I purchased a set of bands 2 weeks ago and this guy is right. I get a better burn, my form is more consistent and I’m sore in places that were never sore before. With bands you need to forget numbers. What I mean is say I can bench press 180lbs and progress towards 200lbs. You can measure progress by the number of pounds. With bands it’s more difficult, but not impossible to chart your progress. I personally workout to failure. I go by my feeling rather than my band or weight number. I have been impressed with the bands so far and I love their portability. I’m sold on them.
@@TasmanautThat's not true. That's something you read on the internet about the disadvantages of resistance bands. I read that article too. Tracking progress is not just about lifting more pounds over time. As the original comment says he felt sore in places he never felt before, better form, better burn etc. Those factors will definitely motivate you.
St. Petersberg of course people exercise in space because of the weightless atmosphere the muscles can deteriorate rapidly that’s also why they can only be up there for a certain amount of time I’m not trying to undermine you I just find space travel really interesting “cos I’m cool like that “ 🤓😂
And You have forgotten when you have a workout in a swimming pool, you will be partially covered with water, so the weights will loose a part of their values depending on their volume-wieght ratio and water density as described in floatage laws (physics). Good luck heheheheh
The main benefit of the band is injury prevention. They allow you to maintain an exercise regimen forever without having to take time off for rehab. The only time off you will have from bands is recovery from sore muscles
Love your attitude towards bands. I've been using them for over 10 years and because I am 60 I feel they are much easier on my joints than free weights for certain areas (especially shoulders). You have provided some ways of using them for other body parts that I hadn't thought of before. Much appreciated!
This is why I'm getting into it. I'm recovering from a injury that just won't go away. I figured I might as well just transition so it's easier on my joints.
This guy is so cool. Hes such a good teacher! Ive watched so many various workout videos and James is by far my favorite trainer. So glad hes around giving us this valuable knowledge! Please keep it up....i eagerly await your new videos!
@@DAViDD767 I’m a trucker as well. I have two dumb bells in my flatbed box, but I never use them. Resistance bands are much better for what we do. Are sleeper is already small as hell.
For those of us trying to be fit at home, bands are fantastic. They're fairly cheap and take very little space. A lot of people think they need a big all in one machine- both costly and space consuming. Mini bands weren't discussed in the video, but another benefit for them in particular is that since they are so portable, you can really use them to put activity into your whole day. In my view, for most people, the greatest contributor to gains in fitness after nutrition is the overall activity of the day, so it's key to have something you can use passively, or even actively work in some light sets to keep the body activated. My latest conception of an optimal home gym for beginning fitness is in this order: 1. Pullup bar 2. Jump rope 3. Bands (mini and full size) 4. Kettlebell(s) 5. Adjustable dumbbell I didn't follow this order. Just a look back at the order I feel these tools would have been most useful. My kettlebells were first in actuality, and that may have been key for me- I enjoy moving with them and the rest is just to help me more effectively balance workouts centered on the kettlebell. The moral of that aside is, another implication of the video that isn't fully expressed, but beneficial to the more casual audience is, everyone has a way they like to move. This country (USA) would be more fit if more people would try more different tools and methods to find their way. Cutting past perceptions that certain tools are for other people before trying them is a rite of passage to a more mature use of the gym.
bands dont simulate an entire gym. You can do a lot with bands, and its cool that they are portable, relatively cheap and versatile. Dead lifts, heavy squats, heavy bench lifts are better to do with real weight. Bands are primarily for accessory work with a few exceptions ( lat pulls, and some back work). presses are better with free weights. You could build more cheast using different variations of push ups and dips
@@abprepboy33 They do simulate 95% of what you can do in a gym for muscle building. The things you mentioned can be done with resistance bands, but like you said, it is "better" with free weight. But it still doesn't excluded it from the list. If anything it would be pull ups (and maybe dips) that cannot be done with just resistance bands. They can also be used for an increased difficulty in push ups.
@@Kirnale The gym I go to has bands, and they have a few posts with hooks on them of different heights at different angles to connect the bands to. In other words, LOL the gym has the bands with a really cool set up AND more- so gym is superior
@@abprepboy33 The gym I go to doesn't have a single one, nor do the more famous one I went on trial for a week. Good for you, doesn't mean it's standard.
True story: I started using heavier resistance bands back in 2010. Before then, I could never curl 45 lbs dumbbells. I used resistance bands with the equivalent of 50 lbs of resistance, working my way upward from the heaviest resistance Bollinger brand resistance bands, which is about 30 lbs of resistance. Less than a year after I started using heavy resistance bands, I was in a Modell's Sporting Goods store, and decided to pick up a 45 lbs dumbbell. I was able to curl it for 10 reps. Resistance bands really do build strength
Extremely informative, brother! I, myself, have started training with bands recently, and I’m convinced you can be a pro bodybuilder using only bands! Thanks for the video, and keep up the great work!
it can maintain your muscles that you build with free weight, but for getting bigger i doubt so, why don't you try both instead, use free weight for weak muscle and use resistance band for peak contractions, use dumbbells for free weight, the easiest
I so appreciate the in-depth analysis of bands... and all of the videos the bpi team puts together. I started using smaller bands for warm ups but I can see the benefits of longer ones for full workouts.
