eye opening.
These were HS kids and I was amazed at how they struggled
with doing simple band training.
Their trunk control frankly stunk….. to much PS3 I suspect
Than I had a new adult group clinic 2 days later and it
was amazing. Most of these were fitness minded
adults who worked out…… ON MACHNINES!!
Bands blew them away.
Here are 2 reasons why bands are difficult for most
traditional exercise people and for kids that have
poor dynamic trunk control.
1. Bands make you work through the full motion.
90% of all machine based and body weight based
and free weight based training makes you work
just through mid range. So you train your
neuromuscular system to back off once you get
through mid range.
2. Band make you control your entire body and
use your entire body to generate force.
Most people want to isolate and just use
a single body part. This simply won’t
work with bands
Great for body building… Does not work
when it comes to function and band
training
So the bottomline…
Go ahead and lift with machines, free weight,
and definitely keep doing your body weight training…
…but you need to consider adding bands into the mix
to enhance your total body strength and integration.
Here is a perfect example of how to bring bands into
db training.
Training to React Not Just Contract
Dave Schmitz… The Band Man
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