RBT Resistance Band Training

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

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

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

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 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

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

So glad to be back in the Band Gym.

Hi Dave,

So glad to be back in the Band Gym. Been having a blast the last 2 years and really can’t Thank You enough for changing my thinking as far as working out.

It is a game changer and I look forward to the future without injuries.

Have a great day.

Diane P.

After contemplating for the longest time whether to buy the band gym membership, I did and am not disappointed.

Hey Dave how is it going?? I am well thanks for asking. After contemplating for the longest time whether to buy The Band Gym membership, I did and am not disappointed. You always put so much free stuff on the net and I have taken advantage of it. I have been training with bands for a couple of years now and I love it. I will be traveling to Europe for about three weeks for the holidays and plan to take a couple of bands along. The Band Gym is so extensive that I have a blast looking at the different things. I hope you and your family have a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Stay safe and healthy.

Victor G
Band Gym Member

I’ve never felt any pain or discomfort, no injuries and I am building muscle and fitness.

Dave,

I found out about your site after injuring myself during training with weights and after working out with bands using your exercises and programs. I’ve never felt any pain or discomfort, no injuries and I am building muscle and fitness.

Thank you so much for all your work, explanations and study materials. It’s good to learn more about movements and physics etc while working out!

Marcos Z.
Band Gym Member

I love the new Band Gym website.

Hi Dave,

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.

Respectfully,
Isaac B

Having the week’s workouts available means I can program them all into seconds pro at the start of the week and I am ready to go each day.

Hi Dave, just thought I would give feedback on the daily workouts you are providing in the new band gym. I find this really useful. I tend to squeeze workouts in at lunchtime, now I work from home following the pandemic. Having the week’s workouts available means I can program them all into seconds pro at the start of the week and I am ready to go each day. No thinking about what workout I am going to do. For those who work, have kids, a house to maintain and a wife to keep happy, this really is useful. This also means I have an ever growing bank of workouts available on seconds pro. The versatility of RBT has to be one of the biggest plus for me. Finally, its bands, so I look forward to every workout, so motivation isn’t an issue. Please keep this new aspect of the band gym going! Also finding the new layout easier to navigate. Fantastic as always, Dave and team.

Cheers

Rob G.
Wales, UK

Dave!! It’s (The New Band Gym) very clean and user friendly looking. And I REALLY like the idea of providing a workout each day!

I love the new Band Gym format, Dave!! It’s very clean and user friendly looking. And I REALLY like the idea of providing a workout each day! Sometimes I get overwhelmed with the multitude of awesome choices we have in the BG, so this can be my “go to” when I’m not sure what I want to do for a day/week! I’m really excited about it and can’t wait for it to roll out!

Super job!!

Beth M

You have changed my life with RBT and I can’t thank you enough.

Hi Dave,

Congrats on your Anniversary! You have changed my life with RBT and can’t thank you enough. I changed my whole attitude on working out and love the versatility of RBT. Love the updated Band Gym. I truly appreciate all your hard work and knowledge.

Have a great day.

Diane P

I am really looking forward to the daily workouts.

Great job Dave!!

I am really looking forward to the daily workouts. I just renewed my Band Gym membership and cannot wait to start them. Thank you so much for always sharing new exercises and ideas in the use of resistance bands. They are my #1 exercise tool.

James T
Band Gym Member

Your renovated Band Gym is fantastic! It’s a must for anybody who wants to do RBT, regardless of experience.

Dave,

Your renovated Band Gym is fantastic! It makes it super easy to find the right exercise at the right time. It also helped me discover resources that I didn’t know existed.

In short, it is a major value booster! I’d go so far as to say it’s a must for anybody who wants to do RBT, regardless of experience. For beginners, it provides clear and easy ways to get going. And for folks like me who have been loving bands for more than a year, it’s a convenient way to learn and refresh.

Bravo! Congrats on a job well done. Thanks for letting members be among the first to see it.

Cheers,
Michael H
Band Gym Member

I LOVE this whole thing and am only disappointed in that it took me so long to decide to join up.

Dave,

I am a few days behind so I just did Week 1 – Workout 4. I LOVED IT! I haven’t had this much fun working out in ages.

I LOVE this whole thing and am only disappointed in that it took me so long to decide to join up. I am definitely joining The Band Gym after Camp.

Thank you!

Grayson B
45 Day Fit Camp Participant

You have really provided tons of value for an unbelievable price and you have put a lot of time, effort, energy, passion, and hard hard work into this. I love it!