Why this video isn't having least a million views is beyond my thinking. What a great comparison and scientific analysis of every aspect,here you go with a new subscriber 😊
Weights are attractive to males because it can be used to flex their ego. "Look how much weight I can lift!" "I got more weights on my bar than you do" Iron is sexy as it's a visible sign of power(machoism) but it's hard to be macho by saying you can stretch a band. It's all about aesthetics for males, we only want to use or go with what looks attractive. I prefer bands simply because I can use them at home or anywhere and I don't have to pay for gym membership, to me that's attractive.
I agree with you James regarding the use of RESISTANCE BAND I'M 74 YEARS OLD AND I SWITCHED TO RESISTANCE BAND and I FOUND IT BETTER THAN FREE WEIGHT AT MY AGE
That was a great video. I like bands because of the 100% resistance and they will maintain and enhance your physique and their cheap and you can do your workout at home
I love bands. Been using them for a year now and always get a burn/ pump. And get sore the next day. Free weights you end up with tendonitis. Bands are what I use
Tremendous video ! I really appreciate your work and efforts to help give understanding to bands .I am a certified personal trainer and right now I am incorporating them into the workouts I am resigning for my clients .thanks
I actually found out about James from when he did a challenge with bodylastics bands with muscle and fitness raw. Good to see he's sticking to his beliefs and it wasn't just a promotional tool haha
Awesome, and hugely informative video! Subscribed! I use free weights, machines, and bands and I love learning about it all. It only helps me design better workouts for myself.
James Great work I think you need to make a video on a complete bicep/tricep/shoulder workout for bands or how to gain mass muscle so we can all learn and really understand when you said "i can maintain my body using just bands"
Good informstion. I Love the Bands, the key are Reps...Try to do a set for one minute strait with even a low resistant band, you'll set your muscles on fire.
Dumbells for lower half of bicep curl, resistance bands for upper portion of curl. You could even use them together so when the dumbell begins to get easier as it moves up, over and closer to the body, the resistance band begins to get more tense and maintains the resistance that has disappeared as the dumbbell gets closer to the body.
Excuse the paragraph but I am a HUGE fan of bands & your video is hands down the best explanation on you tube: What a perfect breakdown of how good bands are, I've been using bands for 6 years now & honestly they saved me after I developed Tennis Elbow when I was in the best shape of my life where I worked super hard to get to. I was so limited in the gym that I ended up turning to bands due to the negative weight from weights triggering elbow pain but not with bands!. I gained some of that muscle back before my elbow surgery and now Im just strengthing my whole body thru bands so that I can oneday do weights again but no heavy stuff plus i'll take them with me to the gym because you can always add them to any workout. My question is what is the difference with those bands you have there & the bodylastic bands I use ? Mines have hooks so I hook them to Handles, Ankle Straps, Tri Bells hook up is awesome for tricep, Lat bar, Push down curl bar, Pulley back bar, I just bought larger hooks at home depot and use the same motions I used at the gym at home with bands, a bench and The Bodylastics ultra door anchor that lets you hook the bands as high or low as you want without even opening the door lol
This is such a great video, I'm glad I found it as its really informative and educational. I've cancelled my gym membership as I haven't been in months. I used to just use free weights so now im going to start using bands exclusively at home. I've only just discovered your videos so hopefully you have some more about how to make the most of them and build muscle. Thanks x
Great informative video, ive been going to the gym 40 years nearly and have just got into bands, recently had a carpul tunnel opp and not been to the gym for 6 weeks, and i dont know now if i will go back, I'm totally enjoying using these bands and learning the exercises. Thanks for your information
I’m a well tester and flowback operator in the oilfield I spent 85% of my time on location I don’t have time to go to the gym vans work great for me besides talking up I’ve lost about 30 pounds and I finally went to the gym for the first time in about four months and was even really able to bench press 245 no problem ... I was skeptical I’d always been the freeway but I believe bands are the way they lease if you’re in my line of work and you don’t have time to go to the gym ... i’m also type one diabetic and has been very helpful for my diabetes thanks !!!!!!!!!!
Good thing I found out about resistance bands because I was planning to switch from calisthenics to free weights. But now I'm gonna go for resistance bands.just ordered one online... thanks for the informative contents...
