Resistance bands

DisneyLover

How do you know which to use ?

I bought one that said large and was 7 quid in sports direct... anyway it doesn't fit around my thighs and I'm not even that big !! What a sad way to celebrate losing 2 and a half stone lol

Can anyone recommend one to me to buy ? I'm a beginner and looking for help with with glute gains for doing squats donkey kicks etc from home while gym closed !

DisneyLover

Or are the band's just a marketing thing and make no difference?

Mellor

DisneyLover wrote: »

Or are the band's just a marketing thing and make no difference?

What are you trying to do with it?

Bands provide resistance for weight lifting like movements. That’s it.

DisneyLover

Mellor wrote: »

What are you trying to do with it?

Bands provide resistance for weight lifting like movements. That’s it.

Well I see all the fitness YouTubers using them doing like glute kickbacks are they unnecessary then ?

Alf Veedersane

DisneyLover wrote: »

Well I see all the fitness YouTubers using them doing like glute kickbacks are they unnecessary then ?

They add resistance to a movement. So the muscles involved in the glute kickback, for example, have to work that bit harder to complete the movement when the band is resisting the movement.

It's fundamentally just the same as using a dumbbell, for example, to add resistance to movements. Because doing them with zero resistance would be of little use.

Mellor

DisneyLover wrote: »

Well I see all the fitness YouTubers using them doing like glute kickbacks are they unnecessary then ?

They are necessary if you want to do glute kickbacks and don’t have access to a kickback machine.
What do you want to use them for?

DisneyLover

Mellor wrote: »

They are necessary if you want to do glute kickbacks and don’t have access to a kickback machine.
What do you want to use them for?

It says on the one I have large and 18lbs and it won't fit around my thighs prob need to wait til thighs magically disappear lol

Doing online workouts from home with my kettlebell like for core shoulders lower body etc wanted to add in the band when doing glute stuff like all the girls on YouTube do now I'm like is it a gimic lol

Mellor

It’s not a gimmick. You just don’t know how to use it. And probably bought the wrong type of band.

DisneyLover

Mellor wrote: »

It’s not a gimmick. You just don’t know how to use it. And probably bought the wrong type of band.

Ok sorry.. I just bought it Friday cause I knew I'd be self isolating.

It's this one https://ie.sportsdirect.com/ptp-microband-760668#colcode=76066816

GreeBo

Just do them standing with the band around your ankles...

silverharp

im trying to get the hang of them at the moment, i only have 2 of the long thin ones. Banded pressups work and if you can tie them to a table leg, door handle you can add resistance to crunches, various kind of rows, stand on them for curls and raises.

DisneyLover

GreeBo wrote: »

Just do them standing with the band around your ankles...

So I presume the like massive ones online from Adidas are for around the thighs lol

Alf Veedersane

I'd use those mini bands around my thighs just above my knees for some exercises. You probably don't need to have it much further up your thighs than that. And it's going to be tight around your thighs but you should be able to push against it.

DisneyLover

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I'd use those mini bands around my thighs just above my knees for some exercises. You probably don't need to have it much further up your thighs than that. And it's going to be tight around your thighs but you should be able to push against it.

The band won't stay right when I do that so presume I need bigger ones lol. As in the band scrunched up

Alf Veedersane

DisneyLover wrote: »

The band won't stay right when I do that so presume I need bigger ones lol. As in the band scrunched up

Doesn't matter if it's scrunched up. It will still provide resistance

silverharp

a very good video and to the point

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_r_VPH35p4

GreeBo

DisneyLover wrote: »

The band won't stay right when I do that so presume I need bigger ones lol. As in the band scrunched up

They scrunch for everyone!
The lower you put them the better really, too high and it's less effective.

DisneyLover

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Doesn't matter if it's scrunched up. It will still provide resistance

Thank you for the help ill try it today for a workout. 13 days self isolating finally feeling better ! Sound

DisneyLover

GreeBo wrote: »

They scrunch for everyone!
The lower you put them the better really, too high and it's less effective.

Didn't know that thank you !

the baby bull elephant

For anyone planning on using bands for at home workouts John Meadows posted a PPL programme on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/pjeudmtmEU4