Deuser Expander Original with Handles, Made in Germany for Over 50 Years, Made of Natural Latex, for Strength Training, Fitness, Sports, Pull-Ups, Yoga

Schmidt Sports Elastikon Chest Expander I (yellow cords) - ordered 11 Sep and arrived 16 Sep but collected 17 Sep (due to RM leaving card!). Good packaging, as described and worth the purchase. This product comes with 5 yellow strong elastic cords. The box shows the yellow as 5 x 10 kg. I had to remove all except one which was for me to start gradually due to unused arms, shoulder muscles. Held well, and with the holds pushed in each cord (resistance 10 kg) can be removed to suit your excercise. The chart shows the trainer using them with various excercises but is in German (which I knew before ordering after reading the other reviews) - but they are easy to follow. Well made and strong. The only nag is it seems a little long for me and measured by ruler as 68 cm from the handles (inside yellow part only). This is not a problem, as the stretch is not far to go when I use it to fully stretched arms length. The review given in version 1V sold this one to me and I am well pleased and recommend it as a result. The box shows other models as follows: starting with the model I yellow as 5x10 kg (so each cord strength is 10 kg, and with 2x cords = 20 kg and so on, max resistance being yellow=50 kg (for me this total was impossible to stretch at arms length!). The model II blue cords are 5 x 15 kg (total resistance blue=75 kg), then model III red cords 5 x 20 kg (total resistance red=100 kg), and finally model IV green as cords 5 x 25 kg (total resistance green=125 kg).

This is a really excellent piece of kit. The cable quality is good, and the anchoring system is reliable (so far). The handles are easily strong enough to cope with the draw strength and provide for a reassuringly secure grip, despite their sveldt dimensions. The Elastikon range numbers from I to IV, and I consider each expander as an integral component of a more comprehensive system of exercise equipment. In following a proper system of progressive resistance training, I need to be able to: 1. Load a pair of handles to a level resistance that I can successfully pull for the lower value of my target repetition range. 2. Build toward the upper value of my target repetition range over a few sessions, separated by adequate rest periods; I aim to exercise on alternate days, or every third day (if not adequately rested). 3. I add 5 fkg resistance and repeat the cycle. Each yellow cable is 10 kg of resistance, while red=15 kg, blue=20 kg and green=25 kg. In order to add just 5 kg of extra resistance per exercise during each cycle, I need access to the full range of expanders. All things considered, I am pleased with the results obtained from my investment of time and effort, hence a five star review!

The chest expander is making something of a comeback as a useful, if somewhat arcane, edition to the vast array of exercise equipment available to today's home trainer, and in the Elastikon range we have undoubtedly its most versatile and mechanically efficient incarnation. In the days of Messrs Spenby et al, the expander lost many potential adherents because the incremental increase in resistance each time one added a spring was so great that it rendered some exercises virtually impossible to carry out, thus limiting its appeal to all but the most ardent and physically gifted practitioners. The Elastikon, with its range of graduated bands (from 10 to 25 kilo's worth of resistance each) obviates this problem and offers a truly strain free and progressive method of muscle conditioning for a very small financial outlay. I am 6'4'' with a big 'wingspan', but the Elastikon enables me to carry out all the classic expander actions across my full range of movement and together with the ability it gives me to increase resistance in manageable stages, I feel happy to endorse it unreservedly.

I like the product, for the price and the durability of the item I thought maybe I had gone a little cheap but its a good piece of equipment that I can see myself using for a good while. However there is a few downsides, I'm 6''6 with a long reach and yet the cords are still too long they wont stretch if you do standard chest expander exercises so you have to get creative with how you're going to use the item and work said muscle groups. Lastly a minor issue the grips are a little thin and often don't allow a good tight hold on them but this can be fixed by wrapping a sock or cloth around till its fat enough to grab onto.

Good quality and very easy to adjust the 'weight', as the clips are solid and reassuringly firm, yet most people strong enough to use this product will be able to unclip and re-clip them. The weight of the yellow band version is ideal for people looking to build their upper-body strength and should serve you well for quite some time, as the jump from one-hand to all-five is quite large (again, in the context of this being for 'beginners' and not for those of you able to bench press 150KG!). The instructions are in German, but the pictures are very obvious and most muscle groups are obvious to translate yourself into English. Otherwise, YouTube has many great 'chest expander workout' videos and Google Translate will help you make sense. The pictures do most of the talking.

Returned for refund. The individual resistance bands seemed impossible to remove, therefore it was impossible to vary resistance.

Got it as a cheap alternative to weights and/or other equipment. If you want to start working out but at the same time feel like you can't be bothered (!) and that it just takes too much money and effort, start with chest expander. Its light and small so you can keep it anywhere and take it anywhere with you as well. There are multiple different exercises you can do (youtube/google) and most importantly IT WORKS and will make you feel and look better in few weeks. My daily routine takes 5-15 minutes so I can do it while watching TV. Also, buy rubber one (like this one), not metal/spring one as metal will pull your hair out (head/chest/back) and you won't use it again.

