Ive only gone and bought one. I remember my uncle having one many years ago, and back then i thought it was just a gimmick , however i see it as very practical, and can see the logic in the method's needed to get the best from this device. My little present to my self. Looking forward to receiving it. I must state however this purchase was influenced by these video's. So thank you.
Received my bullworker, I now immediately appreciate its versatility. So on that note, I actually treat it like a fidget spinner = so when watching crap on the t.v I play with the bullworker, the theory , something better than nothing. Adverts = bullworker, bored = bullworker. If your working a muscle, strain, time, got to be better than naff all
Good review and like the split squats you chose to add. A wise choice. I used the X5 for a solid year and got great results. The critics of the BW have not used it properly or persevered. I went on to use the Isokinator, The Steel Bow, The Classic and the Iso bow and Iso flow. I Used them all as a stand alone to test the efficiency and all are great and have their unique advantages.
I have Bull worker X5 the same black color bought about 10 years back it was just released those days never used it now I a am 63 just past few weeks joined gym working out there and yesterday I used my Bull worker I had lost the chart was searching for some work out videos on my model I got some real good videos thanks bro and God bless.
Excellent work! I'm really glad you chose the Split Squats with Bullworker Deadlift combination to work your legs because that's exactly what I would do if faced with training just with a Bullworker. I think that movement should be promoted as one of the essential basics in the Bullworker instruction manuals.
Wow! A blast from the past. I had a Bullworker that I used for over a year in the early 80's. Don't remember why I quit using it, my wife sold it in a yard sale.
I had one around 1981-82. I was 17 when I bought it. I used it 6 days a week and gained lean muscle as opposed to mass. Took up weight training and played rugby in between, and at 58 l bought a BW in a charity shop. The rugby has ruined my back and shoulders and I thought it might be easier on the joints than weights. I'm basically back where I started.
Amazing results...i do bullworker isomotion exercise...i do gained 1.5 cm of solid muscle in biceps and other muscles in 5 weeks..for legs I do backpack rucking..
@@probablecausetocheckhard-drive rucking is just walking with some weights..light or heavy...it has beneficial effects on your skeletal structure mainly
You look like Ian Wright from Globe Trekker. I found that lying on my back, feet up, knees up and together, shoulders up, overhanded grip on the steel bow pressing the other end against my knees, then pressing both ends towards each other, gets a good feeling
good morning...thanks for your time and information, I appreciate what you're doing...I own an X5 for 30 plus years, but since I came across your videos I have gained interest and started building muscle..I look and feel great at 57 years old..thanks again for motivating me.. fr Mervin
I had a Bullworker that I bought in the 1970's and kept it for over ten years. The rubber sheathing around the cables tore and the end green end caps also were showing severe wear and tear. I just ordered a brand new Bullworker Classic that will arrive in about a week. I have never seen the model of BullWorker that is showed in this video. The cables are not cables in this model but more like a fan belt with built in treads. I suppose it might be a model of the basic model that is from the past and the guy in the video bought it used. It does not matter as it probably still delivers results.
Hello. I have had the original Bullworker from the 1970's. I seem to have lost it but purchased the X5 version a few months ago. But I have One problem with it. I am only 5'5" and my arm span is not that wide. So many exercises are a bit awkward to do. I have seen the steel bow as you are using BUT I think it is a bit too small for full range of motion. I am interested in the 28" version called the X5 PRO that also comes with a variety of springs. Can you tell me if that version is Ok for a person of my size etc. It is quite costly, but I want to purchase the correct one. Thank you for all your videos.
Greetings from London. Great video, will watch some of your others. I had an X5 when they first came out, all them years ago and used it on and off. For the little time I gave it, it produced some positive results: I was much younger then and lacked patience; But now being an overweight lazy bastard, I have come to the point where enough is enough! I have recently started on Keto and already feel better than I have for many a year. So, Time to get some strength and fitness back. I landed on your Channel looking for some reviews on the latest BW Classic and I am glad i did . Think of investing in the latest BW Classic, but seems a bit pricey, though seems quality. Any option or advice will be appreciated. Take care. P.S half a pint on it's way Sir
Thanks for the drink, much appreciated. I would try a used X5 before you invest in a classic. Try it for a few weeks and if you like it, you can look to buy a classic.
