This video reviews the Exer-Genie resistance trainers, covering setup, storage, and pros and cons. It details the three available lengths (60 ft, 120 ft, and 200 ft), pricing, and package contents. Setup involves connecting the cylinder to a fixed object and adjusting resistance. Proper storage techniques are crucial to avoid tangling. Pros include portability and high resistance capability, while cons involve potential tangling and uneven resistance during use. The reviewer appreciates the tool for sprint training and invites viewers to comment and subscribe.
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This is the Exer-Genie, a training tool ideal for assisted sprint training. In this video, we will go over the setup and storing as well as the pros and cons of using this tool. But before we head into that, there are three different lengths of Exer-Genies you can buy.
You can get a short 60 ft line, which is 18 meters. This package comes with two lines: one training line and a replacement line, and it will cost you $200.00, €199.95, or around £235.
The second line length you can buy is a medium length, which is 120 ft or 36 meters. This one comes with only one line, but you can choose to buy a package with one X harness or two waist harnesses. No matter the harness choice, this pack will also cost you $249.95, €235, or around £235.
The final line length is the longest one, which is 200 ft or 60 meters long. Just like the medium line length, here you can also choose to get a package with either one X harness or two waist harnesses. This pack is a little bit more expensive and will cost you $269.95, €255, or around £255.
Now onto the setup. Your Exer-Genie is stored in this small bag, which makes it easy to carry around. Get the Exer-Genie and the harness out of the bag and roll out the rope, but make sure it is not tangled. Once that is done, connect the cylinder with a built-in resistance to a fixed object, such as a pole, fence, or even a hurdle. The less movement it can make or wiggle around, the better. If you use a hurdle, please make sure someone or even two people hold the hurdle; otherwise, the athlete will just pull the hurdle along.
The only thing left to do now is to choose the resistance. You can do this by pushing down the button on the bottom of the cylinder and twisting it around. The big red line indicates at what resistance you are training, and every time you rotate that button 360°, you move one line up on the cylinder. So, make sure you remember how many rotations you have done because it is easy to lose track of that. Now that you’ve done that, you are ready to roll. Attach the harness to the rope and choose how you want to wear it, as an X harness or a waist harness. No matter your size, the harness is easy to tighten thanks to the two metal rings on the back. This way, the harness stays locked in place during your entire run.
However, after the setup and training comes the breakdown, and this is where it can get really tricky. How is that, you might ask? Well, the storage of the rope, depending on how you do it, can make your next training session with the Exer-Genie a living hell. Exer-Genie, the company, advises the following method to store the rope: first, even out both sides of the rope, then take both ends in your hand and start winding the rope around your elbow and hand figure-eight-wise. Don’t tighten it too hard because this makes it harder to remove the rope from your forearm in the end. Now you can just put the harness, cylinder, and rope in the bag; however, leave both ends of the rope out of the bag because next time you need the Exer-Genie, you can just grab both ends and pull the rope, and normally the rope should just roll out without getting tangled. Most of the time, this method will work and the rope won’t get tangled, but every once in a while, I don’t know what I do wrong, I still get the rope tangled. So, I just made this contraption to store the Exer-Genie. The only downside to this system is that it doesn’t fit in the bag anymore, but now I 100% don’t have a tangled Exer-Genie anymore.
On to some more positives and negatives of the Exer-Genie. First up, the Exer-Genie is easy to carry around, especially if you compare it to other alternatives for resisted sprints, like sleds, for instance. Two, it can give a lot of resistance, more than you’ll probably ever need, even all the way up to 600 lbs, which is 272 kg. Three, the X harness fits really nicely and can be used on the upper body as well as a waist belt if needed.
As for the negatives, number one, like I said, unpacking the Exer-Genie can be a real hassle if the rope gets tangled. Two, the cylinder can very quickly get very hot and even impossible to touch or rotate with bare hands, so make sure to always have a towel or shirt available and a bucket of cold water so you don’t burn your fingers. Three, the resistance sometimes feels like it is not applied evenly throughout a run; sometimes the athlete feels heavier than the supposed resistance for three steps, then five steps of less than the supposed resistance. Though this does not always happen, it happens often enough to make me wonder if something broke inside the Exer-Genie or if I’m just doing something wrong.
In conclusion, I really like the Exer-Genie as a tool for resisted sprints, but also for drills or submax sprints to help the athletes get the right shapes and patterns, even more sometimes than the regular sleds. Let us know in the comments if there is any other resistant sprint technology that you want us to review, and consider liking the video and subscribing if this one helped you out.
