SPRI ES502R Xertube Resistance Band with Door Attachment and Exercise Charts (Blue, Heavy) Reviews

• Great, versatile piece of exercise equipment!

  
  By AK7CAW3N1XZV6 on 2007-10-01
  I've worked out at home for years, but only recently have I begun incorporating exercise bands into my strength training. I've had a few flat-type bands that have wound up getting worn and snapped over time, so I wanted to invest in a higher-quality band. Happily, this SPRI tubing perfectly fit the bill WITHOUT breaking the band! This is a very sturdy, very versatile little piece of exercise equipment. You can use it to replace weights in your usual workouts, which allows you to work your muscles in some new and unique ways (refer to the included exercise chart for ideas). When at home, you can actually use the tubing WITH your weights to add greater resistance throughout the entire muscle movement, OR you can pack your tubing with you when traveling--so light and convenient! Finally, the included door attachment is easy to use and allows you to perform an even greater variety of exercises. I wasn't sure which strength tubing to purchase, but I am an intermediate to advanced exerciser, and the medium (red) is perfect for me, as it is easy to adjust for either more or less resistance when needed. Highly recommended!
  
  

• Amazing portable workout gear

  
  By A2RHTO4XIVH5V6 on 2006-06-30
  This product is amazing. I recently did 5 weeks of bootcamp and we used these resistance tubes every time for biceps, chest, back and shoulders. Its amazing how effective these are and all the time you are just using your body weight. You can make it as easy or as difficult as you want. I had to get them. The green one was a little too light for me and the blue one is a little too tight for a beginner woman. Best part is you can take this lightweight exercise gear anywhere you want and have a good muscle toning workout. Think you can google up the different exercises you can do with these. Plus for the price, it is so cheap, you dont even need to think twice.
  
  

• Easy workout

  
  By ANRBLCIUCW73O on 2006-03-17
  Simple way to do resistance exercise training. The door attachment easily jams in a closed door to allow the tubes to be used for top-down exercises. Despite all the hype over the fancy exerciser systems, the Xertube Resistance Bands are a great way to exercise. Easy to pack, they allow you to keep up an exercise routine while traveling.
  
  

• Not what you want to get if you're a heavy lifter

  
  By AS7EV01Y1QWXM on 2006-06-30
  I bought this product around a month ago. I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea since I'm unable to go to the gym more than 4 times a week, and that I would probably use this for some heavy resistance, but the very heavy turned out to be much lighter than I thought, and I doubt the Ultra heavy is much of an increase. To be honest I don't really benchpress that much compared to others, around 90 pound dumbells, and I could easily do around 18 reps on the Xertube. Don't get me wrong it's not a bad product except their resistance isn't so resistant. Women and a casual lifters might enjoy this product, and this product can give a great deal of toning, but if you're a heavy lifter, don't count on it for anything other than some light toning. It just doesn't have enough resistance.
  
  

• nice tube

  
  By A2XOWA4ZOWQU6W on 2006-06-06
  This item is well made. The tube is beefy and the handles are sturdy. The included exercise booklets are lame. They have dated black and white photos showing disinterested people doing lack luster exercises.
  
  
• 5 Stars because it does its job
  By A1SCK2SBKILJLJ on 2007-01-18
  I received this product and it really does what it says! I wouldn't recommend this for someone who does not normally work out, they have different colors for different resistances. This product actually had me "feeling it" the morning after my workout.
  
  
• A Great Travel Item
  By A2I2X580RI8MYN on 2007-12-10
  This band is perfect for those of you who do some recreational resistance or weight training and also travel regularly. If you do a significant amount of muscle training at high weight or resistance, this will not offer much challenge to you. You should be aware before buying this, it is NOT a replacement for going to the gym. I wish it offered more resistance, but it doesn't. You're not going to open the package and find a magical rubber band that somehow gives you 200 pounds of resistance without you tearing your door off it's hinges. No, I'm afraid that fantasy product doesn't exist. This is a fine item for keeping you active if you get bored while watching TV. If you need something to use in a hotel room this is ideal for it's small luggage footprint as well as it's ease of use.
  
  There are a large assortment of exercises that can be done with this band with or without using a door. You can curl it by standing on it and pulling upward, shrug it, do lunges with it, do rows with it (door needed for that one) and simulate pull ups (also needing a door for this one) to a reasonable degree. You can also adjust your own resistance on some exercises that require you to stand on the band by widening your stance. It's a very logical and simple product to use.
  
