Anyone do dumbbell lifts with resistant bands?

[jiggagold]

Today I did flat dumbbell and incline dumbbell bench with a strength cord around my back adding resistance to the press, we've added alot of these resistant bands to our lifts in our baseball training, i really like it, it helps with exploding the weight up but keeping it under control, i can see this helping people get over their plateaus, we also do these with step ups, ez curls, tri extension, squats, shoulder presses

 

[wolfman87]

i've seen something like it where the guys put those PT bands on the bar doing bench. i think it's retarded because if they want more resistance they can just put on more weight. it makes no sense to me to use bands to add resistance.

 

[Tweakle]

dbs and bands look like a great mix, i've never used them but ordered some this weekend

 

[Guinness5.0]

i've seen something like it where the guys put those PT bands on the bar doing bench. i think it's retarded because if they want more resistance they can just put on more weight. it makes no sense to me to use bands to add resistance.

http://www.westside-barbell.com/Articles Top Ten/PDF.Files/04PDF/Chains and Bands.pdf

 

[perp69]

Don't see why it would not work just as good but can't see how you would set it up.

Perp

 

[perp69]

i've seen something like it where the guys put those PT bands on the bar doing bench. i think it's retarded because if they want more resistance they can just put on more weight. it makes no sense to me to use bands to add resistance.

LOL
It is not the resistance per se but the increase in resistance as you near the top of the lift that makes bands important. It works great for increasing your bench.

Perp

 

[blut wump]

The thing to be very careful of when using DBs in this fashion is the extra load on minor muscles. If you allow the band resistance to go outside the natural planes of motion of the exercise then your rotator cuff and scapula are likely to be under more load than you'd like.

 

[wolfman87]

LOL
It is not the resistance per se but the increase in resistance as you near the top of the lift that makes bands important. It works great for increasing your bench.

Perp

that's a good point. i didn't think about the more resistance the higher up you get.

 

[HiDnGoD]

http://www.westside-barbell.com/Articles Top Ten/PDF.Files/04PDF/Chains and Bands.pdf

Damn. I always wondered about those chains.

 

[HotMan]

i use bands with db's to do flys.. when you do db flys you basiclly only work 1/2 the lift.. do them with bands and your acutally increasing intensity at the points were db's have no resistance.. top end..

db bands is like having a cross over pulley machine..

 

[blut wump]

Bands can substitute for a whole plethora of pulley exercises.

 

[Lee]

i've seen something like it where the guys put those PT bands on the bar doing bench. i think it's retarded because if they want more resistance they can just put on more weight. it makes no sense to me to use bands to add resistance.

different kind of resistance. adding a band keeps the same resistance throughout the push/pull whereas with just the weight everyone has their sticking or easier points of the ROM.

 

[jiggagold]

my shit has been so sore it is out of this world, this is hell but worth it

 

[Sassy69]

Bands & chains are kewl!

 

[HiDnGoD]

i use bands with db's to do flys.. when you do db flys you basiclly only work 1/2 the lift.. do them with bands and your acutally increasing intensity at the points were db's have no resistance.. top end..

db bands is like having a cross over pulley machine..

How do you do that? With the bands going out to the side, or up from the floor?

 

[HotMan]

I have the bands tied to my power rack at the bottom. Do it from the floor. Put the bands in your hands then grab the db's, its easy..

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