The problem is that every person who advocates bands built their body using weights in the gym. I like using bands myself but I am always waiting for them to snap. And don't let them kid u in believing that they don't snap. I would love to see someone build their body to competition level just using the bands. I think I might start documenting my progress using the bands and my other home equipment. Just a note for those who want to slap me with a wet towel.. not knocking James at all. I am getting a lot of good tips from his vids.
Use bodylastics bands. They have a cord in them. Will eventually break but the rope keeps them from snapping. Best bands on the market if you like the stackable clip kind.
@@Brockthedog315 Possible. But I don't like the handles on it, I prefer handlefree bands. Also: if bands are used correctly they won't snap. Of course, if one should see some cracks in bands after a few years, just buy another, they are not that expensive. Just my 2 cents.
I use both. The explanation of tension/range at 6:30 was a bit misleading though because you can modify with using different planes. For difficulty at the beginning of the bicep curl, do a seated/reclined curl or dead-hang curl. There's always ways to modify to make it just as effective.
Love to see you do a travel series James,.... how to workout when your on the road, ...stop in different places in the big black car and interview some others on the way
i have been using bands for about three weeks and his right with his conclusion's. the burn is more widely dispersed and the intensity throughout the workout is more present. yet, i'm not feeling the total body fatigue that lifting heavy gives and i'm not fully on board with giving up those hormone boosting compound movements. i have no doubt that bands will help me and others build muscle by doing exercises that help strengthen those small muscle needed to support them.
Awesome video, I been waiting for a RUclips trainer to do such a video for a while. Thank you so much James 👍👍👍👍 please do more videos like this thanks
you have earned my respect and subscription. I'm a science graduate student. I used to hit the gym every morning before I would start my experiments. After starting to work from home on my analyses and trying bands out I've become a big fan. Bands have a specific resistance function but you have endless possibilities on that resistance function if you change their orientation, length, combine them with other bands in same or different orientations. You can also combine them with free weights for an additive vertical resistance offset. I am a strong believer of their usefulness and believe that they are an amazing complement on normal weight lifting resistance training. Especially given how easy they are to use. I have a question. Do you think there are exercises/muscle groups where that increased tension throughout ROM is not beneficial? Maybe the opposite. Exercises/muscles where you need stronger resistance in beginning and lower on end?
With addition of a ground plate bands become more useful without having to attach them to a stationary object. I have the X3 bar system and it is working out great.
Great video, but this is actually one rare instance i wish someone would recommend a product/brand. Which bands? Bc i have owned bands they break. Which brand / type would you recommend?
They are definitely a lot nicer to joints and connective tissue. Super versatile and portable. Just think of the super awesome bows and slingshots you'll be able to use.
1/You don't always need to attach the band to structures..you can can wrap around your back, shoulders, head, legs.... 2/You can alter your leverage mid-set; begin curls with a band in your hand..if it gets too "heavy", slide the band up to the wrist or forearm, and you can do more reps or time. 3/ You can wrap the band around the inner elbow for single-joint shoulder, chest, back moves. 4/ You can do a hybrid isometric-isotonic exercise: Ex: a/Use a band you can only curl 1/3 of the curl's range. b/Maintain maximum tension/effort while you bend your legs to complete the curl. It's not cheating, it's tough!
Great videos about bands! Bands are super convenient and support increased flexibility. As you get older flexibility and range of motion becomes more important. Plus, bands just help you knock out a workout quickly wherever you’re at. When I was in college and in my early twenties I had lots of free time to work out 90 minutes etc. I don’t have that kind of time anymore and want to stay strong and feeling good. To get massive arms and a massive chest you’re going to need to lift heavy free weights but 90% of people aren’t trying to get huge.
I recommend using the colour elastic bands that come with them and put them around the half way point as a useful marker also it keeps them neat and untangled when you take them out of travel bag
Bands with a plant and bar are the best way to go. X3 is great but expensive, probably cheaper ones on Amazon but you need a bar to protect those joints under such heavy loads.
I bought a set of bands yesterday, for $8, biceps curls, triceps extensions, and shoulders presses have an amazing contraction and better burn. I’m doing sets of 15-20 reps. The bands seems a bit more challenging due to the stabilization muscles. I believe one can cut their body up by using bands.
So I used to think bands were wimpy too until I saw you use them in your shoulder (deltoid) workout video. I picked up several from Rogue Finess and love them. My main workout is with freeweights, but they really help establish the mind-muscle connection before weights especially with pec and deltoid. They're kind of trippy at first because they're not affected by gravity like weights. Takes some getting used to. A great video you could do is with a landmine. It allows you to hit a muscle at different angles and gives your muscles more 3D.