  I don't recommend the purple band to those new to resistance training. There are other colors representing other weight simulations that you should probably consider, although the pricing is so cheap you can probably get a couple and work your way through them if you really wanted to do that.
  
  A WARNING: Read the directions before you use this. For example, you may be tempted to close the strap for door use into the top part of the door, this is incorrect and could damage your door. You close the strap into the door near a hinge (definitely not near the knob). While this band does not offer much resistance, I strongly suggest wearing shoes when using your feet to provide tension as having it snap back into your face would probably not be a pleasant experience.
  
  To revisit: It's not a gym replacement so don't pretend it is and then be disappointed when you buy it, that's just illogical. It's highly portable. It's highly diverse. It offers decent resistance for recreational or travel use when unable to use a gym or home exercise equipment. It could snap back dangerously if used in ways contrary to those spelled out plainly in the instructions.
  
  
• Nice
  By A3EQM6DRBEEL5T on 2005-08-02
  These are exactly what they are advertised to be. I thoroughly enjoy using them.
  
  
• SPRI band review
  By A2JJV8VRX59EVT on 2007-12-13
  I started with the red bands and now use the blue for some exercises. I hava a frozen shoulder and had to find an alternative way to exercise since freeweights put too much of a load on my shoulder. I have gained more movement and the workout is better than PT. You can progress pretty quickly to the next color band for some exercises (bicep, chest and back). I will still use the bands even when I am able to return to using freeweights.
  
  
• Good workout for all types
  By A282C5QI5LZMAE on 2005-09-04
  This is a great workout tool for every body. It is total customizable for easy to hard. I recommend it to any one looking for a no hassle workout that can be done almost anywhere.
  
  
• Great Product
  By A1PF0PUMTRWK3L on 2007-09-01
  I have recently had back surgery and knee surgeries in the past so I am very limited on what exercising I can do, this product allows me to still exercise without hurting my back or knees. I recommend it for anyone!
  
  
• Great product - know what you want
  By A2MW8C03UTL5T5 on 2008-05-20
  I wanted to write this review to help others know more about this product because when I was looking around I was kind of in the dark. I ordered 3: the purple extra heavy, blue heavy, and red medium. I've worked out a lot off and on in the past with actual weights, and I'm always moving around, so this was just what I was looking for. Of course, how tall you are will make a difference, as taller people will have more tension in the bands when they are being stretched (if you're standing, of course, which is a lot of exercises). I'm 5'10", and unfortuantely my purpose in working out is to build muscle, as I'm kind of on the skinny side. The purple band isn't for "extremely fit" people, but it does offer a good amount of resistance. Here's a general guideline of what I found, based on my previous experience with weights:
  
  If I double the purple band (grab both handles at once) and do one arm rows on a chair, depending on where you step on it, you can get a good 40-50 lbs resistance.
  If you have one foot on the blue heavy band standing up, and doing curls, it's about 15-20 lbs each hand.
  If you step on the red medium tube about 6-8 inches from the handle and do one arm extensions over your head, it's about 15 lbs
  
  Again, these bands are very variable. You can increase the amount of tension by stepping closer to the handles, and by holding two bands at once, holding both handles at once, etc.
  
  I would even recommend the green I think or the smaller ones for exercises such as lateral raises and for the rotator cuff, as stepping with one foot on the red tube while standing up, and raising both shoulders outwards provides a good 10-15 lbs.
  
  Chest exercises are kind of awkward with this, my door frame is super weak so I don't use the door attachment but I tried what was in the instruction manual and am sticking to pushups.
  
  Also it is great for developing stability, it's a lot harder to keep a stable motion with a cord than with an actual weight.
  
  All in all, I would highly, highly recommend this, but if you're already benching 150+, this is probably just going to keep you toned, but you could probably build the smaller muscles. Also depends on how many handles you can grab at once or how good your grip is if you grab the actual cord.
  
  
• Delivered as Promised
  By A2SORDAG7XYBUD on 2006-07-20
  Product, response, shipping, packaging - all superb service. I would definitely purchase here again.
  
  
  
• xetube resistance band
  By A2F5S9ROSID83V on 2007-01-06
  I have a body therapy practice and keep one of these at my offices to demonstrate shoulder therapy exercises to my clients and then suggest that they get to amazon and get one for themselves.
  
  
• Exercise Bands
  By AI11X776CFDQ7 on 2007-01-15
  I like the versility of these bands - you can get a good workout with them.
  
