Resistance Tubes vs. Dumbbells?

Sveid

So I have a gym membership to my university gym, but I live about twenty minutes away... most of the time I can really only get there when I'm -at- school, but I don't really have time to go during my breaks.

I invested in some resistance tubes to help begin strength training at home. I have three tubes, each in increasing resistance. You can do one at a time or add them together to increase the difficulty.

BASICALLY, I had two questions.

One: Are these just as effective as dumbbells? Will I see similar results?

Two: Know any good exercise listings for resistance tubes? c:

SkimFlatWhite68

I have resistance bands, mine came with a DVD. They are great, and yes, you get a good workout from them. I prefer the gym, but they are really easy to pack if going away on holiday.

There would be a lot of YouTube videos I imagine, on how to use them, try searching there for ideas.

Good luck!

round10

dumbells all the way. with just two dumbells you can work almost all muscles at home.

jimmie65

You can get a great conditioning workout from resistance bands.

Youtube should have lots of videos, but some exercises: curls, overhead presses, push-ups with resistance, rows, flys, calf raises with resistance, lawnmowers, chest presses, etc. When I've done resistance band work, I try to everything as a circuit - moving between exercises as quickly as possible with little rest.

rduhlir

dumbells all the way. with just two dumbells you can work almost all muscles at home.

You can do the same thing with bands, a set of bands are:

1. Easier to store.
2. Easier to travel with.
3. Cheaper.

Which is perfect for someone on a budget and with limited space.

I personally like free weights, but I also have a gym literally 1 mile from the house. But before I got that, I was using resistance bands. Oh...and with resistance bands you can do a lot more isolation exercises than you could do with weights, imo.

dennism2013

One: I have no idea.
Two: Yes! My favorite exercise with my band looks like a funky baseball swing. I bought the nylon strap that allows me to secure the band to a door frame(available at ****'s Sporting Goods). It looks like a piece of junk but it's the most useful thing ever. I use the band without handles for this exercise. Just loop the band through the holder and hold the ends like it's a baseball bat. I position my body so that as I rotate through my "swing" all of my core muscles (lower back, sides and abs) have to participate to get me through. I usually extend my arms at the end of the movement to blast my arms. My whole body burns after a set of these.

EDIT: Dee Iee Cee Kay ' S Sporting Goods. MFP thinks that I'm trying to say a naughty word!

andycet

I use them for P90X as I don't have a chinup bar but have also found them to be tougher in some exercises than dumbells.

I use bodylastics bands that you combine together for different weights. The companies site has loads of videos: http://www.bodylastics.com/liveworkouts/