The motivation for this video came out of many comments and online clients asking for more examples of how I use bands in a workout along with instruction. While I mention at the start as being a "follow along workout", this video primarily is meant to show and explain how I'd take a simple band set up like this and drive fatigue with limited exercises, reps, sets, and time. Rest between sets was minimal to gather my breath and compound sets had little to no rest between exercises. The whole workout took about
Haven’t done a follow along with you in a while. This was fun. I have to take it easy due my recent wrist surgery. Great point mike, if other muscles begin to take over, or you have to break form to finish, that’s failure. Great video mike. God bless bro.
This is an awesome how-to HIT exercise guide for resistance bands! I’ll be tapping into this type of equipment in the future. Very informative, thanks for putting this together, Mike!
Good stuff enjoyed it this is pretty in line what I do for band HIT workouts! Some mesocycles I superset muscle groups and other mesos I pre-fatigue! Been gym only this summer wife is loving the group spin classes and I do HIT in the mean time we will go back to home workout in the fall
Hi Hybrid Resistance, love the workout outside in the park and in the sun it has to be a great place to get in tune with nature and build a powerful body you get more energized being outdoors with all that fresh air and warm environment.
Amen Wilfredo. Although I just got to walk outside today, I've been bad this summer about doing more outdoor workouts. Some of my favorite workouts are just out to an open field with some toys.
I use a home-made x3 style system. I have been recently playing with "drop" sets. On the first set or two ill go heavy, 8-12 reps. Then ill drop it down a band for the last set or two and go to failure, 12 - 20 reps. Ive noticed that i feel much more sore and my muscles feel way more fatigued when i do this. It does take some more setup and makes my workouts a little longer but its worth it for me. I think with bands, because the resistance increases so much over the range of motion, dropping the resistance down for some sets allows you to finish working the top end of the muscle.
@chuck_henry 41 inch, my foot plate is 25" wide so that gives a bit of a pre-stretch. That's the downside about these systems is everyone is different. Some have longer or shorter arms and legs, etc. I personally just invited in a pair of adjustable dumbells and am switching over most of my workouts to dumbbell centric and using bands as a supplement instead of my primary resistance.
Great comment. I had a different intro to the video (got long winded), where I stressed how you definitely don't need a bar or this set up, but this whole sequence could be done with whatever your band preference would be.
Legs is a challenge so I save that for the weekends where I am off from work and relaxing so if it taxes me, I can rest. I do upper body during the weekdays because its where I am strongest and I recover faster. Since its a work week it doesn't exhaust me and I can function the next day.
My favorite split is upper / lower, so I feel you on that. Aside from recently switching to total body splits (for some experimentation) , some people were asking for a total body band workout, so that's where this workout came to be.
Thanks Marc. I think it really depends on you individually as to how heavy the weight vest is and what kind of band tension we're talking about. You can't really go too heavy with bands without it feeling a little cumbersome for the push ups. But for me, I'd probably opt for the banded push ups. Even on my knees with lighter bands can really light up my chest.
I think you said you don't like anchors but I've started to like doing a standing dip movement to hit the chest. I use it as a finishing exercise after weights. I'm about to take a break from weights again and see if I can use them as a base movement vs pressing.
i've had some great workouts with the band/board/bar setup. someone out there needs to invent a better chest press though, it's never felt right to me I think deadlifts aren't great with it either because of the ROM. everything else is great though and if I wasn't more interested in tracking my numbers more granularly i'd have stuck with it exclusively
@@mrqualityreviewer4752 i don't own a harambe setup but i do have the clench board and tried this after reading your comment. it actually felt pretty good, much better than any other chest pressing movements i've done with bands before. thanks for the recommendation
@@FrankZen I still use my Squat Harness actually you’re gonna see it and probably the next video. I’m just not really a fan of using bands for legs in general if I don’t have to.
The motivation for this video came out of many comments and online clients asking for more examples of how I use bands in a workout along with instruction. While I mention at the start as being a "follow along workout", this video primarily is meant to show and explain how I'd take a simple band set up like this and drive fatigue with limited exercises, reps, sets, and time. Rest between sets was minimal to gather my breath and compound sets had little to no rest between exercises. The whole workout took about
Great example of your workout. Thank you.
Thank for you watching.
Haven’t done a follow along with you in a while. This was fun. I have to take it easy due my recent wrist surgery. Great point mike, if other muscles begin to take over, or you have to break form to finish, that’s failure. Great video mike. God bless bro.
Thanks as always brother. May God continue to bless you my friend.
NICE! HIT is the best way to train PERIOD, many will argue but you can't beat it in terms of efficiency.
Thanks for watching.
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This is an awesome how-to HIT exercise guide for resistance bands! I’ll be tapping into this type of equipment in the future. Very informative, thanks for putting this together, Mike!
Thanks so much Larry. Love what you're doing as well.
Cool video. Working out outside is great.
I've got a bunch of outdoor workout tools, but no question my favorite are my bands. Thanks again Brian for watching.
