Bandbell (Bamboo) Bar

http://www.westsidebarbell.com -- Louie Simmons and other westside barbell members demonstrate & explain the Bandbell (Bamboo) bar

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Sports

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• Bandbell bar
• bamboo bar
• louie simmons
• westside barbell
• matt smith
• dave hoff
• fred bolt
• rehab
• bench press

[thepapasmurf2]

Louie Simmons is the fucking Einstein of powerlifting... his intuitive knowledge of physics is beyond the current knowledge.

[buffalokettlebell]

louie you are a sick sick man. you dont just come up with new idea's and concepts , you invent them!!

[RichieVibes]

This is a really cool idea. I'd like to see the exercise done for overhead pressing too. Just imagine the stabilisation you would need for that.

[luthmhor]

Without watching the rest of this video the whole point seems to be to work the stabilizing muscles to the max

[almora9112]

Hey louie is this possible with a normal iorn bar and plates if i use the bands?

[FreeCorps]

@KaozEXODUS Are you serious? He's shaking because he has to remain stable through the whole movement. I do something similar using bands to hang plates from, and it's hard as hell.

[IcyViking]

@KaozEXODUS Like most other people would? The weights are swinging from side to side.

[KaozEXODUS]

Look at him shaking while lifting the bar....what a joke....

[Nofairweather]

This is great stuff. For those of you that do not understand how this is legit and is a gimmick. I will attempt to give a brief but technical answer of how this is not just a gimmick. You are performing a movement through it's full range of motion but your center of gravity is rapidly changing. You body must overcome that by incorporating the that stabilize your core and limbs.

This type of exercise will take advantage of the same principals that make plyometrics effective. It takes advanta

[MrBobcabob]

This guy is so freakin spart

[express375]

I made one from a plastic waste pipe,and then fitted a wooden pole inside with glue and screwed it along the pipe.Two wooden disks at either end to keep the straps from slipping off.

It's fun getting someone to bench press with a regular bar,and then get them to use this with the same weight. with this.