You're right that this is a video many people could benefit from and you've done a solid job explaining the principles in a simple straightforward way. One of the nuances that would obviously overload the explanation you've given, but is worth mentioning is pre-stretch for resistance bands; i.e. if the band is already stretched then the strength curve differences are somewhat reduced, it needn't just be no tension to tension. Also for traditional lifting; using a landmine (or the classic tennis ball on the end of the barbell) for t-bar like rows, overhead presses, etc., has a subtle increased load in the bottom part of the rep due to angle of the pivot. I'd also add that gymnastic rings are a similarly fantastic addition to the kind of setup you mention for the same reason as the TRX (though I'd argue more comfortable). Bottom line though; TRX/Gymnastic rings making a great compliment to resistance bands is excellent advice (as long as we don't mention leg training 😉).
Oh, absolutely. There are many specific examples, such as preacher curls, that bias loading the bottom of the rep. I more so meant that no other type of training equipment, as a whole and on average, overloads the bottom. You're also right that preloading the band helps, but it still results in loading being biased towards the top of the rep rather than the bottom. No matter how you load a band or which type of band you use, it will never provide more load at the bottom of the rep than at the top (not that I'm aware of, anyway).
I travel with a band gym (X3); and while I love the portability, I’ve felt that “missing half” of the rep. I think this is a great idea to use the suspension trainer to fill in that piece of the puzzle! I think this video has been a great help for me personally, and I can’t wait to put it into practice!
Great video, friend! I have both resistance bands and suspension trainer, and I have been using the suspension trainer mostly for bodyweight rows. It just naturally felt like a better way to do rows compared to bands (where I could never get the resistance right) or weights (where making adjustments to the resistance required stopping the workout, and fatigue the lower back supporting the weight). Suspension trainers made it easy, just change the angle of your body and keep going. They seem to do a better job of keeping the workout focused on the upper back, without lower back fatigue limiting your workout. At least for me, anyway.
Suspension trainers are definitely a hidden gem, especially for back training. I used a DIY suspension trainer as my primary training device, for years. Even with everything available to me, now, I still keep one on hand and use it regularly.
wow! glad you're ok, bro. just watched that short. which bar? how much were the bands 'rated', so to speak at? (not that you stretched them 2-2.5x resting length i don't think.
Yeah, I'm good. I actually laughed about it, as it was initially surprising but simultaneously was somewhat expected on some level. Those bands equate to about 300lbs total, at the top position. Given that I wasn't even halfway up, I doubt the resistance at that moment could have been much more than 200lbs.
thx for expanding my thinking. i've used resistance bands alone as well as with free weights (similar to using chains on a deadlift) and with the total gym also, but had yet to use them as an adjunct to the TRX suspension trainer i own (same one u show in the vid). they seem to be an excellent match. perhaps alternating b/t the trainer and the bands for each individual muscle group before moving on to the next muscle group to be trained would be a good workout approach??? maybe? your thoughts if you're so inclined an have the time to comment. no pressure and no problem if you don't reply. while you were speaking of compound movements, it seems isolation exercises would similarly benefit (thinking of chest flys here, for one example). likewise that same max loading concept you were explaining would benefit even bicep curls from combining suspension and bands, even with ~170 degrees of motion during a full contraction of a bicep curl rep and which has a more complex strength curve (2 separate curves in a sense before and after the 90 degree joint angle longest moment arm position) the bands and suspension trainer would work synergistically. thinking off the top of my head, sadly i don't see a way to combine the suspension trainer and a band (looping it through the suspension trainer 'arms' center rotation point for example) to have the best of both worlds as the band would function as an assist (as they are sometimes utilized for pullups by some). i think the band would need to be anchored low opposite the overhead anchor point of the suspension trainer with the band pulling back on one's body as the rep's movement progresses--a bit too complex of a setup unless one has a dedicated home gym room. you're very creative, if you can think of some other way, please share. another excellent vid. tyvm. appreciate your time and effort in making the vid.
Alternating the bands and the TRX as you describe would be a great idea, I think. And yes, though I mentioned a few compound movements as examples, it is the same deal with isolation movements. There could be a few options for combining bands and TRX to be used simultaneously, but it would only be practical for a few basic movements. I will start thinking of some ways around that, actually, and see what I come up with.
