Muscles do not have a brain.
They don’t think
They don’t display emotion.
They work when stress is applied to them otherwise they lay around.
They react when tension is forced upon them.
So do you think they know the difference between a resistance band, db or kettlebell interval workout.
Probably not.
So if I could take a simple band or 2 and do a workout that….
- Pushes my heart out out of my chest.
- Makes my muscles Burn with fatigue
- Makes me not want to move after completing a circuit
… Than it will create the same physiological effects for fat loss not to mention it will allow me to challenge muscles by working in vectors that dead weight can’t.
It will also allow me to move faster and more explosively than if I was just lifting a dead weight which by the way has shown to burn more fat as well.
Now before I get all the hate mail….. I am not suggesting weights are bad. (I am suggesting machines are bad but that is for another day)
What I am suggesting is that you can create awesome fat burning interval strength training workouts using bands and it does not have to be your last alternative.
Frankly I think it should be our primary option at least 2 days per week.
Here is a little cardio-strength workout you may want to try. It may look cardio but I promise you hips and quads and calves won’t think so….. Dumbbells and kettlebells not allowed!!
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Training Beyond the Contraction
Dave
www.howtotrainwithbands.com…. Great place to get your RBT underway.
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