Benefits of working out with Resistance Bands

A lot of you that have been following me on my social media have noticed that I have been working out with strictly body weight and resistance bands and no actual weights. And to be quite honest with all of you my body feels just as good as it did when I was lifting with weights. What a lot of people don’t realize that resistant band workouts when done properly are just as effective as people lifting weights. And the question that has been asked the most is what are the benefits of resistant band workouts? And now I will tell you.

Resistance bands does exactly as it says, it adds resistance to your workout. This added resistance helps strengthen your muscles and pushes you to work harder.

One of the benefits of resistance band workouts is that it for one tones and strengthens your muscles. As resistance bands stretch they create increased tension in your muscles which makes them contract. The more you stretch the band the more intense the resistance gets and the harder the workout becomes.

Another benefit is that it adds assistance to specific exercises that you may be struggling with. For example if you wanted to get better at doing pull ups you can simply attach the resistance band to the bar and under your foot so you can have support until your strong enough to do a regular pull up.

If you’re somebody that is an athlete that needs to put on muscle I suggest using free weights to start. But as you put on the muscle that you want resistance bands are great for retaining the muscle and not losing it. I have always had bad wrists when it comes to lifting with dumbbells I swear every other day I used to sprain my wrist but with the resistance bands I do not have this issue. Also these bands are a great way to recover from injury and get yourself back into the routine of working out again.

One last benefit that I love about resistant band training is that I can do it at home. You never have an excuse on why you don’t have time to get a workout in. Whether you had a long day at work or are just simply tired you can take 15 minutes of your day and get a quick and effective workout in.

If you have any questions about this type of training or want to join one of my programs feel free to contact me on Instagram @quinnmitchellii or Snapchat – quinn03 and I would love to talk to you and work with you.

Coach Q