Rubber Bands

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I live in a cramped space with no real room for equipment.
I recently purchsed some rubber band type equipment. Do
you think this will be sufficient for gaining muscular
strength/endurance?

Rubber bands build muscles like rubber bands.

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I live in a cramped space with no real room for equipment.
I recently purchsed some rubber band type equipment. Do
you think this will be sufficient for gaining muscular
strength/endurance?

Rubber bands build muscles like rubber bands.

I guess so. And there's nothing wrong with that. Personally, I think
it would be best to combine free weights with rubber bands

A good starting point for researching band training might be
http://www.humankinetics.com/products/showexcerpt.cfm?excerpt_id=3705

Here's Christian Thibaudeau on the subject of band training (with a
bar and an object and with bands alone)
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do;jsessionid=BA5C850495F3CEE81D7B4CE284507FE0.titan?id=532052

Here's another perspective from Brad Reid:
http://flashpages.prodigy.net/lreid/cable%20article.htm

Of course, it all depends on the cables or bands. There's no
comparison between using neon pink things that you can find in a
fitness store and JumpStretch or IronWoody bands. For a comparison of
the latter two, see
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do;jsessionid=CCEA58B9EB0CA58468A2E36D5F0344B1.titan?id=537672

Lifeline-USA's Power Pushup 2 will give you a damn good workout, even
if you're a strong dude
http://www.mikemahler.com/store/bodyweight.htm
(This is the only cable product I use - but I'm NOT calling myself a
strong dude.) :-)

IronMind's "Fabled Cables" will surely give you a great workout as
well. At some point I may buy this product as well as John
Brookfield's Training With Cables For Strength
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0926888102/103-1218032-8805444?v=glance

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Quoted message said:

I live in a cramped space with no real room for equipment.
I recently purchsed some rubber band type equipment. Do
you think this will be sufficient for gaining muscular
strength/endurance?

With all the bodyweight-only things you can do, you might add that to
your routine as well. One-armed pushups, one-legged squats, planches
and their variations, wall-supported handstand pushups - and the list
could go on. You don't even need the rubber bands for any of those.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

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I live in a cramped space with no real room for equipment.
I recently purchsed some rubber band type equipment. Do
you think this will be sufficient for gaining muscular
strength/endurance?

Here's one example of a great band exercise

From - 4 Secrets for Strong Shoulders
Pavel Tsatsouline
Muscle Media, October 2002, p. 98

#2 Rubber Band Back Presses

"The father of modern American weightlifting and bodybuilding, Bob
Hoffman, wrote in his classic book Broad Shoulders, 'chest expanders
.... could just as easily be called shoulder broadeners, for they have
that effect to a superlative degree.'

Get a heavy-duty chest expander such as the one available from Dr.
Randall Strossen's ironmind.com. Another option is a sturdy rubber
band. I recommend bands by Jump Stretch, Inc., (800) 344-3539. These
are not your average neon pink things from a health club "muscle
conditioning" class. [censored] Hartzell, the class act who owns the
company, manufactures bands that offer 25, 50, 75, 100 and even 200
pounds of resistance. No wonder they are a hit with NFL players and
elite powerlifters.

Bands and expanders offer a great variety of exercises that promote
size, strength and flexibility. One of the best "shoulder broadeners"
is the back press that will blast your posterior delts to pulp while
improving your posture in the process.

STARTING POSITION: Hold the expander or the band across your back and
tuck your elbows into your sides.

THE EXERCISE: Press your arms straight out to the sides. Force your
chest out at the same time and pinch your shoulder blades together. If
you have opted for a band, move your hands closer and closer together
as your flexibility improves.

In a couple of weeks your shoulders will open up and square off so
much, you may be mistaken for a Marine."

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Quoted message said:

I live in a cramped space with no real room for equipment.
I recently purchsed some rubber band type equipment. Do
you think this will be sufficient for gaining muscular
strength/endurance?

With all the bodyweight-only things you can do, you might add that to
your routine as well. One-armed pushups, one-legged squats, planches
and their variations, wall-supported handstand pushups - and the list
could go on. You don't even need the rubber bands for any of those.

Planches?

S.

endurance comes from cardio work, unless you do a fast routine like
supersets. if you are getting a good pump and sufficient resistence, you
will gain muscle. follow instructions so that you are using proper form.

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I live in a cramped space with no real room for equipment.
I recently purchsed some rubber band type equipment. Do
you think this will be sufficient for gaining muscular
strength/endurance?

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Quoted message said:

I live in a cramped space with no real room for equipment.
I recently purchsed some rubber band type equipment. Do
you think this will be sufficient for gaining muscular
strength/endurance?

With all the bodyweight-only things you can do, you might add that to
your routine as well. One-armed pushups, one-legged squats, planches
and their variations, wall-supported handstand pushups - and the list
could go on. You don't even need the rubber bands for any of those.

Planches?

See http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode3/229?kbid=1022 for more.
I sometimes do a move that a former gymnast calls a "poor man's
planche" - here's a quick pic my son just took:

http://www.kbnj.com/PoorMansPlanche.JPG

I've seen straight-armed versions done with bands partially supporting
the feet - there are endless possibilities.

-S-, the other "S."
http://www.kbnj.com

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Selene said:

"Steve Freides" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Quoted message said:

I live in a cramped space with no real room for equipment.
I recently purchsed some rubber band type equipment. Do
you think this will be sufficient for gaining muscular
strength/endurance?

With all the bodyweight-only things you can do, you might add that to
your routine as well. One-armed pushups, one-legged squats, planches
and their variations, wall-supported handstand pushups - and the list
could go on. You don't even need the rubber bands for any of those.

Planches?

We don't need no stinkin' planches.