Peter’s Musings

Over the past decade there have been a lot of options to choose from when it comes to workout equipment for the home. There seems to be a new infomercial on every week or two talking about the latest and greatest piece of fitness equipment. The one thing that is becoming a must have is a set of exercise bands.

A resistance band is nothing more than a piece of rubber that is made to a certain thickness. The bigger the band the more tension it creates. There are a couple bands you can use that create the same effect of picking up fifty pounds. When you get a set of bands you are giving yourself so many new exercises to do.

A lot of time people opt for the resistance bands instead of getting a big set of free weights. Now people can do a bunch of different workouts without having to use a ton of equipment. Not everybody can do a bicep curl with a 50 pound dumbbell so they do not want to pay for it. It can be pretty tough. Most people like starting out with the bands because it gives them the chance to start building on their muscles and then they switch over to free weights. Free weights do work your muscles from top to bottom and the bands only work it at the top of the rep. A band has more tension at the top of a rep and a free weight has more through out the whole rep.

While getting stronger you will want to change out your bands to bigger ones. You need to do this to keep your workouts challenging while doing biceps and tricep workouts. You will only be able to get the results you want by using more tension. Resistance bands are what you need for the P90X workout.

There is a lot to be said about resistance bands. A couple reasons to choose them are they take up less floor space, are much cheaper, and you do not need to buy a big rack to keep all of your free weights on. The P90X exercise bands come in a bag for you to take on trips. Exercise bands are the most cost effective way for you to get a great arm workout while working on a lean upper body.