strength training using resistance bands
Strength Training Using Resistance Bands – Burn Fat And Build Muscle 
Strength training (also known as resistance training) using resistance bands has become increasingly popular with those who desire to burn fat, strengthen their upper and lower body . When I strength train, I almost always use resistance bands. Why? Because unlike traditional free weights, workout bands provide tension throughout the entire movement (both concentric and eccentric).
The use of resistance bands depending on your fitness goals has the potential to help anyone burn fat and build muscle. However you must continually challenge yourself by doing total body movements.
Why total body movements?
Every single trainer will say, without hesitation, the added benefit to using more multi-joint movements and less isolation exercises is the higher probability of losing body fat.
Do I have any studies to back this up? Not really.
Sure there is plenty of research on using complex movements in sport specific training like the study found in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research that determined a number of positive effects using complex training in developing explosive strength in young basketball players. But for the average person looking to burn fat there seems to be a gaping hole with regards to research in this common claim.
So am I comfortable with the idea of total body movements leading to greater fat loss? You bet.
I personally experienced my most impressive fat loss results when I ditched the traditional isolation exercises and incorporated total body movements like resistance band pulls, squats, lunges, overhead press and lateral squat and press.
You’ll often hear talk about your metabolic rate increasing and the stimulation of more fat burning and muscle building hormones using total body movements but I’m hesitant to accept these claims at face value based on the lack of recent research.
Something biologically is definitely happening, it’s just too bad the science isn’t readily available to back it up.
Below is an example of a total body movement using resistance bands:
Lunge with lateral raises W/ BOSU ball: Stand on the band with your right foot on the BOSU ball and hold the handles on both sides with your palms facing inward and the band on the inside of your arms. Step back with your left leg and do a lunge, while also doing a lateral raise. Repeat for 10-12 reps.
Watch the instructional video on how to execute a resistance band Lunge lateral raise:
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