Similar thoughts on these newer Undersun bands. I needed to replace an older band and immediately noticed that the newer ones were shiny with these black spots on them. Two of the new bands snapped on the third set. Definitely a change in the manufacturing/formula makeup. Disappointing as Undersun is what sold me on band training in the first place.
Maybe. I really like my current build with the GEKU bar, and it is a lot cheaper. I'm going to make a full updated video soon discussing all of the pieces that make up my setup, and you can use my free program at gamerbody.com so you don't have to pay the extra cost to X3 for it. Not knocking his at all, but wit this updated GEKU bar (the aluminum alloy one) I think it will heavily compete with the X3 system.
I got my 2020 bands and they still look and feel great. Luckily I got a spare set of the Military color brand new so I’m set for a while but sad to see this. This honestly is my favorite brand. Love the branding and the people behind it hope they get back to the quality they were :(
As I said before, I managed to snap the two thickest ones - this was a set bought in 2021. I'd obviously hardly used the X one too. No reply from them when I reached out, forget about them. Happy with my serious steel replacements so far.
Same, i snapped the xheavy band like 3 months into using it. contacted them, they didn't respond so I did an amazon replacement on all of them.. then snapped the xheavy band again like 6 months in doing a very basic chest press with it (not over-stretching). they're just cheap junk. Switched to serious steel and i don't have any complaints.
I wanted to get their red-black bands but I also read complaints that directly buttress what you've pointed out to us here. These were the only bands I had found without powder or oil added. I may try the silicone or fabric bands from Vector. Thanks for the heads-up!
I get a small allergic traction to the powder. My Serious Steel bands had it all over when I received them. I found a video where they washed it off, so I did that. I wouldn't have had to though if the new bands weren't so bad
Do you prefer loop or tube style bands? I literally just got these new undersun bands today and saw you posted this video. Mine have that exact same black mark smudge. So I’m kinda looking to see what the next best or better option for resistance bands would be? Also affordable !!
Loop bands for the setup I use. Tube bands are OK for standing exercises like biceps curls. The loop bands provide a lot more resistance as well and in the setup I use, can quickly be changed from a single loop to double loop depending on the exercise. Im using the Serious Steel bands right now and they are kicking my butt.
As a long time powerlifter and gym owner, I recommend Rubberbanditz brand bands. I have the exact Under Sun bands here in my hand. You are correct. The older ones are better. The new ones have a real plastic feel to them . I think James Grage got me started with those. I look at a lot of stuff my gym buds drag into the gym. Rubberbanditz is still my favorite. Use them every week. Not affiliated with any brand. I just use what works and I'm always open to new things.
Nice, I have seen the name a few times. I do like the Serious Steel Bands, but if the quality is there for the Rubberbanditz, then they are a good recommendation. I haven't tried them yet though so I can put my 2 cents, but I'll take your word for it :)
I thought about getting the new Black and Red bands but decided against it and glad I did. I knew they had gotten rid of their lifetime warranty. Selling a LOT of my extra bands now and will be sticking with the ones I got from Vector Athletics and still have my old Undersun ones as a backup.
My guess is that they are trying to either increase or maintain profit by reducing the quality of raw materials, base on the assumption of their position on the market and branding. Amazon has increased its offer of loop style bands. I've noticed that because almost daily I checked for deals on things I buy regularly and 1 year ago they didn't have that much to offer with that particular style of bands, regular sets whether branded or generic where sold for about 25-80USD, from 6 months ago or so I've noticed A LOT of loop bands sets for as low as 7 USD and a few brands dropping their prices for several weeks in order to compete, I've bought Veick and Rubmate for about 10 USD per set... a year ago they were above 30. Outside Amazon I just bought a whopping (at least to me) 250 lbs single loop band for just 25 USD. That kind wasn't been offered a while ago.
I think it is becoming more popular now (really started during the pandemic) and companies are now trying to catch up and get some of the profits. I wish the new UnderSun bands didn't drop so hard in quality though. Sad to see it and I do hope they change to a better product in the future.
