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In the last decade, resistance bands have been made popular in the development of strength and flexibility by powerlifting coach extraordinaire Louie Simmons and his lifters at Westside Barbell. Many coaches, trainers and strength athletes throughout the world have followed suit and begun implementing bands into their training programs and seen the average lifter become a great lifter and the great lifter get even better. Train like the best do, and do not get left behind...
Why Power Bands work
Bands force the lifter to push hard and accelerate throughout a greater range of motion, therefore creating maximum tension in the muscle by accomodating the resistance. The bands prevent you from coasting to the finish. If you have read any of the old Russian weight training manuals you know maximum muscle tension is required to get stronger.
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Power Band Uses
Their versatility is endless- here's some examples of what they can be used for:
- Strength and Power
- Speed and agility training
- Jumping
- Plyometrics
- Stretching
- Flexibility and Tractioning exercises
- Joint Mobility
- Prehabilitation
- Rehabilitation
General Usage Guidelines
The bands are offered in six different resistances- from 5 lbs. to 300 lbs.
They can be doubled up (to increase the resistance), and attached in an infinite number of ways to get the desired resistance.
They vary in thickness and width, which determines their pound resistance. (The greater the stretching distance of the band while exercising, the greater the resistance load of the band.) All bands are 41 inches long, seamless latex rubber constructed in layers to prevent breakage. With the exception of the Assisted Pull-up Package, the bands are sold only in pairs.
Our layered resistance bands, have been clinically tested by being stretched 3 times their length of 41 inches, over 4 million times during a 6 week period. Upon completion of this test, there was no significant length or structural changes to the band.
The bands are designed to be able to double in length when stretched. Though they can be stretched further, working within these parameters will optimize the life of your bands and avoid any chance of the band breaking.
Below are some very general guidelines for band usage. Trial and error may be necessary to find the band best suited to your particular fitness level and usage.
- Super-Mini & Mini Bands are best for general conditioning, rehabilitation, stretching, jumping and speed training. Can be used to safely increase the intensity of a workout without adding additional weights to a bar or kettlebell.
- Small and Medium Bands provide further resistance to the bar or kettlebell. Also great for stretching and tractioning joints as demonstrated in "The Band Man" article above.
- Large & Monster Bands are used for obtaining maximum resistance with squats, deadlifts, military and bench presses. Also effective for full body stretching and tractioning exercises.
Assisted Pull-ups
There are simply too many personal variables to recommend just one band. As your pull-up strength increase, your need for band assistance decreases. So as a general rule of thumb, we suggest customers purchase our Assisted Pull-Up Package. From experience we have found it usually fits the present and future needs of most pull-up training.
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