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Are Resistance Bands

Actually Effective? 🤔

Nutrition & Training PlansClick to view

🔗 Buy Bands (Amazon)

🔗 Chest & Shoulder Workout (Instagram)

So we'll be answering the following questions...

Are resistance bands actually effective?
What resistance bands should I buy?
What resistance band routine should I do?

1. Are resistance bands actually effective?

Yes. Even for those who are used to training with traditional gym equipment (barbells, dumbbells, etc.) Just to put it in perspective real quick...

This lady is squatting with 175lbs of resistance.

This gentleman is squatting with 115lbs of resistance.

I *also* saw this meat slab show up on my google search 👇 Yes, that does say 500lbs...

...as you can see, bands can vary widely in the amount of resistance they provide.

I believe many doubt the quality of workout they'll have with bands because a 100lb max resistance band just doesn't look as heavy as a 100lb dumbbell. I get it.

In some cases, I'd argue resistance bands are more effective than some traditional gym equipment. When you curl a set of dumbbells, there's barely any tension on your bicep muscles when you hit the top of the movement.

With bands, there's peak tension when you hit the top of the movement. This is what we want! Peak tension on the muscle when it's fully contracted.

You tha real MVP bands. *Thank you for being you.*

2. What resistance bands should I buy?

🔗 Buy Bands (Amazon) - This is a link to a variety pack of adjustable tube bands with handles. If I was stuck in quarantine without any equipment and willing to spend $100 or under, this would be my purchase.

Here are the most common bands I see out there. 👇 In my opinion, tube bands and loop bands are the most versatile.

We can perform a wider variety of exercises and target the whole body more effectively with these, so if you are faced with an "either or" scenario for what you're considering buying... go for tube bands or loops bands.

1. Tube bands

2. Loop bands

3. Mini-bands (Circle bands)

4. Therapy bands

5. Figure-8 bands

3. What resistance band routine should I do?

Here's a 5-day workout split you can do for free below. If you decide to go this route, I'd repeat this training split for 4-8 weeks, track your workouts and trying to get a little bit better than you did the week before.

DAY 1: CHEST & SHOULDER

DAY 2: LEGS

DAY 3: ARMS

DAY 4: CHEST & BACK

DAY 5: UPPER BODY

Click images below to see the workouts.

DAY 1

CHEST & SHOULDER