@@LivingWellTV My pleasure. Looking on ebay now for a used X5. If I can't get a chart I will use your training videos ( will use them anyway) Thanks for the Advice because the New BW is sooooooooo expensive and like you have said the X5 is great. John
I bought the new Bullworker Basic but find it doesn’t have the range of the X5. The resistance is pretty high from the outset and I find it difficult to compress in the overhead shoulder exercises. Thanks for the very down to earth video!
I wouldn't worry too much about the resistance and how far you can push it. As long as your pushing it within 60 to 80% of you capability, it'll still work regardless of how much it moves.
The typical recommendation to hold for seven, maybe ten seconds... Where does that come from? I find it kinda arbitrary. When doing dynamic exercises, I want to see that I am deeply fatigued as the sets progress. When my strength and endurance have dropped a good deal, I know I've probably done enough. It takes a lot more than a couple of seven-second holds for me to see a big dropoff with the bullworker, and that is me working close to maximum intensity--seems like it, anyway. When I am no longer able to maintain the force at or close to where I was at for the initial several seconds, then I feel I've induced deep fatigue and done sufficient work. I will still try to hang on for a while and do a few pulses.
The 7 seconds has something to do with how long maximum force production can be maintained. The studies were originally done by Muller & Hettinger. The 10 seconds is normally recommended as most people count to 7 too fast. It was found that when most people count to 10, it took around 7 seconds.
@@LivingWellTV Interesting! I've been trying to find out exactly what they meant by 'maximum force production', but I can't find the full study. I can 'explode' and go beyond the intensity I typically hold with, and I would call that 'maximal', but I don't think I can even hold that for one second. I don't feel I'm exactly slacking off when I do holds, but I can certainly last longer than ten seconds. I watch the second hand of a clock so I'm not reliant on counting. I like to dip into the science and see what I can glean from it, but it is often way behind what the bros already know by anecdote and experience. And there's much more research, it seems, done on traditional weightlifting than isometrics. Whatever some studies might suggest... this idea that you need a good ROM for hypertrophy--I don't buy it. The example of deadlifts for traps alone should discredit that idea. Deadlifts ARE a fantastic trap-builder, and it's almost a pure isometric hold. Pulsing a bullworker is more ROM than traps typically do in a deadlift, wouldn't you think?
@@LivingWellTV Nice one - will start tomorrow. Got an op coming up Monday on hip but still going to work upper body so by Sept will look like a triangle! 😂
Hi, absolutely love your videos, so i wonder if you can help me or give me some advice, i have been using the Bullworker for 60 years now but i have a problem, i have always been fitness mad cycling, karate, had my own club for 15 years, weight lifting, and always had a very good diet as that is important but in all the years I have used the Bullworker i get 6 to 8 weeks into training and get a very bad cold and chest infection so stop training i get better start again and 6 to 8 weeks later the same thing, if I don't use it I am fine, could leave it for a year or so and start again and 6 to 8 weeks later i am very ill again, i do everything by the book it is very annoying, thanks for any advice you can give me, and a happy Christmas
I'd like to ask you a few questions if that's ok? Do you supplement with vitamin d through the winter months? How much protein are you getting each day? What's your calorie intake per day? Also, when using the bullworker, how many times per week do you use it?
@@LivingWellTV yes vitamin D + multi vitamins including zinc, app 2500 to 3000 calories, and use the Bullworker 4 times a week following the bullworker book
Isometric exercise is taxing on the central nervous system (CNS), more so than traditional weight training. CNS fatigue can cause flu like symptoms. This is more likely to happen as we age. There are a few things you can do to alleviate this. Take 4000iu of vitamin D3 daily throughout the winter months (check if your multi vitamins include vitamin K2. If not you can get a vitamin D supplement which includes both), get at least 7 hours sleep per night, I don't know your weight/height/daily activity for an accurate assessment but I would imagine your calorie intake is sufficient. You should be getting 1.2 - 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. If you still get flu like symptoms, just drop a day and use the Bullworker 3 times per week and/or take a week off every 5th week. This will give your CNS time to recover.
