Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Adding bands to lifting

Im a fan provided they dont take forever to set up and do not prevent the lift from actually happening.

Resistance bands come in all sizes and strengths, but ive found the most utility with rogues blue and orange bands. They dont add or detract a ton of weight, but they contribute enough to drastically change the lift. Black bands are great for reverse versions of a lift if you so choose.

Favorite band benefit
Train a full range of motion using partial range weights
If you want to train a rack pull, the bar is set X inches off the ground. This is great when you are using a supra maximal weight, but in and of itself there is not a huge carryover to full range of motion unless you are peppering in full range movements as well.

Adding bands, my deadlift may be 225 on the ground, but 315 up top. For someone returning from an injury, this is fantastic. Without having to add weight to the most diffocult range of motion, i still can feel 315 where im the strongest.

I dont see a reason why i would stop using these. They make every movement harder without making them more dangerous. Im not peaking or doing singles. As far as im concerned, lifting without bamds in the future will be more akin to HO HO HO YOU HAVE NOT SEEN MY FINAL FORM.

Movements im using this on right meow:
- deadlifts
- squats
- db bench
- db press

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