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Originally Posted by Crashsti
i have heard some negative feedback about band training but its always been from people who really believe freeweights are the best route. i don't see how they could cause tendonitis all by themselves, bad form or not.
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The other thing that is excellent about bands is that it forces you into using the proper range of motion. That's why free weight guys who may be very strong free weight lifters, have difficulty in an advanced band class.
1) The band class incorporates exercises that not only are resistance, but cardio as well (very high reps etc which push the cardio)
2) The Range of Motion. WIth free weights, bars, dumbells, etc. You have such a high risk of injury because no matter how strong or good you may be, youre not lifting exactly the same way all the time. One side might be picking up the slack for the other side etc. Which is bad. With Bands, the band prevents you from doing that.
We get it all the time in our gym. Those guys and gals that can run 10 miles no sweat and lift all the weight in the world. BUT THEIR ENDURANCE SUCKS!
Our conditioning insturctor said it best lst night... "Don't just have muslces that look good. Have muscles with a lot of gas in them so you can go forever. And that will win you a fight! Any fight!"
So we use a lot of bands and kettlebells too. But I'm still not getting used to kettlebells. They're a helluva workout but you feel like you're getting ready to crap your nuts out when done!
