I know many of you watch my videos and than try to reproduce the workouts using bungee cords or tubular training devices.
Why do I know this??
Because I use to have a closet full of this stuff until I came across flat continuous looped layered resistance bands.
Here are 3 reasons why you should not attemp RBT drills with these devices.
1. Tubular elastic devices are molded and will not withstand the aggressive pressure I put on bands with my workout routines. Tubular devices can be used for light upper torso or rehabilitative exercise but when it time to get after it be careful.
2. Tubes and bungee cords are round and will not adhere to the body. As a result they roll and slip making drills like running and double crossover set ups difficult to do. Hooking them on your feet is next to impossible. Also they will not stay in place to create good propriceptive feedback with core or hip stabilization training.
3. Nylon covered tubes and bungee cords have a stopping point and do not allow for overstretching to accidiently occur. This an injury waiting to happen, my friend. If you try to do aggressive running drills with these, you are back injury waiting to happen and if it is a client… Well you don’t want to go there. Even if you try to adjust your running it will not work. First you or your client will not work as hard because you are worried about getting jacked up and secondly as you keep going you will naturally keeping working out further and further without knowing it until all the sudden you stop. It is not pretty.
Lets Just Stop the madness!!
Let’s agree on one thing…. Resistance bands are in a class by themselves and if you stay connected with me, it will be flat layered continuous resistance bands only. I have emptied my closets of everything else.
By the way, partner training is virtually impossible to do in bungee cords or tubes.
Why do I bring this up??
I have been doing Partner Band Training since I first started training large groups 8 years ago. It is simply the best way to crush it with bands. Over the next 2 weeks I will be launching a brand new Partner Band Training product that will solidify why RBT is in a class by itself.
Stay connected and make sure you shoot me some of your band stories.
Always enjoy seeing how others are doing with RBT.
Training Beyond the Contraction!!
Dave Schmitz
Your #1 Resistance Band Training Headquarters
www.resistancebandtraining.com
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