Weider X-Factor Home Gym Review

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The Weider X-Factor Home Gym System

Lightweight, convenient, and portable, the Weider X-Factor home gym really works the core muscles while offering an affordable alternative to more expensive gym equipment.

The Systems

The Weider X-Factor Home Gym ($599) is an easy to use home gym can be set up anywhere in your home. You can perform over 50 body-sculpting exercises including presses, squats, lunges, shrugs, curls, rows, and more. These systems are covered by a lifetime warranty. The gym features:

210 lbs of Resistance

Padded Seat & Seat Back

Accessories: 2 handles, 2 ankle straps, 4 connection clips, exercise chart, an electronic 8-week nutrition guide, and 3 DVDs - the X-Factor Total Body Workout DVD, the MMA designed Explosion Workout DVD and the X-Factor AB shredding DVD.

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The Weider X-Factor Door Gym ($99) is also a total body training system. It attaches to any door by way of four brackets: two at the top and two at the bottom. The attached six bands form an X. Each band has a different resistance, with all six progressively adding up to 210 lbs of resistance. The door gym features:

4 Door brackets

Naked Latex Tubing

Accessories: 2 handles, 2 ankle straps, 4 clips, exercise chart, 3 workout DVDs, and an electronic 8-week nutrition guide.

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The Buzz

On the plus side, there is a ton of resistance in these bands and does give you a workout where you really feel the burn. Follow the exercise DVDs (included) and you will find your niche exercise whether it is explosive kickboxing or punching, or doing more traditional cable pull-type exercises.

Cons: The resistance bands are cheaper latex hollow tubes and not high-tension bands like bungee cords. Next, the pulleys are very noisy so don’t expect to use it without annoying others in the house, apartment, or dorm. Unfortunately, the pulley wheels are made of cheap plastic, and many current users have offered the opinions that the pulling motion is not very smooth. Footing can also be a problem if you work out on carpet or a tile floor. Some users have difficult keeping their balance and their shoes from sliding when pulling the bands out to four feet or more to increase resistance.

Lastly, the real problem making the Weider X-Factor door gym work right is THE DOOR in your home. You need a solid thick door in order to use this effectively, and even then you may have to shave off some of the top and/or bottom of the door so that it will close with the X-factor brackets attached. On the other hand, if your doors are thin the brackets won’t anchor correctly. And if you have hollow doors – forgetaboutit. Just think of the hole you can punch in it if you let go of one of the bands/handles when it’s stretched to max!

Our Take

Though it is a good concept, if this is to be the only piece of gym equipment in the house, there’s no way we would spend $599 on the Weider X-Factor home gym over some tried-and-true system such as the $599 Total Gym 2000, to name just one. If you have a set-up of free weights and a power rack, or maybe a leverage gym, and want to add variety, then yes, this type of explosive resistance workout could be a nice addition. As for the Weider X-Factor door gym at $99, though it makes economic sense for those who enjoy working out with bands, the poor quality and the hit-and-miss problems with fit on many doors make it an easy one to pass up.

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