I got mines back in 2021 and mines kinda of have that black thing but work fine. I bought new ones and definitely notice a difference. to me they’re not as dense and thick. My theory is the quality change to keep up with inflation. I’m just going to use the ones I have till they fail very unfortunate.
If you have them they can still work. Like you said, it seems like something changed in the manufacturing. I have since moved on, but don't buy more if they still work for you (as long as they last). Or, if they are in the return window for Amazon you might be able to swap them for something else. I have the Serious Steel Bands right now and they are working well - I just had to wash the white powder stuff off them.
I’d recommend the rogue fitness monster resistance bands. I thought about getting the Elitefts resistance bands but never did purchase due to already having the rogue fitness bands. The rogue brand also comes with A 1 year warranty. Mine are on year 4 and still going strong! I use the bodylastic Ez curl bar , hands & A amazon metal based straight bar.
I feel like alot of companies do stuff like this to improve their profits. They probably did well during the pandemic when gyms were closed. Now it may be harder to sell them especially with more brands on the market.
They are more expensive, but I've really liked using the Serious Steel bands in my 3 month test (I am 1 month in so far). The main difference is that I had to drop 2 band sizes for some exercises as they are a lot "stronger" than the UnderSun were. You do get 6 bands as well, so I broke them down as: 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 The "5" goes between the other bands as I look to progress in resistance before fully moving to the next strongest band. It has worked well so far, but they seem to be holding up really well in my initial testing. I still have more to do, but looking good :)
Hmmm weird. If you saw my older bands I think you would be surprised how much better they feel. Im on the Serious Steel right now and they are working well. Expensive, but seem to be high quality - so far.
@ cool 😎. I’m happy with mine and actually recommend them and to a friend. They may not feel as good as the older ones . I’m 6’6” and really stretch them out . They give me good resistance and seem so far like they will last for a while. It’s good to know a good set of bands to use if these wear out 😃
Damn dude I still have mine from 2021 I think? The quality was so good and you could really feel the difference in your hands. I could stretch those bad boys from one state to the next .. tis a shame. :o
True. I had to buy some replacement bands and found out they got rid of their lifetime warranty and my bands were out of warranty. The new ones had cracks in them and they never got back to me about a replacement. I don’t think they care anymore. They never expanded their products. I mean, I bought their jump rope. That was a great addition and great product. They said to me a bunch of times on social media that they would have a bigger band than the XHeavy and never did. Their Facebook group where everyone is supposed to share knowledge about exercising with bands would take down any posts where you used something other than Undersun equip with your bands. Come on, make a bar or handles. Not all of us have gorilla paws like James 😂 Some of us are programmers with wrist issues. I can’t crush my hand under the band every workout.
Maybe, but i haven't run into a good use case for something like that yet. I'm trying to avoid unnecessary additions for bands to keep things simple. Do you use those for anything specific? I could see them being better for a shorter person.
@GamerBodyI'm 6 feet tall, and after using them for about a month, I found that they worked better for most "push" exercises like chest press, triceps extension (on knees), shoulder press (on knees), squats (with jhooks), RDLs, and bicep curls because the tension starts at the beginning of the exercise when the muscles are more stretched. I had to reduce the band size for each exercise because it made the workouts harder, but in a good way(there was a noticeable difference in muscle pump). One of the main issues I faced with the 41-inch bands was a lack of tension at the start of the workouts. It would be interesting to see you try them and share your thoughts.
Undersun bands have always been my favorite bands. I agree with you. I had the older style and they felt great when using them. They had just the right resistance and stretch, but the new ones feel like they are made of a different and cheaper material, like a plastic/rubber combo. I hope they go back to their original quality or I'll be looking for a different resistance band company to buy from in the future. Any recommendations for other resistance bands similar to the original Undersun quality?