@@hybridresistance When you do training videos in the backyard, I always wonder if there will be chinup bar added to the swingset in the future.
Good stuff enjoyed it this is pretty in line what I do for band HIT workouts! Some mesocycles I superset muscle groups and other mesos I pre-fatigue! Been gym only this summer wife is loving the group spin classes and I do HIT in the mean time we will go back to home workout in the fall
I love how you're mixing everything up including periods of going to the gym vs home. Awesome comment Buddy.
Hi Hybrid Resistance, love the workout outside in the park and in the sun it has to be a great place to get in tune with nature and build a powerful body you get more energized being outdoors with all that fresh air and warm environment.
Amen Wilfredo. Although I just got to walk outside today, I've been bad this summer about doing more outdoor workouts. Some of my favorite workouts are just out to an open field with some toys.
I use a home-made x3 style system. I have been recently playing with "drop" sets.
On the first set or two ill go heavy, 8-12 reps. Then ill drop it down a band for the last set or two and go to failure, 12 - 20 reps. Ive noticed that i feel much more sore and my muscles feel way more fatigued when i do this. It does take some more setup and makes my workouts a little longer but its worth it for me.
I think with bands, because the resistance increases so much over the range of motion, dropping the resistance down for some sets allows you to finish working the top end of the muscle.
Drop sets are definitely awesome with bands. I definitely found myself overdoing it and paying for it later, but still great fun.
What size bands do you use. I have standard size 41" and it seems too long for chest and other barbell simulated exercises
@chuck_henry 41 inch, my foot plate is 25" wide so that gives a bit of a pre-stretch. That's the downside about these systems is everyone is different. Some have longer or shorter arms and legs, etc. I personally just invited in a pair of adjustable dumbells and am switching over most of my workouts to dumbbell centric and using bands as a supplement instead of my primary resistance.
@@itznolimitz I don't have a foot plate. I can't seem to find one so I am using squat blocks or a step or slippers.
Great instruction video. Definitely get a good fast full body workout with bands
Thanks brother.
Yes I love your videos all of them please keep them coming.
Thanks Lou!
really good to see how you are doing it!👍
good to hear you enjoyed it. thank you
nice exercises, I love using bands without a bar, I feel it restricts me, I'd rather have the flexibility you get with bands only ❤❤❤
Great comment. I had a different intro to the video (got long winded), where I stressed how you definitely don't need a bar or this set up, but this whole sequence could be done with whatever your band preference would be.
@@hybridresistance
Yes- love it.
Keep them coming 👌
Very cool. I'm really excited for the Flexicon to be released. That one is right up my alley since I only use bands.
Legs is a challenge so I save that for the weekends where I am off from work and relaxing so if it taxes me, I can rest. I do upper body during the weekdays because its where I am strongest and I recover faster. Since its a work week it doesn't exhaust me and I can function the next day.
My favorite split is upper / lower, so I feel you on that. Aside from recently switching to total body splits (for some experimentation) , some people were asking for a total body band workout, so that's where this workout came to be.
Great workout!
Thanks man.
Thank you for another great video . For hypertrophy how would you compare the band chest press to the push-up with a weight vest?
Thanks Marc. I think it really depends on you individually as to how heavy the weight vest is and what kind of band tension we're talking about. You can't really go too heavy with bands without it feeling a little cumbersome for the push ups. But for me, I'd probably opt for the banded push ups. Even on my knees with lighter bands can really light up my chest.
@@hybridresistance I was thinking of the banded chest press with an X3/Harambe bar rather than the banded pushup compared to pushups with the vest.
I think you said you don't like anchors but I've started to like doing a standing dip movement to hit the chest. I use it as a finishing exercise after weights. I'm about to take a break from weights again and see if I can use them as a base movement vs pressing.
It's more I don't like setting up and messing with door anchors. I do love triceps and pull downs anchored though.
i've had some great workouts with the band/board/bar setup. someone out there needs to invent a better chest press though, it's never felt right to me
I think deadlifts aren't great with it either because of the ROM. everything else is great though and if I wasn't more interested in tracking my numbers more granularly i'd have stuck with it exclusively
Harambe looks better you can press off the board and block
I hear you. To me the bands are really best complimented with at least some form of free weight in the overall routine
@@mrqualityreviewer4752 i don't own a harambe setup but i do have the clench board and tried this after reading your comment.
it actually felt pretty good, much better than any other chest pressing movements i've done with bands before. thanks for the recommendation
@@outtrigger awesome glad it worked for you
Hi,do you think the short length of x3 bar is a problem for pressing exercises?as a 6.2 guy should i go for a larger bar?
@@nskandamis I’d opt for the larger bar or try that press out how I had it
Can you do more on the x3 new protocol
Yes, I plan on doing that and am hopefully working on a collaboration video with this
That Q2 is a VERY expensive laptop desk!
That it is! But hopefully the next video will show off what the Quantum Trainer can do.
So the squat harness didn't work out for you?
@@FrankZen I still use my Squat Harness actually you’re gonna see it and probably the next video. I’m just not really a fan of using bands for legs in general if I don’t have to.