FITBYMIK REVIEW | training with bands vs weights

[@robinmccormack4840]

The best thing about Mikayla’s workouts are the modifications she shows. Makes her workouts doable for a wide variety of fitness levels. Feels very inclusive.

[@JustinaErcole]

oooh yes love that!

[@curlychapina]

Honestly I cannot understand why your channel was plateauing, your videos are amazing! I watch every single one of them!

[@JustinaErcole]

Thanks! To be honest I hit a bit of a wall with creativity on my end so I was partly to blame. But I really appreciate you ❤️

[@elenakalliste]

Same!

[@TheGnomequeen1980]

I don't do them every time, but I love when a no repeat session comes in with the trainer I watch a lot. If I absolutely hate a movement, I can grit my teeth through 45 seconds and know that I don't have to do it again. 🤣Sometimes I'm just not emotionally prepared to repeat.

[@JustinaErcole]

Fair point!

[@MajestyHammond]

The calm of your voice while reading the titles of Bailey Brown’s workouts. 🤣

[@JustinaErcole]

😂😂😂

[@alicel7015]

What I love about her workouts is exactly what you don't! I have ADHD and repeating exercises and counting how many times I do a move, then doing it several times for different moves is impossible (I just lose count). Even if the trainer is counting for me it gets boring. I also like the not knowing what's next, it keeps me engaged. My goal is just to move my body so no repeat workouts that I can actually stay focused on is better for me than no workouts at all! I also love that she is very professional and doesn't try to encourage us with using phrases like 'think about your tummy in that bikini' or saying things like 'ooooh that burns you can do it!' every two seconds. She is very neutral and barely says anything about how hard it may be or how we're killing it and just says 'Well done' at then end. Love that about her.

[@JustinaErcole]

I’m glad you found something you enjoy!

[@baguettebackpack]

I don't like no repeat workouts either. I get so overwhelmed when there's over 15 exercises. Also, very excited to see your review of Bailey Brown. I used to do her workouts, actually I moved on from Blogilates to her. They're incredibly similar, just to give you more of an idea of what she promotes.

[@JustinaErcole]

I'm very intrigued!

[@booknerdcatlady]

I’ve been following Mik since she had around 4k followers and she’s always been great. I’ve had several injuries and her workouts helped me get back to a good place. 😊

[@JustinaErcole]

Omg that’s amazing!

[@johnmcnamara8741]

I have only done her stretch classes, they are awesome. Her 20 minute deep stretch is the best stretch class I have ever done

[@JustinaErcole]

ooooh i love a deep stretch!

[@Msyinett]

I love the awareness. I have found some great channels through this series

[@JustinaErcole]

I’m so glad!

[@sherryg1838]

The Bailey Brown expression, ha ha. I’m glad you mentioned that the physical appearance matters in numbers of subs, I think it’s a big factor. I use Jessica Smith’s streaming service, and she frequently combines bands and dumbbells. I usually skip the band, it’s less complicated. But now that you’ve explained it, it makes sense why she does it. I’ll have to try it. I really appreciate these videos, I learn so much. I’ve been following Jessica since 2013, plus I’m grandfathered in at her $99 per year opening special. But if she ever quits, you’d be my first choice. Hopefully, that comes off as a compliment! And love the thumbnail!

[@JustinaErcole]

Thank you!!

[@debbystragier2154]

My personal favorite trainer on KZbin right now is Sydney Cummings. Not only is she a very realistic person but it’s clear that she knows what she’s doing.

[@hannahconroy]

It was helpful and interesting to learn about the pros and cons of bands versus free weights. Thanks for another great video! ❤

[@JustinaErcole]

You're so welcome!

So educational as always! Thanks, Justina!

[@JustinaErcole]

you're so welcome!