When bands first came out they was for people in rehab or just to lift alternative from weights but the bands is tough to cause its the gravity instead of the metal
I was going to the gym lifting etc but I found the slightest error in technique resulted in back pain or joint pain. I’ve since quit but built a callisthenics gym in my home, using that and resistance bands now and I haven’t felt any pain, I’m more flexible and mobile and most importantly I’m fitter. This stuff does work. Your body muscles don’t know the difference only that they have to work. Your body knows the difference because suddenly it doesn’t have 90kg or whatever trying to compress your spine or knees. Conclusion. Not for body builders, excellent for athletes or development of a strong/toned physique 👍🏻
What are you thoughts on static contractions using resistance bands? I've been using resistance bands for about close to two months and having great results. As the laster poster indicated, I have to go more by feel than numbers, going to either failure or near failure, with a stop/go, stop/go. I do have a meniscus tear that I've dealing with and I'm thinking that maybe less range of motion might be better for the knee for a bit. Any thoughts using resistance bands for static contractions here?
Just started back training after years off with injuries etc just doing pull-ups push-ups body weight exercises as don't have access to weights, decided to buy a band I was a bit sceptical but was I surprised how much better then free weights it was.. Looking back all the injuries I sustained in the past using weights could of been avoided I'm 54 now and wished I'd discovered bands years ago.
For standing barbell/dumbbell curl, using a "controlled cheat" is how you defeat that weaker point so that you can go heavier in the mid/end range. To counter this and work the rest of the bicep, you'd do another exercise more difficult at the bottom, for example the seated incline barbell curl. So while you're not "wrong" about the constant weight/contraction, that also doesn't mean it's in any way an advantage unless we're talking STRICTLY a no equipment environment.
The good thing about bands is that when I drop one on my foot I don't break my toe.
I purchased a set of bands 2 weeks ago and this guy is right. I get a better burn, my form is more consistent and I’m sore in places that were never sore before. With bands you need to forget numbers. What I mean is say I can bench press 180lbs and progress towards 200lbs. You can measure progress by the number of pounds. With bands it’s more difficult, but not impossible to chart your progress. I personally workout to failure. I go by my feeling rather than my band or weight number. I have been impressed with the bands so far and I love their portability. I’m sold on them.
finding a way to track progress effects motivation. Bands are great but because of that reason it's hard to rely on them alone.
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@@TasmanautThat's not true. That's something you read on the internet about the disadvantages of resistance bands. I read that article too. Tracking progress is not just about lifting more pounds over time. As the original comment says he felt sore in places he never felt before, better form, better burn etc. Those factors will definitely motivate you.
@@JustinDAMusic I haven't read the article, I lift weights and do basic bodybuilding. My opinion is my own experience
Your muscles don't know the difference. All they know is resistance is keeping them from moving the object
Exactly
Your muscles feel the difference.
Randy Daigneault So do your joints. Bands are much better for your joints and tendons.
Actually.... your muscles dont have a clue whats going on, ....your brain should after its been so clearly explained.
Exactly and a lot of people don’t understand that
Another advantage to bands: totally effective in a zero-gravity environment. Bands endorsed by NASA. ;-)
St. Petersberg of course people exercise in space because of the weightless atmosphere the muscles can deteriorate rapidly that’s also why they can only be up there for a certain amount of time I’m not trying to undermine you I just find space travel really interesting “cos I’m cool like that “ 🤓😂
And You have forgotten when you have a workout in a swimming pool, you will be partially covered with water, so the weights will loose a part of their values depending on their volume-wieght ratio and water density as described in floatage laws (physics). Good luck heheheheh
hey, u never know ok. there could be a day where we need to adapt to zero gravity and we need to keep our gains
The main benefit of the band is injury prevention. They allow you to maintain an exercise regimen forever without having to take time off for rehab. The only time off you will have from bands is recovery from sore muscles
Yep; and that gets very important as you move out of your thirties into forties and beyond.
Love your attitude towards bands. I've been using them for over 10 years and because I am 60 I feel they are much easier on my joints than free weights for certain areas (especially shoulders). You have provided some ways of using them for other body parts that I hadn't thought of before. Much appreciated!
This is why I'm getting into it. I'm recovering from a injury that just won't go away. I figured I might as well just transition so it's easier on my joints.
Bowflex have been saying it for decades. This is the evolution I love it.
This guy is so cool. Hes such a good teacher! Ive watched so many various workout videos and James is by far my favorite trainer. So glad hes around giving us this valuable knowledge! Please keep it up....i eagerly await your new videos!
real talk..Personally I learn a lot from humble and chill guys like this
I'm a truck driver and bands would work way better for me living in a semi truck
I wish I knew about bands when I was over the road
I'm an trucker too, this looks promising!!!
@@DAViDD767 I’m a trucker as well. I have two dumb bells in my flatbed box, but I never use them. Resistance bands are much better for what we do. Are sleeper is already small as hell.
