Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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This clip is from Episode 101 of the podcast. You can watch the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=_-7PnQgYjpo

*TIME STAMPS*

0:00 Intro

0:14 Background info about accommodating resistance (bands and chains)

6:54 Meta-analysis: Do bands and chains increase maximal strength?
journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2018/11000/effects_of_variable_resistance_training_on_maximal.36.aspx

9:00 An overview on key determinants of maximal strength versus jump height

17:24 Band Study #1: Shi et al
researchgate.net/publication/360260644_Effects_of_variable_resistance_training_within_complex_training_on_neuromuscular_adaptations_in_collegiate_basketball_players

21:25 Band Study #2: Katushabe and Kramer
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7449328/pdf/ijes-13-4-950.pdf

21:58 Band Study #3: Joy et al
journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2016/08000/Elastic_Bands_as_a_Component_of_Periodized.2.aspx

23:21 Band Study #4: Andersen et al
journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2015/10000/Elastic_Bands_in_Combination_With_Free_Weights_in.33.aspx

24:45 Summarizing the available evidence

27:07 Conclusions and practical applications