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Resistance Bands Back Exercises Trick for 50% Better Results

Background: The Science of Pulling When you do any type of pulling exercise (this includes all Rows Lat Pulls Etc..), there are two muscle groups which most likely will be involved: Back and Biceps. Most people unknowingly use their Biceps to help or dominate the load of the pull instead of their back muscles. This […]

Resistance Bands Vs Free Weights

How does Dr. Jim Stoppani Feel about the Resistance Bands vs. Free Weights debate? Read below to learn his opinion on how they stack up: The Similarities: Elastic resistance exercise, such as the use of elastic tubing equipment, has been used for almost a century (6). It originally was used as a fitness technique, but […]

Muscle Building With Resistance Bands 4-Minute Muscle

If you want to learn one of the top secrets to muscle building with Resistance Bands - Start Here! One of the greatest muscle building techniques to use with resistance bands is called 4 Minute Muscle. It was the brainchild of Dr, Jim Stoppani, and while he wrote this with free weights in mind, it […]

Top 5 Mistakes With Resistance Bands That Could Cause Them To Snap

Avoid the mistakes listed below and your Resistance Bands will last and serve you for a very long time One: Sawing Sawing is when you thread your bands through a door anchor and then alternate pulling side to side (similar to a pulley system). The side to side pulling action creates friction between the band […]

Pilates With Resistance Bands

Years ago, we hired a Pilates instructor to lead Reformer style Pilates workouts with Bodylastics Resistance Bands. Even though we already had a muscle building show with Bands called "Chiseled" we knew that there was an audience that would be interested in the time tested style of training that had built some of the most […]

Building Muscle With Resistance Bands - Pulse High Volume

We just finished the 6 minute Muscle Series and everyone is echoing the same thing: That program was INSANE and packed on quality muscle. Let's keep the muscle building train moving! The week starting June 8th, 2020, we started a program called "Pulse/High Volume". It combines 3 of our most effective routines: Pulse Then Crank […]

Resistance Bands Tension Calculations

One common question that we receive at Bodylastics USA Inc. is "how much resistance is the band generating for certain exercises?" In other words, if you are standing on a 19 lbs. band with a handle in each hand how much will each arm be feeling/working against? The easy explanation is that a resistance band […]

How Much Tension Should I Use

Okay, you've started working out with your resistance bands but you've hit a snag. You want the best results, however, you're not sure if you're using the right amount of tension, or how to choose the right amount of tension. The solution to this dilemma is much more simple than you think. Regardless of what […]

Building Muscle With Resistance Bands - Muscle Gambling

Before you start reading, you might just want to do it and experience it instead. If that's the case Click the image to try the actual full length follow-along Chiseled Muscle Gambling Workout If you want to build incredible muscle with resistance bands then you must try Muscle Gambling. In most types of […]

Top 3 Resistance Bands Exercises For Football

Believe it or not elastic resistance is the superior training tool for building speed and power on the football field. Seriously! Elastic resistance is better because you can take the exact movements from the field and make them exponentially more difficult, with super effective and smooth resistance. While you can use resistance bands to create […]

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