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Flexcords Resistance Bands Home Gym | High Quality, Portable, Doorway Workout Set

Editor — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:58:35 +0000

The popularity and effectiveness of resistance band training has led to a flood of choices for consumers from hundreds of manufacturers.

While Flexcords may not compete with resistance band industry-leader Bodylastics, this is an impressive set of above-average quality bands and an inexpensive alternative to a home gym or set of adjustable dumbbells.

The Flexcords package includes six color-coded resistance bands, each with a different tension, suited to beginner or advanced users. The set offers resistance from 2-55 pounds, supporting over 100 exercises.

Again using Bodylastics as a benchmark comparison, the Flexcords grips are comfortable but not padded and contoured. Also, multiple bands cannot be hooked to a single handle — each of the six bands has it’s own permanently attached handle. This makes it not advisable or at best cumbersome to use more than one simultaneously. That said, the choice of six bands will provide ample resistance for most users.

Proper resistance band training strengthens the stabilizing muscles as well as the targeted muscle group, increasing core and joint strength and improving posture. The wide range of motion and constant tension also serve to stretch the muscle to better improve tone and endurance.

Resistance bands are also ideal for reducing the risk of injury and rehab to safely repair injured muscles.

Flexcords resistance bands provide a smooth, seamless workout and give you dynamic control of your routines without sacrificing quality.

Flexcords Resistance Bands Set Product Details

White Lightning Flexcord: 40 – 55 lbs
Blue Flexcord: 28 – 40 lbs
Red FLexcord: 18 – 28 lbs
Green Flexcord: 12 – 18 lbs
Orange Flexcord: 7 – 12 lbs
Yellow Flexcord: 3 – 6 lbs
Door Attachment
Exercise chart
Light and portable
90 day money back guarantee

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Tower 200 Body By Jake Review | Doorway Resistance Band Strength Training Gym

Editor — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:39:15 +0000

If you found this post through a Google search, you’ve probably already seen the Body by Jake Tower 200 infomercial featuring fitness trainer Greg Plitt.

Let’s move past the advertising hyperbole and see what the Tower 200 actually has to offer. It’s important to have realistic expectations with an over-hyped product like this.

Resistance band training is an excellent form of exercise for building long, lean and toned muscle (rather than bulk), general conditioning, working the core and injury rehab. This system is simply a new vehicle for providing an effective and convenient resistance band workout.

The concept was likely inspired by the explosive growth of doorway chinup bars that use a non-obtrusive design that does not damage your door or require permanent installation.

The Body by Jake Tower 200 padded assembly slides onto any home or office door quickly and easily and uses multi-tension power cords that provide 200 pounds of resistance.

The three color-coded resistance bands on each side of the gym offer the following levels of resistance — Gray: 25 lbs, Black: 35 lbs, Red: 40 lbs. The two hand grips can be linked to any single band or multiple bands for progressive resistance.

The Tower 200 accommodates over 200 upper and lower body exercises, including specialized, muscle-isolating routines for the arms, chest, shoulders, back, abs, and legs. With so many options, you’re likely to find a few favorites and disregard the others.

Included is the Randy Couture’s MMA-inspired 11-minute body shredding routine, dubbed the “mother of all workouts,” which includes moves like the Warrior, the Demon, and the Freak.

The product comes fully assembled, includes an ingenious drop-down workout chart and instruction manual and carries a lifetime warranty.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This product costs more than fifteen bucks! Here’s the fine print. You pay $14.95 initially and after 30 days they bill you monthly, four payments of $39.95. So the final price is $174.75. Shipping and handling is free.

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Resistance Exercise Band Set | 3 Piece Multi-Colored Light, Medium & Heavy Tensions

Editor — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:53:22 +0000

Resistance bands are a popular and affordable alternative to traditional weight training. Research shows that regular resistance band training strengthens and tones muscles while increasing bone mass.

This versatile home training set from Agile Fitness includes three color-coded bands of light, medium and heavy tension.

With weights, you know exactly how much you’re lifting. With bands, it’s an approximation. The light band offers 3-5 pounds of resistance, the medium band about 8 pounds of resistance and the heavy band about 12 pounds resistance.

Each band has 2 tapered foam grip handles with custom-designed web strapping.

