SPRI ES502R Xertube Resistance Band with Door Attachment and Exercise Charts (Blue, Heavy)
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Description of SPRI ES502R Xertube Resistance Band with Door Attachment and Exercise Charts (Blue, Heavy)
The Xertube is the ideal workout tool you can use anywhere, any time for safe and effective total-body conditioning. Comes with one Xertube, two exercise charts and a door attachment.SPRI Xertubes provide an easily portable, highly versatile way to add resistance training to your workout. Constructed of durable rubber with secure plastic and webbing handles, the Xertubes are suitable for a variety of toning exercises, body types, and fitness levels. Color-coded blue, this Xertube is recommended by SPRI for the upper body workouts of advanced men and women. It offers heavy resistance for the muscle groups in the back, arms, shoulders, and trunk. SPRI also includes a door strap that lets you safely secure the tube to a door for additional target activities. The kit includes two illustrated charts of exercises, including bicep curls, shoulder presses, and back extensions. Designed for light and speedy mobility, the strap can be rolled up to stash in a gym bag, suitcase, or overnight grip. --Emily Bedard
Sports reviews of SPRI ES502R Xertube Resistance Band with Door Attachment and Exercise Charts (Blue, Heavy)
Customer Review: Works as advertised
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
Works as advertised. Don't have room for weights so these hand on the door knob.Customer Review: Handy little item
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
Everything arrived as advertised. I unpackaged and started using this product immediately.
USE: while using the product takes a little time to figure out, it is generally easy. follow the workout charts they give you. the door attachment is a cool addition and is also generally easy to use, also widens the range of workouts available from the product. this level of resistance is perfect for me being a larger male, on some exercises it is a little weak so make sure you can estimate your strength before ordering. the door attachment can be tricky to install. make sure the door is CLOSED when you install it, otherwise could result in a flying object to the face.
PRODUCT: in reading the reviews, some people have had the product break on them within the first several uses. I havent noticed any indication of weakness, seems to be well constructed but i will be looking out for this. MAKE SURE YOU INSTALL THE DOOR ATTACHMENT PROPERLY, if you do, you should have no problem with it flying at you face.
OVERALL: satisfied. when you dont have time to go to the gym to do 45 minutes of strength training, this is a great way to sneak in a few sets at home, while you travel, even at the office. its extremely portable, easy to setup, use and its cheap - the ultimate combination!
Customer Review: A good training addition
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
How can you go wrong with resistance bands? They all break at one point or another if you use them regularly--so that's why I purchased this one (to replace the last two I purchased at Filene's Basement which broke from serious usage). If you are a woman I strongly suggest you do not buy the blue like I did... way too strong for me; can hardly do bicep curls with them.
I gave 4 stars because the cord takes some self tuning (it coils a little and doesn't grip well under my shoe when it's pressed to the floor). I guess in time I'll adjust to it, but I definitely have to buy a different color because the blue is limiting in exercise options due to its heavy tension. Also, the door attachment is a bit misleading in what you think it might be. You actually place it halfway inside the open door space and then close the door so the loop sticks out... problem with that is: I'm afraid that the 'knot' part inside the closed door will snap somehow and pop out--thus injuring me in the process (probably totally in my head but it's a scary thought for me nonetheless).
Customer Review: Good, but...
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
This is a nice set of resistance bands. I don't know if it's just me but for th second most resistant bands of the lot (purple ones offer more resistance) I was expecting a bit more.
They are good, but not enough for me. I'm around 5'11", so you can't say I'm short, and for me it would have been better if it were a little tighter. There is obviously a work around this, by using both handles on one arm at a time and switch to the other after, just increases exercise time.
The small exercise guide is nice, but it would be nicer with detail showing of the muscle group (not just the name) worked. I guess that's a bit personal.
All in all it seems well built door attachment is great, plus you can just adjust the height of your arms and work different muscles.
Even though I would of liked a bit more I'm sure this will do the job for a lot of people.
Customer Review: Good product...for toning.
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
I purchased one blue (heavy) Xertube and one purple (xtra heavy), with the hope that it may increase muscle size. It does tone the muscle but imo it wont increase the size of your muscles. I've since switched to doing calisthenics with and without an exercise ball (check out Adam Ford's Swiss Ball DVDs) and this seems to do the trick for me. Also, I don't believe that you can get a complete workout with the tubes. It may be possible but, I didn't see how (some of the stances on the chart look good on the chart but seemed pretty useless to me, plus the door attachment, though efficient, constantly worried me (I've been smacked in the face with another brand tube before...not fun). If you can get past all that, go for it because they're not bad for certain exercises.