Getting some Average bands very soon. Ive seen plenty of videos on youtube of guys using them, and understand everything about them.
Im just confused on how to actually use them. Im thinking about just putting them onto some DB’s and using them that way? Or maybe attatching them to my power rack?
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
Getting some Average bands very soon. Ive seen plenty of videos on youtube of guys using them, and understand everything about them.
Im just confused on how to actually use them. Im thinking about just putting them onto some DB’s and using them that way? Or maybe attatching them to my power rack?[/quote]
Either will work. Just make sure your DB’s are heavy enough, and you can put a plate on either side of the DB to make sure it doesn’t roll. Also, you’ll want to loop them around your DB by doubling the band over and passing the band back through itself, so it can’t fall off the DB if the DB comes up off the ground.
You can just as easily loop them under your power rack. Just be consistent in how you set them up so you get the same amount of tension each time.
If you ordered them through Elitefts, they will probably throw in a guide to show you how to set them up.
[quote]Modi wrote:
You can just as easily loop them under your power rack. Just be consistent in how you set them up so you get the same amount of tension each time.
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Make sure your rack is bolted to the ground if you do this.
Thanks for the advice Modi & tedro.
Ive actually noticed my bench is pretty close to the ground compared to alot of other benches, could this take away from the tension of the bands?
[quote]tedro wrote:
Modi wrote:
You can just as easily loop them under your power rack. Just be consistent in how you set them up so you get the same amount of tension each time.
Make sure your rack is bolted to the ground if you do this.[/quote]
Good point. The one I use has band attachments, and plate holders so I just load a couple of 45’s on each side and I’m good to go.
Ive found the best setup for the average bands for a bench w/o band pegs is as follows (I attached a crude image also).
Take two heavy dumbells and put them side-by-side under the bench at approx where you’ll be touching the bar to your chest.
For the left side of the oly bar, choke the average band around the right DB and feed it UNDER the handle of the DB on the left to attach to the LHS of the bar. Reverse this for the right side of the oly bar.
Basically, the bands will compress the DBs against each other. You’ll get sufficient tension setting up this way (e.g it won’t completely deload at the bottom, top is fine).
Hope this helps.
whenever i use them i just hook them under heavy weights or if your benching and your bench has a weight tree on the side just use that
Is it common to choke the bands through itself or to double it like both ends on the sleeve. always was confused on this .
[quote]ilyttoddll wrote:
Is it common to choke the bands through itself or to double it like both ends on the sleeve. always was confused on this . [/quote]
On bench, bands (minis) are typically doubled. Otherwise, bands are usually choked.
The only exercise that I can think of that used doubled greens was reverse band squat and that allowed us to put an unbelievable amount of weight on the bar. You’d have to have one hell of a bench to be able to do doubled greens, I’d imagine.
its all making sense now hahah. thanks buckeyegirl for clearing that up for me. i was doing squats witht he bands choked and then i read that its usually doubled over the sleeve. but on bench that makes sense. thanks again
[quote]buckeye girl wrote:
ilyttoddll wrote:
Is it common to choke the bands through itself or to double it like both ends on the sleeve. always was confused on this .
On bench, bands (minis) are typically doubled. Otherwise, bands are usually choked.
The only exercise that I can think of that used doubled greens was reverse band squat and that allowed us to put an unbelievable amount of weight on the bar. You’d have to have one hell of a bench to be able to do doubled greens, I’d imagine.[/quote]
Have you ever seen the crazy bells exercise? Could I use average bands for those? Or would I have to use strong bands?
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
buckeye girl wrote:
ilyttoddll wrote:
Is it common to choke the bands through itself or to double it like both ends on the sleeve. always was confused on this .
On bench, bands (minis) are typically doubled. Otherwise, bands are usually choked.
The only exercise that I can think of that used doubled greens was reverse band squat and that allowed us to put an unbelievable amount of weight on the bar. You’d have to have one hell of a bench to be able to do doubled greens, I’d imagine.
Have you ever seen the crazy bells exercise? Could I use average bands for those? Or would I have to use strong bands?[/quote]
Average bands will work fine, and you can use plates as well if you don’t have KB’s. Fun exercise.
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You could always throw the bands over the plates instead of on the bar for added tension on squats. Trust me, it’s fun!
I just wanted to take back my statement about using doubled greens on bench.
Well, I still think it’s pretty ridiculous, but it turns out that people actually do it. That’s what some of the guys at the gym were doing today.
[quote]blanezx3 wrote:
You could always throw the bands over the plates instead of on the bar for added tension on squats. Trust me, it’s fun![/quote]
You could do this on bench to right? Although id be harder because I wouldnt have multiple 45 plates to put on, so the band would have to stay on just one 45?
Also,
The heaviest DB I have are 85 pounders, would these be heavy enough to support the bands, in other words if I were to wrap the bands on my DB and do a DE bench, would the DB’s lift off the ground at all?
[quote]buckeye girl wrote:
I just wanted to take back my statement about using doubled greens on bench.
Well, I still think it’s pretty ridiculous, but it turns out that people actually do it. That’s what some of the guys at the gym were doing today. [/quote]
Ouch, my shoulders hurt just reading that. I thought using doubled purples was way more than enough when I’ve used them in the past. Going doubled greens is just crazy amounts of tension.
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
blanezx3 wrote:
You could always throw the bands over the plates instead of on the bar for added tension on squats. Trust me, it’s fun!
You could do this on bench to right? Although id be harder because I wouldnt have multiple 45 plates to put on, so the band would have to stay on just one 45?[/quote]
I don’t mean any offense by this, but if you would be using one plate, then you won’t need any added band tension. Even using the set up that Diet posted will put a great deal of tension on the bar using average bands, somewhat controlling the bar path. I’d do that though, and it will probably be more than enough tension. Experiment.
[quote]threewhitelights wrote:
BlackLabel wrote:
blanezx3 wrote:
You could always throw the bands over the plates instead of on the bar for added tension on squats. Trust me, it’s fun!
You could do this on bench to right? Although id be harder because I wouldnt have multiple 45 plates to put on, so the band would have to stay on just one 45?
I don’t mean any offense by this, but if you would be using one plate, then you won’t need any added band tension. Even using the set up that Diet posted will put a great deal of tension on the bar using average bands, somewhat controlling the bar path. I’d do that though, and it will probably be more than enough tension. Experiment.[/quote]
Never seen anyone use more than 1 plate in a DE bench w/ bands!
wait can someone explain the DB setup with the bands?
couldn’t I just choke the bands through the holes of a pair of 45s on each side?
I might buy some mini bands in the upcoming weeks.