$550 is plain ridiculous

This has “paid endorsement” written all over it. You hardly called out the ridiculous price for this, didn’t mention how easy it would be to DIY and still have the audacity to recommend it. Total dishonest review. No one should spend $550 for a couple resistance bands, a straight bar and a small platform you hook the bands to. Feel bad to anyone that got scammed into buying this.

Nothing wrong with bands and they will build muscle no doubt but you can find a setup like this for 150$ max.

I feel like the creator of this device was someone that used to be someone that worked for a traveling carnival. Step right up and get your magic snake oil!!

How can anyone in their right mind recommend 50bucks worth of resistance bands for 500 dollars and believe a Facebook group run by the company itself??

Great! A system that has proven to con people out of their money 3 times faster than any other band system. 😂

The rollers on the platform suggestion is genius and I agree 100% with that. It would make it so much easier to align everything quicker.

The price is what kills this thing. You could get an actual EZ-curl bar with some resistance straps and a small foot pad for significantly cheaper.

I like bands, have trained alot with them, especially at the start of the pandemic, before I built my own basement gym. 😎 A system like this do have some merit, and would be a welcome addition when bands were my main form of training. But not with these prices, not in a million years. A pair of decent lifting shoes as a base, a pair of gloves, and some creativity, allowed me to do 99% of what this system does at a fraction of the cost.

I've owned for 3 years it's really good. Anything get boring if that's all you do but after a few years of only using it I now mix in other cycles with other tools. And when I go back to X3 for a cycle it's novelty and physical gains are there again for me

Sam, would love to see you DIY this for 1/5th the cost and track your progress.

It is a neat system and good for space and travel. If they make a few improvements and get the price down, I could definitely see getting one

Yeah, I use wrist straps for deadlifts with the x3 bar because there is no way my grip strength can cope with the amount of resistance I can put through my legs and back, using the heaviest band

I got the newer model with the metal base at the beginning of the pandemic when gyms closed down. It was fairly cheaper. It was great and I had my dad and a friend working out for an hour 3 days a week in the backyard in the fresh air. Now it’s a “travel gym” i take with me when I’m on the road

Program schmogram. Bar, bands, base should be $100 max. What were they thinking.

I looked into this for my dad (75yrs) a while back. He's a commercial fisherman so there are specific challenges trying to train on a ship. There are so many BS statements by the Jaquish. Such as the 3x muscle development. That info was taken from a very small study of I believe 4 postpartum women that have never trained before. The other studies referenced are equally cherry picked and or he only tells part of the findings, parameters, etc. Bands are great. We all know that. But Jaquish just feeds people so much crap to sell his equipment. I made a very similar system (using Rogue bands) for my dad to use. Works perfectly for his needs. Though I am sad to say, he didn't bulk up and gain a ton of muscle like the ads state. Thanks for reviewing the product Coop!

I LOVE bands because I can take them in a camper or a boat and have a whole workout on the beach or in the middle of nowhere. BUT over $550 no way. I have 2 sets of bands and a Bodylastics EZ bar and the total price was UNDER $200! I don't need a program or an app. I've been training for over a decade. They need to sell this product for a realistic price and I would buy it tomorrow, but at this price not gonna happen. edit: also I can tell I absolutely need a wider bar. My shoulders are significantly wider. My EZ bar is 43" long and it feels good.

Great in-depth review, now I know what X3 is. Much appreciated

I have made a DIY version of this using material from any hardware store and tire inner tubes. My unit cost me less than $50 and equals the X- Bar in form and function.

I'm 6'3" 275 ... bought the longer bar...it works way better for me...I was too scrunched up at the start of a chest press with the stock bar. The stock bar works well for all the other exercise movements. I got strength gains after the first 3 months but I seemed to have plateaued...I hit my genetic wall so to speak or I've adapted to it...I'm thinking about going back to the gym for a few months then come back to the X3 ...hopefully that works.

So i never excercised before Apple fitness plus came out and now I do it every day and found love your channel! I've never purchased anything shown here and but actually bought this (after finding a good discount code) because I didn't want to cheap out on using something else that might not have been as effective or break easier and the x3 doesn't have any subscription. It's definately expensive for what you get but I do love how high quality the equipment is vs seeing the alternatives for around 200 less and looks way lesser quality as if they made it out of their garage. I can't say I could tell anyone else to spend 500 plus on the x3 but I"m very happy with it so far especially because Apple fitness plus is more based on cardio and even their strength program isn't like a real strength workout. I would say 350 and maybe 400 I would recommend it to anyone but then again most people would rather buy cheap bands and do a diy solution but i'm happy with what I got!

