RE: Varieties of X5 - how much do they matter?

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Hi Graham,

I bought the regular Bullworker X5 (black handle & black straps) a few years ago, and it is still in good shape now. It cost me about £75, and in my opinion is well worth the investment.

The reason I bought it was to increase the strength of my joints by doing 4-5 key exercises 2-3 times a week, in order to be able to join a gym a few months down the line. I have to say, it worked wonders. Basically, I used to have 'hypermobile joints', ie they didn't used to be very strong. The bullworker changed all that (combined with swimming 1-2 times a week).

I am now weight traning with well over twice the weights I used to be able to handle, and my joints are still very strong. If it hadn't been for the Bullworker, I don't think I would have been able to do that.

I bought my mother the 'Lady bullworker' shortly after I bought myself the X5, but in my opinion it's a gimmick, because it is very easy to use (ie very little resistance). In my opinion, the only women it would benefit are those who haven't done any exercise at all up to this point. A girl who swims would be much better of with the normal X5.

As for the Buffalow worker, it's useless - very cheap, and very badly made. The movments are rough and uncomfortable (at least that's how mine is), which is bad for the muscles/joints/ligaments etc. I never use it at all. (I only bought it for the box to keep the bullworker safe when I'm travelling).

Best regards,

Neil

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To: bullworkerclub From: grahamcroston@...Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 10:30:57 +0000Subject: Varieties of X5 - how much do they matter?

Hi all. In my late 50's, not having used a Bullworker since my late 20's I dug out the old Bullworker 2 from the loft, brushed off a sheen of rust and wondered if a) it was going to make a sound contribution in my pursuit of fitness and being old and a little creaky, was it good enough to help or would I do better with a newer (possibly more advanced) one?So, I started investigating the availablity of the X5 here in the UK. There is no-one here selling new ones at the moment. Importing from the US is tricky because on top of the cost and the postage there may be hefty import duty to pay as well, so it looks like second hand is the way to go, and eBay seems to be the place to find them, but there isn't one X5, there are 11 varieties to choose from!1. Earliest X5, has a mustard coloured handle. 2. X5 - has black handles and black straps (the most common on eBay)3. Super X5 - no idea how it varies from the X5, seems to have black handles and black straps.4. X5 but has red-edged straps - don't know if that matters or indicates some other differences that do matter.5. The Buffaloworker T3. Looks like an X5, but with the different name. Anybody know where it's from and how it compares to a genuine X5?6. X5 "Heavy Duty". One ebayer claiming to sell this, looks like the standard X5 but apparently with stronger spring and thicker flanges on the handles (still black)7. Late standard X5 with a yellow handle. 8. Lady X5, with purple handle9. Senior X5 (has weaker spring, apparently, not sure of handle colour)10. Junior X5, green handle11. Pull and Push 2500 - made in China, all 3 tubes are black plastic but otherwise looks like an X5.I still haven't bought one yet, the prices are yo-yoing between £5 and £60 for a basic black-handle/black straps X5 - the presence of the wall-chart, training book and an original printed box explain some of the variation but not all. Anyone have any info to add about these different variants and their merits? For now I'm biding my time and using the mark 2.Regards, Graham Windows Live Hotmail just got better. Find out more!