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Resistance band workouts
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I use them for activation movements in order to engage specific muscles that I will be training, and to warm up my shoulders. I also use bands on things like leg presses or hack squats. I will rig the machine so that the bands are pulling when I am at the bottom of the movement. This gives me a heavier load at the top, which allows me to use more weight overall.
Made up bullshit. It's just a word people throw about. Usually by girls referring to their butts as in 'I'm activating my glutes'. Please. Most girls butts are plenty big. I can take my finger - put it on your muscle (lets say your bicep) and get you to concentrate on tensing it while you lift. Even then it's not like the muscle was inactive before.
Warming up is fine (although using light weights still works).
You'd also want the bands on a leg press to pull at the top. And it's not more weight - it's more resistance.
physical therapists love using bands on their clients but they don't do jack shit for weight lifters because our bodies are way too advanced. i can see it if you are rehabbing from a major injury, but it won't do shit for us no.
you can use them post exercise to stretch and such, but what i would rather you do is hot bikram yoga instead
you can use them post exercise to stretch and such, but what i would rather you do is hot bikram yoga instead
It's one of those words 'PT's like to use. Makes them sound like they know what they're doing.
What does incorporating resistance bands in the workouts have to do with yoga?
I don't see any particular reason why a regular gym goer would need them but for people like powerlifters and alike they may serve some purpose.
because yoga stretches and de-compresses which is the goal of using bands in most cases and it is much more effective
No it's not. As the name suggests it's a resistance band not a stretch band.
I'd recommend just doing warmup sets instead. I dont see a need for them unless you domt have access to weights. I only used them to pump up before a show that didnt have any weights available
It depends what you are trying to get out of them. They are not ideal for trying to build muscle and push yourself but they might be decent for warming up and stretching out.
Using bands to activate the muscle group you are about to train allows you to do LESS "warm up sets" while lessening the risk of injury like "warm up sets". I use far less energy activating muscles with bands than I would doing the actual training movements with lighter weight. This allows me to move more weight on my working sets. That is not "bioscience". That is actually a more effective way to prepare for heavy sets
Prove it. Show us the results.
And warming up is not the same as engaging a muscle. I explained what the engagement was before.
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For sure. We've one at my gym who uses a really thick looking one around her knees. Does a bunch of other 'hip' based stuff too. Massive ass. I suspect she thinks toning it will reduce it when, in fact, it's made f all difference. Thus far I have resisted asking 'what the fuck are you doing?'.
Andalite
Elite Bodybuilder
Solid points and I find it hilarious when guys throw in reverse banded bench or anything: you want to use less weight for a bigger bang...
Bands have their place - warming up and back stage pumping for sure. But engagement etc? Pfft.
A good example would be the rubberized slingshots (I've never used one but...) for benching. They force you into the right form and help you overload at the top. Of course, you still need to bench without them too as well as, if it's your preference, practice with a shirt on. The closest I get is elbow sleeves.