OMG, just found my new trainer as I'm exercising outside, I don't want to lug weights. Finally, someone who makes sense. Keep up the good work.
For those of us trying to be fit at home, bands are fantastic. They're fairly cheap and take very little space. A lot of people think they need a big all in one machine- both costly and space consuming. Mini bands weren't discussed in the video, but another benefit for them in particular is that since they are so portable, you can really use them to put activity into your whole day. In my view, for most people, the greatest contributor to gains in fitness after nutrition is the overall activity of the day, so it's key to have something you can use passively, or even actively work in some light sets to keep the body activated.
My latest conception of an optimal home gym for beginning fitness is in this order:
1. Pullup bar
2. Jump rope
3. Bands (mini and full size)
4. Kettlebell(s)
5. Adjustable dumbbell
I didn't follow this order. Just a look back at the order I feel these tools would have been most useful. My kettlebells were first in actuality, and that may have been key for me- I enjoy moving with them and the rest is just to help me more effectively balance workouts centered on the kettlebell.
The moral of that aside is, another implication of the video that isn't fully expressed, but beneficial to the more casual audience is, everyone has a way they like to move. This country (USA) would be more fit if more people would try more different tools and methods to find their way. Cutting past perceptions that certain tools are for other people before trying them is a rite of passage to a more mature use of the gym.
Gyms are such a huge business that band effectiveness have been silenced...
bands dont simulate an entire gym. You can do a lot with bands, and its cool that they are portable, relatively cheap and versatile. Dead lifts, heavy squats, heavy bench lifts are better to do with real weight. Bands are primarily for accessory work with a few exceptions ( lat pulls, and some back work). presses are better with free weights.
You could build more cheast using different variations of push ups and dips
@@abprepboy33 They do simulate 95% of what you can do in a gym for muscle building. The things you mentioned can be done with resistance bands, but like you said, it is "better" with free weight. But it still doesn't excluded it from the list. If anything it would be pull ups (and maybe dips) that cannot be done with just resistance bands. They can also be used for an increased difficulty in push ups.
@@Kirnale The gym I go to has bands, and they have a few posts with hooks on them of different heights at different angles to connect the bands to. In other words, LOL the gym has the bands with a really cool set up AND more- so gym is superior
@@abprepboy33 The gym I go to doesn't have a single one, nor do the more famous one I went on trial for a week.
Good for you, doesn't mean it's standard.
@@Kirnale only for pull up its impossible to use bands as extra resistance. You can use resistance bands while you do dips.
True story: I started using heavier resistance bands back in 2010. Before then, I could never curl 45 lbs dumbbells. I used resistance bands with the equivalent of 50 lbs of resistance, working my way upward from the heaviest resistance Bollinger brand resistance bands, which is about 30 lbs of resistance. Less than a year after I started using heavy resistance bands, I was in a Modell's Sporting Goods store, and decided to pick up a 45 lbs dumbbell. I was able to curl it for 10 reps. Resistance bands really do build strength
Diggy22 hey man how can you tell the equivalent of weight to the resistance you add to the bands
@@eriklelou9421 The bands I use are numbered and non-adjustable. I use the 50 lbs bands on a regular basis.
Extremely informative, brother! I, myself, have started training with bands recently, and I’m convinced you can be a pro bodybuilder using only bands! Thanks for the video, and keep up the great work!
Hey bro. Still working with bands recently? what is your result?
it's 9 months so far after your comment..... how is it so far.... are you still convinced?
Wezz Are you still training with bands? How are the results?
it can maintain your muscles that you build with free weight, but for getting bigger i doubt so, why don't you try both instead, use free weight for weak muscle and use resistance band for peak contractions, use dumbbells for free weight, the easiest
@足しにあゎゃ physical therapists use bands for a reason. They work.
I so appreciate the in-depth analysis of bands... and all of the videos the bpi team puts together. I started using smaller bands for warm ups but I can see the benefits of longer ones for full workouts.
Why this video isn't having least a million views is beyond my thinking.
What a great comparison and scientific analysis of every aspect,here you go with a new subscriber 😊
In one video you've completely changed my mind about bands .good job
Weights are attractive to males because it can be used to flex their ego. "Look how much weight I can lift!" "I got more weights on my bar than you do" Iron is sexy as it's a visible sign of power(machoism) but it's hard to be macho by saying you can stretch a band. It's all about aesthetics for males, we only want to use or go with what looks attractive. I prefer bands simply because I can use them at home or anywhere and I don't have to pay for gym membership, to me that's attractive.
That was awesome, I'm hoping you could demonstrate a full workout using bands in a future video.
Also I have trouble training legs with bands because I feel like the bands can never give me adequate resistance for a movement like a squat or rdl.
Hey my friend. Each week I'm going to be doing some breakdown videos of individual exercises that you can do for each body part.