j'ai le x5 depuis environ 40 ans et il fonctionne toujours bien je le nettoie de temps en temps et je met de la graisse de vaseline, et il fonctionne toujours, le ressort est moins dur qu'au début, cela me convient vu que j'ai pris de l'age, je m'en sers depuis pas mal d'année de 3 a 5 fois par semaine surtout pour me maintenir musculairement, pas pour avoir des muscles de schwarzenegger, je viens de commander le classic je verrai la différence, il y en a qui dise que sur le x5 on ne peut le démonter, si on peut le démonter et c'est tout simple, pourquoi n'ont il pas fait le même x5 d'il y a 40 ans avec 4 sortes de ressorts, pour adapter l'appareil en fonction du physique de la personne, a l'époque il faisait le modèle féminin avec un ressort moins dur que le modèle homme, je l'avais commandé pour ma soeur a l'époque, en tout cas un superbe appareil pour se maintenir en forme tous les jours environ 20 a 25 minutes et il ne tiens pas de place, suffisant pour se maintenir physiquement et faire travailler tous les muscles pour qui ne veut pas ressembler a Rambo !
Im 58 and ive just started using it. As i do a desk job im a good test subject, but you've given me hope 😃
My father bought one on the 70’s and I still use it today. 👍👍
I can honestly say that the Bullworker X5 is the best thing i've ever bought.Its excellent.
I have used the bullworker in my karate training for the last 45 years top piece of training kit.
Ive only gone and bought one. I remember my uncle having one many years ago, and back then i thought it was just a gimmick , however i see it as very practical, and can see the logic in the method's needed to get the best from this device. My little present to my self. Looking forward to receiving it. I must state however this purchase was influenced by these video's. So thank you.
Received my bullworker, I now immediately appreciate its versatility. So on that note, I actually treat it like a fidget spinner = so when watching crap on the t.v I play with the bullworker, the theory , something better than nothing. Adverts = bullworker, bored = bullworker. If your working a muscle, strain, time, got to be better than naff all
Good review and like the split squats you chose to add. A wise choice. I used the X5 for a solid year and got great results. The critics of the BW have not used it properly or persevered. I went on to use the Isokinator, The Steel Bow, The Classic and the Iso bow and Iso flow. I Used them all as a stand alone to test the efficiency and all are great and have their unique advantages.
I have Bull worker X5 the same black color bought about 10 years back it was just released those days never used it now I a am 63 just past few weeks joined gym working out there and yesterday I used my Bull worker I had lost the chart was searching for some work out videos on my model I got some real good videos thanks bro and God bless.
I have one since 1973. Still have it, I was 13
Excellent work! I'm really glad you chose the Split Squats with Bullworker Deadlift combination to work your legs because that's exactly what I would do if faced with training just with a Bullworker. I think that movement should be promoted as one of the essential basics in the Bullworker instruction manuals.
Even the ISO Bow is pretty effective.
Wow! A blast from the past. I had a Bullworker that I used for over a year in the early 80's. Don't remember why I quit using it, my wife sold it in a yard sale.
I had one around 1981-82. I was 17 when I bought it. I used it 6 days a week and gained lean muscle as opposed to mass. Took up weight training and played rugby in between, and at 58 l bought a BW in a charity shop. The rugby has ruined my back and shoulders and I thought it might be easier on the joints than weights. I'm basically back where I started.
@@WHU63 try an isobow
Amazing results...i do bullworker isomotion exercise...i do gained 1.5 cm of solid muscle in biceps and other muscles in 5 weeks..for legs I do backpack rucking..
What's backpack rucking please?
@@probablecausetocheckhard-drive rucking is just walking with some weights..light or heavy...it has beneficial effects on your skeletal structure mainly
You look like Ian Wright from Globe Trekker. I found that lying on my back, feet up, knees up and together, shoulders up, overhanded grip on the steel bow pressing the other end against my knees, then pressing both ends towards each other, gets a good feeling
Great video. Inspirational and informative
You're awesome as person and as soul......and I'm even agnostic
Thank you!
