Ranking Band Tension

[666]

I'm trying to work out which combinations of bands have higher tensions in relation to one another. So if I'm progressing from a blue band, what's next? Blue and mini? Red and mini, two reds...? I did Blue x5x15 on hamstring curls last weekend and didn't know which would be the next progression, tried Red + Mini but not sure it felt any tougher. Something like:

Mini
Red
Mini + Mini
Blue
Red + Mini
Red + Red
Blue + Mini
Red + Mini + Mini
Red + Red + Mini
Blue + Red
Blue + Mini + Mini
Blue + Blue
Blue + Red + Mini
Blue + Blue
Blue + Blue + Mini

What do you reckon? Something like that?

[ATZ]

You missed:

Mini mini mini buck.

[LWStrong]

For certain movements you could either double what you have (although this increases resistance alot, two fold even, suprisingly), or just choke the bands more (i.e. loop around DB/Rack 2/3 times, thus shortening band length).

[666]

Depends what I'm doing; if it's a really long movement, doubling isn't always great as the tension comes on hugely all of a sudden.

I reckon doubling the bands quadruples the tension as well rather than doubling it.

[666]

You missed:

Mini mini mini buck.

Is this a reference to something...? I don't get it :017:

[ATZ]

Obviously not a battlestar galactica geek in your youth.

[666]

Ah no - watched it but not obsessively. New one was more my cup of tea!

[chi]

Do you want me to merge this into http://www.iron-city.net/showthread.php?t=3668&page=8