[@cjsfunbun]

I didn't know your channel was sinking last year but im so glad its been revived. I love your explanation in the beginning about bands and what they work as opposed to dumbells. Most people don't think of those things

[@josephroa4475]

Excellent video as usual. I was a band only guy, but now have started to incorporate more dumbbell and barbell movements. You can lift heavier with bands these days with some like the Harambe or X3 systems that use a bar and a plate.

[@Laf631]

Her workout looks like the strength conditioning class my gym does on Saturdays, where it's not intended to get you to squat the most you absolutely can, but rather, go through the movements safely, but quickly with a bit of a challenge, to get your heart rate up.

[@JustinaErcole]

Fun! And to be clear, I wasn’t saying that this workout needed to be testing your squat max. But since we only did them once, I thought it would be best to challenge the legs with something more substantial. Thanks for watching!

[@ridinreiners]

I work out with a kinesiologist. I injured my right shoulder doing TRX pushups last winter and she incorporated a lot of band exercises to rehabilitate and strengthen my shoulders (also dumbbell exercises). I did the TRX pushups again last week for the first time since my injury and the stability I felt in my shoulders was amazing. Also, I agree with Justina on the value of doing more than one set of any exercise.

[@JustinaErcole]

So glad you healed up!

[@frankquinn6872]

Great review as always. As soon as I saw the front squat into lateral raise I thought “no way Justina’s not going to mention that!”😉

[@JustinaErcole]

Hahaha you know me well Frank!

[@SLocky82]

Ive only done a few of her workouts but I did enjoy those, they are definitely a good choice for a beginner or a 'lighter' exercise day, and sometimes thats what you need, I especially enjoyed her 'to the beat' ones, they are always fun!!! Thanks Justina for another great review 👍 ❤

[@bvezos]

I’ve followed Mikayla for years. She’s amazing and she motivates me to go further than i thought I could. And by the way - I ONLY do no repeat workouts. Repetition is so boring to me. Different strokes for different folks 😊.

[@JustinaErcole]

Totally better than nothing!

[@__Tiziana__]

Hi Justina, personally I enjoy a no repeat workout once in a while, even though I know they are generally not ideal for muscle development purposes. The most decent (= not just random exercises thrown in together) no repeat video that I know of would be something from the Fitness Blender's series "Bored Easily", I think, particularly the HIIT ones! But yeah, that's not optimal by any means, just very fun! Hope you're having a nice weekend! ❤ Thank you so much for the video!

[@kkbricker]

Love your vids Justina!

[@JustinaErcole]

Thank you!

[@She_it_her]

I recently got interested in attaching bands to dumbells. It takes some creativity but it’s a great way to add variety and challenge

[@JustinaErcole]

Omg I’ve never even heard of that!

[@She_it_her]

@@JustinaErcole i learned it from a personal trainer on KZbin but I’ve heard it repeatedly so I don’t remember who told me first. I watch a lot of Drs/trainers in this field. So I can’t take the credit. The bands change the resistance curve. So a shoulder press with dumbbells is hardest at the bottom stretch while the bands are hardest at the top.combined are brutal

[@JustinaErcole]

@@She_it_her Hmm I'd love to learn more about the benefits of training both concentric and eccentric phases equally in terms of performance goals. If you come across any of these doctors, send it my way!

[@Chantellabellaaa]

I know some people claim that bands are useless when it comes to strength training, etc, and I understand why. I think it depends on what your goal is (I know you spoke about that before as well) - for me, training with a band was part of my knee rehab, and it helped a lot with strengthening my knees too 😊

[@asmrlikeasandbox]

I don't know if you're still doing interviews, but I have an interview suggestion for you! Andrea Wool is a certified personal trainer who specializes in exercise for people with pain disorders and autoimmune diseases. With the current rise of autoimmune disorders, it could be a really interesting and helpful conversation for a lot of people. Totally no pressure, but I just wanted to throw it out there. 😊

[@JustinaErcole]

Hey! I’m actually not. The videos didn’t perform well and it was too expensive to rent the space and pay people. Sorry!

