Long Series Resistance Tube Kit

I bought these at Wal-Mart. It is great as you can try it before you buy. With all 3 bands attached I could raise my arms all the way up, but with great difficulty.

My guess is that Black is 20-30 pounds blue is 15-25 pounds and red is 5-15 pounds possibly harder, and all 3 are 50-60 pounds easy compared to free weights.

I am using these for P90X and I generally don''t go above the black one, drop to the blue one and then go down to 15 pound dumbbells after that.

These bands are very serious, especially considering that any other store bands I have tried have had minimal resistance.

The handles themselves have been very comfortable so far, I just hope they hold up.

Bought this at Wal-Mart on January 5th. Used it five days a week for about half an hour each day since I bought it. Less than three weeks later on January 25th I was doing some bicep curls and the retaining rings on one end separated from the nylon grip. The tube snapped down and the grip stayed in my hand. I looked it over and the rings on the broken side were still connected to the tube, but they were starting to curl inward from use. The nylon that was sealed inside the retaining rings to keep the grip locked in place was pulled out causing the damage. The rings were originally flat and sealed together when I bought it. I never stretched the product near the maximum length and never damaged it with anything sharp. I checked the other side and the rings were starting to separate. It would have given way were I to continue using it. The tube itself is undamaged and I have nylon tie straps that I was able to tie to the end to make the product usable, but if I didn''t have them I''d be SOL.

I gave the rating two stars instead of one because when it was working it worked very well, but if it doesn''t hold up to repeated use it isn''t worth purchasing.

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I bought these exact ones awhile back from Wal-mart, however they did not come with the DVD or anything. I found the resistance bands to be extremely useful with my workouts. They fit in my desk drawer very nicely, so they aren''t lying around. I''ve also taken them with me on vacation, so they are easily portable unlike workout machines. I also think the grip is very comfortable.

I use one band at a time for several exercises, then for others I add another, and I add the third for even more workout. I make great use out of all three as you can tell. They have lasted over a year for me and they still look brand new and I use them almost every other day.

Well some extra effort on my part, I am able to put at most two bands around the top corner of my door and close it. This allows me to do several exercises with the bands at a 45 degree angle.

Overall, I have certainly got my money''s worth out of these resistance tube kit. I rate them a 5 because for me they have certain lasted and I have been able to perform every exercise with great comfort and resistance. Plus, this comes with a workout DVD!

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The Gold''s Gym Long Series Resistance Tube Kit includes three light bands of varying resistances that can be clipped, one at a time or all at once, to the plastic and foam handles, as well as a workout DVD.

Let me say first of all that I''m pretty advanced I use all three bands at once for every exercise I do (although I would guess that all three bands together are only about equivalent to Lifeline''s R6 cable).

I bought these bands for about fifteen bucks at Walmart to be my compact travel set, and in that capacity they''ve been generally satisfactory. But I wouldn''t want to use them every day.

For one thing, they don''t have the most fluid range of stretch. For exercises that require the bands to be stretched pretty far, like a squat or standing chest fly, the bands catch and tug, and so you don''t get a full or consistent range of motion.

For another thing, the bands have fabric sheathes designed to protect the rubber from abrasion. Yet these quickly get bunched and off-center, which is annoying when you''re trying to do any exercise where you stand on the bands. You may just want to take a scissors to them.

This kit also includes a 39-minute workout DVD featuring Mia Finnegan. Finnegan, who is scary buff, takes you through a variety of stretches, cardio exercises, and strength-building exercises. I''ve found the Barry''s Bootcamp workout DVDs to be vastly superior, though; I watched this one once, picked up two or three new exercises, and I''ve never used it since.

For the money, this kit is decent, but if you''re looking for something to use every day, you''re probably going to want something else. Try Lifeline USA instead.

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I too bought my set at Wal-Mart -liked the choice of 3 resistances (and many more if you combine two or all three of the different strength/colored bands) and comfortable handles, liked the addition of the 30 minute workout DVD, the Velcro hobble strap to keep the middle of the tubes together when you use multiple tubes, the protective mesh sleeves that protect the tubes where you step on them for some exercises and the mesh bag for storing and transporting the set. I like the way the tubes are anchored at the ends. HOWEVER, I CAN''T USE THEM! This was evident within 30 seconds of opening up the package and trying to do the overhead press I learned in exercise class. I am normal height, 5''8" but do have slightly longer arms (wear a 35" sleeve on my long sleeve shirts). In the last 6" of extending my arms vertically the red tube -the only one I tried -suddenly got very resistant in a hurry as if I was over-extending it. It was the same feeling you get when over-extending a rubber band just before it breaks on you. I feel if I fully extended my arms I''d be breaking the band. And who knows what the sudden sharp increase in the resistance would be doing for my own muscles! The box says the bands are 48" -I measured them, and, yes, they are 48" between the clever black nylon? tube end retainers that adapt the tube ends to the grip stirrup clasps. I think all the cleverness of the grip stirrup webbing, the spring clasps, and the nylon tube end retainer/adapters which are not "stretchable" shortchanges the design of the extra 2" to 4" of "stretchable rubber" that would let me extend my arms fully aloft. I commend Gold''s Gym for trying and for the really descriptive package. The exercise tubes sold at Target, for example, don''t list the length on the package. The tubes will probably work for many, but not for me. I am returning the tubes to Wal-Mart and will look for something with maybe 52" of rubber somewhere else.