Excellent for travel, the set comes with a black mesh bag with auto-lock drawstring.

This package is a good value for basic resistance band training. See all our resistance band reviews for more comprehensive, versatile sets that include door anchors, detachable handles etc.

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2010 Set of 5 Resistance Bands for P90X, INSANITY, Home Workout DVDs & Physical Therapy

Editor — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:43:14 +0000

Here’s a new entry in the resistance band market looking to take advantage of the phenomenal popularity of the P90X and INSANITY with Shaun T workout programs.

This set from Black Mountain Products includes five 48 inch resistance bands — 1 Yellow band (2-4 Lbs), 1 Green band (4-6 Lbs), 1 Blue Band (10-12 Lbs), 1 Black Band (15-20 Lbs) and 1 Red Band (25-30 Lbs).

The bands are inexplicably not labeled or numbered, but it’s easy to know which band offers the most resistance based on thickness. The package also comes with a door anchor.

A set of bands of varied strength lets you to combine two or more together to increase resistance. Unlike more expensive sets, each band in this package has a permanently attached handle. This avoids the need to add and remove bands from a single handle but makes it more difficult to hold multiple handles during an exercise. It also adds extra bulk to the package. See our Bodylastics reviews for a higher quality option that allows multiple bands to be clipped to a single handle.

The Black Mountain Products Resistance Bands include a manufacturer’s lifetime breakage guarantee.

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Resistance Bands Exercise Set | SPRI Advanced Traveling Trainer

Editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:06:16 +0000

Resistance bands continue to gain popularity and acceptance among consumers, fitness experts and professional athletes. This is not a gimmick or passing fitness fad.

This set of bands from Spree is similar to others from Bodylastics (top rated), Ripcords and GoFit. They all serve the same purpose but differ in the quality of materials, quantity and strength of bands, and design of the attachment devices. Each offers the benefits of toning, building muscle mass and burning fat without the need for a full set of dumbbells. Resistance band training is an excellent choice for those with limited space and budget.

The SPRI Advanced Traveling Trainer includes three Xertubes (light, medium, and heavy resistance) one hand strap, an exercise video, training workout program, diner’s guide and durable, lightweight black nylon travel bag.

Unlike many resistance band sets this low-priced package does NOT include a door attachment.

This is one of several resistance band packages being used for the P90X Workout and EA Sports Active for the Nintendo Wii.

For a step up in quality and number of components see the Bodylastics Basic Tension Set and Ripcords Black Sniper Edition Six Pack.

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Altus Resistance Bands Athletic Home Gym | With Door Attachment and DVD

Editor — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:37:49 +0000

Resistance bands offer a good alternative to traditional weight training for toning and building lean muscle mass. They’re cheap, versatile, travel well and are appropriate for all fitness levels.

The Altus Athletic Home Gym is a compact workout system that uses adjustable bungee cord tubing with an attachment that fits most doors. It accommodates a wide range of exercises for the chest, arms, legs, back, shoulders and abs.

This is a relatively basic system that does not include as many interchangeable options and variations as the more expensive, celebrity endorsed brands. But this is a durable set of bands that’s easy to use and suited to those who are new to resistance training.

This list of available exercises demonstrates just how versatile resistance bands can be: Ab Crunches, Standing Flys, Squats, Rear Lateral Raises, Tricep Push Down, Seated Row, Leg Abductor, Front Lateral Raises, Triceps Pull Down, Upright Rows, Leg Raises, Shoulder Press, Bicep Curls, Straight Arm Pull Downs and Reverse Leg Extensions

The system comes with an instructional DVD.

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SPRI Pilates Portable Kit | Resistance Tubes, Door Attachment and Exercise Mat

Editor — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:24:29 +0000

This “anywhere, anytime” Pilates kit from SPRI combines the tools and method to create a solid conditioning program without the need for an expensive home gym. The system is effective for toning and light sculpting, but won’t get you ripped.

The package includes three Xertubes, a door attachment and an exercise mat to create a complete program of Pilates reformer-based resistance.

The workout focuses on the abdominals, lower back, hips and buttocks but also works the chest, biceps, triceps, shoulders and lats.