I'd say it is indeed the whole coaching program that would "somewhat" justify the ludicrous selling price of the package. Bands are great, I am using them very frequently in my training. Bands and bodyweight could be everything 99% of regular people would need to get in and stay in shape. However, there are some important limitations: - it is quite tricky and there's a very limited way to actually perform ballistic and explosive exercises with bands if only with anchoring them with own bodyweight. Of course, if you have some external anchoring, you can add to the varieties of ballistic/explosive movements, but still would be limited in terms of resistance you can apply (due to the inherent nature of the strength curve of a band and the strength curve of the major pulling and pushing movements of the human body). In some cases, the opposition of the two curves may be beneficial (having the biggest resistance at the weakest muscle position), but this should be applied with intention and caution. - Also, if for example you'd want to do serious deadlift exercises with a band and a bar, you would need some extra safety (either in the form of straps to support grip or something to protect your feet) to make sure if you accidentally "drop" the bar (i.e. you let go due to grip failure) you don't have it slapped with tremendous force onto your feet to break them. With a barbell you have this safety by design as the plates would keep the bar above ground, no matter how heavy the load 😀 So, my conclusion would be: if someone dishes out this much money on the X3, they better commit to follow the programs and be consistent with regularly working out, and then it wasn't a waste of money for them. For other people, who already have some training routine and workout discipline, buying a very similar equipment can be done for the fraction of the price: I just did that some weeks ago, and the whole setup - including time and money invested to fabricate a good platform cost me less than 150 bucks.

I travel a ton for work and this thing is a God send

Great Review as always Hit on every point Coop, Top Shelf Man Agree with U on not wanting the X3 to be my only form of training, us weightlifters need the Barbell to make us feel complete. Nice job by Brittany, hope I spelled your name right, U did Great I don't see many weightlifters such as myself dropping over $600 to my door on this product. I am a Westside student so I add bands to my barbells on the big 3 lifts (Bench, Squat, and Dead) so I would not use this system but I do think it has a market for housewives, very busy men who want to workout in their office just to stay in shape, and young beginners getting used to resistance. I think it is just too pricey for most people to justify it's purchase. Great idea but X3 needs to lower the price or they are only gonna sell to the rich population.

Can you guys do a review on sandbags, and the best way to fill them (sand vs pea gravel)?

Big issue too with bands vs weight is that a 45 lb plate will always weigh 45 lbs. The band will give over time and get slack, making the stretched resistance much lower. 550 would be better spent elsewhere.

I've been wanting you to review this for a while. I'd love to have something like this for traveling, but the price is just too high. It just feels like something that should cost around $200

I have had the X3 system since I was deployed overseas in 2019 and it has been great. My biceps have peaks like never before and now there is no excuse not to do a workout other than injury. I had my right shoulder essentially "rebuilt" in Jan 2021 with 3 of the 4 rotator tendons torn from the joint and a 90 percent bicep tendon tear and I am now almost back to pre injury strength levels. ONLY using X3 for workouts, I was able to max the 3 power events in the new Army Combat FItness Test (340 deadlift x 3, 51 hand release narrow pushups, and an 11 meter power ball throw). I went in cold without training for the events and hit max with only X3 workouts. At 57, it is much better on my joints and I continue to improve....I have no complaints and say ignore the nay sayers on here because they have never dedicated the time to actually follow the program as described or never tried it at all. It works.

I purchased the X3 system in March 2020 when everything was shutting down and it served me well until I could acquire everything I needed for a home gym! Since then I've sold everything that I purchased for the home gym, but I still have the X3 system and it works great when I can't get to the gym!

Awesome review Coop!

The resistance curve of bands is backwards for most exercises. Much better to do timed static contractions (TSC) in the mid range of the movement with an inflexible strap like the "Forearm Forklift" furniture movers strap ($25).

$550 for literally $50 worth of elastic rubber and a short knurled bar worth another $50 at most. You could, and should, literally DIY this with cheaper elastic and whatever short knurled bar you can buy.

Love my X3 Coop....thanks for the awesome review. Videos like this helped convince me to pull the trigger.

