EliteFTS
Powerlifting's equipment company, run by powerlifters.
What they're known for
Specialty bars, monolifts, and racks from Dave Tate's Ohio operation — gear built by people still under the bar.
EliteFTS is what happens when an elite powerlifter builds the company he wished existed. Dave Tate's Ohio operation has supplied serious strength athletes since 1998 — specialty bars like the SS Yoke Bar that became the safety squat standard, monolifts, competition benches, and racks built for maximal loads, plus a free education archive that's trained two generations of lifters.
The specialty bars are the home-gym entry point: an SS Yoke Bar solves shoulder-wrecked squatting better than almost any purchase in the category, and the bands and accessories layer onto whatever rack you already own. Not a lifestyle brand. A strength brand — the audience can tell the difference.
Notable products
We haven't catalogued their full line in the directory yet. These are the entries worth knowing.
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SS Yoke Bar
The safety squat bar standard — squats without shoulder strain
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Signature Monolift
Walk-out-free squatting attachment from competitive powerlifting
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Competition Bench
Spec bench built for maximal pressing
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