Cando Flexible Hand Bar

4 Comments

1. Scott Walker says:

   September 7, 2010 at 11:13 pm

   I ordered 4 different Cando flexible hand bars: red (light), green(medium), blue(heavy), and black(x-heavy). All four colors felt about the same. To check my sense of feel I measured the force required to bend the bars to 90 degrees. The forces were as follows: red- 10.2 lb, green- 8.2lb, blue- 11.2lb, black- 10.4lb. The Cando bars appear to be trying to compete with the There-Band “Flexbar”, which come in three colors and stiffnesses red(light), green(mid), and blue(heavy). Using my measurements the force to bend these bars 90 degrees are red- 2.3lb, green- 4.3lb, blue- 6.5lb. I am using the bars to do “eccentric” contraction exercises for tennis elbow. I find the green Flexbar good for me. All the Cando bars are too stiff. It is clear to me that there is no concern about quality by the makers of the Cando bar. How else could one explain that a “light” red bar having about the same stiffness as a black “x-heavy” bar.
   Rating: 1 / 6
2. Jack Bandel says:

   September 8, 2010 at 2:02 am

   I bought the “green” model which is supposed to be “medium” strength. I opened the package, tried it out and it was ridiculously hard to bend, am I am a big guy….6’1 and 190 lbs.
   
   Having read other comments here about the quality control being way off, it wasn’t surprising. Anyway, I returned it to the seller at my expense “The Therapy Connection” and they said since I “openened” it, it is now “used” and they won’t accept it back. They said I should have “tried it while it was inside the plastic”???????? Are they serious? WHAT A RIPOFF!!!!! Now they are unwilling to send this useless piece of junk back to me unless I Pay for shipping again!!!

   DO NOT ORDER THIS PRODUCT UNLESS YOU ARE 100% SURE YOU KNOW THE COLOR YOU WANT! YOU WILL BE STUCK WITH IT.

   Rating: 1 / 6
3. Richard Goulet says:

   September 8, 2010 at 2:12 am

   I found the same thing as the other reviewer. I only bought two: Black (x-heavy) and Blue (heavy). My thinking was that I’m a big guy so I might need the x-heavy one, but I wanted to make sure that I got one that worked (for tennis elbow) so I also got the next one down on the force scale, the heavy one. I was surprised to find that the Blue bar that was supposed to be easier was harder to bend than the Black bar. Both bars are too stiff to be used for tennis elbow. Having wasted my money on a product that didn’t come close to working I’ll try once last time with the Thera-Band product (hoping that I pick the right one).
   Rating: 1 / 6
4. Natalie B. Smith says:

   September 8, 2010 at 5:11 am

   I got this to improve the flexibility & strength in my forearms. It’s turned out to be a great product.
   Rating: 5 / 6