@@LivingWellTV ☀️💛🌳💪🍃🙏💕
good morning...thanks for your time and information, I appreciate what you're doing...I own an X5 for 30 plus years, but since I came across your videos I have gained interest and started building muscle..I look and feel great at 57 years old..thanks again for motivating me.. fr Mervin
Thanks Mervin, glad it helped.
Awesome my friend, awesome
Good honest video
I had a Bullworker that I bought in the 1970's and kept it for over ten years. The rubber sheathing around the cables tore and the end green end caps also were showing severe wear and tear. I just ordered a brand new Bullworker Classic that will arrive in about a week. I have never seen the model of BullWorker that is showed in this video. The cables are not cables in this model but more like a fan belt with built in treads. I suppose it might be a model of the basic model that is from the past and the guy in the video bought it used. It does not matter as it probably still delivers results.
Hello. I have had the original Bullworker from the 1970's. I seem to have lost it but purchased the X5 version a few months ago. But I have One problem with it. I am only 5'5" and my arm span is not that wide. So many exercises are a bit awkward to do. I have seen the steel bow as you are using BUT I think it is a bit too small for full range of motion. I am interested in the 28" version called the X5 PRO that also comes with a variety of springs. Can you tell me if that version is Ok for a person of my size etc. It is quite costly, but I want to purchase the correct one. Thank you for all your videos.
Great video. Really enjoyed it. Look forward to many more
Greetings from London. Great video, will watch some of your others. I had an X5 when they first came out, all them years ago and used it on and off. For the little time I gave it, it produced some positive results: I was much younger then and lacked patience; But now being an overweight lazy bastard, I have come to the point where enough is enough! I have recently started on Keto and already feel better than I have for many a year. So, Time to get some strength and fitness back. I landed on your Channel looking for some reviews on the latest BW Classic and I am glad i did .
Think of investing in the latest BW Classic, but seems a bit pricey, though seems quality. Any option or advice will be appreciated.
Take care.
P.S half a pint on it's way Sir
Thanks for the drink, much appreciated. I would try a used X5 before you invest in a classic. Try it for a few weeks and if you like it, you can look to buy a classic.
@@LivingWellTV My pleasure. Looking on ebay now for a used X5. If I can't get a chart I will use your training videos ( will use them anyway) Thanks for the Advice because the New BW is sooooooooo expensive and like you have said the X5 is great.
John
I bought the new Bullworker Basic but find it doesn’t have the range of the X5. The resistance is pretty high from the outset and I find it difficult to compress in the overhead shoulder exercises. Thanks for the very down to earth video!
I wouldn't worry too much about the resistance and how far you can push it. As long as your pushing it within 60 to 80% of you capability, it'll still work regardless of how much it moves.
Thank you, I’ll look out for more of your Bullworker videos, if you do more…
Bonjour combien de fois par semaine faut il le faire? Cordialement Marcel
3 to 4 times a week.
The typical recommendation to hold for seven, maybe ten seconds... Where does that come from? I find it kinda arbitrary. When doing dynamic exercises, I want to see that I am deeply fatigued as the sets progress. When my strength and endurance have dropped a good deal, I know I've probably done enough.
It takes a lot more than a couple of seven-second holds for me to see a big dropoff with the bullworker, and that is me working close to maximum intensity--seems like it, anyway.
When I am no longer able to maintain the force at or close to where I was at for the initial several seconds, then I feel I've induced deep fatigue and done sufficient work. I will still try to hang on for a while and do a few pulses.
The 7 seconds has something to do with how long maximum force production can be maintained. The studies were originally done by Muller & Hettinger. The 10 seconds is normally recommended as most people count to 7 too fast. It was found that when most people count to 10, it took around 7 seconds.
@@LivingWellTV Interesting! I've been trying to find out exactly what they meant by 'maximum force production', but I can't find the full study. I can 'explode' and go beyond the intensity I typically hold with, and I would call that 'maximal', but I don't think I can even hold that for one second. I don't feel I'm exactly slacking off when I do holds, but I can certainly last longer than ten seconds. I watch the second hand of a clock so I'm not reliant on counting.
I like to dip into the science and see what I can glean from it, but it is often way behind what the bros already know by anecdote and experience. And there's much more research, it seems, done on traditional weightlifting than isometrics.