Im using the Serious Steel bands right now. They are more expensive but so far so good in my 3 month test I'm running. The resistance is a bit stronger though with these as the strongest of the bunch is WAY harder than that of UnderSun. Some of the smaller muscle groups have been a bit tough - such as lateral raises.
@@GamerBody I feel like the earlier editions of the Undersun bands were "stretchier", which made them perfect for workout routines. They had a more even flow but the newer ones seem to have less stretch and snap back too much.
@@asbury2625 Mine didn't feel like that. For me, when I setup the exercise it felt fine. As I stretched it though, it felt like it "released" tension which was a weird experience after testing quite a few bands. With the weird black coating and finish being of a lower quality (IMO), I returned them.
@@GamerBodyYeah I still have them but they never became my primary workout equipment (weights and machines have been). The one exercise I've somewhat consistently used them for though has been assisted Nordic curls, which they've worked fine for. I never noticed a drop in tension when I was experimenting with them for other exercises though, but then again I never had any older ones to compare them with.
Only been using my undersun bands for a couple months. Already broke the extra light and medium bands and I car feel them losing elasticity. I'm switching to Clench bands.
I haven't tried clench. So far the Serious Steel Bands have been good. They are tough though compared to the UnderSun (dropped 2 band sizes for some exercises).
Clench bands are the best I've used, although I haven't tried X3 or Harambe. I also have some Serious Steel bands, and they were better than Undersun even before the drop in quality.
I don't know any other way to describe it. Initially, the tension is there, but as you hold it in place, it "relaxes" (or let's go) of the tension a bit even at that stretched position. I hope that helps.
As disappointing as it is, this is great that you're publicly calling them out. It seems like in very limited cases, they do end up helping when they get publicly condemned, which is absolutely ridiculous. That being said, come Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Serious Steel is gonna have a whole lot more happy customers.
Years ago i thought "they're all the same". I purchased an aluminum bar that came with bands. Mind you, i already had bands(good ones) and thought it would be nice to have extra for friends or travel... I opened the bands and they had this cheap waxy look. They were not that natural fresh latex look. They looked plastic. I tried them and they were oddly stiff and non linear. That day i learned these loop bands don't all come from the same factory and just get different labels.
I would return them and try another brand. I am using the Serious Steel Bands right now which are working for me, but they are a lot harder than the UnderSun (you get 6 bands though, but they are more expensive)
I bought the green under Sun bands just few days ago. I can relate to your comments. Since James has moved on resistance band training so even the quality of his bands. The price doesn't justify the quality
I can't believe any of your bands have made it to 4 years. I keep breaking any bands that I have to double loop. Any bands I only single loop all have managed to make it through since I bought them in 2021. Anyone of the ones I use for say squats or dead lift which require double looping them break in around a year. I've had my medium band replaced twice and my heavy band replaced once but they're all out of warranty now.
I snapped the x-small band the 1st week I had it with UnderSun, but since then, none of that brand snapped after quite a bit of use. I do rotate products every 3 months or so (normally) so it may be that it survived longer due to that.
Now I know why you are reluctant to get extremely cheap bands. As I said before, 10 USD bands sets from Amazon have been great for me, most of them actually are not 10 USD per se but heavily discounted to a price of just 10 USD when I purchased them. Man but I've bought 3 bands from Chinese sites in the last month, just to try them and they are actually horrible, half the resistance is advertised IF ANY, they provide almost no elasticity... The positive site about them is that they smell nice 😂 like a new beach ball.
Yeah, I was going cheaper before (Sunpow being the cheapest) but I snapped that band after buying a recent pair - one of the stronger ones, and only after a month. I might have just been unlucky, but I decided to go with Serious Steel after a ton of viewers asked for it, and the band snapping put me in a bad mood :)
Bodylastics quality on the bands part seems to have gone down. They are breaking at the metal grommets and seem cheaply made. Their older bands which i still have seem to blow them out of the water. Not sure if he spent all his money on flexicon but they are not for me anymore. Undersun were the same way for me. I had the old ones and they were great compared to the replacements i bought in March. Where in washington are you at?
