RBT Resistance Band Training

In the few months that I’ve been training, I’ve noticed increased strength and much less joint pain than when I use dumbbells and other free weights.

 Hi Dave,

First let me say thank you for motivating me to create my own band gym in the limited space I have. I’ve been following your emails and social media for a few years now and finally decided to take band training seriously. In the few months that I’ve been training, I’ve noticed increased strength and much less joint pain than when I use dumbbells and other free weights. It’s getting to the point where I have to get some thicker bands as the ones I have are getting too easy! 

Thanks for your help,

Michael W

Band Gym Member

Thank you for the years and continued effort you give.

Thank you Dave.  Thank you for the years and continued effort you give.  I have enjoyed learning from you. I appreciate all of your monthly workouts and will continue to do so in the future. 

Josh S

Band Gym Member

After using your program for about a year, nothing hurts. In Fact my gait is smooth and balanced.

Dave,

Thanks for the warning.  I tried other band “experts” only to experience injuries, especially in my shoulders and hips. After using your program for about a year, nothing hurts. In fact, my gait (walking) is smooth and balanced.   I do have the X3 bar and footplate, which I use for heavy DLs, RDLs, front squats, and bench press. I will add an X3 movement, after completing one of your workouts. 

Keep the advice coming 

Ricardo T

RBT Customer and Enthusiasts

I enjoy your insights on Band training and have been doing band training myself for about 4 yrs.

Hello Dave,

I’ve been following you for quite a while now. I enjoy your insights on Band training and have been doing band training myself for about 4 yrs.

I’m going to be 65 yrs old  this year and I use the bands between playing Racquetball 3 days a week. I feel they give me the advantage of being in top physical condition to play the game without taking from my body.

I just want to tell you that I enjoy your site and I wish you continued success in the future.

A Fan

Bob C

You and your team have created an amazing training resource.

Good evening Dave,

You and your team have created an amazing training resource. I will be sure to keep passing on the word of what a resource this is.

Have a great night!

Daniel W
Band Gym Trial Member

I have gained a lot from being a member of the Band Gym

Howdy Dave,

I am writing to thank you for all the fine work you have done – and continue to do – in physical fitness education and training. I have gained a lot from being a member of the Band Gym and I am positive many others have as well.

Have a Merry Christmas!

Richard L
Band Gym Member

I could never have gotten into my present (still work in progress vastly improved) shape in a conventional gym.

Congratulations on what you’ve done with the Band Gym. You are providing a fantastic resource!

I started with a ’21 day challenge’ in Spring of 2020 and did the first ever Fit Camp and have continued happily since then.

I could never have gotten into my present (still work in progress vastly improved) shape in a conventional gym. When I’d get back to the weight room I would rapidly gain strength to the point where I was putting too much stress on my shoulders well before I got where I wanted to go—but with bands it’s almost back to how I felt when I started weight training aged 15!

I love the monthly routines you’ve been providing and I’m looking forward to more of your ‘Challenges’ in 2023 (assuming always that I survive the current one and the Christmas pudding).

With best wishes,

Bill S
Band Gym Member

With the help of these resistance bands and some of the exercises I’ve been doing I’d say I feel even better than before I had the infection.

Hi Dave

I want to thank you for checking in with me regarding the resistance bands. So far I’m really loving them a lot! Since my injury a year and a half ago where I had a staph infection in my knee, I needed to regain a lot of Lost strength. It’s taking quite a while but I’m pleased to say that I’m back running and playing volleyball and tennis just like before. With the help of these resistance bands and some of the exercises I’ve been doing I’d say I feel even better than before I had the infection.
Thanks so much!

Scott B
RBT Enthusiasts

I’ve had the same set for over 5 years and use them aggressively. From yellow all the way to XXL Blue. They still perform like new!

I always tell anyone that is interested in the very best continuously looped resistance bands to buy Quantum Bands. I’ve had the same set for over 5 years and use them aggressively. From yellow all the way to XXL Blue. They still perform like new! And Dave Schmitz is the world’s leading expert in training with looped bands. Buy Quantum Bands. Join The Band Gym. Follow Dave’s advice. Look, feel and move better than you used to ten years ago.

Shawn M
Band Gym Member

Having that set-up in our living space is an enabler that contributes to my workout dynamic. It allows me to vary my workout times depending on our schedule.

