76 | AustrAliAn triAthleteAs triathletes, our lives are busy - fact.
Be it with work, family, study or training
we’re constantly trying to cut corners by
finding the latest things that will save us
time, money and effort. But before you
think of resistance band training as just
another one of those ‘fads’, they are
actually also a highly effective way for us
to bring strength work into our busy lives;
in a way that will compliment rather than
hinder your swim, bike and run training,
and if you’re mindset is right, one that can
bring consistency and many benefits.
Back in the early 20th Century before
all the different colours, branding andC
hances are you have all come
across some sort of resistance
band training by now - for injury
rehab exercises prescribed
by a physiotherapist, adding resistance
during a Pilates class or perhaps you’re
already using them in your weekly training
sessions. When I first started coaching,
band work was commonly considered a
female dominant exercise, laughed upon
by the guys who preferred to get their
resistance from a more “macho” iron-
based source. However, these days you
see top sports teams and the world’s best
athletes using bands on a daily basis.fancy adaptations, resistance bands were
simply surgical tubing that was used to
prescribe rehabilitation exercises. These
days, even though sports science and our
knowledge of exercise have developed,
the basic principal has not changed.
As a strength coach, I can confidently
say that the use of resistance bands
goes way beyond physiotherapy
prescribed injury rehab. Over the past five
years these bands have easily become
one of my favourite training tools,
due to their simplicity, effectiveness and
getting that ‘bang for your buck’ strength
work done.text by KrIss hendy
photogrAphy by Itu medIa and KrIss hendyALL ABOUT THE BANDS
One of the most
effective training tools you can own