Resistance bands.

I know that technically it's concidered equipment, but what about if you add it to already bodyweight exercises?
P.S. I PM the mods and something like that will soon be demontrated. :-D

[seraphyne1]

I kije resistance bands, whether it be strands, cables, portable power jumpers, power pushups etc.
I use them in my training and I like them. Using the ppu for the pushups keeps the repss lower but the tension higher. This way I do not need to go for high reps.

But what is exactly what you want to ask? It is equipment but it works fine with BWE, look at some old timer courses.

[koltz]

A bodyweight excersise is that you move your body away or into something you hold onto , instead of using weights which you pull into your body...
therefore at leasy by my definition even using weights for chins dips etc is a bodyweight excersise...

as for band pushups , they sound awesome suppose a normal pushup you go from 70 to 55% of your bodyweight on your arms by using the bands it makes it a uniform resistance or even going from 70% to 80% if you get a tough band which helps explosivness and changing the excersise itself a lot...

Thanks guys.
I just meant if that's cheating to use bands.
I guess it's not if it will help you along the way.
I heard stories of people using resistance band for greater achievement.
I remmember one man who did thousand of push ups, (From Orient) he said that he had a ten level resistance bands and he would increase the level every so often and at the same time increase the number of repetitions. Than he used more than one band. At some point he was using 3 or 4 very tough bands and still doing very high reps with them. When he removed them, he was able to perform thousands of pushups straight.

I guess it's possible, not just old wives tail.

[koltz]

it is , training for endurance like amount of reps with higher load will help you endure longer with less load

example:
you do 50 one leg squats
when you try two legged ones your endurance will be as high as if you trained for lots of reps with two legged ones or even more to break a plateu

it is , training for endurance like amount of reps with higher load will help you endure longer with less load

example:
you do 50 one leg squats
when you try two legged ones your endurance will be as high as if you trained for lots of reps with two legged ones or even more to break a plateu

True

Gave me an idea. Squating one leg with bands.

If you do push ups with bands, you hold the bands in your hands or you press on the with the hand?
Does it matter if the hands are close grip or wide grip?

Bodyweight exercises with resistance bands still are BW I think.
Now if you do standing curls with resistance bands, than that's not BW.
I don't hear a commendment " You shall only do bodyweight"
Many people inlcuding myself love BW exercise, but if you have to use other equipment such as bands, why not?
They are easy to cary and very versatile.

[koltz]

Yeah , while they aren't basic equipment like weights they are cheap and versetile enough to be considered by everyone , infact I'm gonna get a bunch of them right now , you can do godamm everything with bands even chins and dips , assisted or weighted infact I be it's possible with a creative mind to hook up a band for an HSPU (my guess would be using a rope for the upper part of it or something to be on your legs) and you can build your strength even further, help progress into hard moves etc

Speaking of the resistance rubber.
I met a gymnast. He was huge and extremelly strong. For his training besided the gymnastic equipment, he used the surgical heavy duty resistance tubes. Mainly he did over head flyes with them and over head presses. He said that they simulate the gymnatic movement better than weights. At that point I started using them too.

[kawana]

Hmm i might just have to get me some of these, wher emight they be sold and how much $$ would i be looking at? Also, im not sure what you mean koltz when you say that you can do dips and pushups with them, im confused..

[Drunken Panda]

I believe you can buy a set of five resistance bands from this very site (bodyweightculture.com!). The pack costs $29.95 (£15.69), and can be found by going to the Gear (Shop) section of this website.

I don't have a set yet, but am considering purchasing this pack. Does anyone have the resistance bands sold here? How are they / what is there quality?

im not sure what you mean koltz when you say that you can do dips and pushups with them, im confused..

You can perform pushups with resistance bands by looping the band across your shoulders and pinning the ends underneath your hands as you perform the pushups. The same can be done for dips I believe: have the ends in your hands and the band across your shoulders as you dip up and down.

[koltz]

You would really love to do ply pushups with some strong bands , it's awesome good CNS workout , teaches you to recuit your muscles fast

[bennyb]

When it comes down to adding functional strength in the shoulders and back and also improving flexibility i'd have to go w/ the Chest Expander. What an awesome peice of equipment, whenever I have a shoulder problem I go right w/ that and my pain is gone after using it for a couple minutes. Its helped me increase my reps in hindu push-ups, handtand push-ups and holding a push-up for longer time. Lifeline USA makes the best eqipment for functional strength.

[Appleman]

Chest expanders are this two handles with some strings?

[bennyb]

Chest expanders are this two handles with some strings?

Yes or in other words rubber cables.


www.lifelineusa.com

[Beev]

I prfer the Iron Woody Bands like Ross Enamait uses in his Never Gymless book!

Yours,
Beev

[kevo]

are the resistance bands they sell on this site any good?? i'm planning on getting some resistance bands but i don't know which ones to get. koltz which ones do you use, you seem to be the smartest about this kinda stuff.

[koltz]

I think they are ,

I use a chest expander really , a (good) ressistance band is better though , but I got my chest expander as a bargain.

I reccomend you buy it either from one powerlifting site ( they have some logo with a muscular kanguroo squating with bands) or this one (it's a resseler by the way , of the gravity advantage max bands )

[reitz90]

Are these bands good for more than making bodyweight exercises harder?
I mean if i put the band under my leg and pull it strait with my hand, like i would do a biceps exercise with barbells, for example.
Or use it for other exercises for resistance, like barbells would do.

[Moonduck]

Yes, you can use them to do those sorts of movements. The resistance is not linear though. It increases as the band is stretched. This can be an excellent feature though, as it is fairly kind to your joints, and is thus VERY good for rehab after an injury.

And, now that I own some, I have to agree with Koltz earlier suggestion to look at Jump-stretch bands (the kangaroo logo ones). They rock. Excellent bands, and very sturdy.

[koltz]

Are these bands good for more than making bodyweight exercises harder?
I mean if i put the band under my leg and pull it strait with my hand, like i would do a biceps exercise with barbells, for example.
Or use it for other exercises for resistance, like barbells would do.
you would want a rubber chest expander for this ,


I know for guys who do lots of curls doing band curls can really brign the biceps up becahse durign regular curls the upper portion of the lift got good levrage , in other words it's easier,
with bands it's the oposite

so it will be a shock on the biceps.