Accomodating Resistance for Bodybuilders

[jeremys]

which would work better for growth: bands or bar weight with slow eccentric?

 

[b fold the truth]

which would work better for growth: bands or bar weight with slow eccentric?

Well...I like to use the bands...and I am growing!!!

B True

 

[coolcolj]

Well you use the band togetehr with bar+weight, the bands pull downwards on you, so the eccentric stress is even greater, then you have to reverse this and push hard against the combined weight of the bar/plates and band.

sorta like plyo together with weights rolled in one.

 

[spatts]

It depends on the move and how you have the bands rigged. In a squat, yes, there is greater eccentric when anchored at the floor.

 

[coolcolj]

band squats are scary shit the first time you try them. Man they work good on developing explosiveness though! Train with 'em for a while and then go to a bar that doesnt get harder as you ascend (bands) and your weights just fly up!! I use a green on each side but I cant help but worry a little bit about a band breaking, could be disasterous...

good I hope this makes me a freaking jumping monster!!!


just wondering if the pink bands are enough with 135lbs?
I currently full squat around 250lbs for reps - quite hard
That should add 100lbs to the top of the 135 right?

I kinda wished I had ordered the greens instead

 

[jeremys]

i was thinking that with a bar w/o bands i could make the eccentric slower vs. bar with bands. i was thinking about TUT

 

[Intenceman]

Interesting explanation BFOLD- the best I've heard yet-(sorry but Simmons writings didn't do it for me), somewhat similiar to the theory behind the design of Nautilus (the variable, varying resistance with the maximum being in the fully contracted peak posiiton).
The only real problem I see with this method is how would you do all this if you train in a commercial gym or club, like many- if not most do.

 

[coolcolj]

Got my purple bands yesterday!

Can't wait to try em on squats

 

[coolcolj]

Related article

http://www.strengthcats.com/dart.htm

 

[jeremys]

interesting article