Dave

Just a quick email to say keep up the good work. I love the gym. I love how much information is in here. Everyday I get up and get to your gym and learn something new to apply to me and all of my clients. You have really provided tons of value for an unbelievable price and you have put a lot of time, effort, energy, passion, and hard hard work into this. I love it!

On another note, My brother and I have grown our gym now to over 300 members and will be referring all of our clients to your website to buy bands and accessories from you. Thank you for being so professional. Thank you for being so thorough. Thank you for being so committed to your craft. It is a real credit to our profession to have people like you creating platforms like this. I am sure I will have questions later for you. I look forward to getting better with bands. Enjoy your weekend.

Brian H.
Band Gym Member and Fitness Professional

Regular training with bands has been an integral part of my exercise program and ability to keep playing a level (on tennis) I could not have imagined

Dave,

I’ve been training with bands for about seven years. I wish I was introduced to bands at a younger age. Today at 60 I’m beating kids on the tennis court half my age. I know that things can change in a heartbeat so I’m grateful to God everyday that I can still have fun. Regular training with bands has been an integral part of my exercise program and ability to keep playing at a level I could not have imagined. Thank you!

Rob C
Band Gym Member

I wouldn’t have been able to do that without all those RBT (Band Gym) workouts.

Hi, Dave,

The Band Gym has helped me so much in the COVID era. From taking some bands to the park in good weather, to stretching or having a workout at home in winter, it’s improved my body and mood.

I recently rejoined my local gym to swim and take a few classes, and am amazed at how well I’m moving in the classes. I wouldn’t have been able to do that without all those RBT workouts. Thank you, and keep those workouts coming!

Richard A.
Band Gym Member since 2019

Before, I could not imagine training without my gym. Now, I cannot imagine training without my bands.

Hello Dave,

It is hard to believe that COVID has been with us a full year. I believe that bad events often make us better– and there’s no finer example of that than my own experience with RBT. Like many of your Band Gym members, I found your site out of desperation when my gym closed. I had no idea what bands were all about. I always associated them with click-bait articles showing buff supermodels claiming amazing results using cheap tube bands. I’ve never been happier to be wrong!

Your Band Gym has provided a year of learning. Before, I could not imagine training without my gym. Now, I cannot imagine training without my bands. They have not replaced weights or other forms of exercise in my routine. But they have really enhanced my enjoyment of them. They are also preparing my body for years of joyous mobility as I age– something no other form of strength training does as effectively.

I look forward to continuing to learn from your emails and videos. It took something as bad as COVID lockdowns for me to find you. But I’m confident I’ll be enjoying RBT long after COVID is gone.

Cheers,
Michael H
Band Gym Member

Dave is a great coach who is very passionate, motivated, and innovative. Dave walks you through each workout step by step and provides helpful tips for every exercise

Dave’s Band Gym has been a game changer for me. I am 35 years old and have had 3 shoulder surgeries from football and baseball with the last one being 15 years ago. I have completed 2 Band Gym training programs and my shoulder has never felt better! I have been to physical therapy countless times over the years. Nothing has worked for my shoulder pain and tightness like the Band Gym. Of course, I have done “bands” before given this is a staple in physical therapy. However, training with Dave and his bands is on a whole different level. Dave is a great coach who is very passionate, motivated, and innovative. Dave walks you through each workout step by step and provides helpful tips for every exercise. My overall physique, muscle tone, and stability have changed significantly and I feel better and look better. So much that my wife wants to start training with bands! I am a believer because I am getting results. Prior to the Band Gym, I was playing competitive basketball 3X per week and attending fitness classes at my Health Club. No doubt I will continue to get better and stay better with bands by continuing to train with Dave’s training programs both new and old while still having fun at the Club. I can’t wait to get back on the hardwood. I know I am bigger, stronger, and faster than I was 3 months ago! Thanks Dave!!!

Sean M
Band Gym Member and RBT Success

I love your band routines and will reward myself on my 65th birthday in April by joining your ‘Band Gym’.

Dave,

The new store setup looks great. The gloves I bought from you are fantastic! One of your competitors prices his gloves at $34.95. Your design (with the velcro closure under the wrist) is superior, so you could definitely up your price a bit. I’m a soon-to-be 65-year-old ‘farm boy’ from Iowa – who has lived in metro Atlanta since 1989. I love your band routines and will reward myself on my 65th birthday in April by joining your ‘Band Gym‘.

Kevin O
RBT Enthusiasts

I started training with you almost two years ago and want to tell you that it has completely transformed me physically.

