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Why use resistance loops RUBBER4POWER in trainings?

Application of resistance loops in training is much more versatile than it may seem. Resistance loops are widely used in Martial arts, Armwrestling, Powerlifting, Bodybuilding, Fitness, Gymnastics, Sprinting, Swimming, Skiing, Sport Games, Yoga, Pilates and many other kinds of sport.
It is difficult to find a more all-purpose, universal and effective tool for training.
In general, resistance loops in sports are used for:
- Warming-up, stretching;
- Skills honing;
- Improving power-speed qualities;
- Maintaining physical condition outside the gym;
- Rehabilitation, recovery and prophylaxis.

This is a unique tool because trajectory and range of motions in exercises with resistance loops are endless, whereas in training with free weights on cable machines the range of movements is restrained by gravity. This is one of the reasons why exercises with resistance loops have become so popular among professional athletes worldwide.
Training with resistance loops provides the best workout for muscles with minimal stress to joints and connective tissue. Smooth increase in resistance makes loops indispensable for both rehabilitation after injuries of musculoskeletal system and for training as a preventive measure.
This information is by no means a call to replace weight training by workouts with resistance loops. Resistance loops will never replace weight-lifting! Take it for a fact! However, resistance loops can help you to achieve better results, to make the training process more diverse and creative and less traumatic. Effectiveness of trainings with resistance loops has been proved by both professional athletes and well-known trainers.

What are the benefits of training with resistance loops?

1) You can train whenever you want and wherever you want! Resistance loops are lightweight and fit in any sports bag. Professional loops allow to perform both easy and extremely intensive training sessions, that just as effective as training sessions in a gym.

2) Training with resistance loops is less traumatic. Professional loops can reach resistance of 78 kg, however gradual and smooth tension gives an opportunity to stop an exercise at any time, without fear of injury. Thus, weight builds up smoothly, protecting ligaments and joints from overload.

3) Many exercises with weights (for example, barbell or dumbbell curls) generate the highest resistance in the initial phase of the movement and much lesser resistance at the end. Loops maintain resistance throughout the movement, prolonging loaded phase. Besides, muscles are loaded gradually with the maximum tension at the end of muscle contraction. That leads to better muscle power generating. Do not forget that loops can be used while working with weights as an additional load (effect of exercises with chains);

4) Resistance loops are extremely effective for strength development – application of the maximum force in very short time. Combining exercises with weights and loops or complementing one with the other to create additional load can significantly increase strength by activating the fast muscle fibers;

5) Use of resistance loops involves stabilizing muscles more intensively and thus makes any exercise more effective.

What is resistance loops RUBBER4POWER?

Before resistance loops R4P appeared, several types of resistance bands were available on the market such as thin latex bands and tubular type elastic devices. Both are produced specifically for sports, unlike medical tourniquets and cut-outs from car and bicycle tires that were also used as resistance bands. But we do not take them into account, because they are not long-lasting and non-functional.
You can fold as many tourniquets or shred as many tires as you like, but you will get nowhere near the properties of resistance loops R4P. Remember, that these loops are specially made to practice strength sports. Guaranteed!
Resistance loops are produced from 100% natural latex. Every loop is manufactured by laying the latex around and around and stretching it during the process. This technology creates a powerful and smooth tension. Manufacturing process is long and complex and excludes any possibility of backyard production.
There are 6 types of resistance loops:
1) ORANGE resistance loop: Resistance from 2 to 15 kg; Width - 1 cm; Length - 104 cm (208 cm length of the band); Thickness - 0.45 cm;
2) RED resistance loop: Resistance from 5 to 22 kg; Width - 2 cm; Length - 104 cm (208 cm length of the band); Thickness - 0.45 cm;
3) PURPLE resistance loop: Resistance from 11 to 36 kg; Width - 2.8 cm; Length - 104 cm (208 cm length of the band); Thickness - 0.45 cm;
4) GREEN resistance loop: Resistance from 17 to 54 kg; Width - 4.4 cm; Length - 104 cm (208 cm length of the band); Thickness - 0.45 cm;
5) BLUE resistance loop: Resistance from 23 to 68 kg; Width - 6.3 cm; Length - 104 cm (208 cm length of the band); Thickness - 0.45 cm;
6) BLACK resistance loop: Resistance from 31 to 78 kg; Width - 8 cm; Length - 104 cm (208 cm length of the band); Thickness - 0.45 cm;

Thick-bar adapters XGRIP И XGRIP MONSTER

Thick-bar adapters XGRIP are a very popular product in strength sports. They are used for increasing hand grip and shoulder girdle strength. Thick-bar adapters XGRIP are easy to install on barbells, dumbbells, horizontal bars, parallel bars and handles of cable machines. You will get thicker bars that will make any exercise much more complex and effective. When you use XGRIP adapters, your muscles get better activated. Thick bars stimulate more muscle fibers in hands, forearms, shoulders and upper body. Thick bar adapters is the result of years of experiments carried out by the world's strongest athletes and coaches in Bodybuilding, Powerlifting, Armwrestling, Armlifting, Mixed Martial Arts, Judo, Sambo and in many others. Adapters are used in strength training by US Special Forces and British Marine Commandos, by players of the U.S. National Football League (NFL) and by top Mixed Martial Arts fighters of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
R4P.ORG produces its own thick-bar adapters of three kinds: XGRIP, XGRIP MONSTER and XGRIP SPHERE
XGRIP (XG) is produced in green (emerald) color and has the inside diameter of 28 mm, the outside diameter of 57 mm and the length of 130 mm. XG is suitable for most athletes regardless of the size and strength performance. There are 2 thick-bar adapters in the set.
XGRIP MONSTER (XGM) is produced in purple or red color and has the inside diameter of 28 mm, the outside diameter of 69 mm and the length of 130 mm. XGM is designed for advanced athletes who have already been training with adapters XGRIP and want to become even stronger. XGRIP and XGRIP MONSTER do not exclude one another, but complement! To move from XG to XGM during one training is like to increase weight on a bar or difficulty of an exercise. There are 2 thick-bar adapters in the set.
XGRIPSPHERE (XGS) is produced in blue color and has a spherical shape. The outside diameter of XGS is 80mm. The inside diameter is 28 mm. XGS is designed for athletes of strength sports, when fingers and grip strength are of great importance, such as Armwrestling, Armlifting, Judo, Sambo, Mixed Martial Arts, Baseball, Bodybuilding. There are 2 thick-bar adapters in the set.