Another Resistance Band Snapped During My Home Workout

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[kthornsberry]

I’ve had two bands fail. I notice that they failed where they pass through a hook. I realized that I always hooked the strap at its same natural fold point. Now I make sure that I vary where they connect with a hook or edge. So far I haven’t had another failure.

[HughLeFitness]

Have you considered investing in a cable pulley system? You can simply just buy a few pulleys and cables and mount them to your pull up bar. They are cheap and the resistance curve is far superior to dumbbells and bands.

[rockweapon]

You could try doing triceps overhead extensions and overhead press on the step plattform seated. In general I think everything is fine up to shoulder height with bands when using plattforms. Everything above is better seated, or I would say safer. I do like overhead presses standing as well as for triceps. But its a good deal doing it seated.

[JariSatta]

I bench press 355 lbs so the solution for me was to layer more bands as to not stretch them to the fullest.
I take snapped bands as achievement of strength. With 4 thickest bands (2 each hand) I can't even overhead press 50% of the way/range. No foot plate.

[danderson]

Happened to me too a few weeks ago as I mentioned in another vid, Undersun heavy band snapped not even under much tension. Heard nothing from them so much for them standing behind their products.

[SandflailTraining]

Multiple layered bands will always be better than molded bands which I believe the sunpow bands are. I have snapped loads of cheaper bands but ones with 15 layers of latex or more in the manufacturing process I have never snapped.

[josephroa]

It’s happened to me before with Undersun and Quantam bands. You can also use door anchor at bottom of door with a climbing carabiner.

[CoachRosenblatt]

Have you ever tried doing the overhead press or tricep overhead extensions from a kneeling position? I think its a great modification for these band sets.
Also, how do I get in touch with you regarding new product reviews?

[seriousblue]

Have you tried putting the band on the center of the bar then under the footplate like a triangle instead of parallel to the bar like a rectangle? It puts less stretch on the bands and you can easily stack for more tension, also the bands don't rub against your wrist which is a plus, works for me.

[philippruizlozano]

I already snapped two of my tube bands :( . But they have these handles and a ball system to conect the rubber to the handle. That thing is too fragile, I just realized that mine are therapeutic bands, so I'm planning on trying to fix or buying a loop 77lb one.

[rustyboltskpears]

Sorry to hear of your band snapping, I have one of mine snap in the past doing the same exercise as yourself my bands are Hapbear, i find these to be reasonable quality at a good price. How are you finding the Geku bar? I have one myself, I find the bar itself to be pretty solid. However When doing bench press using it I stack the bands and the hooks on the end have bent inwards. I wish they would make some heavier duty screw in hooks for this bar as it would be close to ideal if a little more robust.

[JoesLife]

Youre pretty strong using that big band for shoulders. I use the x3 sysyem which is very overpriced, i know, but its never snapped on me and its so conventient to use. The bar is my favorite. Its 500 tho and it IS overpriced, but i pay because its the most premium experience, same with harambe system but i like the simplicity of X3.

[RTB_]

*Sunpow* resistance band is shown in the video.

Never tried those. I have tried some generic cheap *Alllvocles* bands from Amazon that came in a set of four. The red ones in that set seem to always come with issues.

The X3 bands I have seem to slowly be deteriorating. These are expensive and have that powdery crap.

And finally, the *American Barbell* bands are the best quality bands I've tried so far. I'm confident in these but like everything, a snap is expected in the future.

So far, none have snapped on me.

[keith]

I just received your entire band, platform and handle set up. Will also be receiving adjustable dumbbells. Do you find yourself gravitating to dumbbells or bands for some exercises? Which ones? That could be an interesting video in itself. Also, why do resistance bands when you have a Spediance Gym Monster? I didn’t see it in this video.

[davidphillip]

I use undersun bands. I've never had a problem.

[owezzel]

It is the platform😅 over time the it slowly wears out the band. The only way you can prove it isn’t the platform is if you put the band in the same position every time.

[leakyabstraction]

ALL of my bands snapped after around 2 years. They're simply disintegrating. I just snapped my thickest one - while not doing anything crazy with it - and I'm super annoyed.

[reginaldhblackwood]

Switch to VRTX Fabric resistance bands. They will never snap and are 100% safe. SAFETY FIRST.

[Mrwatson]

Snapped my first band on the overhead press as well. I noticed the geku bar frayed my bands due to the weld (or bend idk which it is) so that might have contributed to the failure. Unfortunately my bicep did get clipped when it snapped and left a nasty bruise.

[stevemeloccaro]

i pushed iron for 40+yrs, when I reached about 63 I added bands, now strictly bands
IMO rogue SEEMS to be the best loops i have used them daily for about 5 yrs and haven't snapped one, and i use them at full extension quite often, now tubes I bought bodylastics. IMO there JUNK, I had walmart tubes last longer, and I payed a good penny for them, I have had there anchors shred (they replaced them), but the tubes snap where connected to the hooks, they don't stretch as far as they advertise