Thread: Pumping Iron with Zemekone and Icehog3
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Old 04-30-2012, 05:23 PM   #5712
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Default Re: Pumping Iron with Zemekone and Icehog3
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Originally Posted by GreekGodX View Post
I have with some good gains. Primarily reverse band bench press. Allows you to use more weight and work on being explosive out of the hole.

Using them for added resistance can be good if used the right way. One of my favorites is adding bands to the iso machine bench presses and really burning out my chest. You can do drop sets with them on there or do a set with full reps then get 4-8 reps doing the top half only. I've found doing just the top portion (limited range of motion) really pumps up your chest.

As far as on benching with them I would be careful. You want to remain explosive on the lifts. If you are grinding it out with the bands on there it is no better than just having that much weight on there.
Thanks! And that's what I pretty much seen at the gym and thought it was a pretty interesting. Never heard of reverse band bench press. I'll look this up
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