Band Question???

[Screwball]

Bands?

Excellent, Grimmer. Thanks for passing the information on straight from the mouth of a Westside legend. We would all like to hear how the seminar went for you. Someday I hope I get the opportunity to take advantage of the seminar. I know participants who said they learned more at a single seminar session than they had accumulated in an entire lifting career. Thanks for the info!

PLJay, I wonder what kind of tension you're getting with the green bands double-choked? Certainly, more tension than doubled mini's if you're not getting any slack at the bottom of the press. I'm curious; why you haven't used full-range dynamic benching in the past? Band work can be overtrained. The eccentric portion of the lift really stresses muscle tissue, ligaments and tendons. It's a fine line and you have to know when to back off and use chains or straight weight. Anyway, it's just another weapon to add to the arsenal. Good luck!

 

[powerlifterjay]

Screwball

Well Screwball i am not 100% westside. I have tried speed work in the past (without bands) and it just hurt my shoulder. Of course i can truly say i didnt give it a real chance either. But i am getting alot from my bands. Just i didnt feel too much at the bottom. Of course i use light weight. Actual weight is well under 50% of bar weight. So if i have 250 on the bar and 25lbs at the bottom it still feels light as hell cause i still dont have 50% at the bottom. Or if i do right at it. As far as bands in my trainig its like this. I use them once a week. Monday i bench and do other tri stuff. On thurs i, if i do speed, do speed then go right to boards. One week i hang them from the top of the rack, go until i hit a single. So there is weight accumulating as i go up but its not forcefully yanking me down. Then next week i double choke them and then i am really taxing my tris cause now its forcefully pulling me down. I even sometimes use blue bands there. Believe me , i really watch out for over trainig cause i sometimes will skip thurs period if i feel like i am overtraining my tris and pressing muscles. But i will say this i have really become addicted to bands. I use them squatting now and am thinking of using them in deadlifts too. Actually next week to go over my last PR instead of adding weight i am just going to add more bands. But for the record i do bench very fast down and up. My speed is good. Though i didnt do speed work i have always been aware and always put max force on all of my reps. Now i have an obseesion of becoming so fast that it is what i will be known for!
Also Screw ball you do seem to have a good bit of knowledge, and good posts too. Where are you from? What kinda lifts , orgs do you lift in? Keep up the good posting.