[@asmrlikeasandbox]

@@JustinaErcole that totally makes sense! No worries 😊

[@JustSheilz]

Ive done a lot of her workouts over the years. Im still subbed so now I only do what catches my eye :)

[@RavingKats]

I started with her last July. She's great! Her to the beat aerobics was great for newbies

[@JustinaErcole]

Yesss she seems so great for beginners!

[@s.h.y5259]

have you tried reviewing peloton exercises, barre definition or even microsquad? i would love to hear your thoughts on them! great video as always ❤️🥰

[@JustinaErcole]

I don’t have access to the Peloton app, sorry!

[@avany6552]

I feel the same about no repeat workouts, I always thought It had to do with me being a do over Queen, I just always want another chance to do better. I like doing the same exercise multiple times and staying with a routine until I feel like I'm doing them correctly.

[@lilkat007]

It breaks my brain there are so many to choose from!

[@JustinaErcole]

Haha fair!

[@MLyonArt]

She has a 10 minute Standing Arm Workout that I use a lot as a final workout to my regular routine. The only move in that one that I hate is the overhead tricep extension. I feel like I have to jut my head forward too much to avoid conking myself with the dumbbell. Short arms and legs, what can I say?

[@JustinaErcole]

Haha oh yeah I never do tricep extensions. Skull crushers feel way better to me!

[@CeliaMitchell-ot5ir]

Hi, this is so great . How would a lay person know these things? There is alot of stuff on KZbin that is junk.

[@JustinaErcole]

That’s what I’m trying to do! Educate people on the basics :)

[@kevinhurley7189]

I'm never getting my bowl back

[@JustinaErcole]

Never lol

[@theresamcbride9572]

Can you do an updated week in the life of a fitness instructor?!

[@JustinaErcole]

you read my mind! it's scheduled for wednesday :)

[@maryeller335]

“Hormone balancing Pilates” 😂 is that really a thing?? 🧐 I guess I’ll have to watch the review to find out. Love your videos!!

[@JustinaErcole]

hahaha thanks!

[@75JayLady]

I enjoyed this review!😊

[@JustinaErcole]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@biancat.1873]

Loved this one. And if the workout was short enough from the time, then I'd count the whole workout as one set & repeat it 2 - 5 times, idk... that's what I do with fun short(ish) workouts, that don't have any repetition in it. EDIT: I just saw it's 30 minutes *lol And it looked tough enough to not wanna repeat it as a whole😂

[@JustinaErcole]

That’s a great idea though!

[@joanns2681]

She is very good.

[@JustinaErcole]

Agreed!

[@mariastav2613]

I've been adding a bit of Fit by Mik to my Bailey Brown app workouts I have been doing for 2 years, since you announced she'd be your next review video. I really like her and the workouts but can't do 10lbs! And since I've been following your channel you pop into my head every time Bailey mentions toning, sculpting etc 😀 I think she is sweet and I feel stronger but I am tempted to cancel now. The aesthetics of her videos are very relaxing.

[@JustinaErcole]

While I don’t love the marketing, I’m hoping to love the workouts!

[@KK-xd8mi]

can you please do an NML review? specifically their metcon program

[@JustinaErcole]

Hey! I talked about it at the end of the video, but I’m not taking any new review submissions. Gotta make my way through the bowl :)

[@mkyrene]

Thank you for the excellent advice and review . I also prefer workouts where you have the opportunity to repeat moves in order to perfect them. Can you also make a review of "Chris & edi" channel

[@JustinaErcole]

Only if they’re in the bowl!

[@taradevito6751]

Have you done Caroline Girvan?! She got big during Covid and now has an app. Anyways I have just discovered your channel so I am curious of your thoughts ❤

[@JustinaErcole]

I did years ago and....I wasn't received well lol. In hindsight, I shared a very limited point of view and would attack the video completely differently now. Overall, I think Caroline is incredible. But I find most of her workouts to be a little too high volume for the everyday person. That being said, it's been a long time since I've even tried her stuff so I can't really comment on how she's programming now!