James Grage hello will you please tell me which resistance bands are you using? i mean the company and please make a video on abs workout with bands.
Well it worked in the late 1800's through earlier 1900's. Humans haven't changed so it shouldn't amaze that it still works now.
I agree with you James regarding the use of RESISTANCE BAND I'M 74 YEARS OLD AND I SWITCHED TO RESISTANCE BAND and I FOUND IT BETTER THAN FREE WEIGHT AT MY AGE
That was a great video. I like bands because of the 100% resistance and they will maintain and enhance your physique and their cheap and you can do your workout at home
jizmm813 yep theyre also compatible with different environments and mobile unlike weights since you cant carry those around
Bands combined with a pair of dumbbells is awesome. Using a 5# or 10# dumbbell can feel like 50 to 100#'s.
Creative Thinker how so? Please tell me lol I just got bands for Christmas.
Exactly
Love it! Been saying to my clients for years, many ways to the top of the mountain! Great vid
This is been my second week with resistance traing with bands been feeling pumped and solid since I started
This is my third DAY and I feel stronger than ever
Did you see good results with this ?
Yes I did
Wow.
So many useful informations and logical explanations. Awesome video! 💪👍
Very good video comparing the two and showing why bands are extremely effective with many advantages.
I just love how you don´t get injured as easily and that you can workout wherever you want. I love to do my workouts in the nature.
I love bands. Been using them for a year now and always get a burn/ pump. And get sore the next day. Free weights you end up with tendonitis. Bands are what I use
That was really good video - thank you - please keep them going :)
Tremendous video ! I really appreciate your work and efforts to help give understanding to bands .I am a certified personal trainer and right now I am incorporating them into the workouts I am resigning for my clients .thanks
Thank you SO MUCH James!!! This solved my question!! I just started using purely BANDS and I saw the progress crazily! No CHEATING!!
Hey Lola, bands are awesome. I've never felt better than when I switched to resistance bands only.
I actually found out about James from when he did a challenge with bodylastics bands with muscle and fitness raw. Good to see he's sticking to his beliefs and it wasn't just a promotional tool haha
Awesome, and hugely informative video! Subscribed! I use free weights, machines, and bands and I love learning about it all. It only helps me design better workouts for myself.
James Great work I think you need to make a video on a complete bicep/tricep/shoulder workout for bands or how to gain mass muscle so we can all learn and really understand when you said "i can maintain my body using just bands"
Good informstion. I Love the Bands, the key are Reps...Try to do a set for one minute strait with even a low resistant band, you'll set your muscles on fire.
TY f/ sharing that fyi.
One minute is.too daggone long lol
Thanks a lot...your video was very helpful....you really explained the advantages of using band very clearly man....
Thank you james for keeping me motivated
Dumbells for lower half of bicep curl, resistance bands for upper portion of curl. You could even use them together so when the dumbell begins to get easier as it moves up, over and closer to the body, the resistance band begins to get more tense and maintains the resistance that has disappeared as the dumbbell gets closer to the body.
or you could change the angle of the exercise, so the weight is applying resistance at the top too.
This was a super informative video. Thanks :)
Great video, thanks for posting this!
Very informative video with great explanations. Thank you!
Excuse the paragraph but I am a HUGE fan of bands & your video is hands down the best explanation on you tube:
What a perfect breakdown of how good bands are, I've been using bands for 6 years now & honestly they saved me after I developed Tennis Elbow when I was in the best shape of my life where I worked super hard to get to. I was so limited in the gym that I ended up turning to bands due to the negative weight from weights triggering elbow pain but not with bands!. I gained some of that muscle back before my elbow surgery and now Im just strengthing my whole body thru bands so that I can oneday do weights again but no heavy stuff plus i'll take them with me to the gym because you can always add them to any workout. My question is what is the difference with those bands you have there & the bodylastic bands I use ? Mines have hooks so I hook them to Handles, Ankle Straps, Tri Bells hook up is awesome for tricep, Lat bar, Push down curl bar, Pulley back bar, I just bought larger hooks at home depot and use the same motions I used at the gym at home with bands, a bench and The Bodylastics ultra door anchor that lets you hook the bands as high or low as you want without even opening the door lol
What a fantastic episode!! Very clearly explained, thank you
Very informative. Well done guys!!
This is such a great video, I'm glad I found it as its really informative and educational. I've cancelled my gym membership as I haven't been in months. I used to just use free weights so now im going to start using bands exclusively at home. I've only just discovered your videos so hopefully you have some more about how to make the most of them and build muscle. Thanks x
I'll be creating a lot more resistance band content in the upcoming weeks, stay tuned!
