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Product Features

Home/travel gym with quintet of 4-foot elastic tubes, handles, and ankle straps
Do over 140 top gym exercises
Bundled anchor safely attaches to any door; tension levels of 5 to 23 pounds
Solid heavy duty aluminum clips with the weight equivalents printed right on the clip
Includes travel bag and 36-minute circuit training video; lifetime warranty

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Bodylastics Max Tension Exercise Bands Super System is a complete home exercise system using resistance bands. Easy to use, this system is designed to tone and firm your muscles while also helping to build power, strength, and stamina. By simply attaching and detaching the bands on or off the handles and ankle straps, you can create a custom workout with 31 levels of resistance. The included door anchor also increases the versatility so that effective gym exercises can be recreated almost anywhere. Ideal for all ages and fitness levels, this set will help to work your arms, legs, back, chest, shoulders, and stomach. The complete system includes one yellow band (light resistance), one green band (medium resistance), one red band (light heavy resistance), one blue band (heavy resistance), one black band (extra heavy resistance), two extra wide foam covered handles, two ankle straps, one door anchor, a user's manual, a storage/travel bag, and a Circuit Training DVD or VHS tape.

Component Details:

Elastic Tubes: The five, 4' elastic tubes are made of high-quality latex and have varying degrees of tension (from 5 to 22 pounds). Each tube features a clip system connected at both ends.
Handles: The handles are made from hard, rigid plastic with soft foam in the middle. They are extra-wide for additional comfort and can be used for several upper and lower body exercises.
Ankle Straps: The two ankle straps are made of soft nylon and Velcro. They are can be used for several upper and lower body exercises. You can also use these straps on your wrists to help develop grip strength.
Door Anchor: The door anchor is a nylon strap with a loop at one end and a soft foam piece at the other. It enables the product to be safely attached to any door, allowing you to do triceps extensions, seated back row, and hamstrings curls.
User's Manual: The user's manual details all the suggested exercises and workout programs with plenty of illustrations for beginners.
Circuit Training DVD or VHS: The 36 minute instructional DVD or VHS features three full body circuits with resistance and cardio moves for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced exerciser. It's designed to burn fat and tone your muscles at the same time. This is not an aerobics video but a resistance training video that incorporates cardiovascular factors to ensure the fastest results and optimum fat burning.
Travel Bag - The travel bag is a one square foot pouch of black nylon that seals shut with Velcro so its' precious cargo (Bodylastics) can't fall out. The user manual and video fit in as well, making it the perfect travel companion.

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ASIN: B000PK1Z9K

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,560 in Sports & Outdoors (See Bestsellers in Sports & Outdoors)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great, might take some getting used to, April 23, 2006

By	Audio Slave - See all my reviews

Good Points:
-You can get a great workout. The "Maximum Tension" version can go up to about 70 pounds of resistance and the "Basic Tension" version can go up to about 43 pounds of resistance. That's going to be more than enough for most people to develop and improve, unless you're already a serious bodybuilder or weightlifter. Even then, this might be useful because it challenges muscles in a different way than traditional freeweights or machines.

(I would recommend the "Maximum tension" set if even if don't think you'll need that much resistance. Having the one extra heavier band available gives you a greater number of "in between steps" as you increase the resistance/tension.)

The lightest resistances are easy enough for a complete beginner or someone in very bad shape.

-Inexpensive, lightweight, and small. Probably cheaper to buy than anything else that will give you as good of a workout (including being cheaper than decent dumbbell sets of equivalent resistance). Comes in a very small bag that is easy to store or can be packed in a suitcase or carry-on for travel and weighs pretty much nothing.

-Seems to be well made and durable, and it's easy to change resistance levels. The system and the clips seem quite a bit sturdier than some others I've looked at. Replacement parts (door attachment, bands, ankle strap and handles) are available through their website if you should break or lose one. Not terribly expensive for the replacement parts. A typical replacement band with clips is about $10.

-Comes with a "circuit training" DVD or VHD (your choice), although I haven't actually watched this yet so I don't know how good that routine is.

-Much better, more durable, and more challenging than the cheesy extra cheap exercise bands you normally find in stores.

Bad/ Iffy Points:
-Might feel strange to some people at first and take some getting to. The bands only exert maximum tension when at full extension, so the resistance is changing (from lighter to heavier) as you are doing any one specific exercise. That's different than other "non-band" forms of resistance training, and it does feel a bit odd in the beginning.

-The included manual isn't very great. It gives the basics, but doesn't really include that many examples of specific exercises. For more exercises, they want you to see their online "Strength Band University". That's normally a paid subscription thing, but they give you 90 days free access when you buy the Bodylastics system. (More on the "Strength Band University" below.)

-For most exercises, and to get full use of the system, you need a door where you can attach the thing (of course), but more importantly you also need space in front of and to the sides of the door to be able to make the exercise movements. And the door needs to be the normal type, not a sliding door. I had a problem with this, as the only doors in my apartment were either in the entrance hallway (where the walls were too close at the sides to do some of the exercises) or a closet door in my bedroom that was a sliding type and didn't allow proper attachment of the system. I found a way to work around that, but keep it in mind if you're thinking of buying this. There are some exercises that can be done just standing or on the floor without using the door attachment, though.

-As to the online "Strength Band University" they want you to subscribe to, I can't imagine anyone actually paying for this. It does give a lot more example exercises than are included with the manual, though, and so it's worth taking a serious look at during the free trail. Fortunately, the 90 day free trial is long enough that you can gather what info you need from it and then never need to pay for it. (You can take screenshots of the exercises if you want, so you have the pictures for later on.)

The Bottom Line:
Overall, really great for someone who a) doesn't want to invest a lot of $$ in equipment, B) doesn't have a lot of space, C) wants to exercise while travelling, or D) already works out with freeweights or machines but wants to occasionally change up their routine or challenge their muscles in a different way. People who are serious weightlifters will scoff at these sorts of exercise bands, but for the vast majority of people they can give you a challenging workout.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Product, August 2, 2005

By	A. Berger - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Anyone in the exercise business will tell you the only tools[favorite brand] you need to create the perfect body are (1) a yoga Mat[Aeromat], (2) pilates Ball[BodyTrends] (3) resistance bands[Bodylastics]. You can avoid filling your closet with every late night TV gimmick, expensive space consuming equipment, high pressure gym memberships, whatever. Just get these three items, follow the basic exercises they suggest, and get moving! Practically every exercise video you will ever buy requires these three tools from beginner to advanced workouts.
I originally used typical wide bands you have to knot yourself, and they were so cumbersome I didn't use them often enough. With Bodylastics, you get clean quick change bands with wrist/ankle straps and comfortable handles that keep the elastic comfortably away from your skin while you work out. The door anchor is a Brilliant addition that gives these bands triple the versatility of any other elastic set. The free nylon case keeps it all neat, and encourages you to take this on the road for those long weekends and business trips where you may ordinarily miss keeping in shape. Better buy these now before he stars in his own infomercial and has to charge twice as much!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Bowflex, September 5, 2005

By	D. Burke "mediaman12" (Sanford, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Bodylastics clip system makes adding resistance quick and easy. You can go up to 75 pounds of resistance, or if you use one handle..150 pounds! This is more resistance than the average person will use in their lifetime.
I have all my personal training clients using the bands. They work the muscles from head to toe and sculpt and firm the body. Not being bound by gravity the strength bands offer an endless array of exercises. The best $50 I spent on equipment ever!

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