[@sevenandten1078]

These are the type of workouts that I fail miserably at. I can’t coordinate my full body and concentrate on the muscles I’m trying to work at the same time. Usually I flop around and sweat from the effort but the only muscle that hurts in the end is my low back 😂

[@JustinaErcole]

that's good that you know that about yourself though!

[@emilyng2523]

I will have to respectfully disagree with some of your cons with bands. The interesting thing about bands is that you can rig it to have about the same eccentric and concentric load depending on the footplate you have. There's a guy by the name of Pascal Dornier who invented the band box with rollers and uses the full length of the band and starts off with tension right out of the gates. Also, there are different lengths of bands now such as Serious Steel 32 and 37 inch bands that gives more tension from the starting point. Also, the manufacturing process of the bands matter. For high quality layered latex bands such as Serious Steel and Clench Fitness, these bands are a lot more stuff whereas the ones on Amazon are molded bands and have a lot more stretch to them and not as much resistance. So it really depends on the bands and the equipment you have

[@JustinaErcole]

Hey! I’ve never come across a client or gym with any of the bands you’re talking about, so it sounds pretty rare for people to have access to these things. I’m talking about the typical bands you see 99% of the time.

[@emilyng2523]

@@JustinaErcole hey Justina! I never thought you will reply 👀. I train heavily with resistance bands so I'm probably in the minority with the equipment used. But it makes sense if you speak about 99 percent of the typical bands. I primarily train from home and not at the gym due to time constraints. But yes, there are 32 and 37 inch bands as well so it can accommodate people of all heights! I think I should have phrased it as there are more options that make resistance band training more difficult at the starting point of the rep. And for those bands, people buy them from online

[@JustinaErcole]

Ohhh I see what you mean about longer bands! The physics remains the same though. You’re still getting the most resistance on the concentric, even if you can load the eccentric a bit more. Bands are great if it’s the only thing someone has access to, but I find that other modalities are far more effective while working with clients.

[@wgcooke1]

I love that your workouts repeat; I used to love no repeats when I was newer to fitness and thought exercise was a punishment, but the stronger I got the more annoying I found them. Now I will not do them at all.

[@JustinaErcole]

Aw thank you!

[@4884nat]

Love these videos, cutting through all the bs. Would love your take on Trainer Kaitlin. She has a channel and an app and I think you would like her content. She isn’t as active on KZbin now though.

[@JustinaErcole]

I’m so glad you enjoyed! I mentioned it in the video, but I’m not taking any more requests at the moment. Sorry for the confusion!

[@libdottieasmr]

I think I was accidentally blocked on Tiktok 😔 I just wanted to support 💜

[@JustinaErcole]

I’ll look into it!

[@sarahnoone-e1f]

Can you review Kailegh cohen strength?

[@JustinaErcole]

If she’s in the bowl!

[@erikaerhardt8136]

i like her workouts. i already know you wont like next weeks 😂

[@JustinaErcole]

Hahaha I don’t love the claims but maybe the workouts are great!

[@Esthie229]

Do you think bands are helpful when you can't lift weights? I'm having foot surgery in two weeks and I'm not allowed to lift weights for about 8 weeks😒I've been strength training at home with dumbells and I've seen good results, I'm stressing out about skipping so many weeks of workouts

[@JustinaErcole]

Hey! This fully depends on your goals and what “results” means to you. If one of your goals is to increase how much you can deadlift, bands won’t be great for that. But if you’re just trying to keep movement as your routine right now, I think they’re great!

[@Esthie229]

@@JustinaErcole I meant that my muscles have grown and I’m much stronger😁 I guess I’m just freaking out about losing muscle during those 2 months of not lifting weights

[@JustinaErcole]

@@Esthie229 You'll probably lose a bit if you were consistently lifting before, but I'd refocus on where you need your energy most right now :) hoping for a speedy recovery!

[@Esthie229]

@@JustinaErcole thank you!☺️