Athletes who performed band pull ups had a much greater increase in pull up strength and power compared to those who performed standard pull ups on a study by National Strength and Conditioning Association in 2004.
Ithaca College (Ithaca, New York) researchers found that athletes combining bands with pull ups, bench and squats increased strength by twice more than those using traditional free weights and also had an increase in muscle mass more than the athletes who only used free weights.
I’m proud to have Carl as my Bfit client of the year for 2011. Give me 10 more clients like Carl and I would be the luckiest trainer in the world. Carls life has changed for the better. His results are only going to get even better as more time goes on. Watch his 1 year update in time to come.
Congrats Carl!!
2011 Results
Before weight 130kg After weight 106kg
Before body fat 36.1% After body fat 18.5%
Carl’s Performance:
Beginning Bench Max 70kg
Present Bench Max 140kg
2 Min Tests:
Before After
Pushups-21 / 82
Situps-22 / 58
Burpees-19 / 55
1 Lap around Merrylands oval
Approximately 400meters
Before 2min 45.48 seconds After 1min 5.25seconds
Improvement of 1 min and 40 seconds!!