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gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/11/02, 08:07 AM Menace: I have never used those bands from ironwoody before. If you are looking for a deal on the jumpstretch bands then go to www.elitefitnesssystems.com I use the jumpstretch bands and love them. I wouldn't even consider switching now because they are that good.
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/11/02, 08:28 AM I do like the website though! :big_smile:
	2004/11/03, 04:28 AM awesome! thanks gator...this looks good....now if only I can stay motivated on squat days LOL
	2004/11/03, 04:37 AM btw, how do u properly use the bands from elitefitness? Do you use just 1 or do u use 2 (1 for each side)....it seems like in the picture on the website, there's 1 band and it's stretched into a square...Also they don't state the resistance on the bands, instead they say how much a person should squat to use each band...which...doesn't really provide enough information...eh...each site with their own bs...
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/11/03, 06:26 AM The bands from elite are the same bands from jumpstretch. Go to the jumpstretch website and find the chart they have on band poundage. Use elites guidelines for band use. Check out the articles on elite. There is one on bands and chains. Also check www.westside-barbell.com for an article on the bands.
	2004/11/03, 09:14 PM cool, i'll check it out...thanks for your help
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2005/05/18, 10:31 AM bump
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2005/10/22, 08:25 AM Yesterday's dynamic effort box squat workout: Box squats (no bands): had the tendo unit hooked up 416 x 2 x 8 Power readings: 941-1001 watts took 1-1.5 min TBS Depth drop to box jumps x 5 x 4 2 min TBS Speed RDLs with tendo unit hooked up. Perform RDLs as fast as I could with 225. I kept going until I had a total of 2 reps under 90% of my best rep on the Tendo unit. I did 3 sets with each one getting better. I did 11,12, & 15 reps respectively. Max wattage was a 941. Took 2 minutes between sets. 1st time I ever did RDLs like this. Back Hypers 100lb plate x 5 x 3 1 min TBS Physioball AB circuit Crunches x 30 Side crunch x 15/side Russian Twist x 20 2 rounds Went light on this because my abs were pretty taxed up from the workout.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/10/22, 11:54 AM Wow, I've never considered doing RDL's as a dynamic movement. Was it awkard? -------------- To have talent is to have limits. I have no talent therefor I have no limits. Steve Prefontaine If you smoke or don’t wear your seatbelt, please don’t tell me the deadlift is dangerous.
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2005/10/22, 10:31 PM no, but I've been doing them a long time and it was pretty light. I liked them and am pretty dang sore today! :)
arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2005/10/22, 10:39 PM RDL's are great for dynamic stuff. Used those a lot this year. Gator, what is a Tendo unit??? -------------- I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious. --Vince Lombardi "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/10/23, 03:19 AM Tendo is a device that you hook up to the weights, it measures your speed and acceleration, and from that, you get your total power output. Its great for finding the best range for your DE work without all the guesswork and percentages. -------------- To have talent is to have limits. I have no talent therefor I have no limits. Steve Prefontaine If you smoke or don’t wear your seatbelt, please don’t tell me the deadlift is dangerous.
arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2005/10/23, 05:08 PM Yeah I just read about them on the Westside site. Sounds pretty awesome, but guesswork and percentages? -------------- I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious. --Vince Lombardi "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/10/23, 07:41 PM I was refering to the traditional method of finding a good weight for DE work. Basicly, using a percentage, and then figuring out what feels good. The tendo unit eliminates the need for this, as it can find a weight that will allow for ideal force production. -------------- To have talent is to have limits. I have no talent therefor I have no limits. Steve Prefontaine If you smoke or don’t wear your seatbelt, please don’t tell me the deadlift is dangerous.
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2006/04/21, 04:00 PM The tendo unit measures power not force.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/04/22, 11:49 AM Good point. Force will be linear based on weight, while power is dependent on acceleration. Typo on my part. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
shotzie128 Posts: 2 Joined: 2008/02/16	2008/06/11, 12:40 AM Please help me. I am a 56 yr. old nurse with a back and neck injury. I also live in a motorhome so space is quite limited. I have some stretch bands that I would like to work with help tone and maybe do some shaping. But, I have not been able to find any exercies. Are there some that any of you could recommend. Thanks a lot.:)

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