Undersun are cheap molded bands. Their spokesman James Grage is always in Thailand because there you can walk into pharmacies and buy testosterone over the counter. 🤣 He did not get stacked using Undersun bands.
The original bands from 2020 are great! I think something changed over the years in manufacturing though because it feels so much different. It's disappointing as I really liked the 1st pair I got.
Is it my imagination or since the pandemic, prices have gone up but quality on everything has gone down?
Not your imagination, it really has
Companies either cut costs or raise prices. Sometimes both. But customers get shafted either way
Lots of competing companies like Clench, Serious Steel, Harambe, X3, Vector have caused the profit pie to be sliced thinner.
I felt the same way about the Undersun green military bands. The seemed thinner and wore out quicker.
Similar thoughts on these newer Undersun bands. I needed to replace an older band and immediately noticed that the newer ones were shiny with these black spots on them. Two of the new bands snapped on the third set. Definitely a change in the manufacturing/formula makeup. Disappointing as Undersun is what sold me on band training in the first place.
Will you ever review the x3 system?
Maybe. I really like my current build with the GEKU bar, and it is a lot cheaper. I'm going to make a full updated video soon discussing all of the pieces that make up my setup, and you can use my free program at gamerbody.com so you don't have to pay the extra cost to X3 for it. Not knocking his at all, but wit this updated GEKU bar (the aluminum alloy one) I think it will heavily compete with the X3 system.
I got my 2020 bands and they still look and feel great. Luckily I got a spare set of the Military color brand new so I’m set for a while but sad to see this. This honestly is my favorite brand. Love the branding and the people behind it hope they get back to the quality they were :(
Same, I love the 2020 version I have! This new version though is so bad (I returned them).
As I said before, I managed to snap the two thickest ones - this was a set bought in 2021. I'd obviously hardly used the X one too. No reply from them when I reached out, forget about them. Happy with my serious steel replacements so far.
Same, i snapped the xheavy band like 3 months into using it. contacted them, they didn't respond so I did an amazon replacement on all of them.. then snapped the xheavy band again like 6 months in doing a very basic chest press with it (not over-stretching). they're just cheap junk. Switched to serious steel and i don't have any complaints.
It's crazy that they would change so much just 1 year after I purchased them. I guess I got lucky with the customer support from before.
Yep just switched to Serious Steel too - had similar reactions to the new bands
I wanted to get their red-black bands but I also read complaints that directly buttress what you've pointed out to us here. These were the only bands I had found without powder or oil added. I may try the silicone or fabric bands from Vector. Thanks for the heads-up!
I get a small allergic traction to the powder. My Serious Steel bands had it all over when I received them. I found a video where they washed it off, so I did that. I wouldn't have had to though if the new bands weren't so bad
Do you prefer loop or tube style bands? I literally just got these new undersun bands today and saw you posted this video. Mine have that exact same black mark smudge. So I’m kinda looking to see what the next best or better option for resistance bands would be? Also affordable !!
I would recommend clench
loop bands for sure
Loop bands for the setup I use. Tube bands are OK for standing exercises like biceps curls. The loop bands provide a lot more resistance as well and in the setup I use, can quickly be changed from a single loop to double loop depending on the exercise. Im using the Serious Steel bands right now and they are kicking my butt.
As a long time powerlifter and gym owner, I recommend Rubberbanditz brand bands. I have the exact Under Sun bands here in my hand. You are correct. The older ones are better. The new ones have a real plastic feel to them . I think James Grage got me started with those. I look at a lot of stuff my gym buds drag into the gym. Rubberbanditz is still my favorite. Use them every week. Not affiliated with any brand. I just use what works and I'm always open to new things.
