As I started to train more with resistance bands it soon became apparent to me that bands were not just a strength training tool but could also be a muscle activation tool.  

Resistance bands flat versus tubular structural charateristics allowed me  to attach bands to our body in many places.   Anytime you attach a band to the body, be it at the hip, the trunk, the wrist or the lower leg, you immediately create a tactile sensation that wakes up the muscles associated to that region.

For instances, if I attached a band  around the hips and face away from the band attachment, I immediately heighten the awareness of gluteal muscles because of the posterior  force vector being applied to the anterior hip .   

This can be very helpful if you are trying to improve hip extension which we all know is a key functional movement when it comes to creating horizontal or vector explosiveness of the body.

Now by applying another dead weight training tool that also enhance hip extension, you can train with multiple vectors and really compliment the deadweight movement.   This is what I refer to as multi-vector training.

Multi-vector training  can serve to enhance function in 2 ways:

1.  By complimenting the movement and activating key muscles  to become more active in the movement. 

2.   By creating vectors that oppose each other and cause the body to become more unstable or overloaded to one side.

I will address #2 in the near future but for today we want to use it to compliment a movement. 

Today RBT Live is all about using bands to in multi-vector training set up to increase hip extension with the kettlebell swing. 

I hope you enjoy this week RBT Live  “Kettlebell – Band Multi-vector Training to enhance hip explosiveness”

 

 

 

 

If you are looking for more ways to incorporate multi-vector training you may want to check out ResistanceBandsUnleashed DVD series.  It will provide you over 50 plus ways to implement bands independently or inconjunction with other training tools.

Training Beyond the Contraction

Dave Schmitz

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