For those of us who live in urban areas (i live in London UK but I'm sure its the same in NYC, Paris, Montreal, Mexico City, Amsterdam or Chicago) who live in a small flat and don't have a garage or massive house and would have to pay gym fees of ~£40/mo buying this kit and maybe a few other resistance bands and a door anchor and a jump rope for cardio strikes me as a very reasonable way to do a workout. Add to the fact that you (I) have the flexibility to work out anytime and eliminate gym travel time eating into minimal free time without other responsibilities, strikes me as a cost effective, sane solution. I bought mine for £322.

Great review. Great video. At that price? NoF'ingWay. They need to sell a version for more experienced lifters. Meaning no app, no instructions or paperwork in the box, no fancy box, no marketing hype.

Yeah, like most people... They lost me at the price. Absurd.

I have one, great equipment and the only issue I've had with it is that when you use it with the platform the bands wear extra fast. I did deads with the max weight band for quite a while, very similar to a 400lb~ pull in how it feels....but where it rubs on the platform rubs super fast, which is going to lead to breakages pretty fast....all they need is some kind of smooth plastic over the lip of the platform, seems like a simple and cheap improvement they should make considering how much they are profiting on this.

Excellent Review!!

For me, this would be perfect for travelling with. But not at $550… I’ll stick to my TRX. My gut instinct is their business model on this is wrong. They could pitch to the whole fitness industry in terms of a cheap/reasonably priced ‘gotta have’ travel accessory, instead of a narrow band of gimmick and fad chasers looking for the next panacea.

I have been using the x3 for 2 years now. I picked one up as I thought it would be a safer option vs free weights post shoulder reconstruction and lumbar fusion. It definitely worked for me, but I find myself fighting tendonitis with it. I’m guessing the tendonitis is due to the high reps. Overall I like the system a lot and have seen positive gains in strength and conditioning, but I am planning to get a rack to get back into free weights.

I use velcro straps to keep the bands from separating performing the chest press exercise

My recommendation for the x3 team is to get a new pricing expert and to rethink their business strategy. I like the equipment, I have a full time job, children, dogs, lack of time, a check on each and every box. I think I would enjoy using this equipment, but I'm simply not paying this amount. I can see value, but there is better value elsewhere at lower price points.

Could you do a review of the inspire leg extension/curl bench attachment? It seems to be the only decent option for a leg developer that doesn’t have to stand alone

We have this at the gym, and it works great. And by “this” I mean a $40 pack of bands, a $15 pair of battle rope anchors, and some misc cable attachments. I’ll put the $500 I saved towards a power rack.

huhh, our man had a big payday? seriously its sad - someone like you, who trains seriously, this review should have had one conclusion: cool setup, but expensive, and unless you're in some highly unique life context, free weights are your friend anyway. Seriously, you're going going to critique a complete all in one functional trainer for having a 2:1 pulley system, but not mentioning the limitations of bands in even one sentence? man, how much cash did they hand over to you for this? hope its a life changing amount, only then is this forgiveable.

Thanks for the review. To me it’s an expensive portable gym when on vacation.

very, and i mean VERY helpful review by Brittany, thanks!!

I love exervise bands abd you should too. BUT you can get your own bar and bands way cheaper. I've seen metal bars for resistance bands that look exactly like this x3 bar for $60 on amazon and other places. I seriously doubt x3 actually makes this bar or their bands. they just buy from China then brand it their logo and sell you a "program" for $550. Most these places even titan fitness just buy from China then slap their logo on it and charge $$$ $ for it. There's a reason why titan fitness , valor fitness , force USA and many other suspiciously all have similar products and yet different prices. You are just buying a Chinese mass made product with logo stickers.

Very good review.

I have owned this since the end of 2018 and and glad I got it. Last year I purchased a second one for the office and asked if they would replace my original standing plate for free and they sent me a second one on them. Great product. Worth the money. I wish I knew about this before I paid 8K for my home gym. Hoping to sell things off slowly. X3, iron master kettlebells, some Fat Gripz, jump rope , and a chest master. Nothing more is needed IMHO.

Seems a bit irresponsible to repeat their claim of generating muscle 3 times faster without mentioning any evidence. Also found it odd that the video mentioned bands potential to offer more tension at the top, but didn't mention the down side of offering substantially less tension at the bottom. I mean for deadlifts there would be literally zero tension at the start of the movement. Even in the video on their website where the guy is deadlifting "600+ pounds" the tension at the bottom starts at 135. I really don't understand not mentioning this. This video seems more like an advertisement for the product than a review of it.