Hi Dave,

Your note today pairs well with the one you sent a week or so ago with the eight points on making one’s exercise set-up convenient and hassle-free.

Our senior condo is a two-bedroom, two-bath with an office. We made the 2nd bedroom our exercise room. There’s a console with a high-end stereo and TV, an old Nordic Track wood cross-country ski machine (motorless), a 100-pound stacked dumbbell set, yoga mats, and of course, my RBT bands, RBT hip bands and dynamic stabilizers. We’ve got a ceiling fan in there, and the big windows look out at the Colorado Front Range Rockies. I look forward to going into that space, turning on the music, working out and enjoying the view.

Having that set-up in our living space is an enabler that contributes to my workout dynamic. It allows me to vary my workout times depending on our schedule. Quite often, like today, I’m able to get a 20-minute to 30-minute workout in the morning, followed with an hour or 90-minute workout in the afternoon. If I had to travel to a gym, I wouldn’t be able to do that.

Then again, your RBT bands allow me to get a good workout anywhere, anytime. Your bands are an integral, dominant part of every one of my workouts. At 74, I’m still going strong.

Your RBT bands and exercise guidance have changed and improved my life.

With appreciation,

Frank

I truly love what you do and how you do it.

Dear Dave:

I just wanted to thank you for all you do. A few years ago I was always looking to get an edge and have my athletes get stronger and faster. So I’m the local speed guy in my town.
I love the band workouts for speed and agility and power.

I want to thank you personally because my son and his friends have benefited from them tremendously. My son Matthew is a big time lacrosse player with tremendous speed and size. He was just committed to play lacrosse at Syracuse University as a Midfielder. I want to thank you for all you do.

All my students love band training, and I have been training them for 7 yrs now.
I tell all my students athletes believe in themselves and believe in band training.

I tell people all the time about your Website and your Band training. I truly love what you do and how you do it.

Thank you Dave

Coach Patrick.

That’s what I need and want so I give you 6 stars in a 5 star scoring….Thank you for making yourself available you’re a good coach and you’ve got a good program going

Dave,

I became a member about a month ago, being 70 years old is coming. I’ve decided to do the senior workout program for a while. And I had a few other exercises to it. I am glad I bought a bar though you and not a shower bar from a hardware store. Also bands and band connectors, l love using bands together. Your saying “ mobility stability and flexibility”

That’s what I need and want so I give you 6 stars in a 5 star scoring. I will have a question for you I don’t know how to get a hold of you. Thank you for making yourself available you’re a good coach and you’ve got a good program going.

Glenn W
Band Gym Member

This progression to bands and your programming is the best investment that I have made for my health ever.

Having a great time since joining the Band Gym. I have not felt this limber and without pain from lifting weights in years. This progression to bands and your programming is the best investment that I have made for my health ever. Thank you for your instructional emails, workout updates and the challenges that they bring. I am a believer. By the way, if it matters, I will be 70 years old shortly. I look forward to my early morning band workout with you every morning.

Christina O
Band Gym Member

I spent over 30 years working in Assisted Living Facilities and Adult Day Care and have seen the differences in people who first need care in the 90’s versus those who first need care in their 70s. I knew you were giving sound advice. So here I am at 67 learning a new way to work out. LOVE IT.

Mr. Schmitz,

Just wanted to let you know that this routine, the Senior Strong Program, is just what I need. I am pretty new to resistance bands. I learned about them on a YouTube video from “Bob and Brad”. Once I had the bands I wanted a visual workout to learn to use the bands correctly and a program that evolves over a period of time rather than me trying to figure out a workout routine. Back to YouTube where I found a video that you did on working out after 50. I spent over 30 years working in Assisted Living Facilities and Adult Day Care and have seen the differences in people who first need care in the 90’s versus those who first need care in their 70s. I knew you were giving sound advice. So here I am at 67 learning a new way to work out. LOVE IT. No gym membership (thus no guilt for not going) or no exercise DVD instructor repeating the same words over and over. I can work out when I want and at a speed that works for me. I love the video of each exercise (on Week 2 the bicep curl doesn’t load). I am repeating each week before moving on to the next workout week. This week I will repeat week 2. On my morning walks I have noticed that my posture is straighter. AND…… AND I did 65 squats in my last workout session! Once I finish the Senior Strong Program I will be back to find the next program to continue on and make it interesting.