The video is easy to follow but unfortunately comes on a VHS tape rather than DVD. SPRI is a pioneer in rubberized resistance training and on the “cutting edge of today’s exercise trends.” Upgrading the video in this package to DVD format would help add credibility to that claim.

SPRI Pilates Portable Kit Product Details

Lightweight, versatile and comprehensive Pilates package
3 SPRI Xertubes (yellow, red, green)
Secure Door Attachment
Exercise Mat
Pilates Instructional Video (VHS)
Develop strong, stable core and tone upper body
Improve flexibility, posture, balance and strength

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Resistance Bands Exercise Training Set | Aylio Body Toning, Fat Burning Tube Fitness System

Editor — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:07:22 +0000

Resistance band training has become a popular approach to building long, lean muscle (rather than bulk), general conditioning and injury rehab. This convenient method provides an effective workout without the need for a set of dumbbells or an expensive strength training machine.

This set from Aylio uses unique metal clips for quick and easy difficulty adjustment. By attaching up to four bands to the removable handles, resistance can be adjusted from 5 to over 50 pounds. Aylio uses high quality rubber latex tubing for strength and durability.

These bands can be used with the P90X system, although the tension level may be too light for some of the more advanced and rigorous workouts.

This is a complete set — you won’t need to buy additional pieces to take full advantage of this system. With the included door attachment you can perform over 100 exercises with varied routines for individual body parts.

This Resistance Band Training Set includes:
1 Low Strength Blue Tube
1 Medium Strength Red Tube
1 High Strength Yellow Tube
1 Ultra Strength Black Tube
1 Pair of Handles
1 Pair of Ankle Straps
1 Door Attachment
1 Carrying Pouch

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Ripcords Resistance Training Exercise Bands | Portable 6-Pack Black Sniper Edition

Editor — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:13:19 +0000

Exercise bands are an affordable alternative to traditional strength training. If you’re just getting into shape or don’t like free weights, they’re worth considering.

This set from Ripcords includes 6 color-coded bands ranging from 3 to 60 pounds of resistance. The Black Sniper is at the top end of the spectrum and offers the most extreme tension level.

When you first begin resistance training you’ll notice your muscles shaking more than when lifting weights or using a machine. This is the activation of the stabilizer muscles working fully for the first time.

Many people are now using Ripcords with Tony Horton’s P90X Extreme Home Fitness system, among the very best workout programs currently available.

Although Ripcords has a standard 60 day 100% money back guarantee, they also offer a lifetime warranty; if the cords become damaged at any time they’ll replace them at no cost.

Ripcords are extremely portable. They’re compact and easy to pack into a suitcase for use while traveling.

This inexpensive system provides a solid and versatile approach to strength training, toning and building lean muscle. The package comes with an instruction book demonstrating 8 exercises. An optional Circuit Training DVD is available.

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Fitness Anywhere TRX Adjustable Suspension Trainer Professional | Core Exercise, Balance & Flexibility

Editor — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:11:37 +0000

The TRX Suspension Trainer from Fitness Anywhere effectively works the core by using body weight resistance and forcing the engagement of many small muscles to stabilize the body during workouts.

As opposed to linear weight lifting that isolates specific muscles, this “functional strength training” approach exercises the body in a more realistic way — the way it moves in every day life.

The system’s design and versatility let you perform unique & challenging exercises almost anywhere. The rig can be unpacked, thrown over a door, chin up bar or other sturdy overhead anchor point and be ready for use in minutes. The length can be adjusted from 6″ to 12″ using a locking tooth mechanism to accommodate users of all sizes and fitness levels.

The 1 ½” industrial-grade webbing is sewn with double stitched heavy-gauge nylon thread and has a tensile strength of up to 1,200 lbs. Adjustable non-slip CAM buckles are rated to 1,250 lbs. each. The professional-grade grips and integrated foot cradles with neoprene padding add comfort and traction.

At first glance this type of workout appears unstable, uncomfortable and unimpressive. But it’s the instability that focuses attention on body alignment and the mechanics of each movement. This works a multitude of stabilizing muscles while improving balance, flexibility and joint mobility.

The price point seems high to us but the package does come with some nice extras including a waterproof fold-out mat, a suspension training fitness guide, an instructional DVD, and a storage bag.