People will say what is great about certain gadgets and products and write about them as if they're some kind of superior thing. Now, this will be treated almost like a negative review on Amazon but bare with me guys because this isn't easy for me to write. I'm ashamed to admit, there are things wrong with the Dopa Bands that I never wanted to talk about, I mean it is one of my favorite tools in this whole wide world, which is why this is so damn hard. I can name many things wrong with them but I'll share a few with you here.....
1. It has way too many colors. Black, orange, red, green, teal and others. It's like fucking skittles without enjoying the taste of them. What a letdown man.
2. They're just not going to make you look like a Super Saiyan God no matter how much you may want it to be or in the real world, make you look like Jack Lalanne in his prime. It's not a bodybuilding type of apparatus that will have you moving boulders and doing handstands. The workouts can only do so much for someone looking to get fit.
3. They don't automatically give you the opportunity to win gold medals or win world championships. I know that's hard to read but it's true. Even some whack jobs that copy and paste other people's stuff and call it their own knows that. It only builds enough to make it through a tough session.
4. The world isn't always going to agree with what bands do or don't do, they don't give a shit. It's not like many really understand what they do anyway so why fight it? They're not meant for certain people that consider themselves "Experts". Those people are far too advanced for silly looking tubes right?
5. Why would this company market to mainly fighters and wrestlers, is nobody else worth the effort? What about those who just want to live their lives healthy? Why don't they cater to those who have never been on the mat in their lives? Talk about a wasted opportunity.
6. These bands just can't cut it when it comes to building real muscle. Weights & Bodyweight are a true warrior's form of fitness like many claim. Even ones who think they're the GOAT of one exercise out of countless, guys like that know what is up. Can't deny it, they'll tell you what really works and will die on that hill defending it and you know what? Maybe the bands don't do enough, it's beneath them after all and think they're easy as hell. They are in some aspects.
7. What really grinds my gears about these things? Yeah, they got spunk and have that rebellious outlook of "beating the man with the Iron Pills", but they can't match up with the real world lifts like a Bench Press, Deadlift, Sandbag & Squat. Those are the true measures of strength.
I can go on and on about what's wrong with them and why I should just cut them loose and throw them in the trash since I wasted money on them. The truth is.....
All of these things that are wrong are the very reasons why it is ridiculous to even think such things. The only real wrong thing about them is that they're not promoted enough regardless of how much publicity they've had for years from some of the greatest athletes on the planet.
They provide real world function and can help you build lean muscle that is useful. They're the perfect tool for warming up, working on technique and be able to mimic just about any gym movement. They give you that extra juice to show your efforts in a post workout session that potentially gives you a high edge over your competition or enhance your own goals and aspirations.
Those who have never laid a hand on them and tell you how awful they are wouldn't know his ass from his elbow how incredible these bad asses can be. So what if some shmuck with an ego the size of Texas thinks of them, he couldn't handle them on his best day. It's true, they wouldn't last 5 minutes with these things, then again, probably couldn't keep up with me in a workout with the bands but hey, they're more than welcome to find out if they're willing to give it a go. Besides, most who talk a good game would get their asses handed to them faster than the length of Vegeta's Galick Gun Technique. Hot air is all they really are and live jealous, pitiful lives. Damn shame.
It's true they won't turn you into a Mr. Olympia, but that's not the goal. The goal is to make you one hell of a machine little by little or for most, make you fitter and longer lasting than the average person. It's ability to upgrade your conditioning is one of the reasons why it's successful and it's not just elite athletes, people in their 60's and older use them to help maintain youthful bodies with great mobility, agility and durability. It's not meant to be stupid heavy you can't move them, they're meant to move with you using a level of resistance that hits the muscles from many angles.
The colors of the bands, it's freaking awesome, like a rainbow of badassery. Each level goes with a person's weight class/fitness level and able to work them to their advantage. It's a coach and will tell you what you need to work on and what to look for in building a mastery over them. Being able to work with them for even as long as 30 minutes with very little rest puts you in a level that is high above what most gym goers are willing to do. Sure it's a different level of training but the mere fact that they can give you that lasting strength when it matters is all the reason to get your hands on them.
The bands are a tool like anything else. They work with what you're willing to put into them. They give you many health benefits and challenge even the toughest men and women in the world. They don't snap easily, quite frankly, even the Great Gama doesn't stand a chance snapping these fuckers and he was arguably the greatest wrestler of all time that had strength that is unmatched today. The type of agility you can acquire and mobility you will gain, lessens the chances of injuries and has far less impact on the joints than weights or even bodyweight for that matter but both can co-exist with the bands in great synergy. You can do all sorts of workouts with them like Supersetting with Push-ups or Squats, attach them to a barbell and not need to add weight, Crawl or sprint with it around your waist and go after a slam ball and so much more. The only limit to these is your imagination.
You can do great things and become a stronger and fitter person than you have ever been. Add these to your regimen or on their own and you will find a pathway to many abilities some will consider to be unnatural. Take a chance and grab a band or two right now and unlock new ways to train than ever before. Be sure to use the code POWERANDMIGHT. I thank you for reading the article and hope you all have an amazingly awesome day.
