Resistance Bands Science

Proprioception is the sense that informs the organism of the position of bodily parts. It regulates the direction and articular range of movement and allows automatic reflex reactions and responses. It participates in the development of the body schema in relation to space and gives support for the realization of motor actions. It also participates in balance or coordination. It is important in the common movements that we perform daily and, especially, in sports movements that require special coordination. Through the proprioceptors, the basic reflexes are activated that allow adjustments both at the muscle-tendinous level and in the stability components of the joint, which constantly send information about the position of the body, degree of elongation-shortening and muscular tension, speed, angle of movement, acceleration of the body and balance. This information is processed through the central nervous system to make the necessary adjustments at any time and generate the appropri...

As we have repeated on more than one occasion, strength training is planned according to the characteristics of the sport and the requirements of the competition. Thus, there are sports whose main foundation is the power or explosive development of force (i.e. maximum manifestation of force in the shortest possible time) such as jumps and pitches in athletics, football or some martial arts. In others such as swimming, cycling, canoeing, etc., the goal is to acquire optimal levels of muscle strength. Finally, other sports require a high degree of muscular endurance without compromising power (Bompa, 2015; 2001; Cometti, 2002). This is the case of sports such as basketball, handball, hockey, badminton... After the periods of anatomical adaptation (preparation of muscle groups and joints for strength training) and maximum strength in which we use predominantly general means, a transition to more specific means of force development becomes necessary in order to achieve the expected adapt...

This exercise is often called "lizards with resistance", since the tape does its heavy work. We are going to make a conventional lizard to work the chest, but what changes is that we will place the elastic band. We are going to press with the hands on the floor, placing under one end of the tape and we pass the tape through the back. In this same way, place the tape so that it presses into the natural position of the lizard. Afterwards, we go down slowly and the tension will feel when going up. 4 sets of 8 to 10 repetitions. Rest of 2 to 3 minutes between each series. Do not arch your back in no time. Slow movements, 4 seconds to go down and up. Strengthening the chest                                      1 Position                                      2 Position