Thank you,

Mollie E
RBT 60+ Enthusiasts

The 45 Day Fit Camp is my favorite …. So much information and so many different types of workouts

Thanks Dave,

The 45 Day Fit Camp is my favorite.

I believe this is my 4th time. All the way through.

So much information and so many different types of workouts.

Outstanding and thanks again.

Bill in Chattanooga
Band Gym Member

Thanks for a great experience!

I’m a new Band Gym member and have found the 45 Day Fit Camp a great way to keep my enthusiasm up.

Thanks for a great experience!

Joe Z.
Band Gym Member

Please know that you have certainly made a difference in my workout life.

Keep up the great work, Dave.

Please know that you have certainly made a difference in my workout life.

John L
RBT Customer and Enthusiasts

Let me start off by saying that I love you fitness content. It is why I am a Band Gym member. It is simply the best; practical, doable and fun!

First off, let me start off by saying that I love you fitness content. It is why I am a Band Gym member. It is simply the best; practical, doable and fun!

Plus I love the new Band Gym website. The layout is perfect. It’s very easy to find workouts, programs and resources. Keep up the great work.

Isaac B
Band Gym Member

I feel that bands are the best tool I can share with them (family and friends) because they are for all ages and fitness levels.

Dave,

I’m almost 48 years old and I’ve never had a break in my pursuit of fitness, so I’m pretty “fit” for my age. However, I have aging parents and friends my age who could use more exercise in their life. I feel that bands are the best tool I can share with them because they are for all ages and fitness levels. Being fit is more than just “looking good”!

Thank you for doing what you do.

Kevin S
Band Gym Member

I need to tell you, in addition to how well the latex free bands are working, you offer me so much inspiration when it comes to programming for my clients.

I need to tell you, in addition to how well the latex free bands are working, you offer me so much inspiration when it comes to programming for my clients.

As I’m sure you’ve experienced, a programming block occurs occasionally when trying to create new workouts to keep things fresh for my clients. You help break that block on a regular basis!

Again, thank-you for your help and keep those videos coming!

Regards,

Carol S.
RBT Fitness Professional

Dave, your RBT is WAY MORE EFFECTIVE than other orthopedic care to date!

My #1 Goal with band training is to mitigate shoulder impingement in my workouts for hang gliding and ski season at 71.

Dave, your RBT is WAY MORE EFFECTIVE than other orthopedic care to date! Am most grateful for your expertise, drive and compassion.
You rock!

Dennis D
RBT Enthusiast and Customer

Bands have allowed me to adjust intensity with ease, and produce unlimited options.

Absolutely great advice and exercise examples for a 64-year-old who’s learning to find challenging routines that are both fun and sustainable. Bands have allowed me to adjust intensity with ease, and produce unlimited options. Thanks for all you do. Much appreciated!

Leo C
RBT Enthusiasts and Customer

I’m never going back to free weights of any kind. RBT training is all the resistance I need.

Dave

I’m 78 and started band training just over 3 months ago) I alternate between a brisk walk of about two miles one day and RBT training (3 reps each of 10 exercises) the next. I’ve reached a point now where my heart rate after 30 to 35 minutes of RBT training is equivalent to what I get after my walk; usually about 65% of max. I now get through my band exercises without taking the 30 second rest between sets. I’m never going back to free weights of any kind. RBT training is all the resistance I need. Thanks for introducing me to a whole new way of exercising.

Best.

Fulton H
RBT Customer and Band Fan 🙂

I’m able to vary my workouts from day to day and look forward to and enjoy my exercising like never before.

Excellent advice, Dave. Stellar stuff.

I’m focusing on rotation and seeing the improvements. Let me add, RBT bands have enabled my workouts to become multidimensional — full body involvement in my workouts now. I also key in on your advice to perform some movements slow, some fast. I’m able to vary my workouts from day to day and look forward to and enjoy my exercising like never before. Bands (following the array of movements you’ve demonstrated), calisthenics, adding a day or two each week of light/medium dumbbells. Some days lighter bands, higher reps, lots of movement. Some days working up from lighter to heavier bands with deliberate, concentrated effort. Plus, my taekwondo form keeps getting better as I execute moves with more authority. (Note that I perform some of those moves using bands as they enforce form discipline.) It’s a blast. And this from a guy about to turn 74.

Best regards as always,

Frank
RBT Enthusiasts

Just wanted you to know that as a newer Band Gym member I really appreciate all the work you put into it.

