Lifeline Train Station Door Mount

The LIFELINE TRAIN STATION is a portable resistance band strength training gym that attaches vertically to any three-hinge door by a nylon web strap. Setup of the gym is about a one minute job. There are two cable holders attached to the nylon strap. A resistance band snaps into each holder then each snaps into the handles. The unit comes with two lightweight bands, an ankle cuff and a waist cuff. The only negative of this system is the bands that come with the system are too light. If you are moderate strength or more you will have to order additional heavier 50 or 60 pound set of two bands at a cost of around $18.00 giving you up to 60 lbs for each limb.

There are two reasons this is a superior system. First it is user friendly. The band holders on the nylon strap ride on a clip that slides up and down the strap. You can raise or lower the height of the bands in a few seconds WITHOUT opening the door. If you are doing a row, you can slide the cables down to waist high, then say slide them up to the top of the door to do pulldowns. Other systems, like the BODYLASTIC unit I own (and like) require you to open the door and move the door jamb up or down to the height you want-a real pain. Second, the LIFELINE resistance bands are the best in the industry. They have an incredible smooth feel to them, superior to the BODYLASTIC bands I have on that unit that feel more jerky and tougher on the joints. On the other hand the BODYLASTIC system is more complete offering higher resistances. To get around this, I bought for around $9.00 a set of LIFELINE handles that can hold three cables at one time. You can attach two 60 lb cables to the one handle for up to 120 lbs. You can attach three bands to the one handle by wrapping the ankle cuff, which also has a cable holder on it, around the nylon strap for a total of up to 140lbs to 170 lbs depending on the bands that you purchase. (NOTE: Exercising one limb at a time is a proven superior method of training for strength. You are stronger in one limb relative to using two limbs together and can apply more force. If for instance you can leg press 200 lbs. using BOTH legs for 20 reps, you''ll easily be able to do the same 20 reps with ONE leg using 120 or more lbs-try it.)

This system should be durable, one inch nylon strap has a breaking point of close to 3000lbs. Just make sure the door is closed and locked. The real plus to this system is the incredible smooth feel of the resistance of the bands-and I''ve found after 30 years of resistance training, that high intensity resistance band training is more effective than the freeweights and the machines I had and won''t be using again.

Bought the door kit, but mounted using removable links and wall anchors, so can use on travel. Another useful , well-made Lifeline item. Swimmers, resisted sprints, russian twists and more high intensity exercises are now easily available in my basement. Glad I got to learn the movements at Monkey Bar Gym in Madison WI, as the DVD shipped with it didn''t work. Still, you can go through MBG workout video (monkeybargym.com) to learn how to use it. This is also used daily by two in the household recovering from 1.) old knee issues and 2.)broken leg. Prescribed PT exercises are now easier to arrange , Thera-Bands clip nicely into the holders. Also useful for el-cheapo pilates machine, almost.

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