Who is behind ResistanceBandtraining.com

and Why was it created???

 

ResistanceBandtraining.com is all about getting “YOU” Performing at the top of Your Game using a tool that functions just like your body !

 

Welcome everybody to ResistanceBandTraining.com.   

I’m Dave Schmitz, the developer of ResistanceBandTraining.com and thank you for visiting my site.  

Since 1986, as a physical therapist and  CSCS, I have had the opportunity to help 1000’s of people rehabilitate back off  an injury and successfully return  back to doing what they love doing.

Since starting my own fitness company (Performax Performance Training LLC)  in 1997, I have had the opportunity to help highly motivate individuals and athletes  reach new levels of  performance using a simple 41 inch resistance bands.

 

Let me briefly explain…

Coming out of college I was taught that the role of a physical therapist was to just get people back to being able to function day to day. You know… things like walking, sitting, reaching over head, going upstairs, etc.  Being an athlete myself and an individual who loved and I mean LOVED to workout, this never sat well with me. Interestingly many of my patients were not satisfied with this either.

 It did not take long for me to also realize that rehab and performance training was not that much different. I was restoring function in rehab and with a little intensity tweak  I could enhance higher levels performance as  well.

The problem was there was no transition or plan on how to get patients to the next level beyond basic rehab. As soon as they could walk or reach their arm over their head, the insurance or MD would say they were done with formal physical therapy and they should just start playing, running, throwing or going back to what every they wanted to do… Just make sure you take it slow.   Subsequently I saw these same people back with a new injury or they never returned back to what previously they enjoyed doing. 

Either way it was not what I wanted as a medical or fitness professional for my clients.

The Rule makers did not care or know that walking and running require significantly different functional demands which meant more advanced training.

So in 1997 I created PERFORMAX – Performance Training LLC, to give athletes and fitness minded individuals the opportunity to learn how to train their body the way it was designed to function and get back to what they  loved doing.

 

NO Space, No $$$, Huge Passion…

 

I began to train athletes  out of the Physical Therapy clinic basement. The problem was, I wanted to work speed and agility but only had about a 10 yard by 6 yard area to work with.

 

I needed some type of  tool that could challenge running and change of direction movements, especially the deceleration phase because that is where all injuries and weakness was occurring at.  I kept looking and throwing $$$’s at different training equipment which was a big waste of time and the little money I did have.

 

Thank goodness for South Bend

One March Saturday afternoon, I was invited to a football clinic at Notre Dame University and there I met a 62 year old football coached who was going ballistic training with resistance bands. As I watched this coach go nuts with these bands a huge light went off in my head.   That was the tool I was looking for.

 

“Rubber bands function just like our body”

  They are muscles without a nerve supply

 

* They must be loaded before they can explode just like a muscle 

* They can create resistance in any force vector or direction like a muscle

* They react off of a stimulus (in this case stretching them) just like a muscle

 

And the best thing….

 They were portable, affordable, extremely versatile and created an unlimited workout challenge

 

After 3 hours of talking to and watching  this coach… Resistancebandtraining.com was born ……I just didn’t realize it for a few more years.

 

Resistance bands were exactly what I needed to train functional movement and Get People Reactively strong

 

For the next  several years I began to rehab and train with resistance bands almost exclusively. I would mix in some dbs, sandbags and medballs but when it came to speed, agility, flexibility, power, and muscle retraining….bands worked perfect at getting athletes, clients and patients reatively moving without the need for constant cueing.  

Being my own guinea pig, I was developing new workouts and exercises every week. Along with my athletes I was recapturing the speed, agility and flexibility I had lost following my old non-functional body building days.

…And what was really cool was the options of training with resistance bands were limitless. 

 

They laughed at our rubber band workouts 

 

The athletes were really diggin the bands and were getting incredibly faster, quicker and more explosive in weeks not months. Their running movements were becoming smoother, more rhythmical and they were really learning what it meant to react and explode with power.

Meanwhile my adult fitness clients were absolutely sold on training with resistance bands and kept challenging me to continually create new workouts which was easy with bands.   People were getting ripped and the ladies especially love band training because they didn’t have to goof around with those big barbells or dumbbells.

Oh and by the way, my rehab patients were learning how to walk, squat, reach, bend, push, pull, and lift quicker and without pain.

 

Need to share the word FAST…

I needed to figure out a way to start sharing everything I had discovered about Resistance band training.  What better way than the World Wide Web.

My first site was simple and filled with tons of information. However after a few years I needed to “Jack things up”.  You are now visiting the new and improved ResistanceBandTraining.com.

ResistanceBandTraining.com is quickly growing and  becoming the #1 website devoted to functional resistance band training.

 

Attention Coaches, Trainers, Athletes, and Fitness Enthusiasts…

Are you using resistance bands yet???? Don’t be fooled, I am not talking about  those simple tubular bands or nylon coated bungee cords.  I am talking about  flat heavy duty, kick you butt resistance bands that can challenge any level of fitness and any level of athlete.

 

So What Are you Waiting For??

 

Let me help get you introduced to the world of Resistance Band Training.   Start by getting hooked up with RBT Live.  It’s a free weekly video series that is  packed with information on training with bands and ways for you to develop all aspects of daily or athletic performance using a simple 41 inch resistance band.

 

Thanks again for visiting the site and look forward to hearing from you soon.

 

Dave Schmitz (aka.. The Band Man)