+ 8 Accomodating Resistance
*What is Accomodating Resistance? It's training muscles at the optimum weight all the way through the lift, or overload training(training at a weight higher than your 1 rep max). The ways to accomplish this are with bands, chains or the Slingshot.
*Why should I use Accomodating Resistance? The biggest reason is CNS stimulation, strength is largely a product of your CNS and not so much muscle mass. The second reason is the ability to train your muscles optimally at every point throughout the lift, as we all know as your bones come into alignment your muscles have better leverage and therefore are in a better position to be stronger. The third reason is simply building confidence with a weight over you 1 Rep Max, just feeling it in your hands can be hugely beneficial to overcoming the mental block that we put on ourselves.
*Let's talk about bands simply because they are the most versatile and easiest to set up. We'll use the Bench Press as an example since that's always the locker room talk "how much ya bench". There are 2 different methods for setting up bands on the Bench: Band Resisted, and Band Lightening. Band Resisted is easy just hook the band around the collar of one end of the bar and run it under the bench then hook onto the other collar. For Band Lightening you'll need to set up your bench inside a Squat rack, you'll hook the bands onto the racks pins and have the bands hang loose at right around where your lock out will be. Band Lightening I feel makes for the best overload training and band resisted makes for good speed type training.
*Now let's talk the Conjugate Method briefly, the Conjugate Method basically just sates to never do the exact same workout (easiest way of explaining it). So the other advantage to bands is they give you tons of different workouts. If you have 3 sets of bands your capable of at least 24 different workouts just with band lightening and band resisted.
*6 Flat Bench
*6 Incline
*6 decline
*6 floor press
I'm writing this off the top of my head so if parts don't make sense or aren't explained well enough I think questions being asked will make this much easier for me to explain.
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Variety is the spice of life! Been thinking about band work for a bit now! Thanks for the reminder!
1jakd_hipyStops the mind from getting bored which for me is the leading cause to plateau
Yea, my mind is like a lil kid. I gotta keep an eye on it or it will just wander off!
Thats an awesome post bro!! I haven't seen nor heard of CNS since high school football. Our coach used to whip out bands while we were acting tuff and say try it like this!! I didn't know what it was called, but gave us one hell of a work out. I'm buying some bands soon now. Thanks for the reminder
AnonI love this, Love band and chain training, Wish the gym I was at had a proper platform for this...
I have the weirdest boner right now
1jakd_hipyYou need to locate a meathead gym in your area, and as far as the boner...hmmmm....
Anonthink you mean ...mmmmm....
Some areas suck for finding good gyms, I've tried the chains but they were too unstable for my liking. The power lifters at my gym love them. These aren't normal rinky dink chains though, they could be used to tie two semis together.
I might have to get me some of those bands
1jakd_hipyYou've gotta leave 5-6 links on the floor at all time or they'll get to swaying and shot can get hairy fast
yea i remeber the first time doing this with 225 on bench.. ha thank god for a spotter.. first 5 not bad.. then it hits you.. the bar that is lol.. good post playa.. +1
AnonGood post, I've done these a few times and they bring on a new type of pain the next day. It's a great feeling.
Be glad this board is full of guys who are either educated or willing to learn, you ever try explaining CNS stimulation to someone in a gym? Have better luck teaching your dog how to speak mandarin.
+1
1jakd_hipyYeah, I used to train at a commercial gym and would always get crazy looks when I got out the bands followed by even crazier questions. And then people would tell me how they got so strong doing 4x12 and I would just smirk and put my headphones back in
Anon4 reps 12 sets?
1jakd_hipyJust like they read Jay Cutler does on bodybuilding.com
great post! where can i get the appropriate resistance band for bench pressing?
1jakd_hipyElitefts.com has a complete set its like 5 pairs of different resistance for like 150 or you can get individual sets. Jumpstretch.com also has them but they're a bit shittier. And if your looking for just bench work then you could get the slingshot from howmuchyabench.net it's like 50 bucks
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Solid post bro. Good into and yes I love more variety it makes a big difference.
1jakd_hipyThanks broseph
good read man...gonna have to try this out