Rubberbanditz Pull Up Assist Bands Set of 3 by Functional Fitness. Heavy Duty Resistance and Assistance Training Bands

Basically the strangeness is when you realize that your body is semi-supported by a really big rubber band, which you can hear stretching beside your head as your drop into position. If you're heavy, like I am (290lbs) it might sound unnerving at first, but it subsides after a few good sets. They seem very stable and I am not worried about injury.Initially I thought that it would make my start a bit wobbly, but using an under-knee position, I find that it's actually quite stable and allows for clean movement in pull-ups. The only awkward bit is when you start out. You should have a sturdy chair to stand on, so that you can raise your leg up, then you want to hook it on your knee and move forward and rotate down to a straight hip position. I also lock my foot behind my other knee to anchor the position of the band, so that it's locked into position throughout the set.As you do your reps, the tension seems uniformly distributed throughout the range of motion and on each arm, so you don't feel a point where you have to struggle too hard at one point or another. I was able to count 2 seconds up and 2 seconds down to get both concentric and eccentric time under tension. If you need all three bands (which I currently do at the start), under my knee I'm looking at about 120lbs of assistance, which is quite enough to get me started on my goals. (I still have to pull 170lbs through the motion.)I picked this set because it is comparably the best dollar to progression value I could find. I've seen single bands that were as much as this set, but once I got past them in progression I would need more money to buy more bands to make progress. (Unless I miraculously lost 120lbs in a day or added weight, which seems silly.) You can use these bands to cycle down and hopefully after you only use the black band for assistance, you'll be ready to go without them.These can also be used for push up resistance, as well as rotational resistance if you have somewhere to anchor them. You can likely also use them for rowing exercises, as well as squats, and for resistance for abs. I'm mainly using them for pull-ups, but may find other uses later. For their dollar value and versatility, it's hard to beat them.

I love these bands for assisted pull-ups, and a multipack set like this saves you a lot of money. I weigh 115lbs and could only do 1 unassisted pull-up prior to purchasing these bands. After three weeks of using a combination of the black and red bands (together) to perform sets of 15 assisted pull-ups, I can now do 4-5 unassisted at a time. I'm moving down to just using the black bands for my assisted set, then when I can easily pump out 15 with that band, will move down to the red, then the orange.I purchased this brand because (1) the price was much lower than each individually and (2) I had seen lots of reviews for other brands that reported snapping of the bands. These are very sturdy, and I don't worry about them popping, even at maximum stretch. Like any rubber product, you will want to stretch them regularly to prevent dry rot that will lead to premature snapping.I also pack these with me when I travel to mix into my workouts when a gym has limited equipment - the options for adding tension to body weight lunges, squats, and pushups are endless!

My coworker- who was and continues to be an inspiring body builder in her spare time, recommended these for me as a beginner, as I was hesitant to buy a whole set of dumb bells. I would say a month in, I think they need to come with instruction. She assumed that as a massage therapist I would just easily use them as I know how all the muscles work— but as a TOTAL beginner in strength training it feels awkard and like I have no idea how to work them- hahahaha. I probably would have preferred getting the dumb bell set even though it was a bit more money.That being said- I have hung them on my pull-up bar which makes it super fun for me and my kids(who can’t do a regular pull-up) to practice doing pull-ups!They are likely a great addition strength workouts, but I personally will try to find some sort of instructions to guide me on how to use properly as it doesn’t seem obvious how to use them.

I literally just received this band set, so clearly I haven't use them long enough to know if they'll last. I will come back and do another review after a while. But from what I can tell, and using it so far, they are sturdy, thick enough for my needs, and feel/look like they'll last a while. I am able to do everything I need to do with them as far as my workout goes, which is a mixture of strength training moves & such. These bands feel great using. The item arrived on time packaged securely, it is as described and in perfect condition. I am happy I decided to purchase these bands. So far I would definitely recommend to others. Hopefully they'll last a while.

I like buying resistance bands in set like this to save money. The bands work great. I have been using these for assisted pull up, dip, glute kick back. They feel sturdy and havent given me any problem. There’s no sight of wear and tear and no feeling that the band can snap any time.

Couldn't do a single pull-up before using these now I can do several at once, unassisted. As soon as I started regularly using these for pull-up assists, I really feel like it had a positive effect on my rock climbing ability too!

So far so good, happy with the purchase

Ottime, ottime resistenza si possono fare molti esercizi per sopperire alle chiusure delle palestre. Speriamo durino.

I am a Physiotherapist and I have purchased these bands to work with my elderly clients, after several uses the bands actually snapped, fortunately my clients were not injured but I did not expect these bands to break so easily, this is a huge safety concern for anyone

Ottime bande di resistenza . Forse la spedizione è un po onerosa ma le consiglio xke si tratta di un ottimo articolo!

Questi elastici sono ottimi per chi si vuole allenare a corpo libero ma lo vuole fare con un sovraccarico. Davvero comodi anche da trasportare rispetto ai pesi!

Buono stato

Great bands, great price. Work like a charm. Only reason I gave 4 stars is transit time. I received them a week later than expected because bands are shipped from the US instead of Canada. Otherwise great product and great customer service. When I contacted Functional Fitness because I had not received the bands they responded promptly and offered to send another set out right away. I received mine the next day so there was no need to do this. I would order from them again.

Cumple las expectativas, son gomas fuertes y aparentemente duraderas. Como negativo destacaría su elevado precio, por eso le pongo cuatro estrellas.

Granted, I bought these in 2013 and didn’t use them until 2019, two of the bands snapped on first use.

would suggest this for anyone active and looking for that extra help with working out those tough corners in your squats or working out tough spots over head. great quality and feel. doesn't grip and rip the skin like some bands. has a nice gloss on it to keep it that way.

I've been using these bands for about three weeks, and yesterday the green band snapped mid-pull-up. Nasty welt on my stomach where it snapped up to. I don't know anything about the properties or quality of rubber, so I couldn't say why it happened or blame the quality of the product, but there it is. Snapped.

The green band is great - exactly as expected. The purple and black bands on the other hand are made of a different type of rubber material that doesn't really compare to the green band. They're 'sticky' rubber if that makes sense... easily grabs clothes or hair and pulls... not nearly as nice as the green band that doesn't do that.

It was exactly what I wanted. I was nervous the bands weren't going to be strong enough and give me the desired resistance but they were perfect!! I ordered them a couple days before Christmas and I got them that week. I'm very impressed with the service.

Product is as described. Helped me a lot with the pull ups. However, since I'm a beginner, I'm only using the thick green one. I could just buy that one. I would recommend this product to anybody.

Buenas gomas, cumple con lo que se describe. La calidad es bastante buena. El precio es un poco alto, pero no es fácil conseguir más baratas.