Post: #1

I'm a high energy/high metabolism kind, end every hour at work I have to get up and move around a bit.

The way I see it, I can either join my nonsense liberal colleagues for useless blabering, or do random stuff on my phone (neither of which is good for a break), or I can do some light exercise with this:



Never really used one and it sure doesn't beat real weight, but its handy enough for quick, small enforcing exercises. I still go to real gym of course.

Anyone used this? What do you guys think?

Post: #2

I use on when I travel and may not have access to a gym.

I wouldn't get a light weight one, it may not give you enough work. If you get a light one (meaning it is rated for very little weight) it is like stretching.

I have a 100lb one. Depending on where I stand on the cord (adjusting the useful length of the band), I can adjust the resistance.

You can do some decent exercises with it. The pulling exercises are not as easy to do. But curls, standing military, some version of squats and other excercises can be done.

Then I trhow in some pushups and situps.

I would err on the side of higher rated than lower rated. You can work up to a higher weight, a lower one might make you constantly wish you got a stronger one.

Post: #3

I use the hook, made my sierra. This allows for easy changes in resistance and the use of homemade loop bands created from surgical tubing.
I highly recommend the usual strand pulling exercises such as the front chest pull, overhead downward pull and back press, as well as curls and lateral raises.
You can't really hit legs with bands unless you have a shitload of bands and a maxwell deadlifting kit ( a flat piece of iron and a pipe or broomstick handle) but for what they are and how portable they are it cannot be beat for the armchair athlete. You don't even have to get out of your chair.
Strandpulling lends itself well to frequent training and it is a great substitute if you have no weights or a pullupbar (like at work).

Edit
The Hook by Sierra costs about 40 bucks, but it is easily the most versatile and powerful band setup on the market. It is like a band version of an adjustable dumbbell, so you don't have to cough up 30 bucks every time you want to go up in weight like you do with every other chest expander I've found.