Draper’s Strength Heavy Duty Resistance Stretch Loop Bands for Powerlifting Workout Exercise and Assisted Pull Ups

Durable high-quality bands for strength training
I bought the 6-band set and have found them extremely durable and useful. At my stage of strength development, I use the red, black, and purple bands the most. The purple bands are perfect to add resistance to some of my exercises. I attach them to the various Hammer press machines, which provides additional and increasing force when pushing; it helps keep my movement strict and steady, preventing any “bouncing” of the weights. I’ve had an amazing pump after using these bands. Looking forward to graduating to the green band very soon. I use the black and red bands by themselves for simple warm-up and stretching exercises. The red is perfect to take to work and stretch to get a mini pump after sitting at the desk for a couple hours!When the package arrived, I was very impressed with how solid feeling and thick the range of bands were. The green and blue bands are monsters! Not your child’s rubber bands! Very thoughtful to match the band color with the color of the mini bands to wrap them up!NOTE: The package comes with ONE band per color. If you plan on using them with a barbell or on a Hammer strength machine, you’ll probably need a 2nd set for each color. I bought another pack because I was so impressed with them!

Great, inexpensive, best to buy in a set, for barbell lifting and stretching
I use these mini bands on barbells and the belt squat machine for powerlifting dynamic effort westside conjugate style training.If you are wondering, here are the cross sections of two especially relevant bands:Red Draper 57mm^2Black Draper 99mm^2Comparatively:Westside Black Monster Mini 81mm^2So if you are looking for a band to work between the Draper Red and Draper Black, Westside is an option.You might also be able to just throw on a Draper Yellow next to a Draper Red to accomplish the exact same thing, but the one thing I have not done is tested the weight of such combinations in real terms.I recommend getting a hanging scale and using that to determine how much band tension you actually have on the bar. Since heights of people and lifts of course vary, you will want your own inputs.I also use these bands for various stretches, and they are VERY slippery out of the package. They also outgas like crazy. I threw them outside on the patio to breathe a bit, then washed them in the back. I still get a headache when I pull them out in a confined space.Might try scrubbing them with a green scratchy pad to get some grip out of them, breaking up the glossy exterior. That is just the chemical nature of these types of bands as far as I can tell.

Long lasting; High quality
Draper bands are last lasting and high quality. They are far superior to other brands given by physical therapists that break after a few weeks.Draper bands provide most of the benefits of working with weights, even heavy weights, but they have the great advantage of weighing just a few ounces so they can be packed for travel.

Failed at seam. Unable to contact Draper.
The price of some of these brands of resistance bands seems attractive but you can at least double or triple the price if you actually use these bands for training. This latest disappointment occurred after I set up the bands for box squats for the following day’s training. When I returned the in the morning, the band was off the sleeve of the squat bar and no longer a loop. This particular band had very little mileage on it but I checked for damage that may have led to it tearing completely. I found that the band had come apart at the seam; there is a male end and female end that mate and the seam is sealed somehow. The two ends had pulled apart at this mating point.I’ve had other problems with Draper bands but they’ve always replaced them when I felt I hadn’t caused the issue (loss of elasticity and scalloping for example). Now their website is gone and the customer service links are dead ends.I will only buy from Elite FTS from now on. I’d started since buying these green Draper’s and the difference in quality is obvious. Consistent tension from band to band, real rubber, and accurate tension tables stand out the most. And the contribution they make to fitness from an education and information aspect are unmatched in the industry. Worth the seemingly extra money but you will save over time if you use them with any regularity.

Hasta el momento, prácticas y buena opción para una gran variedad de ejercicios. Les he dado uso rudo y se mantienen en buen estado.