Nice, I have seen the name a few times. I do like the Serious Steel Bands, but if the quality is there for the Rubberbanditz, then they are a good recommendation. I haven't tried them yet though so I can put my 2 cents, but I'll take your word for it :)
I thought about getting the new Black and Red bands but decided against it and glad I did. I knew they had gotten rid of their lifetime warranty. Selling a LOT of my extra bands now and will be sticking with the ones I got from Vector Athletics and still have my old Undersun ones as a backup.
i have bodylastics set and under the sun and I like bodylastics better. i will have to give the ones you recommended a try
My guess is that they are trying to either increase or maintain profit by reducing the quality of raw materials, base on the assumption of their position on the market and branding.
Amazon has increased its offer of loop style bands. I've noticed that because almost daily I checked for deals on things I buy regularly and 1 year ago they didn't have that much to offer with that particular style of bands, regular sets whether branded or generic where sold for about 25-80USD, from 6 months ago or so I've noticed A LOT of loop bands sets for as low as 7 USD and a few brands dropping their prices for several weeks in order to compete, I've bought Veick and Rubmate for about 10 USD per set... a year ago they were above 30.
Outside Amazon I just bought a whopping (at least to me) 250 lbs single loop band for just 25 USD. That kind wasn't been offered a while ago.
I think it is becoming more popular now (really started during the pandemic) and companies are now trying to catch up and get some of the profits. I wish the new UnderSun bands didn't drop so hard in quality though. Sad to see it and I do hope they change to a better product in the future.
I thought about getting these bad boys, but I opted for serious steel instead (thankfully).
I'm using them now, and they are "Serious". I had to drop 2 band sizes for some exercises.
I got mines back in 2021 and mines kinda of have that black thing but work fine. I bought new ones and definitely notice a difference. to me they’re not as dense and thick. My theory is the quality change to keep up with inflation. I’m just going to use the ones I have till they fail very unfortunate.
If you have them they can still work. Like you said, it seems like something changed in the manufacturing. I have since moved on, but don't buy more if they still work for you (as long as they last). Or, if they are in the return window for Amazon you might be able to swap them for something else. I have the Serious Steel Bands right now and they are working well - I just had to wash the white powder stuff off them.
Good honest review.
I’d recommend the rogue fitness monster resistance bands. I thought about getting the Elitefts resistance bands but never did purchase due to already having the rogue fitness bands. The rogue brand also comes with A 1 year warranty. Mine are on year 4 and still going strong! I use the bodylastic Ez curl bar , hands & A amazon metal based straight bar.
I'm using the Serious Steel Bands as a replacement, but I'll keep the Rogue Fitness in mind.
I feel like alot of companies do stuff like this to improve their profits. They probably did well during the pandemic when gyms were closed. Now it may be harder to sell them especially with more brands on the market.
Thanks for sharing, canceled my undersun order before it got shipped. Was supposed to get the black-red ones.
I think it was just a color change, so you would have most likely run into a similar issue. Are you looking to get a different brand?
@@GamerBody Yes I'm looking for my first bands set, and I want it to be quality.
They are more expensive, but I've really liked using the Serious Steel bands in my 3 month test (I am 1 month in so far). The main difference is that I had to drop 2 band sizes for some exercises as they are a lot "stronger" than the UnderSun were. You do get 6 bands as well, so I broke them down as:
5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
The "5" goes between the other bands as I look to progress in resistance before fully moving to the next strongest band. It has worked well so far, but they seem to be holding up really well in my initial testing. I still have more to do, but looking good :)
Had mine for two months and used them weekly. They are the new bands .
I’ve had no problem and like mine a lot
Interesting. Does it have the same strange coating mine does (did)?
@ the black stuff ? Yes it does .
Hmmm weird. If you saw my older bands I think you would be surprised how much better they feel. Im on the Serious Steel right now and they are working well. Expensive, but seem to be high quality - so far.
@ cool 😎. I’m happy with mine and actually recommend them and to a friend. They may not feel as good as the older ones .
I’m 6’6” and really stretch them out . They give me good resistance and seem so far like they will last for a while.
