need help with bands

[sausage]

can someone give me some ideas of how to anchor my bands to the ground for bench pressing?This shit is driving me nuts every time i think i have it and i press to hard the bands come up and release the tension.

 

[Hannibal]

What are you using now?

Do you have a power rack?

 

[Liftbig]

i used to use a few very heavy dumbbells and that worked great. now i just use the base of a power rack.

 

[t3c]

hey man you can always use dumbells...or even plates if you rig it up right

 

[sausage]

no i dont have a power rack i just have a bench i bought from my gym.

 

[Hannibal]

Then db's are the way to go if you have them heavy enough. And if they aren't hex...use a small plate on either side to keep them from rolling.

 

[sausage]

how heavy of a dumbell should i use and were could i order a dumbell that heavy?Im guessing i would at least need a 150 lb dumbell

 

[nu2shirt]

depends on whether you are benching or not. also you could just use 2 pairs of DBs if ya wanted, but they will increase the choke a bit

 

[Grantsdu]

we would lay one down, put the band around it, then stack another BD crossways on it if it wasn't enough weight to hold it down
worked really well.

 

[pwr_machine]

If the bench you're using has a piece low to the ground, tie the two bands together and pass them under the bench to attach to each side of the bar.

 

[sausage]

im using the barbell technique i have a barbell under the bench with 200 lbs on each side and there old school weights that are 25 lbs each so the bar is low to the ground? my only problem now is that when i loop it on the bar the tension isnt strong enough i need to figure out a way to double loop or something.

 

[BigWh1tey]

Try 2 Dbs per side that way you can double choke the band between the 2 handles for more tension.

 

[Goal500]

If you can tie the bands together and loop them under the bench. Make sure that you are putting the bands at the end of the barbell so that you get more tension, that should solve your problem.

 

[bigguns15]

If you can tie the bands together and loop them under the bench. Make sure that you are putting the bands at the end of the barbell so that you get more tension, that should solve your problem.

This is what I do for bands Works like a charm.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

"If the bench you're using has a piece low to the ground, tie the two bands together and pass them under the bench to attach to each side of the bar."

this is what I do as well