LifelineJungle Gym XT Body Weight Suspension Trainer System – Patented Split Anchor, Full-Body Workout, Lightweight Home Suspension Training Kit for Home Gym, Workout Equipment

Better than the TRX anyday

The media could not be loaded. I have been using my Jungle Gym XT for years now. It still looks like it did whenever I first purchased it. I do all kinds of bodyweight exercises with it. Two of my favorite movements to petform with it are dips, and reverse flies. The grips feel very comfortable inside of my hands, and it's easy to stip the toes of my shoes into the handles, and perform exercises that way. I would recommend the Jungle Gym XT to anyone interested in a bodyweight suspension training product.

OverviewThe Jungle Gym XT is a versitile, portable, durable piece of equipment, it is good for home workouts and can be adapted to work with P90X style routines.Because you are working against gravity with your own body-weight you get a very natural workout that can be very challenging. The Jungle Gym XT could be used on it's own for a full body workout but through my experience works best when incorporated into an exercise routine with free weights, resistance bands, machines and other body-weight exercises.Pro's & Con's of the Jungle Gym XT-Pro-Extremely durable & well built-Pro-Compatible with resistance bands/free weights/body-weight exercises/P90X-Pro-Improves core strength & overall conditioning-Pro-Cheaper than other suspension trainers but just as good (or better)-Pro-Foot Loops are more easily accessible than other suspension trainers-Con-Portable but not as portable as TRX brand-Con-Does not come with a mounting kit, but a door frame/tree/pull-up bar/etc, would workThe Exercises-Core exercises such as knee tucks will work your core better than traditional crunches or sit ups because your legs are suspended as you control your bodies weight in motion. Or you could plant your feet on the ground and suspended your upper body for oblique twists.-Leg exercises such as the 1 legged lunge or 1 legged squat are good, but you need balance and coordination and a basic level of fitness to perform. This is also a good warmup exercise for weight training exercises like squats and leg presses.-The hamstring curl is a good leg exercise that also works your core in addition to your hamstrings.-Back exercises such as rows and pull-ups work perfectly on the Jungle Gym XT and the possibilites are endless as you can change your hands position, your bodies elevation, and the width of the handles.-Chest exercises (and dips) are difficult on the Jungle Gym XT because you have to stabilize your body as you press up which is challenging but works the stablilizer muscles well. (If you cannot do push-ups off the ground I would not recommend the Jungle Gym XT pushups as they are more difficult).-Both bicep curls and triceps extensions are great on the Jungle Gym XT, the closer you get to the ground the harder the exercise gets.-Shoulder pulls and rear deltoid lateral raises on the Jungle Gym XT are good exercises but I prefer resistance bands and dumbbells as it feels more natural. If you can work up to hand stand push-ups this is a serious shoulder building exercise but is not for the novice exerciser.In ConclusionThe Jungle Gym XT on it's own can get old quickly if you use it regularly on it's own, but when used in conjunction with other forms of exercise such as resistance training & cardio the Jungle Gym XT is a great way to enhance or add to a pre-existing workout. If you are just getting into fitness I would recommend purchasing resistance bands or dumbbells first as the skill level for the Jungle Gym XT is a little higher and the number of exercises that can be done with bands and dumbbells is a little more comprehensive.

I hung the straps over an indoor door and then close the door when in use. What I really like is like the straps will stay hanging on the door even when not in use with the door open so I keep them up all the time. Having them visible and ready to use at any time is a plus. The straps are strudy and fun to use.

I bought this instead of the TRX which I use at our gym when it is available. I didn't really want to pay the higher price for the TRX and also saw some positive reviews here and there for this. Like most things, there are some pluses and minuses with this.On the plus side is the ability to spread the straps wide on the bar for different attack angles. The handles are comfortable and the solid U shaped section makes getting your feet in and out a lot easier. Like the TRX, adjustments of length are quick. It does all the same functions as the TRX so the workout is equal.On the minus are first, the straps have no identifying markings to set the length to so it isn't always exactly the same. If you're not anal, simply moving your body off to one side or the other just slightly evens out things as far as your hand position. It's not exactly rocket science to get it close so that you're not directly under one and the other is at a 45 to you. But since I like convenience, I laid them on the garage floor fully extended and used a template to spray paint small dots every foot and that works perfect and wasn't hard to do. The second was that unlike the TRX that has a nice little looped thing to slide along and hold the excess strap not needed for tension, this does not have a nice system of what to do with the excess strap from dangling. It really isn't horrible as far as in the way when it dangles. The rubbery slide clips they give you don't work well at all and make it worse. I just bought 2 little plastic clip-on clamps (the black ones with red rubber clip you squeeze together with your finger tips) and after I adjust the length, I just clip it up as high as I can to hold the excess and all is well.But considering I paid about 40% the price of a TRX, I consider this a better overall system that works great in my basement. I love the quick, simple, and yet effective workout I can do with it. It is a nice supplement to rest of my strength training with minimal equipment required. Just move the feet positioning and change the resistance. The wall chart is crappy, but there's a ton of online videos that are excellent.

I like it but I payed 98.00$ and then I saw the same in Amazon in 58$ check first 😡