INTENT SPORTS Pull Up Assist Bands - Assistance and Resistance Bands for Pull-Up, Fitness, Body Stretching, Mobility Work, Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Heavy Duty, Exercise Videos, eBook (Patented)

I'm kind of a beginner/intermediate level. I'm at about 200 lbs, I have a home gym with a pull-up station and I can't do a pull-up to save my life. That's before I purchased this pull-up assist band. After about 2 months of assisted pull-ups, I now can do a single unassisted pull-up! I'm guessing in a years time I can do a bit more than just 1. Small steps at a time.Now, let's talk about the band. Like I said, I'm about 200 lbs, and it can pull me up without a hiccup. The band is very strong. I'm standing on the strap with all of my weight on it and it's still very bouncy. The straps that hold the bands together are very well constructed and very heavy duty. I'm guessing this thing will last for years. So if you want to start doing pull-ups, start with this band. You could even bring it to your gym if they permit outside equipment. Because there shouldn't be any shame in needing assistance. Every "pro" was a beginner at one point. And that's my 2 cents.

Super quick to figure out and "install" which means hooking it to a pullup bar. Bought this for my kids ranging 6-15 and various levels of strength. Super helpful and easy to use. Great addition to the gym to give them some success doing pullups so they can build that strength.

I bought this specifically because of the supposed construction: strong webbing, thick resistance bands, and a carabiner as the load bearing connection. Or at least that's what the images showed, including images from other people who bought the product.What I received has a plastic snap buckle. The product looks sturdy enough with the exception of the buckle. I plan to use it until the buckle begins to fail, then remove it and replace it with a standard carabiner.5 stars for the product. Lowered to 3 stars for the deception in product marketing.

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This review probably applies to most, if not all, of these pull-up assist devices. I am 83 and weigh 165 lbs. and actively cycle so I am not in bad shape. However, even on the maximum assist, I can barely get my chin over the bar for 4 consecutive chins. The assist is OK until you get a couple of inches below the bar and then seems to be completely nonexistent. If you are older or heavier, I would go for one of these with a lot more assist than this one. I am 5'11" and I can hold the top chin over bar about 30 secs max with the assist at max. I calculated what weight I was actually chinning at that point and it comes out to 90 lbs. So that is the real assist; it may be 130 lbs at the bottom but it decreases to about 90 lbs when your chin over the bar. So your getting 70 lbs of assist, not 130 lbs. I am keeping the apparatus but getting a heavier band only that goes up to 170 lbs. With this heavier band I should get a few extra pounds to get my starting chins at max around 10. I hope this helps.