I’ve had mine for a few years. My wife does the program the way it’s intended. I switched mine up to 5 sets of 5-12, and broke it down to 4 days a week. I seem to have better results when I’m not squatting and deadlifting 3 days a week

Have you tried the GHAccelorator they offer at all? also, any suggestions on a replacement base foot plate for the new metal plate?

I'm thinking about getting Rep rack and 2 Athena plate loaded. Because of the 2:1 pulley it needs a LOT of weight to feel heavy so wondering how these would work in addition to weight? Say I want to do 150lb tricep pushdowns I'd need 300lbs of weight on it to feel 150 so hoping I can put 150 or 200 on and have a high end band that feels like 100-150 to get the same FEEL as 300lbs feel 150. What do you think I've put off my purchase as I don't want to spend an extra $600 on plates just to be used to makeup for silly 2:1 pulley! The bands are cheap and thinking this might work perfectly!

I bought the bar separately (there are ways...), and bands from Serious Steel (rumoured to make X3 bands), near the beginning of the pandemic. I later added the baseplate after realizing the benefits vs. other methods. I found the program incredible for deads, squats, and overhead press but very uncomfortable and annoying for chest and ineffective/weird for triceps. Triceps were best not using the bar and going door mount/similar instead. While I recognized the effectiveness it just didn't excite me so I stopped using it and have since built out a home gym. I feel bad about not taking advantage of it more when it's all I had, but I still do use the system for travel or supplemental exercises. If you can get a hold of the bar only does $250, that plus 1-2 bands is all you need for a great travel gym (plus maybe a door band loop).

I just started using X3, and besides having a lot of trouble figuring out /obtaining proper form, my wrists get destroyed to where I can’t properly finish or go to failure/fatigue on some of the movements.

Seems to me a couple of flaws that take away from the versatility of bands. One is that by placing bands under platform at set width, it takes away being able to increase or decrease the resistance you can get. One cool thing about bands as a standalone resistance tool is that by widening or narrowing your stance, you can increase or decrease the resistance, even within a set (basically drop sets). Can't do that with this. The other disadvantage ties into the first one. By hooking the bands into the bar, once again you lose the ability to increase or decrease tension thus resistance. It's at a set width. If you just grab the bands, you can move your hands closer or further away from the anchor point thus increase or decease resistance. You can probably get away with losing one or the other (the tube bands such as Bodylastics that you hook up to handles only can vary resistance by varying foot width) but with this system, you seem to lose both

how smart is it on the joints to put most of the weight on the top of the movement? and how smart is for hypertrophie?

So happy you did a review on this. I've been wondering about this for years.

Love the “if they were to snap” statement @ 3:16, that would be a disaster

Great video. I'd love to see a side by side, x3 vs barbel

I'm using two medium bands and cover all exercises for a whole body workout. I also use bands alongside traditional gym equipment, so no bar or plate. Just bands and strong hand holds.

Hello Coop have you ever tried the Bodylastics bands with their anti snap bands? I've been using Bodylastics for quite sometime and they have held up Great 👍. Also, check out the Undersun fitness and Clench bands which have their Clench Fitness grips 💪👍

I can build this with parts from Home Depot for under $50. The bands I can get from Walmart for about $30

I wasted four months of training using the X3. I was not impressed with my results. My arms appeared smaller and I wasn't happy with how I was looking. When I went back to lifting weights I had demonstrably lost strength across the board. I probably got better results in one month of weight training than in the previous 3+ months that I had committed to the X3 so in a way they got the "3x better" part sort of correct only in reverse as I’ve personally found that my weight training results were 3x better than they were when using the X3. I'm not saying that it isn't possible to derive some benefit from using the X3 but claims that it is as good as, or 3x times superior to weight training are utterly absurd.

I feel like you can buy some bands, some plywood, and use a short barbell standard, Olympic bar (ideally for spinning sleeves) or a lat attachment for the bar

what I don't like about bands, and I have them, is opposite of what the owner says about them. He says it matches your strength curve over a range of motion. That is only true with certain exercises. and for someone who likes to have constant force throughout a movement, when doing slow eccentric motions, there simply is little resistance for the last half of the release. Dumbells and a good cable/weight machine where you can angle or rotate and place pully arms, and use it for hip belt sqauts, is I think the ultimate way to go, if willing to move up to the next level of gear. But if you live out of your car or van....

