Perhaps you have seen a piece of workout equipment called resistance bands at your local gym while you were busy doing strength training. These colored pieces of elastic tubing are popular among a small group of gym goers but are not as popular as they probably should be.
So is strength training with resistance bands as effective as some people claim they are?
Resistance band training is a good alternative to weights. Although many people think that resistance bands come in only one type of resistance the truth is they come in various.
These bands are colored coded and come in various thickness levels. The thicker a band is the heavier it feels as you pull on them. Using these bands give the same effect as using weights for strength training.
Advantage of Resistance Bands
One primary advantage to using bands is they are not stable. Although this may sound counter intuitive the truth is that this is a benefit as it forces the muscle to work on other muscles that help with stability.
The important thing to focus with strength training is putting muscles in constant tension so that the muscle breaks down and grows again. Resistance bands do exactly this the same way that weights do.
Try it some time and I'm sure you won't regret it.
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