The Stroops Body Weight Gym is unique in that I can add more instability to it.

As it is, suspension trainers are very unstable because each arm has to work individually.

But Stroops Fitness decided to make it a bit more challenging.

They’ve added the option to add Slastix resistance bands between the suspension straps and handles.

Let’s check it out!

Unboxing

stroops fitness body weight gym with slastix

The entire Body Weight Gym fit in a small bag which is great since it doesn’t take up much space.

Here’s the 6 items that come in the bag.

The handles and suspension straps come wrapped in rubber bands.

I chose to buy the optional Slastix bands (thick orange bands).

Specs

Weight: 4 lbs

Suspension straps length: 7 ft

Suspension strap width: 1.5 inches

Handle length: 5 inches

Package: Suspension straps, handles, and Slastix (optional)

Suspension Straps

Each suspension strap is 7 feet long and 1.5 inches in thickness.

And here’s the whole strap unraveled.

It’s just a basic strap with a loop on one end.

I own a Recoil S2 suspension trainer that’s way more fancy than this one but you really don’t need much to get a great calisthenics workout.

Here’s a closer look at the end loop.

After throwing the strap over a pull up bar, I’ll feed the other end of the strap through this loop to secure it.

I’ll show you that later on.

Handles

The rubber handles are 5 inches long and use the same tough strap as the suspension straps.

There’s a buckle at the end that can connect to the suspension strap or Slastix.

In this close up look of the handle, I’m showing you the textured rubber grip.

It feels very secure and doesn’t slip.

The side of the handle strap has the Stroops logo stitched to it.

And these are the metal buckles.

Having buckles on the handles gives me the option to use the suspension straps alone or to add Slastix to make the exercises unstable.

Stroops Slastix

Here’s the Slastix option I chose to add on to the Body Weight Gym package.

It feels like there’s a bunch of resistance bands inside the orange cover.

But they don’t feel very elastic, they stretch just enough to make exercises unstable.

This forces me to recruit a lot of stabilizing muscles.

At one end of the Slastix bands there’s a buckle.

This end connects to the suspension straps.

And here’s why the Slastix band doesn’t stretch much.

It has 150 lbs of resistance.

Here’s a closer look at the middle of the Slastix cover.

The orange cover is there to protect the user in the rare case a band snaps.

That’s a safety mechanism Stroops Fitness has used in many products including the Resistance 90 I reviewed.

And the other end of the Slastix has short straps.

This is where I attach the handles.

Stroops Body Weight Gym Set Up

Suspension Straps Only

stroops body weight gym suspension straps

I got the package with Slastix but I’m going to show you how to set it up with and without Slastix.

Above you see what the set up looks like using suspension straps only.

Read below to see how easy it is to set this up.

Throw the suspension strap over your pull up bar, bean, tree, etc.

Feed the end of the strap through the loop and pull down tightly.

Feed the suspension strap from the bottom to the top of the handle’s buckle.

It should look like this when it’s done correctly.

Suspension Straps With Slastix

Here’s what the suspension straps with Slastix looks like.

It only takes one more step than the previous set up and I’ll show you that right now.

First throw the suspension strap over your pull up bar and feed the end through the loop.

Feed the strap through the bottom of the Slastix buckle.

Here’s what it looks like from the top.

I like to secure the strap in the loop to keep it out of the way while I exercise.

At the other end of the Slastix band I’m going to connect the handle.

Again, I feed the strap from the bottom to the top of the buckle.

Here’s what that looks like once I got the handle on.

And here’s the Slastix band connected at both ends.

Now it’s time to workout.

Stroops Body Weight Gym Exercises

Pushing Exercises

I can do a ton of body weight exercises on the Stroops Fitness suspension straps.

Here’s what a push up looks like.

The Slastix resistance bands add a “bounce” to the exercise that makes me work harder to stabilize my body in space.

Here’s a triceps extensions or skull crusher looks like.

This is the weight lifting equivalent of lying on a bench and bringing an EZ curl bar towards my forehead.

Now I’ll show you a couple of pulling exercises I like to do.

Pulling Exercises

Inverted rows are one of my favorite back exercises and they’re easy to do on a suspension trainer.

Normally I would do these hanging from on a barbell with neutral grip handles.

But the Stroops Body Weight Gym is so versatile, I can do just about any exercise variation.

And here’s one of my favorites on the suspension trainer.

This one isolates the biceps real good and I feel a great burn.

It feels like I’m doing a preacher curl.

Legs

Doing Bulgarian Split Squats on the suspension trainer is very challenging.

Normally I place my rear foot on a stable surface.

The suspension trainer with Slastix bands make this unstable so I really have to work hard to stabilize my lower body.

And it works as a great assisting tool for exercises like Pistol squats.

For this one I try to pull as little as possible on the handles and focus on my legs doing most of the work.

As you can see, I can do compound and isolation exercises for my whole body with the Stroops Body Weight Gym.

Pros & Cons

What I Like

Slastix: I like the instability the Slastix band creates to add challenge to the exercises

Portable: Workout anywhere there is a pull up bar, beam, or tree

Versatile: I can work out my entire body using my body weight

Space saving: Easily fits inside a small bag

Set up: Quick to set up so I can get started right away

What I Would Improve

Add a door anchor: I would like to see Stroops add a door anchor option so that even people without a pull up bar can use this.

Stroops Fitness Discount Code

The Stroops Body Weight Gym sells for $99.95 without the Slastix bands.

If you choose to add Slastix to make exercises unstable and more challenging, it costs $159.95

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