I’m a avid X3 user and I’ll say this. The claim “3 times faster muscle growth” is terrible. They need to change that claim. Only way I see it true is your joints aren’t as sore and you won’t get injured with X3 if done correctly. Can lift heavy year round with no damage to the body.

So when you accidentally lose your grip on a deadlift, you destroy your feet?

Yea I would not pay more than $100 for that

The guy who came up with this is so jacked but he claims doesn’t go to the gym. You don’t get that jacked by using bands.

Coop starting to remind me of the school janitor on The Simpsons.

It should be $50, you can make the plate with 2x4 and small piece of plywood, a pipe eyebolt and spring clamp will make the bar. I dont see any good back lat exercises.

Why would you need that thing that you stand on? You can just stand on the bands directly. I bought regular non branded bands, and they are still okay after 2 years. I also bought 2 metal handles instead of the bar. The entire setup is $60 CAD.

The rollers on the bottom is a great idea!!

Just bought one with your link. They are on sale $150 at the moment. The bigger band is too! Thanks for doing this review and including Brittany's opinions. The additional perspectives helped solidify my decision.

Coop, noticed the mouse under your left eye. Either you’re still training MMA or your wife saw you in your last review smooching the knurling on that carriage handle😂.

$549 for $40 dollar band and $50 dollar band bar 🙃 Coop you are going to start loosing followers if your reviews are paid advertisement without disclosure. If this is not a paid advertisement, you should say it right off the bat which you do on some of your videos and you did not for this. The value of this channel is that your opinion is that of a average garage gym owner and not someone that is paid to say something “good” about a $550 dollar gimmick that can be easily piece together for under $150. If this isnt a paid ad please address this in a future video.

The x3 metal plate shreds bands. The bar has weird rotational properties and is way to short. Jaquish is a fraud with diploma mill PhD. Dick Hartzell created these bands and platforms. Look him up. Westside still uses his stuff. Jaquish basically ripped him off.

I will build my own version (and order Rogue bands).

Great review

I have had the X3 for over a year. I love it. I think your review was fair and accurate. Those who may it overpriced just have no clue the value of the time saved using this system

there's a youtuber 'gamerbody' that gives the list of what to get and he made a wider bar with high quality triangle rings for waaaay less money.

Are good bands very expensive to produce? Because I feel even the rogue/elitefts bands are not cheap at all

For $500, you'd expect this to solve the full ROM issue with bands.

the case for bands? I have been in several wrecks and damaged my body and nervous system..best rehab center in the Southwest uses bands...don't know about getting ripped with them but they helped put strength back in the best way...

Uncle Rico!! What are doing?? I've still not found that football you threw over that mountain

I’ve had the X3 for 4 yrs or so. I’ve been a bber for over 20 yrs. Yes 550 is alot. Before I bought it, I tried to re create it for less. Your essentially paying for the bar and it’s durability. It really is a good workout, u need next to no space to do it. I’ve tracked with it too. I bought the longer bar a few months ago, as I’m a bigger guy. 6’2” 240. Save your money, and buy one. They just had a cyber Monday deal with $150 off.

I wish you would call these companies out for their pricing. 550 is nuts. You can’t just claim it replaces a whole home gym and then charge the price of a starter gym. This thing should be 99-149 max.

coop, can you review the Valor Fitness BD-61 Cable Crossover Station?

Brittany's remark on the chest press is spot on. I love the X3 system, but chest press is unusable, especially for us big dudes

Price feels laughable but the alternative would be a cheaper product but charge a subscription for the programming.. which would cost even more, and in that sense the price isn’t as bad as it seems. $200 seems like a good price for this but imagine if to get it that low they go the peloton route and the program/app is $30 a month. You’re at $560 after 1 year, nearly a thousand bucks after two years.

I been watching you with years but the problem with trying to make a living off your type of KZfaq channel is this. You should disclose paid advertisements bro

Product is worthless, at least if you use the app . The bands are junk , at least the first three are white/grey/ black (mine wore out in a few months). I have the original floor plate and it ripped up all of my bands . Customer service is awful .

Hey Coop, can you review the Unitree Pump?

So its a bar and resistance band?

Can you do a review of the Harambee Gym System? It's like the X3 Bar.

On sale now for $399 and the 600lb band is also on sale for $69

Coop finally selling out? This review seems more like an advertisement 😢

The pivot bed frame. For small spaces. It's not a garage but maybe an all in one space gym. 🤔