Dave

Just wanted you to know that as a newer Band Gym member I really appreciate all the work you put into it. It has been a great help to me. Hence, my only suggestion is to keep up the good work!

Doug R
Band Gym Member

Your training tips and workout videos have significantly motivated me to stay focused and to be the best that I can be as I age.

Hi Dave:

You did a very good job in describing the inevitable changes that happen as we age and unfortunately I am experiencing them more and more with each passing year.

Fortunately though I believe I have been able to slow these changes down significantly through the use of resistance bands.

Resistance bands have helped me to not only maintain strength, mobility, flexibility, and muscle definition but also with what I believe in some ways is more important, is that it has helped me with balance and core strength.

Also your training tips and workout videos have significantly motivated me to stay focused and to be the best that I can be as I age.

Thanks Dave for all your help

James T
Band Gym Member

The new website and the new app really shows the quality and effort that your team and you put into this business.

Just wanted to send you a note of encouragement. The new website and the new app really shows the quality and effort that your team and you put into this business. It is the same quality that you put into the programs and workouts you provide. I really love the daily workouts and have been creating seconds pro timers for them as they come out. I appreciate the implementation of the kettlebells in this week’s workouts and hope that trend continues to some extent. Thanks again.

Lee W
Band Gym Member

Myself and 6 of my neighbors really enjoy our band workout since we started with your band set.

Good morning Dave

I do have a band gym set up.

Myself and 6 of my neighbors really enjoy our band workout since we started with your band set. Perhaps it has been 8 to 10 years working out with your bands. Matt Cook originally introduced me to you and your workouts.

Anyway, we really love it.

Thank you. Stay safe and have a great day.

Reza L
RBT Enthusiasts

Every time I’m thinking about skipping a workout I see one of your emails and that puts me back on track.

Dave,

Just want to let you know that your frequent emails keep me motivated.

Every time I’m thinking about skipping a workout I see one of your emails and that puts me back on track.

Keep up the great work!

Thanks, Dave

John L.
RBT Customer

Happy Band Gym Member with a Happy Gym!! He’s a fan and so am I.

Hello Dave,

A couple of years ago I sent you a floor plan of our bonus room and you gave recommendations on bar placement. Here is a picture of that area in our gym.

I think my husband was a little skeptical of all the uses and benefits of band training. He kept wanting to use heavy free weights. But I didn’t purchase those so he was kind of forced to figure out the bands. Now he loves them! He’s able to do exercises that do not hurt his shoulder. He’s also able to do more precise workouts than he expected.

He’s a fan and so am I.
Thanks again for your help.
Happy band gym member with a happy gym!!

Leigh C
Band Gym Member

So many of your informational posts and training videos have helped me progress in my resistance band training.

Hi Dave,

So many of your informational posts and training videos have helped me progress in my resistance band training.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for paying it forward.

Keep them coming.

James T
Band Gym Member

I think this is your best newsletter yet. Down to earth, common sense, simple, straightforward. Heart to heart from you to me.

Hey Dave,

Love this. I think this is your best newsletter yet. Down to earth, common sense, simple, straightforward. Heart to heart from you to me.

At 75 I have been following you and RBT for over 10 years. Not as consistent as I should have been, but that is about to change. I have 5 and 3 year old grandchildren that want me to hang around a few more years.

Keep up the great work.

Bobby W
RBT Enthusiasts

I am participating in the RBT 28 day Challenge, and I have to say that I am really enjoying the information you are providing.

Hi Dave,

I am participating in the RBT 28 day Challenge, and I have to say that I am really enjoying the information you are providing. Even though I have been using your bands and programs for years, there’s always something to learn or simply refresh.

I especially like when you teach how one can design their own workout, since I think that feeling of being “in charge” of my training is a great motivator for me to stay consistent. Please keep up your great job!

Alessandro B
RBT Customer and Challenge Participant

Best and most important of all, there has been the “Dave factor.” Having a genuine human to answer my questions has been invaluable.

Dave,

Your latest email on Peloton was one of your best. I hope you do more articles like this one: Real talk, no-holds-barred. Too many in the so-called fitness industry prey on people who have the best of intentions. It’s easy to fall for one-size-fits all “workout at home” pitches. People want to get started but are intimidated by their lack of knowledge and experience. I know because I was once one of them.

