Rubber Weight Bands. Worth it or Not?

[n8ive_stylez]

I have a freind who's a beast and he's brought to my attention the use of bands for adding alot of resistance to his bench/squat.

My Question is: Are they worth goin out and buying or should I jus use heavy weight to compensate?? And what is the difference between that and weight? I've never really used them but once and was wondering other opinions on them..

Thanx alot.
N8ive.

 

[musketeer]

The resistance is non-linear. That means thaht as the band is stretched, the resistance (downward pull) gets greater. This means that ath the top of the movement (lockout of the knees/elbows, in the squat/bench) that there will be more force applied to the bar. It will rewquire more muscle fibre recruitment at a joint angle where the body is stronger. For ex: the top 4 inches of the squat are easy as pie compared to the bottom or the midpoint. Thick band and heavy chains allow you to exhaust the muscles throughout the entire range of motion, not just the sticking point.
Thats what they are intended to do anyway.

Also use bands for:

Upright rows

Standing Barbel curls (and preacher)

Jump Squats

Dips (crazy hard!)

Incline board situps

Hanging leg raises (oohh that contraction burns....

Use them to assist you in the chin-up by wraping it up over the bar and into your belt.

Get the picture?

 

[n8ive_stylez]

The resistance is non-linear. That means thaht as the band is stretched, the resistance (downward pull) gets greater. This means that ath the top of the movement (lockout of the knees/elbows, in the squat/bench) that there will be more force applied to the bar. It will rewquire more muscle fibre recruitment at a joint angle where the body is stronger. For ex: the top 4 inches of the squat are easy as pie compared to the bottom or the midpoint. Thick band and heavy chains allow you to exhaust the muscles throughout the entire range of motion, not just the sticking point.
Thats what they are intended to do anyway.

Also use bands for:

Upright rows

Standing Barbel curls (and preacher)

Jump Squats

Dips (crazy hard!)

Incline board situps

Hanging leg raises (oohh that contraction burns....

Use them to assist you in the chin-up by wraping it up over the bar and into your belt.

Get the picture?

Hey man thanx alot, you've given me alot of useful advice since I've jumped on the site.. Greatly Appreciated bro.. I think I'm gonna add bands into my workout, I'll let ya know how it goes.. Thanx man

Latez
N8ive

 

[musketeer]

Anytime, iron bro!

 

[b fold the truth]

I wrote an article about "accomodating resistance for bodybuilders" here on this site once...

B True

 

[steig]

The resistance is non-linear. That means thaht as the band is stretched, the resistance (downward pull) gets greater. This means that ath the top of the movement (lockout of the knees/elbows, in the squat/bench) that there will be more force applied to the bar. It will rewquire more muscle fibre recruitment at a joint angle where the body is stronger. For ex: the top 4 inches of the squat are easy as pie compared to the bottom or the midpoint. Thick band and heavy chains allow you to exhaust the muscles throughout the entire range of motion, not just the sticking point.
Thats what they are intended to do anyway.

Also use bands for:

Upright rows

Standing Barbel curls (and preacher)

Jump Squats

Dips (crazy hard!)

Incline board situps

Hanging leg raises (oohh that contraction burns....

Use them to assist you in the chin-up by wraping it up over the bar and into your belt.

Get the picture?

How do you use a rubber band for these exercises? I've seen them used for benching and squats but never thought about it for the other exercises listed. And what type of band should be used for the exercises listed?

 

[curgeo]

Another good thing about bands is they aid in your recovery. I usually use them on a sore muscle the day after training. For example: If my lower back hurts from doing goodmornings the day before, I will do light band gm's the day after to stimulate blood flow to help my recovery.....same for chest or any other sore bodypart. The key is to use less than 30 percent of your 1 rep max. You have to estimate with the bands, but it does help.

As long as accomodating resistance (Band or chains), check out www.elitefts.com for the Louis Simmons articles and also look at b fold's post on it.

Bands are really hard on your body when attached to weight. They should not be used for more than a couple of weeks in a row without dropping the tension. I usually do 3 weeks of band work (added to the weights for resistance) and then 3 weeks without bands. The high eccentric force of bands can really tear you up if your not careful.

Make sure to check out www.elitefts.com and do a search in the articles and the Q & A.