I bought this because of the great price. It works great and have to say I have seen improved strength and definition in my upper body, I use this everyday with my workout...Great product and fast service...
Pullup Bar I have large doors in my house. Well, mainly tall, but quite wide also, and I was happy to find that the pullup bar was just barely wide enough to install without a problem. The pullup bar is well made, and I can say that with confidence since I weigh 225lbs and it supports me with no problem. Overall, this pullup bar is the main point of the purchase, which is still a great value for the price.
Rotating Pushup Bars I had never used these before receiving them in the kit, and I am pleased with the type of the device though this particular unit has two shortcomings. The first is that there is no option to lock the handles in place. They are freely rotating and you must always use that extra bit of effort to keep control of them. Granted, this is not really a big issue, but a lock would be a nice optional feature to have. The second and more important issue is that the grips are THIN. Not thin as in they might break, but thin so that they quickly begin to hurt the palms of my hands. There''s no padding on them, and the effect of these small grips is that they concentrate all of the body weight onto such a small amount of surface area on the hands. So, in order to overcome this, I have wrapped both handles, liberally, with folded dish towels and duct taped them on. The result has been a MUCH more pleasant experience, with both padding AND increased surface area, so my hands are not hurting by the time I finish my reps.
"Cardio Jump Device" Know this now: these are garbage. Yes it''s a great concept for a space-saving alternative to the classic jump rope, and yes it has a built-in jump-counter and cool little weighted foam pendulums and a rotating joint where the ropes connect to the handles... but it''s simply not possible to stay in sync with them (at least, for me). The weights are entirely too light, so I find myself whipping these things around at 2x-3x the speed that I am jumping. Even when concentrating on staying in sync, and/or changing hand positions, it''s just not possible for me to slow them down to my jumping pace without the pendulums just flopping down. Not even the professional trainer in the commercial can get it to work correctly (see the video on the other sale page http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Total-Fitness-Complete-4-Piece/dp/B008IY3QR4 and you''ll see what I mean). I haven''t thrown these away yet because I think they might be great if I replaced the pendulums with a real rope... but as for right now they are completely worthless, so keep your expectations VERY low for these jump-handle-things. I just wish Iron Gym could''ve spared the extra $0.50 to throw in a DIY replacement rope for them.
Ab Straps It should also be noted that the kit includes another included piece of equipment not shown in the stock photo the hanging ab straps. These are attachments for the pullup bar that assist in hanging while doing various leg-raises/crunches. I absolutely love these things. They use an extremely strong velcro to attach, and they do what they''re supposed to do, without letting my arms slack off too much. Yes they are technically just another feature of the pullup bar, but as I said earlier, the pullup bar is the reason to buy this kit (and the pushup handles, after modification, are a great bonus).
So overall I really like this product. So whether you''re really dedicated to working out at home, or you tend to have a collection of old optimistically-purchased equipment piled in your storage, this is a very good set that won''t break the bank.I bought this as a gift for my boyfriend and he loves it. He has already lost some weight after using for about 3 weeks.
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