Bought these for P90x and love them. Even though the max weight is 30-40 lbs, that's plenty for a P90x workout. These are indeed, the highest quality workout bands I've ever used, hands down. First off, the bands are not too long, which is a common problem. They are just the right length so you don't have to loop them and step on them to shorten them. The bands are not going to come out of the handles; they are securely in the handle. The handles are hard plastic and look and feel as though they can take plenty of abuse. On the instruction sheet there is a chart that shows what band color corresponds to what weight. There are also exercises listed on the instructions. I wish that they included a small, high quality laminated sheet that I could put on my wall that shows the band color/weight chart; that'd be nice. Right now I have the instructions taped to the wall that show the band color/weight chart and it's pretty ghetto looking. There is one issue though that may be a concern for some, but I didn't mark the product down because I knew it going into it. The strongest cable tops out around 30-40 lbs, so if you need more weight, you can't add weight/other bands. Some other band sets allow you to add multiple bands to one handle, but that's impossible to do with these. The bands are fixed to the handles, so if you want to use two bands together, you're essentially going to have to hold 4 handles, and that's really hard to do because they are big handles. But the other side of the coin is that this is one reason why these bands are so good, is because those parts that can break off with being able to add bands are eliminated. Like I said, I knew this going into it so it's not a flaw, but might be something that you don't like. If you have any questions, just ask in the comments and I'll try and respond promptly. Read more
I am in college, and instead of going to the gym, prefer to spend my time in my room so I can switch between studying and workouts on a whim. Since I cant obviously have a whole weight set in my dorm room, these resistance bands do a great job as a replacement. The booklet it gives, too, provides many ideas for various exercises, which allows the set of bands to replace MULTIPLE pieces of equipment. I guess I shouldnt say "replace", as an entire home gym would probably work better. But it definitely provides a great way to work out in a limited space. And on a lower budget. These things are definitely worth the money. I say if you are traveling, living in a small apartment, or in college, these things are perfect. they save on space and money, and do a great job in a workout. They even work well as a supplement to a gym membership. Definitely worth my money. Read more
My husband and I started P90X for the new year so we needed to get some weights or bands for the program. We did not want to have a bunch of free weights to deal with so we decided to go with the bands. P90X incorporates the bands into every lifting exercise so the bands have worked very well for the program and they offer as much of a physical challenge as free weights. My husband and I share the bands but since we are at different levels we haven't needed the same band at the same time. Having 6 bands instead of 5 is a great option, plus the band with the greatest resistance is higher than if we would have just purchased the 5 bands. I highly recommend these bands. They are well made; they are easy to use; they are comfortable on your hands; they offer great weight resistance benefits; and they are easy to store. What more could you ask for?...Well, I can't find where the bands are made, but being made in the U.S.A. would be ideal. Read more
I bought these bands for use with Tony Horton's Power 90 program. They serve that purpose extremely well. The handles and bands are solid. I did have a problem with one of the bands (the black one) in that is started to fray (probably because I used it a lot but I think that's what your supposed to do). I contacted customer service by email about it and had an apologetic response in less that 24 hours. Following that, I had the new band in the mail within 24 hours. Amazing way to take care of customers. I am proud to say that I am up to using the two heaviest bands and will step up to some heavier one's from the same company soon. Another point I will make is that these can be used in place or or in addition to dumbbells. I actually like bands for certain exercises and dumbells for others. I say they work differently and complement each other. Bands tend to have a lot of tension at the end of the motion; I like this for doing isometric contraction at the end of triceps and biceps exercises. I find they work better than weights for that. Overall, really good product. Read more
I left the original review up below, so you can see that the bands themselves are great until they start to break. Unfortunately, one of them started to break after less than three months of use. I’m 4‘11“, 127 pounds so I’m not using the resistance bands more aggressively than they should be expected to work for. I was very lucky that the Amazon agent I contacted agreed to help me out. Otherwise the return window had of course closed and I would’ve just been out of luck. I definitely suggest passing on these resistance bands and getting other ones. *************** First Review: I live in a rural area and my workout has to be home-based. These bands are fantastic. The handles are comfortable and the set comes with a door anchor which is really useful also. I’m very happy with these. Read more
