 Good show. |
| Review Date: July 6, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Ian Parker, |
| Product arrived right on time. Everything is included and it's easy to set up ( although finding a door to use is more difficulty that I would imagine. ) |
Perfect In every Way!!!
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| Review Date: July 21, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Tyler Chutz, |
I researched this item for 2 days. I was comparing the Tower 200 and the weider and decided to go with the weider. I read amazons reviews and at first I was leary but I ordered it. It took me about 5 min from opening up the box to having it on the door. I read alot about people having door problems. Well, Before I ordered it I found a place I liked. When It arrived I just put it on the door and had no trouble at all. I don't know why some people have say they have trouble. I think this gym is awsome. Its a simple design but it works perfect. The first time I tried one at my friends house, I was dripping in sweat and woke up in pain the next day. If you have pain, you know its working. If you are too lazy to go to the gym, like a lot of people are. This is amazing. You will always use it. With this, you can cancel that gym membership and you can also buy more rubber bands from more weight. I Would recommend putting it on the outside of your door. Another words, where you have not only the lock but the door jam as well just incase. But Its not going anywhere.
BUY IT, YOU WILL LOVE IT. TOWER 200 I found out threw research was a peice of garbage and always breaking and cost between 50-75 dollars more. |
Fun and Easy to Use
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| Review Date: August 17, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Mark A. Brown, |
| I bought this recently, and have really loved it. I live in a one bedroom apt., so I didn't have a lot of space for a big piece of workout equipment. This is great, I leave it on the door, and find that anytime I walk by it, I do some kind of workout. It is fun to use, and really gives a great workout. |
Decent product, if you can find a door that will shut with it on
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| Review Date: February 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer: addicted to amazon shopping, Rochester, NY |
Well, let me start off by saying I bought this yesterday (Valentine's Day) returned it today because I couldn't find a door that would shut with the equipment installed. I'm disappointed because I think it would be a good exercise product & I was really looking forward to trying it out. I gave it 4 stars because of the price, quality & ease of installing/removing & storing it. I'd like to give it 3.5 stars though, b/c I couldn't find a place to use it in my apartment. Also, shop around.... I bought mine at a local Dick's store for $99.99 plus tax, didn't have to wait (or pay) for delivery.
Pros:
- Seemed well made for the price. (Didn't get to use it, so don't know about longevity, but nice out of the box)
- EXTREMELY easy to install. From the box to installed in 10 minutes. Very easy to put up, take down & store. (I easily moved it around to every door in my apartment trying to find a good place to use it)
- Small, light weight & portable.
Cons:
- The brackets that go over the door are wide so they'll fit over thick doors. They don't fit thin doors very well.
- Instructions, which you don't see until you buy it, recommend installing the X-Factor on the side of the door that closes against the door jamb (for example, most doors open into a room, so you would have to install it & exercise on the side of the door that's in the hallway). The reason is to increase the strength of the door as you pull against it during exercise. They don't come right out & say it, but this reduces the chance that your door could bust open & fling against you during your workout. Referring back to my example, if you're exercising inside the room, the only thing holding the door shut is the door latch.
- There MUST be at least 1/8" clearance between the top of the door & door frame (header). Same for the bottom of the door & the floor (sill). This is so the bracket can fit between the door & the frame/floor when you shut the door w/ the X-Factor installed. This is where I had problems and had to return it without any chance of using it. I found reviews on other websites (sorry, can't recall where), that a few people had the same problem but didn't give details, so I took my chances. One person said they trimmed the door shorter to fix the problem. I'm a renter, so that's not an option. Another point to be aware of, if your doors are hollow core, not solid wood, trimming them shorter may reduce their strength, and when you start pulling on them w/ the X-Factor you may end up damaging your door & hurting yourself.
So, before you buy this, check your doors to make sure there's enough clearance & that you can install it in a place where you'll enjoy working out & be able to watch the videos too (back to my example... I don't know anyone who has a t.v. & dvd player in their hall).
Also, Google around for other reviews. It seemed like there was a mix beginners & pros, and there was a variety of opinions. The pros felt it was a good "back-up", but wouldn't give up their pro equipment, and the beginners thought it was a good product to start with.
Not sure if this will add to your decision or not, or your opinion on my review... so here's a little about me:
I'm a 34 yr old female. I work in an office all day, and am very disgusted w/ how out of shape I've become from sitting on my butt for up to 70 hrs a week. I want something that will exercise my whole body and can be used in short or long time frames for a good work out. I also want something that doesn't take up a lot of space & is easy to move around as necessary, and, yah, doesn't cost a fortune either. I really thought I struck gold w/ X-Factor. Bummer... the search continues.
Good luck in the frustrating quest to find exercise equipment that's right for you! |
Not sized for normal door width.
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| Review Date: April 1, 2010 |
| Reviewer: B. Tow, |
Simple Quick fix if you run into the same problem(door not thick enough).
1. From exercise side of door Prop corner brackets as far back as possible and as close to the door itself as possible so it will fit between door and frame.
2. Close door from opposite side of the exercise side.
3. Cut cardboard and fold(to needed width, took mine 3 layers of cardboard so I folded accordingly) to prop X-factor brackets and prevent extra movement. (I just did the top ones. Can also do bottom brackets if wanted.)
4. Enjoy your new home gym.
With a hollow door it doesn't overwork the door at all. The frame of the door is where the X-factor gets the majority of its leverage from.
Quality equipment, smooth resistance movements. Excellent for focusing on certain muscles. I've always had a problem working out my chest muscles without overworking my arms and the resistant bands easily fix that problem. Haven't tried the extras yet, I've been using the poster exercises without any need of the DVDs and Nutrition chart so far.
Quick and Easy (mountain climber clips) to switch handles and ankle braces. If you're looking for different exercises this is a good way of finding it. I'm focusing on basketball movements and I can find many exercises to work the muscles I need by replicating the moves that need improvement.
Excellent quality product that needs a size adjustment. Would have given a 5 out of 5 if it came fit to door. |
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