I started training with you almost two years ago and want to tell you that it has completely transformed me physically. I am much stronger and flexible today than when I started training with resistance bands and I have you to thank for that.

Keep up the great work and keep those tips and new exercises coming. I truly do look forward to them!!!

Thanks Dave!!!

Jimmy T.
Band Gym Member

I have not had any of the soreness that used to be a regular part of gym life. That’s enabled me to train longer and harder. There’s just no better feeling than the metabolic “pump” I get after an RBT workout.

A progress report: I added bands to my workout regimen right after my gym closed for lockdown last spring. My initial goals were modest: I was not overweight. I just wanted to not lose strength until my gym reopened. But once I got started with bands, I was hooked. I never went back to my gym. I’m now 20 pounds lighter and noticeably stronger. More importantly, I have not had any of the soreness that used to be a regular part of gym life. That’s enabled me to train longer and harder. There’s just no better feeling than the metabolic “pump” I get after an RBT workout. I hope I’ll be able to have that feeling for years to come.

Cheers,
Michael H
Band Gym Member and RBT Fan

Knowing that you actually DO read and respond to emails means that we all know that everything you write is sincere.

I highly appreciate that the newsletter is positive without blowing smoke. There’s no negging, there’s no macho BS, there’s no doomsaying about what’s going to happen if you don’t do the program or buy the stuff. But there are also no grandiose claims of instant success for everyone — just steady encouragement to keep working. All of this is truly, genuinely rare in any corner of fitness culture. Plus, knowing that you actually DO read and respond to emails means that we all know that everything you write is sincere.

Rebecca N
RBT Enthusiasts and Band Gym Member

I am decidedly stronger, but better yet, I move with less pain (I had an ACL repair in 1985 which hasn’t held me back, but the bands helped me full strengthen and lengthen muscles so that my movement is essentially the same on both sides of my body), and I am leaner. My back doesn’t bother me anymore – I think this is due to better core strength which comes from working with bands!

My RBT journey began when I visited a trainer for an assessment when I turned 50 in 2012. I have always exercised, and was looking for information on how to train more effectively as I age.

The trainer used resistance bands, which I had never seen before. He mentioned RBT, and I ordered a starter set. I have used your bands ever since. I am decidedly stronger, but better yet, I move with less pain (I had an ACL repair in 1985 which hasn’t held me back, but the bands helped me full strengthen and lengthen muscles so that my movement is essentially the same on both sides of my body), and I am leaner. My back doesn’t bother me anymore – I think this is due to better core strength which comes from working with bands!

I look forward to new exercises in your weekly emails. I am really impressed with how accessible you are via email. My husband recently retired, and he is now a member of the Band Gym.

Thanks for all you do to teach us and help us be strong and healthy as we age.

Congrats on 11 years!

Helena Tsotsis
RBT Enthusiast

Over the year and a half that I have been a member, I find I can consistently trust in the safety and effectiveness of what you are teaching.

Hi Dave,

I am 71 and have found your band gym an excellent resource, both for finding exercises to work on whatever I need at the moment and for motivation. I also love the videos you send out each week that address some new moves, or compile existing exercises into an interesting or innovative workout, or that identify some issue many of us may be dealing with, and then you give us solutions to consider.

Your video presentations are clear and easy to follow. You maintain a focus on using good form through every exercise. Over the year and a half that I have been a member, I find I can consistently trust in the safety and effectiveness of what you are teaching.

14 months ago I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and I’ve found that exercising with bands has been a boon to my workouts, from both utility and safety aspects. As a recent example, I love the locomotion training from your Nov. 8th email. I’ve started with two black bands and currently do it 4-5 times a week, right after my dynamic stretching warm up. After completing the locomotion segment, my lower back and hips feel great and I know that over time it will help my stability as well.

So Dave, good job and thank you!

Jeff Sonin
Band Gym Fitness Pro

The Band Gym is awesome. Thanks for all you are doing.

I am really enjoying The Band Gym. I just did the 28 day challenge and this week started the momentum builder program. Good workouts. The Band Gym is awesome. Thanks for all you are doing.

Keith C
Band Gym Member

So glad I joined “The Band Gym” and that you are my coach and if I have a question you answer directly!

Glad I purchased the thunder band set… You are the man!! So glad I joined “The Band Gym” and that you are my coach and if I have a question you answer directly! That is unheard of, most of these so called self proclaimed experts have a foreign base for their customer support and that makes the waters muddy when asking for advice. That’s why I will be a Band Gym member for life 🙂 Thanks Dave and Karen for your devotion and hard work.

Chris Szaroleta