine till i came across your videos, thanks 👍
Great to hear!
I have the XLS one-piece wing attachment. Of 6 possible positions, normal movement of the board is only possible when the wing is placed above the squat board pointing downward (squat board must be removed).
Great video!
Thanks for sharing
I love the pilates bar and the pilates exercises.
Yes, me too!
Excellent information!! Thank you David.
Glad it was helpful! 👍
My Guy!! Amazing Video/Content as per usual!! Keep up the great work and thank you! 💯
Appreciate it!!
Very thorough demo! Thank you for the tips!
Glad it was helpful! 👍
This video has been SO helpful. Thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your comment!
David, Wife and I recently bought a Total Gym Apex G5. We found your video to be Informative and Helpful, Very Good demonstration on the accessories and their range of uses. Thank You.
You’re welcome! Glad it was helpful. Enjoy your new TG.
Thank you for this video, it was extremely helpful, as are all your vidoes.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Excellent video!
Thank you! Glad you found it helpful!
Video helped me a lot
Thank you 👍
Awesome! Glad to hear!
Very informative. Thank you.
You’re welcome! 👍 Glad to help!
This was so full of good information!!!
I have renewed interest in my attachments. Thank you!
Thanks, Linda! Glad you liked the video and thanks for watching!
Great Video!!! Thanks so much DAVID🥰🙏🙏🙏
You’re welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
learn a lot thankyou!
Glad it was helpful!
Most excellent demonstration. Thank you!
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Great video.
Glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching!
Very comprehensive explanation of all the attachments I didn’t know how to use! Thank you! 🎉
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Man thank you for making this video. You gave me some good info that made my decision easy. Keep it up.
Glad I could help!
Superb!!
Thanks a lot!
Thanks! Been trying to workout more and the attachments have just been collecting dust. I'm going to dust them off and give them all a good testing thanks to your video!
You're welcome! The attachments can be a fun way to switch things up and keep workouts interesting.
I enjoy your videos more than most. You are a specimen of physically fit, and don't appeal to incredible bulk types. I'm new to TG, and need my Fit max to fight an incident bout with that dreaded virus a few years ago. After 3 months recovery 35+ days in a coma, my muscles Aptrophied and I hadn't regained full health since. This Total Gym is my ticket to rebirth, I hope. One thought as I watch is, that it would be great to explain muscle groups with each attachment.
My FIT is the max version. I get the xl Squat, and everything but the weight bar, and pillates toe bar. 2 that I think will be my best friends. Keep fit and educational!❤
Thank you for your comments and good luck with your recovery! I hope my videos can be of help to you along your journey!
Thank for your. Help showing me how to attach my attachment..
Happy to help! Thanks for watching!
I love using the total gym it is AWSOMMMMMMEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
👏👏👏 That’s great to hear. It’s not only effective but it’s fun to use.
Great video and great idea to showcase all of the different attachments. I have all of them except for the triceps rope (I bought a cheaper rope that is one piece so it can't be split into two like yours does). I agree with your general ranking of the attachments from 1 to 9. The weight bar comes in handy for lower body exercises to increase the resistance/weight level. I didn't know that you had a whole stretching playlist and a 20 minute routine until I heard you mention it in this video, just checked it out and it is awesome. Will be trying it out this week. Have you considered doing a 30 minute full pilates workout video similar to your other full body workouts? You have a great teaching style! I'm having a hard time figuring out how to use the rope and leg extensions with the Toe Bar and putting all the techniques into a full workout routine/session. Also, was wondering if you had any thoughts on the Cyclo Trainer 2 attachment?
Hi, Charles - Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked the video and hope you enjoy my stretch video. I am working on some ideas for a video that is entirely leg pulley exercises. Hopefully I can get that together and published soon. I own the CycloTrainer 2 and thought about including it in this video but decided not to. I may do a separate review. I've had it for about a year now and don't find myself using it very often. Part of the issue is I own a Encompass/GTS which is my primary machine. And although I can use it with the GTS, it is a little more cumbersome and barely fits in my space when I have it attached to the end of the GTS. I know there are people who absolutely love it. I'm kind of on the fence. Let me know if there are any other vidoes you would like to see.
Love this! Is it possible to use a regular one piece tricep rope attachment using a carabiner with both cables attached?
Yes, absolutely!
I have two wingbar attachments. (I have the XLS.) I use both when doing pull-up shoulder presses. Then, personally I think the dips handles are best.
👍 Thanks for sharing!
have you used the CycloTrainer? i really appreciate your videos alot of ways to use the total gym i never thought about.
Thank you! Glad you find the videos helpful. I do have a CycloTrainer, but I don't use it very often.
What pegboard wall organization system are you using? I really like how organized your set-up is!
Thanks! It's a great way to keep everything organized and off the floor. I did a video about it here: czcams.com/video/rpuRfDeh5aw/video.html
I'm curious about the resistance bands . Because I'm about to try them out. How would you use the resistance bands for upper body workouts. Like pull up bar and with the cables. Would the bands still be attached to the bottom of the total gym?
Yes, you would leave the resistance bands attached at the bottom when using the pull-up bars or the cables. You just need to be careful because if you add too many resistance bands, the glideboard could be pulled out from underneath you. Start with a lower level of resistance to test it out before going heavy. Total Gym doesn't recommend using resistance bands due to safety concerns. Try at your own risk. And if you try it, be careful and test on lower levels before trying to max it out. One more option to increase resistance for upper body is to leave the cable detached from the glideboard. You will be pulling a greater percentage of your body weight. You will just need to sit further back on the glideboard to accommodate the cables. Hope that helps!
