Training Deck with Card Holder

I bought this deck to upgrade the exercise routines I have been using with my Total Gym purchased in the 90's. I love my Total Gym! It's the commercial version sold at the time, a step up from the home version. The card deck comes with the Total Gym Exercise Chart - this item is sold separately - so don't buy the wall chart with this set as I did. This item was not mentioned in the description and I thought I should point that out. This kit also includes everything you get with a new Total Gym including three pins (2 long, one short) the Getting Started booklet and a nutrition/diet booklet. More than I expected! The card deck contains the complete set of exercises for men and women and is included with new Total Gym purchases. They are to be used standalone, with the routine workouts found on the Total Gym website or with the Total Gym DVD's. Each card shows a picture and a written description of the exercise. They are easy to read, I found the older flip-page exercises easier to manage but you be the judge. The VHS tape I bought with the Total Gym (the 6-8 minute workout with John Carleo) is worn out and although I documented the routines, after a bit of time not using it, I have forgotten how to perform some of the exercises. The routine on the tape did not have many exercises that match the flip-card exercise manual I rec'd with the Total Gym. So I decided to upgrade my system to the latest version of the exercises, now featured in this deck. The workouts found on the Total Gym website match the exercises in the deck and the newer DVD workouts. I am looking forward to using the new routines for my workouts. Did I say I love my Total Gym yet? EDIT: added info about all the items in the box and a better description of card deck.

Great product! I replaced the original flip chart on my Total Gym Force and I'm so happy. To make it work with the flip chart holder you will have to drill two 5/32" holes about a half inch in front of the holes for the flip chart. Then just use a 14" zip tie looped through the holes of the new training deck holder and wrap under the old holder and you're done.

Packed nicely and in perfect condition. All the card to create your own workouts as well as several premade routines you can try out if that’s your thing. Each exercise numbered approximately so you can match it to a card for that specific body part. Also, a lot of reviews mentioned that it was unable to be mounted or the pins weren’t there. I did not have that problem. I have the Total Gym XLS model and the casing mounts perfectly on top of the machine. The rear side of the plastic case is to hold all the cards and the front side is open faced so you can reference your exercise if you need to. Overall I’m happy with the purchase. It’s helped me get my wife rolling with workouts I created for her and she can use the cards as references if I’m not home to assist her with it.

Great resource and helps keep you on track. I like having access to all the different exercises you can do on the the Total Gym. You can plan out your workouts very easily from day to day. The wall chart while very useful only has a limited selected exercises. The only thing I do not like is that the holder does not fit my model of the Total Gym. Wish they made a universal fit or offered a way to retro fit to your particular model.

For Christmas I got A Weider Ultimate Body Works and couldn't wait to start using it. One of my biggest criticisms of the Weider though is that it doesn't come with any workout guides. Yes, there are pictures of exercises you can do on the box but, that's it. I started looking online and found the Total Gym Training Deck along with the 6-8 minute workout instructions. As several other reviews have mentioned, you can use these cards with a Weider machine or even a Bayou Fitness Total Trainer. The cards are organized by the area of the body that you want to focus on and are numbered for easy reference. They give instructions on the proper way to perform the exercise along with a picture of someone showing the starting and finishing positions. In addition to the exercises there are recommendations for how many reps you should do if you are going for toning, weight loss, or strength training. The daily guides are included for the 6-8 minute workouts for men and women along with other workout routines. Although I haven't tried much more than the 6-8 minute routines at this point, I can see how you could easily design your own routines with these cards and there are enough of them that you shouldn't get bored anytime soon. I really can't speak to the utility of the card holder that comes with the cards because the Weider machine doesn't have a place to put it but, it does appear to be made of pretty heavy duty plastic.

I'm 64 this machine everything I want with out hurting me would I buy it again YES BUT OF COURSE I GOT TO PUT IN THE EFFORT NICE.

The Training Deck is very nice and fulfills our expectations. We did order the Total Gym poster which is promoted with the Training Deck as "Frequently Bought Together." Our Training Deck came with the poster! A nice surprise, but now we must pay to return the second poster that we don't really need. We would NOT have ordered the poster if the description of the Training Deck included the fact that the poster was part of the package!

This stand only works with select total gym models to mount onto the total gym so check to see if it works first. The included deck goes to 16 inclines so if your total gym doesn’t have 16 levels the weights might be off. I appreciate having this deck because I don’t have internet access in my garage to pull up videos. The cards are durable and easy to read and slip in and out of the stand easily. Since it doesn’t fit my previous total gym and my replacement total gym came with a card rack I just lean this one up against the wall nearby.

Very good product i love it. Abdu

Lots of good work out combos.

Received this order very quickly. The item was as described!

I bought the Total Gym training cards to help me with my workouts on the Pilates machine I already have. I really like the cards - they are easy to read and well described. BUT BE AWARE. The picture shows 3 hitch pins included with the deck and cards but when I opened the package, I noticed there was a plastic bag in the box and it had been ripped open and NO HITCH PINS. I must assume they were stolen from the bag because if they were not supposed to be included then there would be no plastic bag. I am not returning this back because I do not wish to pay the postage and I do not need the pins.

great product, very fast delivery