Since rubber band, elastic resistance systems like Bodylastics tubes used almost a century ago, initially as a means of physical fitness. He then started to gain popularity in use for the rehabilitation of injuries as well. Yet many people remain skeptical about the effectiveness of such an elastic tapes and elastic tubes that the "good ol 'free weights compared.
It appears in this sense, here we are and the advantages and disadvantages of usingBodylastics band workout with free weights (dumbbells and for how long).
Similarities
At first glance, Bodylastics elastic bands as in need of the lightest heavy iron free weights, and as such, and therefore seem to be less effective at building strength and muscle, but this is an illusion. In fact, some studies have shown that the peak (or the amount of energy made available to activate the muscle fibers) are the same with elastic resistance devices, such asare equipped with free weights.
Both Bodylastics and free weights:
or provide resistance (counterforce, which builds muscle strength)
or allow the free mobility (freedom of movement in all directions)
or allow the movement with variable speed (to perform each exercise with the freedom to be faster or slower)
or allow progressive resistance (the user can then increase or decrease the resistance, as desired or necessary)
Like any trainer would show that everyThese four characteristics are essential for an effective program of strength training.
Bodylastics elastic resistance and other similar devices produced results comparable to free weights in the following areas:
development or muscle strength
o Increasing the muscle mass
elimination or body fat
The differences
One major difference between free weights and elastic resistance systems like Bodylastics is that free weights are based on the severity of the saleResistance, while non-elastic resistance systems. By relying on gravity for resistance is an inevitable element in the dynamics of each exercise control and discretion of the movement is significantly reduced and encourage in particular the risk of injury.
The absence of gravity do the exercises together and with Bodylastics elastic resistance systems may allow you to play a much wider variety of natural movements of the common body of every day. Thisimmensely extended the range of practical benefits of such systems provide to a person, the exercise of their daily activities.
Resistance bands also minimize the amount of "cheating", which can be carried out in an exercise as applied to isolate the finest muscle or muscle group, whereas with free weights, it is much easier, other muscles will be in areas involved in the currently developed complement their repetitions and then runs counterproductive to the development of muscle strength and massdeliberate isolation.
Bodylastics also provides for much greater versatility in the manners in which one can use them for exercise, in that resistance is provided whether exercising in a vertical or horizontal plane. Free weights, on the other hand, require gravity, and therefore a vertical plane, to be effective. For example, movements like twisting and turning from side-to-side, and doing punches and side-kicks can all be benefited by elastic resistance systems like Bodylastics while not so much by free weights.
Athletes from fighters to ball players find such exercises integral to performing the actions their given sport requires, whether swinging a baseball bat or tennis racket or ducking, weaving, and dodging a blow from an opponent.
For the same reasons (namely: gravity), Bodylastics allows for slight adjustments in movement to alter muscle emphasis while such versatility is much harder to accomplish with free weights. Additionally, resistance bands provide continuous tension on the muscles being exercised, whereas with free weights, the tension varies depending on the muscles' position in the given exercise's range of motion.
Lastly, as elastic resistance systems like Bodylastics are so compact and lightweight, they are portable, and can be taken with the user wherever he or she may go. Free weights, on the other hand, are a rather stationary device.
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