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Jessica Downey

Forget weights — this 8-move workout builds upper body muscle and all you need is a resistance band

A photo of a woman working out with a resistance band.

Resistance bands are extremely versatile and can be used to train various muscles in the body. While some choose to use bands to help them warm up their muscles before a workout or to increase their flexibility or mobility, we are about to show you how to use a band to strengthen your arm muscles — using eight exercises.

Resistance bands create tension in muscles during exercise, making your muscle fibers engage and contract. This tension triggers muscle adaptation, leading to increased strength, and hypertrophy, if you are implementing progressive overload into your banded workouts.

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