r/ResistanceBand

Question for those who own it, does it cause abrasion, is it safe for bands?

Has anyone noticed a difference between the two? I don't mean in terms of balance, but does something like shoulder presses feel easier to do if you're sitting?

By the way, after a week of consistent workouts, I'm just about at the point of graduating up from the green band (25-65lb) to the blue band (35-85lb.)

Last night, I came across a video by ATHLEAN-X where there was a clip of Sylvester Stallone saying that, due to his long-term work with weights, his joints had started causing him problems. Because of that, he now trains with resistance bands, and he says they can be just as tough as weightlifting.

I am not old as Stallone is but often times I feel my joints and muscles ache and the gym near me is relocating. I have been thinking about if I should switch to resistance bands for building muscle now.

I am lean, been weightlifting for about 2-3 years. Mid 30s. Do mostly free weights as machines in my gym don't work or the machines for the exercise I want to do is not there.

PS. I want to the see the progress if it is actually possible or not. And does training with the bands may introduce muscle imbalance?

Here is a medium heavy day with weighted dips and pull-ups using kettlebells and bands

I'm a 17 year old teenager getting into resistance band workout. I workout 1 hour 30 mins DAILY. 30 minutes is spent on breaks and 1 hour is the actual workout. My question is that I always go in a random order with my workouts. I don't have a specific amount of sets or reps I do. I do each and every workout till failure to the point my body just can't do more. Pretty much I train each muscle in a random order till failure. Like I'll train biceps then go to chest exercises then shoulder then maybe back to biceps, later to triceps etc etc. Then i take a short 3-5 mins break to cooldown and hydrate. Then rinse and repeat. Currently i'm only working on my upper body and nothing on my lower body as I want to grow my chests, shoulders, biceps, triceps, back, core and forearms mainly. Point is I want to ask if this is effective to gain muscle fairly quickly and safely. Should I follow a specific order or should I keep going as Im going right now. It's been 4 days since I started and I only got really sore on the second day of workout, after that it has been fine. (I have not been getting sore even though i've been pushing myself to my limits). I would appreciate if someone could give me valuable advice that I will try my best to follow if Im doing something wrong. That's pretty much all.

Thanks in advance!

To celebrate my first week of being consistent, I decided to work out until muscle failure.

I'm typing with my nose right now.... 😉

Can anyone comment on this brand?

I saw them on Amazon at a good price.

They're supposedly made of layered latex and the strongest band in the kit goes up to 170lbs of resistance.

The bundle with bar looks like a good deal too. But I haven't seen them mentioned anywhere so far.

Any review?

In the summer I only use resistance bands and bodyweight to workout. Last two summers I did my own thing, but I'd like to follow a program this summer for the fun of it.

Athleanx has his Elast-X program, but his stuff is often a bit overcomplicated (but novel at least) and expensive ($90). I have some of his other programs, but I'm not sure I'm interested in this one from him.

Not sure who else out there has a good program.

ALTERNATIVELY
If there's an excel sheet or website or something with a database of different band exercises I'll take it. Really I just need some new ideas and inspiration.

BandTether

​Hi guys,

Not trying to promote anything as its a free tool and hope people would find it useful

I’ve been doing resistance band training for over a year now and decided to create my own app to track my workouts. I thought others might find it useful too, so I added some extra features and wanted to share it here.

It’s completely free, and I’d really appreciate any feedback.

https://bandtether.com

…I did band assisted front levers and my foot got stuck in the band trying to exit. I thought it had enough slack and jerked out the foot. Hit me right next to the eye. Close call.

At this point there’s really no hope for me anymore.

Be safe guys.

Looking for a good set of carabiners to use for loop bands. My biggest band is 4in(clench grey). Any recommendations?

Hey everyone 😄

I’m kinda motivated to finally start training properly at home with resistance bands and I’m looking for a solid 4 week program. Not just random YouTube exercises, but something actually structured with proper workout days and some progression over the weeks.

Main goal is getting fitter, building some muscle, and staying consistent. Focus on upper body, back, arms and core would be great. Leg exercises should be somewhat knee friendly 😅

Also one more thing: do you really need one of those workout floor plates/mats for resistance band training, or is normal floor/carpet totally fine? If anyone has a cheap recommendation, feel free to share :)

Thanks Toby

It’s time to buy a new set of bands, but I’m not sure which manufacturer to choose. I primarily train with a bar-and-hook system and a DIY roller platform, so I am looking for high-tension resistance bands.

I am torn between Harambee and Serious Steel 37-inch bands. Being UK-based, Harambee is almost twice the price of Serious Steel. I hear great things about their bands, but are they actually worth the extra cost.

I am hesitant to buy without feedback because I recently purchased Heavy Duty Bar Bands and was a little disappointed. While they generally receive favorable reviews, I ended up returning them because I didn't like the linear resistance profile. I found them too "stretchy" and weaker than advertised (which I verified using a digital scale). To me, they felt like a cable machine,which might be what some people are looking for, but I actually felt like they needed more stiffness and top end variance.

Given that Harambee also emphasizes the linear force curve their bands produce, I’m doubting whether I should just go with Serious Steel instead.

I would love to hear any insights before I make a purchase, particularly from anyone who has used both brands

I enjoy using a big resistance band when I'm travelling: it's compact, I can get some deadlift type movements and stretching - perfect for travel time.

However, it seems to get flagged up on the new style airport security scanners in Heathrow - something about the density maybe - I think the band is natural rubber. Maybe it's the way I've got it all bundled up?

Does anyone regularly fly with workout bands, and go though the new style CT without trouble? What bands are you using?

I trained exclusively bodyweight and bands over the pandemic and was in the best shape of my life. Went back to heavy weights for a while and now getting back into bands.

I have an old Xband bar and footplate, but I always found it a bit small and restrictive.

What are you guys using or what do you recommend other than just using bands on their own.

ALSO - what set of bands do you recommend

Thanks in advance.