It’s good to know a good set of bands to use if these wear out 😃
Damn dude I still have mine from 2021 I think? The quality was so good and you could really feel the difference in your hands. I could stretch those bad boys from one state to the next .. tis a shame. :o
True. I had to buy some replacement bands and found out they got rid of their lifetime warranty and my bands were out of warranty. The new ones had cracks in them and they never got back to me about a replacement. I don’t think they care anymore. They never expanded their products. I mean, I bought their jump rope. That was a great addition and great product. They said to me a bunch of times on social media that they would have a bigger band than the XHeavy and never did. Their Facebook group where everyone is supposed to share knowledge about exercising with bands would take down any posts where you used something other than Undersun equip with your bands. Come on, make a bar or handles. Not all of us have gorilla paws like James 😂 Some of us are programmers with wrist issues. I can’t crush my hand under the band every workout.
Lol at the "gorilla paws". Trying to grip those large bands is tough, especially if you are using X-Heavy!
Would you do a review on the 37" serious steel resistance bands?
Maybe, but i haven't run into a good use case for something like that yet. I'm trying to avoid unnecessary additions for bands to keep things simple. Do you use those for anything specific? I could see them being better for a shorter person.
@GamerBodyI'm 6 feet tall, and after using them for about a month, I found that they worked better for most "push" exercises like chest press, triceps extension (on knees), shoulder press (on knees), squats (with jhooks), RDLs, and bicep curls because the tension starts at the beginning of the exercise when the muscles are more stretched. I had to reduce the band size for each exercise because it made the workouts harder, but in a good way(there was a noticeable difference in muscle pump). One of the main issues I faced with the 41-inch bands was a lack of tension at the start of the workouts. It would be interesting to see you try them and share your thoughts.
@@wulfser2556 Definitely something to consider with the pressing movements!
American Barbell resistance bands are amazing. No powdery residue.
Undersun bands have always been my favorite bands. I agree with you. I had the older style and they felt great when using them. They had just the right resistance and stretch, but the new ones feel like they are made of a different and cheaper material, like a plastic/rubber combo. I hope they go back to their original quality or I'll be looking for a different resistance band company to buy from in the future. Any recommendations for other resistance bands similar to the original Undersun quality?
Im using the Serious Steel bands right now. They are more expensive but so far so good in my 3 month test I'm running. The resistance is a bit stronger though with these as the strongest of the bunch is WAY harder than that of UnderSun. Some of the smaller muscle groups have been a bit tough - such as lateral raises.
@@GamerBody I feel like the earlier editions of the Undersun bands were "stretchier", which made them perfect for workout routines. They had a more even flow but the newer ones seem to have less stretch and snap back too much.
@@asbury2625 Mine didn't feel like that. For me, when I setup the exercise it felt fine. As I stretched it though, it felt like it "released" tension which was a weird experience after testing quite a few bands. With the weird black coating and finish being of a lower quality (IMO), I returned them.
My old Undersun bands (from 2022) also have the black discoloring spots.
Hmm so the change might have happened quite a bit sooner. Did you keep yours?
@@GamerBodyYeah I still have them but they never became my primary workout equipment (weights and machines have been). The one exercise I've somewhat consistently used them for though has been assisted Nordic curls, which they've worked fine for. I never noticed a drop in tension when I was experimenting with them for other exercises though, but then again I never had any older ones to compare them with.
@@GamerBody also the orange coloring on my 2022 ones matches the 2020 coloring in your thumbnail rather than the 2024 coloring.
Only been using my undersun bands for a couple months. Already broke the extra light and medium bands and I car feel them losing elasticity. I'm switching to Clench bands.
I haven't tried clench. So far the Serious Steel Bands have been good. They are tough though compared to the UnderSun (dropped 2 band sizes for some exercises).
Clench bands are the best I've used, although I haven't tried X3 or Harambe. I also have some Serious Steel bands, and they were better than Undersun even before the drop in quality.
1:24 It "lets go"? Beyond physics.
I don't know any other way to describe it. Initially, the tension is there, but as you hold it in place, it "relaxes" (or let's go) of the tension a bit even at that stretched position. I hope that helps.