RBT and the Band Gym have been the exact opposite of the typical one-size-fits all “workout at home.” It has helped me learn to develop workouts tailored to my own needs. Those workouts have complimented my maximum intensity weight training sessions, helped me recover from surgery, and increased my enjoyment of fitness. They’ve given me the freedom and joy to work out on playgrounds, beaches, and all over the great outdoors. And they’ve liberated me from depending on mediocre hotel gyms, many of which are still closed or in disrepair “because Covid.”

Best and most important of all, there has been the “Dave factor.” Having a genuine human to answer my questions has been invaluable. You clearly have no agenda other than sharing the joy of getting better with bands. Sincerity cannot be faked or marketed. Even though I’ve never met you, I consider you a trusted coach who wants nothing but the best for me. I may just have to add traveling to Wisconsin and working out with you on a playground to my bucket list!

Please do keep sharing your thoughts on fitness trends… the good, the bad, and the ugly. It makes for great reading.

Cheers,
Michael H

I really enjoy my band membership, it is the best money I have spent for fitness.

I just wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed the January workouts and the first week of the February workouts. They are certainly challenging me. I really like having a workout. I’m hoping to develop overall strength that will translate into improved running. At 63, almost 64, I feel really good about my fitness level. Although I enjoy your workouts, I hope to be able to eventually develop my own workouts to maintain and improve fitness and compliment my running.

I really enjoy my band membership, it is the best money I have spent for fitness.

Keith C
Band Gym Member

I am really enjoying the daily (Band Gym) workouts.

Hi, Dave

I am really enjoying the daily (Band Gym) workouts. I’ve completed all your programs, most multiple times, but lacked the time and confidence to build my own workouts. The monthly programs do all this for me with a fitness theme, new exercises with lots of modifications, coaching, and education.

Thanks in advance,

Paul Baldino
Band Gym Member

I have to say I am enjoying the new format of the Band Gym with the daily exercises. I’ve committed myself to using these workouts for myself so I don’t even have to think about my own.

Hey Dave,

I’m excited about this month’s workouts. I have to say I am enjoying the new format of the Band Gym with the daily exercises. I’ve committed myself to using these workouts for myself so I don’t even have to think about my own.

Given all the work you’re putting into the Band Gym, it’s a steal at the price you’re offering it for.

LaRosa Johnson – Fitness Coach
Band Gym Member

I’ve spent the last four weeks doing the Momentum Builder Program in the Band Gym. I love it! It’s one of the most well rounded and challenging routines I’ve ever done.

Hey Dave!

So, I’ve spent the last four weeks doing the Momentum Builder Program in the Band Gym. I love it! It’s one of the most well rounded and challenging routines I’ve ever done. I really feel like my whole body is represented whereas, in the past, I always felt I was missing something or focusing too much on one area.

Thanks!

Ben L
Band Gym Member

Resistance Band Training “Builds in A Margin of Error” when Awkward Movements Happen

Last Monday I was headed out to work. Opened the front door and it was raining. I took one step and down I went. The granite steps were coated with ice and the slight rain made them very slick.

All I remember was the violent strike to my hip and then to my left shoulder as I continued to tumble all the way down the 6 steps to the driveway.

I had my gym band bag in one hand and my lunch in the other.

As I laid in a puddle at the bottom of the steps I did a quick feel over for anything that may be broken.

I got up and went into the garage and house to change my clothes. Mary, my wife is a nurse so she also gave me a once over as well.

Back in dry clothes I headed out to the plant.

When I got to the plant I headed up to the gym to get my roller and bands out. I did a 40 min workup to check for any hidden injuries. I did find my ankle was sore but not enough to stop working out.

The next two days the soreness and bruising set in but really nothing compared to the violence of the fall especially being 61 years old.

I attribute the lack of overall injury to my strength and range of movement from doing your workouts with your bands and the roller.

Thanks Dave!

Brian R.
RBT Enthusiasts

I wanted to tell you I’m sticking with you. I love all the info and the videos and the daily feed of the mobility-themed workouts.

Hi Dave,

Got the email today about continuing or canceling membership and I wanted to tell you I’m sticking with you.

I love all the info and the videos and the daily feed of the mobility-themed workouts. I love looking good, but at this point in life I can see well enough into the future that it’s obvious that looking good is a distant second to being able to do things I enjoy and to keep doing them.

So I’m excited to stick with you and keep learning! I can’t believe how much there is to learn on your site.

Tobin B
Band Gym Member