Don’t Resist The Power of Resistance Bands!

Resistance bands should not be used to slap your sister with when she “p’s” you off! If you are strength training on a budget, then it is always good to improvise with resistance bands. For a couple of bucks you can choose from a wide variety, and be able to pull off some very cool exercises. But don’t think that resistance band training will help you increase your muscle mass or size. If you have not trained for quite some time, then resistance bands are a great way of getting the muscle primed before you break into the competitive season, where weights with some intensity will need to be utilized.

You can do a whole gauntlet of exercises with resistance bands. Everything from push-ups with resistance, to biceps curls, where the list ends is purely up to your own creativity. As with all training programs, utilizing resistance bands should be part of the wider scope of your training regime. You can use resistance bands as a great way of winding down from a competitive season (de-training) while letting your muscles keep some semblance of the massive boulders you have sculpted.

On the other hand, resistance bands are a very good way of keeping fit while travelling. In fact, while the Mrs. and I where whisking our way through Europe, I carried a handy resistance band in my jumbo packed travellers luggage. Did I need any weights? Nope. Resistance bands did the trick for me. With my current prolonged recovery from ACL surgery, resistance bands have been a staple of my recovery regime. Resistance bands are not a way of creating massive lumps of muscle, you need to haul the heavy iron for that accomplishment. What resistance bands can do, is provide a great way of training on the go and help you to burn fat naturally, as the added muscle will help you burn fat at rest.

In conjunction with an aerobic fitness program, resistance bands can help streamline your way into a fully blown weight training program. Utilize resistance bands as a great way to keep your muscles primed and your belly less jelly-like. I feel like an old late night “Body by Jake” infomercial!