Been using Serious steel bands for years, by far the best and I've tried a bunch of brands.
Forget their support they never get back to me for a question for the new bands.
That's unfortunate. Back in 2020 when I snapped a band day 1 they were great. I wonder what happened in the 4 years making everything so much worse.
undersun was the first set of bands i've ever bought and they were great, sad they're not good anymore :(
I agree. While not my 1st pair, I loved the old ones they made. Maybe some day they can get back to the quality they had before.
As disappointing as it is, this is great that you're publicly calling them out. It seems like in very limited cases, they do end up helping when they get publicly condemned, which is absolutely ridiculous.
That being said, come Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Serious Steel is gonna have a whole lot more happy customers.
Years ago i thought "they're all the same".
I purchased an aluminum bar that came with bands. Mind you, i already had bands(good ones) and thought it would be nice to have extra for friends or travel...
I opened the bands and they had this cheap waxy look. They were not that natural fresh latex look. They looked plastic. I tried them and they were oddly stiff and non linear.
That day i learned these loop bands don't all come from the same factory and just get different labels.
Okay so the bands I bought have that same weird coloring, which is making me consider sending them back.
And apparently I bought them exactly one month ago, so they're still eligible for a return...
I would return them and try another brand. I am using the Serious Steel Bands right now which are working for me, but they are a lot harder than the UnderSun (you get 6 bands though, but they are more expensive)
Clench bands my favorite.
I bought the green under Sun bands just few days ago. I can relate to your comments. Since James has moved on resistance band training so even the quality of his bands. The price doesn't justify the quality
What do you mean since James has moved on?
I've been using Sunpow bands for months with no problems.
I recently snapped the strongest Sunpow band. I liked them otherwise, but the last pair didn't go very long for me.
I can't believe any of your bands have made it to 4 years. I keep breaking any bands that I have to double loop. Any bands I only single loop all have managed to make it through since I bought them in 2021. Anyone of the ones I use for say squats or dead lift which require double looping them break in around a year. I've had my medium band replaced twice and my heavy band replaced once but they're all out of warranty now.
I snapped the x-small band the 1st week I had it with UnderSun, but since then, none of that brand snapped after quite a bit of use. I do rotate products every 3 months or so (normally) so it may be that it survived longer due to that.
Now I know why you are reluctant to get extremely cheap bands. As I said before, 10 USD bands sets from Amazon have been great for me, most of them actually are not 10 USD per se but heavily discounted to a price of just 10 USD when I purchased them.
Man but I've bought 3 bands from Chinese sites in the last month, just to try them and they are actually horrible, half the resistance is advertised IF ANY, they provide almost no elasticity... The positive site about them is that they smell nice 😂 like a new beach ball.
Yeah, I was going cheaper before (Sunpow being the cheapest) but I snapped that band after buying a recent pair - one of the stronger ones, and only after a month.
I might have just been unlucky, but I decided to go with Serious Steel after a ton of viewers asked for it, and the band snapping put me in a bad mood :)
"half the resistance " sure. You tested it? How?
@@mikecar52 I have access to a shore durometer, can't recall now what the result was but get a life old man.
Terrible cash grab - profit over quality
Bodylastics quality on the bands part seems to have gone down. They are breaking at the metal grommets and seem cheaply made. Their older bands which i still have seem to blow them out of the water. Not sure if he spent all his money on flexicon but they are not for me anymore. Undersun were the same way for me. I had the old ones and they were great compared to the replacements i bought in March. Where in washington are you at?
I'm in the Vancouver area now, but I'll probably end up moving more North as we have family there now, and the twins :)
I am south of spokane. Enjoy your videos. Keep it up.
Undersun are cheap molded bands. Their spokesman James Grage is always in Thailand because there you can walk into pharmacies and buy testosterone over the counter. 🤣 He did not get stacked using Undersun bands.
The original bands from 2020 are great! I think something changed over the years in manufacturing though because it feels so much different. It's disappointing as I really liked the 1st pair I got.