AmazonBasics High-Density Round Foam Roller 36″ vs Serious Steel Assisted Pull-Up, Resistance, and Stretch Bands

My old foam roller started getting squishy after a few years so I needed a new one and got this one cause the size and price were perfect. This foam roller, however, is solid as a rock, like really hard, like it doesn't give at all. Kind of felt like I beat myself up a bit first time I used it, though I'm subsequently getting used to it. I guess the upside it is should last a very long time

I bought the blue one and used it for months- no issues. Stepped up to the red one and it started having issues after a few weeks. I should have tried to initiate the return process right away. Anyhow, the layers started to peel apart

I practice Pilates and started having IT band issues in the beginning of August. Painful and uncomfortable as it tightens! If you know you know! Stretching will NOT fix it, but a foam roller sure will. It’s now the end of October. Have only had 4 days and use it 20 mins twice daily

The bands themselves are wonderful and should be very long lived - but I wish I'd seen the review about skin and eye irritation. About an hour after touching the things, and after washing my hands, I happened to rub my eyes and within a short time the irritation began - about on a par with cutting hot peppers and then rubbing eyes. I'm looking for a latex friendly way to get that stuff 100% off - and wish they'd put something less nasty on the things to keep them from sticking together in shipment. Oh - and no, I am not sensitive to latex - that's not it

I worked at a gym and theirs were amazing, this one is a little stiff but it works great for what is needed. I love to roll out before and after workouts to help work the soreness out and stretch my body out. Small enough to take traveling!

It's now in the 20's outside, and while I'm still working out outside, I'm afraid the elasticity of the bands at that temperature may make them more likely to break. That said, the bands appear to be well made, and my experience with "resistance bands" has been good. While you may be only able to attempt one cross on rings without assistance, with the bands (you can use them in combo), you can get enough help from the bands to actually work the cross multiple reps. multiple sets—use a stiffer band as you tire

Buy if you are like me that are always in pain for workinout a lot or just always doing so much manual labor. Hopefully this review helps others.

My 10 year old daughter likes to put both her knees in the band, then when she is ready to be done she tries to pull both legs out at the same time. This has caused the band to ricochet up near her face once or twice. No injuries yet, but now she knows she needs to be a little more careful. This band is no joke, getting smacked in the face would be uncomfortable at best

This roller is very firm. There is no give on this. It’s perfect for those extra sore muscles, but be prepared for the pain of the roller. A good pain though

As I progressed passed bodyweight hip thrusts I started to use barbells, but I was having a difficult time engaging my glutes using this method. So I decided to experiment with bands, and I was really surprised at much harder my glutes were working doing it this way. At the same time, I also started having issues with deadlifts. I realized that I was not using the correct form and actually ended up getting some bulging discs