  
• Very sturdy product
  By A2O6MQOW4EP8J7 on 2007-09-03
  This resistance band is very sturdy and comes with a door attachment to make it more versatile. It is not good to use to wrap around your feet if your sitting because it slips off your feet and can snap you in the face. But there are other types of bands for that.
  
  
• Xertube Resistance Band
  By A3IN5J1776ILUC on 2007-10-06
  I bought these bands so that I could strength train for swimming. I am blown away at how exhausting and challenging the resistance is. I experienced tremendous burn and muscle fatigue. I highly recommend the tube for supplemental training if you are not able to get in the water to swim. My strength in the water has increased noticably. I am a true believer in this product.
  
  
• Good tube, comfortable handles.
  By A2XU18GW8RXVJL on 2008-01-02
  I've not used other tubes, but I'm happy with this one. Seems well made, I like the handles. I've seen others in stores that cost more and don't look as good. I'm no athlete, but I wouldn't order a tube with less resistance.
  
  
• SPRI = Best resistance band on the market
  By A1GIY8HKGF4A8J on 2007-09-10
  Hubby and I both weight lift and have tried all the other brands. This is the only band that hasn't broken on us within a couple of uses. The exercise charts are not very useful, but for those who need an easy alternative to storing lots of weights when traveling or stuck at home and know how to use the bands, they are great.
  
  
• use it regularly
  By AG9ZIYPUGI4TZ on 2007-12-26
  I bought this band to try it out. Sturdy and effective. The instructions and exercises provided were helpful and can supplement with ideas on the internet. Band seems like it will last a long time and will consider buying more with different resistances.
  
  
• good idea, but a bit disapointing
  By ATJV21G2AHB72 on 2007-01-01
  I received this as a Christmas gift. I was highly disapointed that it did not come with directions on how to attach it to the door or even how to properly use it -- even though both were listed on the packaging.
  
  
• I like this band
  By A1WQW884ZLWCG1 on 2007-09-28
  
  I am interested in this for toning, it's not really designed to replace dumbbells, so if you're looking for that go another route. Being that I like to lift weights, I wanted a band to help tone my arms a little more. In that respect it works great, I would say that when standing on this band with both feet, it gives you about 25-35(at top)lbs. of resistance on each arm with a bicep curl. Obviously this isn't for building huge arms or anything, but it is very convenient and portable nonetheless. The band itself is built really solid too, so I expect this to last a long time. As far as instructions go, I already knew how to properly use bands, but in case you don't look it up on the Internet.
  
  
• Never used them before...
  By A35K13HKVX51PD on 2007-11-27
  Love them. You can do this while watching tv or anytime you get a chance. You feel it working the muscles right away.
  
  
• Resistance Bands
  By AYKC99NTQWC1F on 2007-12-05
  The SPRI resistance band is a great tool for working out. I had another resistance band (different brand) and it broke within the first week of use! I have had the SPRI for quite some time now and its as strong as ever.
  
  If you are looking for a band to use at home & for travel, this is the one I would buy.
  
  
• for stretching
  By A2CP6PHP258B0I on 2008-02-15
  I bought and use this resistance band for stretching out my hamstrings, to help my lower back, and it is excellent. I highly recommend it.
  
  
• Love The Bands...Never Thought I Would
  By A2OXFLO5P8H4N5 on 2008-04-25
  I love the bands, never thought I would because I've always preferred free weights, however these work your muscles in a different way BUT you can REALLY feel it. I do love them and sometimes prefer to do them with DVDs that don't even call for them.
  
  I only gave them four stars instead of five because I wish they would have made at least one more size heavier. I am a female, but on days when I'm feeling good and use them for chest presses; it would be nice to have another size up to go to.
  
  Love them, try them...the price is even more attractive and they are quality. Much, much better than the little rubber bands that come with and/or is shown on some DVDs.
  
  
  
• Good product...for toning.
  By A2PP8FGH88XJ47 on 2008-06-06
  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.
  
  
• Good Overall Workout
  By A2B99OMA42JH5X on 2008-06-09
  They are very light weight - but the blue ones were too hard for me.
  Keep the reps going and you'll get a good workout.
  
  
• nice band
  By A1CHLFZX48KN58 on 2008-08-16
  nice band, heat makes them weak, and standing on the band wears them out. I've snapped 4 bands already.
  
  
• Resistance bands
  By A2XST9PRCM6XN9 on 2008-01-07
  This was one of 2 bands I purchased for my daughter. She is very happy with them. It's much easier for her to maintain her fitness since she cannot afford to join a gym, or purchase a home gym.
  
  

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