Whatever some studies might suggest... this idea that you need a good ROM for hypertrophy--I don't buy it. The example of deadlifts for traps alone should discredit that idea. Deadlifts ARE a fantastic trap-builder, and it's almost a pure isometric hold. Pulsing a bullworker is more ROM than traps typically do in a deadlift, wouldn't you think?
I think that is absolute amazing & will adopt your routine! How many times a week did you work out for, my friend? 👊🏼
Not crazy, around 3 to 4 times per week.
@@LivingWellTV Nice one - will start tomorrow. Got an op coming up Monday on hip but still going to work upper body so by Sept will look like a triangle! 😂
I have a ISO 7 X and at 70 their is no way I can push it like the one you have
The springs are a little too strong on the ISO 7x. Not particularly good for beginners or even intermediates.
Hi, absolutely love your videos, so i wonder if you can help me or give me some advice, i have been using the Bullworker for 60 years now but i have a problem, i have always been fitness mad cycling, karate, had my own club for 15 years, weight lifting, and always had a very good diet as that is important but in all the years I have used the Bullworker i get 6 to 8 weeks into training and get a very bad cold and chest infection so stop training i get better start again and 6 to 8 weeks later the same thing, if I don't use it I am fine, could leave it for a year or so and start again and 6 to 8 weeks later i am very ill again, i do everything by the book it is very annoying, thanks for any advice you can give me, and a happy Christmas
I'd like to ask you a few questions if that's ok?
Do you supplement with vitamin d through the winter months?
How much protein are you getting each day?
What's your calorie intake per day?
Also, when using the bullworker, how many times per week do you use it?
@@LivingWellTV yes vitamin D + multi vitamins including zinc, app 2500 to 3000 calories, and use the Bullworker 4 times a week following the bullworker book
Isometric exercise is taxing on the central nervous system (CNS), more so than traditional weight training. CNS fatigue can cause flu like symptoms. This is more likely to happen as we age. There are a few things you can do to alleviate this. Take 4000iu of vitamin D3 daily throughout the winter months (check if your multi vitamins include vitamin K2. If not you can get a vitamin D supplement which includes both), get at least 7 hours sleep per night, I don't know your weight/height/daily activity for an accurate assessment but I would imagine your calorie intake is sufficient. You should be getting 1.2 - 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. If you still get flu like symptoms, just drop a day and use the Bullworker 3 times per week and/or take a week off every 5th week. This will give your CNS time to recover.
@@LivingWellTV thank you so much, i have suffered 60 years of this and am hoping that this is the answer, hope you have a wonderful Christmas
I also catch cold when I use power twister or bullworker...don't know why does that happens?
Hi
Don’t you use the total gym anymore?
I only had it on loan from my Father In Law and he wanted it back. Was sad to see it go.
I used the oyo along with the bullworker. They complement each other well. For legs I do leg presses with resistance bands on the floor.
@@LivingWellTV try an isobow
I want to buy that thing. Where? X5 model...?
Got mine from eBay.
You could try putting an Add in your local paper
j'ai le x5 depuis environ 40 ans et il fonctionne toujours bien je le nettoie de temps en temps et je met de la graisse de vaseline, et il fonctionne toujours, le ressort est moins dur qu'au début, cela me convient vu que j'ai pris de l'age, je m'en sers depuis pas mal d'année de 3 a 5 fois par semaine surtout pour me maintenir musculairement, pas pour avoir des muscles de schwarzenegger, je viens de commander le classic je verrai la différence, il y en a qui dise que sur le x5 on ne peut le démonter, si on peut le démonter et c'est tout simple, pourquoi n'ont il pas fait le même x5 d'il y a 40 ans avec 4 sortes de ressorts, pour adapter l'appareil en fonction du physique de la personne, a l'époque il faisait le modèle féminin avec un ressort moins dur que le modèle homme, je l'avais commandé pour ma soeur a l'époque, en tout cas un superbe appareil pour se maintenir en forme tous les jours environ 20 a 25 minutes et il ne tiens pas de place, suffisant pour se maintenir physiquement et faire travailler tous les muscles pour qui ne veut pas ressembler a Rambo !