Great informative video, ive been going to the gym 40 years nearly and have just got into bands, recently had a carpul tunnel opp and not been to the gym for 6 weeks, and i dont know now if i will go back, I'm totally enjoying using these bands and learning the exercises. Thanks for your information
you earned a sub good sir. I hope to find some more res-band related work out on your channel.
that's a subscribe mate, well said and informative, really love your narritive
Thank you!! Finally someone with some intelligence with bands!!
Majority of what I do and of course bodyweight.
Fantastic video. Really interesting and educational.
I’m a well tester and flowback operator in the oilfield I spent 85% of my time on location I don’t have time to go to the gym vans work great for me besides talking up I’ve lost about 30 pounds and I finally went to the gym for the first time in about four months and was even really able to bench press 245 no problem ... I was skeptical I’d always been the freeway but I believe bands are the way they lease if you’re in my line of work and you don’t have time to go to the gym ... i’m also type one diabetic and has been very helpful for my diabetes thanks !!!!!!!!!!
Strange seeing another flow hand here haha I also use bands when stuck on location for weeks at a time
Personnally , i did boxing for couple years . I hate free weight for mobility loss . I HAVE discover band with bodylastics and now i love them.
bodylastics? what is that
Thank so much for the great content . I will start using bands now 👍👍
You're very welcome Eddie. Let me know how you like the bands, i've got some new band content on the way!
Good thing I found out about resistance bands because I was planning to switch from calisthenics to free weights. But now I'm gonna go for resistance bands.just ordered one online... thanks for the informative contents...
Very informative!! Trying to get a doable program for me and my daughter who is wheelchair bound with Lupus but has a desire to workout! Thanks
90% of my fitness routine is bands. It works, my physique I had in college is still there. There’s no question, it works.
Thank you for this! Can you give a workout routine just for resistance bands?
best thing ever for joints and LB pain
The problem is that every person who advocates bands built their body using weights in the gym. I like using bands myself but I am always waiting for them to snap. And don't let them kid u in believing that they don't snap. I would love to see someone build their body to competition level just using the bands. I think I might start documenting my progress using the bands and my other home equipment. Just a note for those who want to slap me with a wet towel.. not knocking James at all. I am getting a lot of good tips from his vids.
Use bodylastics bands. They have a cord in them. Will eventually break but the rope keeps them from snapping. Best bands on the market if you like the stackable clip kind.
@@Brockthedog315 Possible. But I don't like the handles on it, I prefer handlefree bands. Also: if bands are used correctly they won't snap. Of course, if one should see some cracks in bands after a few years, just buy another, they are not that expensive. Just my 2 cents.
Excellent job bro! Great informations.
Great video ! Must say how pleasantly surprised I am by the bands I’ve bought ... and how bloody hard I find them 😂
Love your honesty bro. Digging the shoes.
Very informative video...strange question what kind of shoes were those I definitely want to get a pair.
I use both. The explanation of tension/range at 6:30 was a bit misleading though because you can modify with using different planes. For difficulty at the beginning of the bicep curl, do a seated/reclined curl or dead-hang curl.
There's always ways to modify to make it just as effective.
Love to see you do a travel series James,.... how to workout when your on the road, ...stop in different places in the big black car and interview some others on the way
i have been using bands for about three weeks and his right with his conclusion's. the burn is more widely dispersed and the intensity throughout the workout is more present. yet, i'm not feeling the total body fatigue that lifting heavy gives and i'm not fully on board with giving up those hormone boosting compound movements. i have no doubt that bands will help me and others build muscle by doing exercises that help strengthen those small muscle needed to support them.
Great learning video!
!Bands will make her dance! ✌😜
hey listen man i know this is like 3 months late and all but dam that shhyt was hilarious!
Bahhhhhhhh hahahahaha lmbo
All these chicks popping weights, I be poppin bands!
You are my motivation mate, I love resistance bands, best excersises
I use band for knee exercises and found very very good results.Also do some gym workouts to keep myself fit
Awesome video, I been waiting for a RUclips trainer to do such a video for a while. Thank you so much James 👍👍👍👍 please do more videos like this thanks
used bands this week for the first time, found it very good especially working on shoulders ,
you have earned my respect and subscription. I'm a science graduate student. I used to hit the gym every morning before I would start my experiments. After starting to work from home on my analyses and trying bands out I've become a big fan. Bands have a specific resistance function but you have endless possibilities on that resistance function if you change their orientation, length, combine them with other bands in same or different orientations. You can also combine them with free weights for an additive vertical resistance offset. I am a strong believer of their usefulness and believe that they are an amazing complement on normal weight lifting resistance training. Especially given how easy they are to use.
I have a question. Do you think there are exercises/muscle groups where that increased tension throughout ROM is not beneficial? Maybe the opposite. Exercises/muscles where you need stronger resistance in beginning and lower on end?