Hi David, quick question. Do you do all these exercises in one workout or do you spread it out over the week?
Hi Raymond - This was just for demonstration to show what can be done with each attachment. But you could pick and choose some exercises and combine them into a workout depending on what your goals are or what muscle groups you are trying to target.
David does your Toe bar Rocks front and back as you apply pressure from the right and left? Also seem that the bar wiggle up a little, im concern it may pop off. The extended squat stand seem to stay in and is alot more stable maybe due to it weight.
Yes, it does rock front to back a little when I push back and forth with my hand. When I use it/push on it with my feet, it seems fine. I don't notice any rocking. It seems very secure and I don't have any worries with it popping out of the frame. Is your toe bar one solid piece or did it come in 2 pieces that had to be screwed together?
@@DavidsTotalFitness its a 2 piece Toe bar, just got it from the QVC sale last week. Thanks again for the info on this deal. I wonder if TG would replace it, seems a little to loose to me. Do you think it's due to its a 2 piece?
@@808xcountry5 I'm not really sure if that would be the cause. For some reason they started making some of the toe bars in 2 pieces that have to be assembled. The one I purchased directly from TG is one solid piece. I would make sure the bolts are tightened. The manual says to tighten the bolts while the toe bar is in the squat stand receptacles. Having the toe bar in place while doing the final tightening helps to make sure both sides are in alignment. If you accidentally skipped over that step, you could try disassembling and then reassembling. If you think there is still a problem, I would try calling Total Gym and explain the issue. If it is defective they will send a replacement. Keep me posted. 👍
So here's a question I've been wondering about. If at the max level your lifting let's say 50% of your body weight. Does that apply to the weights and resistance bands as well? Say you got 50 pounds of plate weight are you lifting 25 pounds of it? Or a 10 pound resistance band are you using just 5 pounds max. Just curious
Hi, Michael - Yes, any weight plates added are affected by the level, just like body weight. The resistance bands are not impacted by the level.
In case anyone is looking for the resistance charts, here's a link: totalgymdirect.com/total-gym-resistance-charts/
It's also good to keep in mind that when the pulleys are attached, the resistance is cut in half again.
How can I do squats on the ultra?
I'm not familiar with that model, but when I checked on the Total Gym Direct website, it looks like they do not sell a squat stand for that model. If your model came with a wing attachment, you may be able to do a modified squat off of that. You may want to consider upgrading. Check out this video for a demo using the Ultra. Looks to be very informative: czcams.com/video/4sFO5PuYoFs/video.html
How do you put the Ab Crunch pads on the gym??
Here is the link to that section of the video. 6:41 - Ab Crunch. Hope that helps!
Thanks David... Though not an attachment, but an accessory.... The mat -- Is there a reason to use a mat? (In other words, a mat costs $$ - why have it?) (BTW, next time QVC sells the TG, they need to hire you to demonstrate!)
Thanks! I appreciate it! I use the mat so my Total Gym doesn’t slip around and to protect the floors.
Are the dip bars wide enough for people with wider hips?
On the Fit, the distance between the 2 dip bars is about 20 inches. Hope that helps! 👍 Here's a link to the attachments: tinyurl.com/tg-attach
Do you recommend wide squat attach and toe bar or is only one essential ??
I like them both for different uses but if I had to pick one, it would be the XL squat stand. It is the most versatile. 👍
@@DavidsTotalFitness thank you for your response. I really really appreciate your content.
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Which Total Gym is this? It doesn't look anything like mine and I like this one much better.
Hello - It's the Total Gym Fit. It's their top-end model for home use. Hope that helps! If you use my affiliate link, you can save an additional 10% off: tinyurl.com/fit-anniv
Thank you!@@DavidsTotalFitness
do you have a link to some of the attachments
Hi, Alex - Here's a link to all the attachments shown in the video: tinyurl.com/tg-attach
Are these for the ultra?
If you go to the Total Gym Direct website, the product pages will tell you which model an attachment will work with. The Ultra looks to be an older model, so the selection may be limited.
Why does the ab crunch come in 2 separate pieces?
I'm not sure why. My guess is it has something to do with making it easier to ship, it's cheaper to produce or maybe a combination of both.
What model is this?
It’s the Fit Max. All the Fit models are pretty much the same. The difference is the number of attachments that come with it and the number of levels. Since the tower is the same height on all the Fit models, the number of levels doesn’t make too big of a difference. Hope that helps!
Thanks you! for sure your videos that I just discovered are very useful and interesting.@@DavidsTotalFitness
Thanks! 🙏
What happened to the Encompass?
I still have it. 😀 I switch between the FIT and the Encompass depending on the topic for the video.
@@DavidsTotalFitness Ok. Just found your channel today. I thought this was going to be Encompass attachments. Thanks for the reply!
@@briand5047 That's on my list as a potential video topic. Anything you'd like to see? Thanks for watching!
@@DavidsTotalFitness A vid with the same structure as this with the Encompass attachments.
@@briand5047 Here's the video you requested. Check it out: czcams.com/video/XTVNKkWQYLw/video.html
David, my wife and I recently purchased the Total Gym . I cannot watch to view you videos.
Thank you! You’ve got this!