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You're right that this is a video many people could benefit from and you've done a solid job explaining the principles in a simple straightforward way. One of the nuances that would obviously overload the explanation you've given, but is worth mentioning is pre-stretch for resistance bands; i.e. if the band is already stretched then the strength curve differences are somewhat reduced, it needn't just be no tension to tension.
Also for traditional lifting; using a landmine (or the classic tennis ball on the end of the barbell) for t-bar like rows, overhead presses, etc., has a subtle increased load in the bottom part of the rep due to angle of the pivot. I'd also add that gymnastic rings are a similarly fantastic addition to the kind of setup you mention for the same reason as the TRX (though I'd argue more comfortable).
Bottom line though; TRX/Gymnastic rings making a great compliment to resistance bands is excellent advice (as long as we don't mention leg training 😉).
Oh, absolutely. There are many specific examples, such as preacher curls, that bias loading the bottom of the rep. I more so meant that no other type of training equipment, as a whole and on average, overloads the bottom. You're also right that preloading the band helps, but it still results in loading being biased towards the top of the rep rather than the bottom. No matter how you load a band or which type of band you use, it will never provide more load at the bottom of the rep than at the top (not that I'm aware of, anyway).
I travel with a band gym (X3); and while I love the portability, I’ve felt that “missing half”
of the rep. I think this is a great idea to use the suspension trainer to fill in that piece of the puzzle! I think this video has been a great help for me personally, and I can’t wait to put it into practice!
Let me know how you like it!
Great video, friend! I have both resistance bands and suspension trainer, and I have been using the suspension trainer mostly for bodyweight rows. It just naturally felt like a better way to do rows compared to bands (where I could never get the resistance right) or weights (where making adjustments to the resistance required stopping the workout, and fatigue the lower back supporting the weight). Suspension trainers made it easy, just change the angle of your body and keep going. They seem to do a better job of keeping the workout focused on the upper back, without lower back fatigue limiting your workout. At least for me, anyway.
Suspension trainers are definitely a hidden gem, especially for back training. I used a DIY suspension trainer as my primary training device, for years. Even with everything available to me, now, I still keep one on hand and use it regularly.
wow! glad you're ok, bro. just watched that short. which bar? how much were the bands 'rated', so to speak at? (not that you stretched them 2-2.5x resting length i don't think.
Yeah, I'm good. I actually laughed about it, as it was initially surprising but simultaneously was somewhat expected on some level. Those bands equate to about 300lbs total, at the top position. Given that I wasn't even halfway up, I doubt the resistance at that moment could have been much more than 200lbs.
thx for expanding my thinking. i've used resistance bands alone as well as with free weights (similar to using chains on a deadlift) and with the total gym also, but had yet to use them as an adjunct to the TRX suspension trainer i own (same one u show in the vid). they seem to be an excellent match. perhaps alternating b/t the trainer and the bands for each individual muscle group before moving on to the next muscle group to be trained would be a good workout approach??? maybe? your thoughts if you're so inclined an have the time to comment. no pressure and no problem if you don't reply.
while you were speaking of compound movements, it seems isolation exercises would similarly benefit (thinking of chest flys here, for one example). likewise that same max loading concept you were explaining would benefit even bicep curls from combining suspension and bands, even with ~170 degrees of motion during a full contraction of a bicep curl rep and which has a more complex strength curve (2 separate curves in a sense before and after the 90 degree joint angle longest moment arm position) the bands and suspension trainer would work synergistically.
thinking off the top of my head, sadly i don't see a way to combine the suspension trainer and a band (looping it through the suspension trainer 'arms' center rotation point for example) to have the best of both worlds as the band would function as an assist (as they are sometimes utilized for pullups by some). i think the band would need to be anchored low opposite the overhead anchor point of the suspension trainer with the band pulling back on one's body as the rep's movement progresses--a bit too complex of a setup unless one has a dedicated home gym room. you're very creative, if you can think of some other way, please share.
another excellent vid. tyvm. appreciate your time and effort in making the vid.
Alternating the bands and the TRX as you describe would be a great idea, I think. And yes, though I mentioned a few compound movements as examples, it is the same deal with isolation movements. There could be a few options for combining bands and TRX to be used simultaneously, but it would only be practical for a few basic movements. I will start thinking of some ways around that, actually, and see what I come up with.