Product: AST (Advanced Strap Trainer) Manufacturer: Wolverson Fitness Supplier: Wolverson Fitness Launched: 2010
War Machine uses climbing ropes and a lockable pulley system
Product: War Machine Rotational Bodyweight Trainer Manufacturer: CrossCore Inc Supplier: Balance Performance Launched: 2010
Main point of difference: It uses climbing rope instead of straps and works on a lockable pulley. What is it? Billed as the only bodyweight trainer that allows for full rotational movement, the War Machine features a patent pending pulley. When the pulley is locked, it makes for more stable workouts (like other straps); when you remove the pin it offers a more advanced, unstable workout, designed – CrossCore says – to mimic the natural mobility of the body and sports movements. It can also be used with other resistance equipment, such as kettlebells and resistance bands. The product will soon be re-named CrossCore 180 for the club market. The stats: A single 6mm climbing rope with a nylon anchor strap tested to 453kg. It weighs 2kg and sets up in under a minute. The rope, tested to 1,000kg, is 2.5m long and can be adjusted to any length quickly as only one side needs adjusting. It features expandable foot and arm cradles; handle lockouts at the top that allow the user to perform pull-ups and knee raises; detachable, self-levelling handles that can be interchanged with other handles such as gymnastics rings; ropes and D-handles that don’t have to be re- adjusted during a workout; an integrated door anchor; an adjustable anchor strap that allows it to be hung from multiple heights; plus an optional ceiling/wall anchor kit. It is made in the US and comes with a two-year warranty. Training and programming will be available worldwide soon. Cost: £180 including a training DVD, training manual and door anchor. Website:
www.crosscore180.co.uk
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Main point of difference: Patented handle that stores the foot-strap in a cut-out section. UK manufacturer. What is it? A two-strap system that was designed from scratch by its manufacturer Wolverson Fitness for Optimal Life Fitness (OLF), whose owner Tommy Matthews wanted a new strap to use for the suspended training course he had developed, now called Advanced Strap Training. The product was inspired by the gymnastic rings that Wolverson makes for the CrossFit market. The stats: Two 25mm nylon polyester straps (tested to 760kg each), each with integrated door anchor and fully- adjustable foot-strap that’s stored in the tube of the handle. The kit, made to British Safety standards, weighs 700g and can be set up in a minute by tying off on a bar, fastening in a door, or looping over something such as handles on a chin-up attachment. The door anchor can be replaced with a carabiner or bespoked to a club’s needs, with just one to two weeks’ turnaround as the company is UK-based. A full REPs- accredited training course with CPD points is available from OLF. Cost: £69.99 with instructional DVD. Website:
www.wolverson-fitness.com,
www.optimallifefitness.com
The AST’s foot-straps are stored inside the handles
Product: Rip:60 Manufacturer: Freemotion Fitness Supplier: Fitness Systems Launched: 2011
Main point of difference: Rotation, plus a value price point. Rip:60 allows rotation via a pin that can be removed to allow the strap to move freely. What is it? So-called Rip:60 because it promises results in 60 days. It was originally designed as a home-use product, but a commercial line is being launched this month. It’s a single-strap system, but with the addition of the rotational carriage called the Rip:60 Connection (patent pending). The strap slides back and forth on a curved aluminium buckle toward the anchor point. The pin secures the strap on the harness and, when removed, allows the strap to slide on the buckle.
The stats: Made from aircraft-quality aluminium and heavy-duty nylon with large, padded hand/ankle straps. It is suitable for up to 300kg user weight. Cost: £99 including a training manual, eight DVDs (one a week) with an eight-week exercise plan, exercise library wall chart, new programming issued quarterly and live training soon to launch. Website:
www.rip60.com
Single strap Rip:60 features large handles/foot-straps and rotation
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