With addition of a ground plate bands become more useful without having to attach them to a stationary object. I have the X3 bar system and it is working out great.
Great video, but this is actually one rare instance i wish someone would recommend a product/brand. Which bands? Bc i have owned bands they break. Which brand / type would you recommend?
Keith using demix, they are great
Very good information. Any links to good quality bands?
Great video and explanation
They are definitely a lot nicer to joints and connective tissue. Super versatile and portable. Just think of the super awesome bows and slingshots you'll be able to use.
1/You don't always need to attach the band to structures..you can can wrap around your back, shoulders, head, legs.... 2/You can alter your leverage mid-set; begin curls with a band in your hand..if it gets too "heavy", slide the band up to the wrist or forearm, and you can do more reps or time. 3/ You can wrap the band around the inner elbow for single-joint shoulder, chest, back moves. 4/ You can do a hybrid isometric-isotonic exercise: Ex: a/Use a band you can only curl 1/3 of the curl's range. b/Maintain maximum tension/effort while you bend your legs to complete the curl. It's not cheating, it's tough!
A excellent video. Share this information with everyone
Great videos about bands! Bands are super convenient and support increased flexibility. As you get older flexibility and range of motion becomes more important. Plus, bands just help you knock out a workout quickly wherever you’re at. When I was in college and in my early twenties I had lots of free time to work out 90 minutes etc. I don’t have that kind of time anymore and want to stay strong and feeling good. To get massive arms and a massive chest you’re going to need to lift heavy free weights but 90% of people aren’t trying to get huge.
I recommend using the colour elastic bands that come with them and put them around the half way point as a useful marker also it keeps them neat and untangled when you take them out of travel bag
Excellent explanation .
That was very informative thanks
Subbed, well done and thanks!
Bands with a plant and bar are the best way to go. X3 is great but expensive, probably cheaper ones on Amazon but you need a bar to protect those joints under such heavy loads.
Oh! Now I understand why I always feel it more in the biceps when I use bands. I have problems getting a burn with free weights!
Said part 1, where is part 2? Great information, intelligent.
Great video, thanks
I bought a set of bands yesterday, for $8, biceps curls, triceps extensions, and shoulders presses have an amazing contraction and better burn. I’m doing sets of 15-20 reps. The bands seems a bit more challenging due to the stabilization muscles. I believe one can cut their body up by using bands.
Trust me it works lol...and faster than weights
Matsuwd-Emeth Da'ath seriously? Faster than weights? Genuinely curious man.
So I used to think bands were wimpy too until I saw you use them in your shoulder (deltoid) workout video. I picked up several from Rogue Finess and love them. My main workout is with freeweights, but they really help establish the mind-muscle connection before weights especially with pec and deltoid. They're kind of trippy at first because they're not affected by gravity like weights. Takes some getting used to.
A great video you could do is with a landmine. It allows you to hit a muscle at different angles and gives your muscles more 3D.
I love it, I exercise anywhere, anytime, beautiful, thank you
When bands first came out they was for people in rehab or just to lift alternative from weights but the bands is tough to cause its the gravity instead of the metal
Great video awesome info
This is your year. Congrats.
I was going to the gym lifting etc but I found the slightest error in technique resulted in back pain or joint pain. I’ve since quit but built a callisthenics gym in my home, using that and resistance bands now and I haven’t felt any pain, I’m more flexible and mobile and most importantly I’m fitter. This stuff does work. Your body muscles don’t know the difference only that they have to work. Your body knows the difference because suddenly it doesn’t have 90kg or whatever trying to compress your spine or knees.
Conclusion. Not for body builders, excellent for athletes or development of a strong/toned physique 👍🏻
What are you thoughts on static contractions using resistance bands? I've been using resistance bands for about close to two months and having great results. As the laster poster indicated, I have to go more by feel than numbers, going to either failure or near failure, with a stop/go, stop/go. I do have a meniscus tear that I've dealing with and I'm thinking that maybe less range of motion might be better for the knee for a bit. Any thoughts using resistance bands for static contractions here?
Just started back training after years off with injuries etc just doing pull-ups push-ups body weight exercises as don't have access to weights, decided to buy a band I was a bit sceptical but was I surprised how much better then free weights it was.. Looking back all the injuries I sustained in the past using weights could of been avoided I'm 54 now and wished I'd discovered bands years ago.
Just found your video. I am a female with an interest in the doing resistance band work out. So, thanks so much for doing this video.
For standing barbell/dumbbell curl, using a "controlled cheat" is how you defeat that weaker point so that you can go heavier in the mid/end range. To counter this and work the rest of the bicep, you'd do another exercise more difficult at the bottom, for example the seated incline barbell curl. So while you're not "wrong" about the constant weight/contraction, that also doesn't mean it's in any way an advantage unless we're talking STRICTLY a no equipment environment.