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Why you're approaching resistance exercises incorrectly.

When you think about resistance band training what do you think? Most people think about a band that isn't that hard, barely gives you a workout, and doesn't give you the results you're looking for. We have watched so many videos out there on the internet doing resistance band tutorials that approach them the same way you would free weights. This is the biggest problem, you have to approach resistance band training entirely different then free weights.

Free Weights:

The purpose of free weights is to simulate real-life situations and training yourself to be able to move a particular amount of weight in that situation. Let's take bench press for example, we are putting ourselves in a situation to simulate something on our chest that we are pushing off. We continue to add weight on to train our muscles to be able to move heavier and heavier weight. If we are doing curls, we are simulating being able to lift a particular weight from an extended arm point, and lifting it up most likely to move it from point A to point B. As a byproduct of this training you are tearing down the muscles, allowing them to recover and increase muscle size and strength.

Resistance Band Training:

The purpose of resistance training is to increase muscle strength by making your muscles work against an opposing force. This is an entirely different type of training in the mindset that we need to approach it as. If you do the same motions in the same cadence as a free weight you are not using the full potential of a resistance band gives. This allows your muscles to go through a range of weight at different points, allowing your muscles to grow through a full range of motion. The resistance at the starting point is less weight then at the top of the motion. Your muscle is working through the entire range, at the top where you would normally have a break with free weights you are at the height of resistance.

Proper Way to incorporate resistance bands:

These few points will allow you to optimize your resistance band training, and truly see your best results:

- Incorporate a negative count and a push count. We normally like somewhere between a 3-5 count down and up. This allows you to focus on the resistance at each point, keep constant resistance on your muscle and fatigues all muscle fibers during the workout.

- Hold it at the top. Give your muscles a couple seconds at the top to hold the resistance at it's highest amount.

- When you have hit your max, do two more. We always think we have done as many as we can. Exercising is as strenuous on our muscles as they are on our mind. You would be surprised just how much you have left to give. So when you think you have done all you can and you can't do anymore, try to do two more. The harder you push yourself, the more uncomfortable you are, the better results you will see.

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