The biggest impact resistance band is that after a certain point they will only make you stronger. But resistance bands are a versatile tool because you can train your muscles in multiple planes of motion for better muscle development. The real magic with bands is when you add them to free weight tools to create variation to exercises such as barbell band exercises.
The stretched band challenges the muscles at the lockout where the weight feels lightest. The longer the resistance band stretches, the greater the resistance, which also helps improve your strength and locking technique.
If you’re not using dumbbell band exercises in your workout routine, you’re missing out on all the fun.
WHY SHOULD YOU ADD STRIPS TO BARBELS
Adding resistance bands to dumbbells is an often underused way to improve the effectiveness of dumbbell exercises.
The secret is in the resistance band matched to the resistance. Resistance bands added to the barbell improve the strength curve of barbell exercises by increasing the tension at your strongest position when the band is stretched (locking) and decreasing the tension on the joints in the weakest position, like the bottom of a bench press.
Plus, overcoming the resistance of the bar and the band simultaneously encourages you to use more of your fast-twitch muscle fibers to blast through lockout sticking points. And it will increase your strength, power, and muscle-building potential without the stress of adding more plates.
When you add bands to the deadlift and row variations, the band pull forces you to activate your upper back muscles more to keep the bar close to you. It had a great effect on your regular deadlift and rowing workouts. Because keeping a neutral spine is quite important.
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