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Comment by Joe Hashey on January 3, 2009 at 9:18am

Thanks John, is your site up? The profile link wasn't working yesterday.

Comment by John Izzo on January 3, 2009 at 8:55am

Good stuff Joe.

Comment by Joe Hashey on January 2, 2009 at 6:13pm

I should clarify the speeding up the eccentric portion. Basically they are used to pull the weight down twds the lifter, so the person must remain tight and control the deceleration, then overpower the band on the concentric portion. I think I have a video using them during split squats...let me see if I can find it and post it.

Comment by Joe Hashey on January 2, 2009 at 6:12pm

They are Iron Woody Bands, very similar to jump stretch bands. They are primarily used in strength programs to excellerate the eccentric portion of the deadlift, squat, or bench press. Often times they are also used to assist the lift, hooked to the top of the rack to assist the most difficult portion of the above lifts. In this picture they are looped around 100 lb dbs sitting on top of one bumper plate. At 6 ft 5, the hands would be way overstretched if I didn't have them on the plate. I bought a few sets of them, and they are great, especially in a facilty without cables.

Comment by Bill Vasko on January 2, 2009 at 5:51pm

Joe, what kind of bands are you using, and what are they attached to?