I recently listened to this ben greenfield podcast and got curious about this dr.
X3 bar alternative reddit.
Or maybe a little less if you go the diy route building one of your own using a bar and bands purchased separately.
Most home gyms using resistance bands cost about 200 300.
The candy bar is a solid alternative to the x3.
The base plate isn t great but better than x3.
The bar is solid but like you say no hooks.
I say home only because the base and cables could easily fill half your carry on.
The x3 bar is hugely popular and has thousands of fans but it does have one major drawback x3 bar price.
Not exactly cheap for a system.
According to him variable resistance is much more effective than fixed resistance for muscle training so he s come up with this handle that attaches to an elastic band and has developed an elastic band only routine.
However the 550 cost is borderline prohibitive entry cost and from what i can tell the x3 bar needs to be used with x3 bands true or no which makes tailoring workouts more expensive too.
Sugar fit is a nice alternative to x3 bar.
X3 has the patent for that so it s the only one of its kind.
However the x3 bar costs 549.
And the time it takes setup you could be halfway done with a set with the gorilla bow.
Now this x3 bar thing is ludicrously expensive at 500 but i had heard.
X3 bar is something that got me interested in home gym resistance band strength training even being an option.