The Many Uses of Bands in a Training Program
March 6, 2012 by danny · 5 Comments
Last week I mentioned in this blogpost that I’d be putting up a video of me performing many different exercises with the use of bands. Bands are a great tool to include in your toolbox. They take up very little space and you can travel with them when vacationing (or while on a business trip). If you put a TRX strap and some bands in your luggage, you could get a full workout in with no problem. I got my TRX straps and bands from Perform Better. Just click on the Perform Better link down and to the right and it’ll take you right to their website. Put “Superbands” in the search engine… I suggest getting a 1/2″ and 1″ band to get you started.
While the video below doesn’t include every band exercise imaginable, I did include quite a few. Hopefully it gives you some great ideas. As you’ll see, the bands can be used to add resistance to an exercise, add assistance to an exercise, or used as a stand-alone…
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Barbells, dumbbells, TRX Straps, bodyweight, kettlebells, and bands… use them all. They all can play a beneficial role in your training. I hope you enjoyed the video. I’m out…
Exercise of the Week – Band Resisted Chest Press
February 28, 2012 by danny · Leave a Comment
Bands can be a great tool in a lifting program. In the video below, you’ll see me using a band to make a standard dumbbell
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chest press (slight incline chest press, in this case) more difficult. The band matches the strength curve. In other words, when the lift becomes easier (the top portion of a chest press), the band stretches which adds tension/load to the exercise so that it is very difficult through the entire range of motion. This is known as accomodating resistance (a concept that powerlifters have mastered). Bands can be used in a number of ways. Me and my clients incorporate bands in one way or another at nearly every lifting session.
I think later on in the week or next week I’ll film a bunch of exercises/ideas for you to check out as far as how to use bands in your program. I got my bands @ Perform Better. If you are interested in picking up some bands, just click on the Perform Better link down and to the right of the screen. Type “superbands” in the search engine and it’ll take you to all the options. I suggest getting the 1/2″ and 1″ bands to start with. I am using the 1″ inch band in the video below…
Tomorrow I’ll be back with a clever way to make the most out of the equipment that you have available. If you train at a place that has 2,384 different pieces of equipment, then this post won’t be for you. Stay away, we don’t want you back! Kidding, kidding. But if you are training out of your house (like I currently am), or train at a gym with limited equipment, this exercise/post will be right up your alley.
See you tomorrow…
