In this 8-part series, we’ll teach you how to use our latest product, NeeBooFit Resistance Pull-Up Bands. Ideal for assisted pull-ups, our Resistance Pull-Up Bands are also great for a whole range of exercises. Buy a set today and check back each week for a new video in this series.
For the fourth video in our series, we’ll learn an adaptation to the standard Lat Rows. By attaching your NeeBooFit Resistance Pull-Up Bands to a doorknob, you transform this exercise into one that can be done anywhere, giving you an even more convenient way to get fit. Here’s how you do it:
Instructions:
Stack the band by matching two sides together.
Hold the band across the edge of the door just above the knobs.
Wrap the band around the knob on both sides of the door.
Place your hands in the loop on either end of the band.
Kneel to place your body in the correct position.
Pull back with your arms to complete a lat row.
Tip: Make sure the tension is even on each side of the band.
In this 8-part series, we’ll teach you how to use our latest product, NeeBooFit Resistance Pull-Up Bands. Ideal for assisted pull-ups, our Resistance Pull-Up Bands are also great for a whole range of exercises. Buy a set today and check back each week for a new video in this series.
For the third video in our series, we’ll learn how to perform lat rows, in both a standing and kneeling position. Lat Rows are an excellent exercise to tighten your posterior chain and NeeBooFit Assisted Pull-Up Bands make this exercise easy and convenient. Here’s how to do them:
Instructions:
Wrap the band around a pole and ensure the band has equal length on each side.
Hold the band by placing your hands through the loop on each end with your palms facing together.
Tighten your belly and extend the elbows.
Pull back by retracting your shoulder blades and pulling your hands into your sides.
Release back to straight by extending your elbows.
Tip: Hold your palms up if you want to work your biceps.
In this 8-part series, we’ll teach you how to use our latest product, NeeBooFit Resistance Pull-Up Bands. Ideal for assisted pull-ups, our Resistance Pull-Up Bands are also great for a whole range of exercises. Buy a set today and check back each week for a new video in this series.
For the second video in our series, we’ll learn how to perform assisted pull-ups. First, you’ll need to attach your NeeBooFit Resistance Pull-Up Bands to a pull-up bar – for help on that, check out the first video in this series. Assisted pull-ups are a great way to add reps to your workout routine without sacrificing form. Here’s how to use them:
Instructions:
Attach the resistance band to pull-up bar.
Place the band under the arch of the foot.
For a pull-up, place your hands over the bar with your palms facing away from you.
Pull your shoulder blades together and arch your sternum up towards the bar.
Pull your body up until your chest reaches the bar.
Slowly release all the way down for one complete rep.
Tip: Place the band directly under the arch of the foot, not the toe or the heel, to prevent the band from slipping.
Don’t know which resistance bands is right for you? Take a look at our easy to use chart!
In this 8-part series, we’ll teach you how to use our latest product, NeeBooFit Resistance Pull-Up Bands. Ideal for assisted pull-ups, our Resistance Pull-Up Bands are also great for a whole range of exercises. Buy a set today and check back each week for a new video in this series.
This week, we’ll start with the basics: how to attach a NeeBooFit Resistance Pull-Up Band to a Pull-Up Bar.
Instructions:
Loop the band around the bar.
Pull it through itself.
Push the band together and untwist any kinks.
Tip: Be sure to use the correct resistance band for your weight and ability level.
Don’t know which resistance bands is right for you? Take a look at our easy to use chart!
By Carrie Sowiak, NASM CPT, IDEA Elite Personal Trainer, Certified ACE group fitness, and YogaFit Instructor
Get those legs strong for bending with squats and lunges. Be cautious with forward lunges if you have knee issues – “stepping back lunges” or a back lunge should allow you to feel them more in your legs and less in the knees. The stronger your legs are, the less you will have of that post-yardwork back pain. Even if we have a “set- up” (such as a gardening bench) to be more ergonomically correct when working outdoors, we still have those times when we’re just bending over to pull some weeds, or picking up bags of yard waste when we’re vulnerable to injury.
Be sure to switch hands from time to time when you are carrying around the watering can, or digging, or pulling weeds to prevent overuse injuries, and you’ll get a “more even workout” from your efforts! Think about your core muscles – in the midsection all the way around – while you are carrying something. Use them to stabilize your body and move more efficiently. When the watering can is in one arm, think of standing tall and pulling in your waist muscles, like a girdle.
When you are near the shed door, or any doorway, or two trees easy to grab next to each other, place your hands on the door frame or trees, and lean your chest into the doorway to stretch out your chest and shoulders. Take 5 – 10 deep breaths, un-shrugging your shoulders and lifting your chest upwards. Those chest and shoulder muscles can tighten up with all the forward bending involved in yardwork. Take time to stand up and back bend: Reach your arms overhead, interlace your fingers with palms to the sky, and just lift your chest upwards again, gently backbending your upper spine. Pull your tummy in, and keep your tailbone down towards the earth.
When your yardwork is complete for the day, come inside and lie with your legs over an ottoman or up the wall. You will approach the wall sitting sideways to it, with your butt as close to the wall as possible. (If your legs are tight, you may be unable to get your rear very close.) Then roll over onto your back stretching your legs up the wall. Lie there for 2-10 minutes, breathing deeply and feel proud of yourself for the work you have completed!