Excellent produit , très bonne tenue dans le temps malgré de très nombreuses sollicitations

Ricordo che, da ragazzo, facevo ginnastica usando un antico "estensore". Ai tempi era un attrezzo costituito da cinque molle da tirare, con un inquietante effetto collaterale: se, nel rilasciare le molle, esse erano troppo vicino al petto, ne veniva fuori una dolorosa "ceretta". Quello venduto da Amazon, invece, è costituito da cinque corde elastiche, simili a quelle che si usano per legare i bagagli, quindi i rischi di dolori indesiderati sono spariti. L'attrezzo è "modulare", nel senso che le singole corde possono tolte o aggiunte a seconda della forza che si ha. Io ho ricominciato da poco ad allenarmi un po' in casa, e per ora viaggio con tre corde. Esiste anche un altro modello, della stessa marca, ma richiede più energia (http://www.amazon.it/Schmidt-Sports-Elastikon-Expander-Estensore/dp/B000PTFDXK ). Credo che sia riservato agli ultra-sportivi, soprattutto se intendono usarlo con tutte e cinque le corde. Non sono un tecnico del fitness, ma per il prezzo che ha (circa 21 euro al momento del mio acquisto) è senz'altro un prodotto consigliabile per alternarlo a manubri, flessioni, affondi e altra ginnastica da svolgere in casa, in modalità "fai da te". Consiglio generale: fate un po' di riscaldamento e stretching prima della ginnastica casalinga!

Ich habe mir den Schmidt Sports Expander "grün" gekauft, da diese Firma leider keinen stärkeren mehr herstellt. Es stimmt, er ist etwas lang, aber wie schon andere Rezensenten vor mir geschrieben haben,hat das durchaus Vorteile. Beim "Bankdrücken" beispielsweise mit über den Schultern nach vorn gezogenem Expander macht das wirklich viel Sinn, daß er länger ist als die früheren Modelle von Kränzle - obwohl auch die sehr gut waren. Rudern mit einem Fuß auf der Mitte des Expanders, wobei man beide Griffe rechts und links in die Hände nimmt, ist auch perfekt bei der Länge. Zudem sehr hilfreich bei Liegestützen auf den Fäusten, wobei man/frau sich auf ganz flach auf den Bauch legt mit über dem Rücken gespanntem Expander und dann die Griffe rechts und links ebenfalls in die Hände nimmt und sich gegen den Gummiwiderstand nach oben drückt (ziemlich anstrengend - ich empfehle die erste Zeit nur 5 Wiederholungen, um nicht die Lust daran zu verlieren). Ein "Nachteil" der Länge ist, daß kleinere Personen das Gerät nicht soweit auseinanderziehen können, daß sie auf die angegebene Gesamtzugkraft (in meinem Fall 125 Kg) kommen, denn die werden bei circa 160-170 cm Auszug von Personen mit längeren Armen erreicht. Ich habe auch einen "Blauen" mit 100 Kg Gesamtzugkraft. Zuerst dachte ich, es sei kaum ein Unterschied zum "Grünen". Aber wenn man unmittelbar, das heißt mit einer kleinen Pause zwischendurch vergleicht, merkt man doch die Differenz in der Zugstärke. Ich besitze viele Expander, aber ich muß ehrlicherweise sagen, daß dieser bis jetzt mein schwergängister ist oder sagen wir mal genauso schwer zu ziehen ist wie mein alter, aber wenig benutzter "Kränzle" der Stärke V (125 Kg). Ich schaffe sie beide, aber früher habe ich auch 160 Kilo auf der Bank gedrückt. Ein klassischer Test, um seine "Expanderkraft" zu messen ist, ihn frontal von oben nach unten so weit wie möglich auseinanderzuziehen. Aber vorher gründlich warmmachen. Die Verarbeitung ist übrigens Spitze. Sehr wertig und solide. Allerdings muß man/frau die Clips erst "einarbeiten". Die sind zunächst etwas störrig. Am besten bekommt man/frau sie gelöst, indem die andere Seite des Expanders entlastet wird während des Ausstöpselns eines Kabels. Auch die Farben finde ich sehr ansprechend. Darüber, ob die Gummis total ausleiern, würde ich mir keine Gedanken machen. Ich habe hier "uralte" Expander, die immer noch ordentlich Zug haben. Zwar nicht mehr zu hundert Prozent, aber selbst nach Jahren des regelmäßigen Trainings bleiben immer noch ca. 75 % erhalten. Ich empfehle diesen Expander allen, die ein praktisches und spaßförderndes Trainingsgerät für zuhause suchen. Es sondert auch keine üblen Gerüche ab wie manche chinesischen Modelle und die Haptik der Griffe empfinde ich als sehr angenehm. Überhaupt gefällt mir das ganze Design. So wie früher "made in Western Germany" - schlicht, aber gut. Das ist sozusagen der "Mercedes" oder der "Adidas" unter den Expandern. Der "Kränzle" ( Horten, Karstadt, Kaufhof und andere große Warenhäuser) war damals der "BMW" oder der "Puma".

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Sono veramente soddisfatto ! Articolo pervenuto in ottimo stato ! Attrezzo sportivo versatile e progressivo ! Utilissimo per un allenamento completo ! Spedizione di AMAZON eccellente (entro il 2° giorno) ! Perfetta ! Grazie !