Personal Training
My approach to Personal Training If you are seriously ready to put in the time and effort needed to improve your health and fitness, then I can help you. Whether you want to tone up, lose weight, reduce your body fat levels, get back into shape after having a baby, regain your fitness after recovering from an injury, operation or illness, improve your overall fitness, get stronger, train for a specific event, or a combination of these - it is all possible. Often people who suffer with back pain find that they can also benefit from a personal training programme which ...
Sports Massage
John Barbosa specialises in Sports Massage and Manipulative Muscle Therapy. For an appointment click here. Massage is recorded as one of the earliest forms of physical therapy and it is known that it was used by very different cultures over 3000 years ago. It is only in the much more recent past since travel and communications have enabled different civilisations to meet that so many forms of massage have been developed. Aims of massage In all types of massage, the therapist has specific aims in mind, and in sport we focus on the individual needs of the athlete. With the ever growing number ...
Why Bands
Here are a few reasons why you should use resistance bands: Resistance bands can strengthen neglected muscle groups: Resistance bands can strengthen the muscle groups which are normally neglected by free weights or machines. Resistance bands can be used to incorporate a variety of exercises which can target specific muscle groups. Resistance bands are also useful to relieve chronic neck pain Inexpensive: Resistance bands are an economical option as they do not cost as high as free weights. They can also be bought at any sporting stores easily Useful for home workout and while traveling: Resitance bands do not ...
About
Jbbands.com.au is a trademark of John Barbosa. John began power lifting in Brazil 1975. Two years later he was introduced to the Soviet system training by Alex Kolmogorov , which tremendously increased his strength and performance. After over thrity years of training John realised the importance and usefulness of resistance band training in his exercises. As a strength conditioning coach John has developed many specific band exercises to include in his programs which have benefited many novices and athletes. This has included Brazilian V8 super car driver Max Wilson; Australian Forumla 3 driver Roman Krumins and many others. John now resides in Brisbane ...
JBbands is proud to announce the opening of its online shop. For all your resistance and power band needs in Australia please go to our online shop.
JBbands brings to you the latest in resistance band / power band technology to help you with your training. The benefits of resistance band training have been known for years by elite athletes and have been used in many fields including power lifting, sprinting and martial arts.
The secret to band resistance exercise is a simple one. As the band is stretched, the resistance increases. This resistance provides a progressive stimulus to the muscle to build strength and help increase muscle mass. Band resistance training (BRT) can work single or multiple joints at one time, making exercises more functional and efficient. With regular exercises machines and dumbbells, gravity(isotonic resistance) is the force opposing the weights, and often the user is limited to one particular exercise per machine. For more information click here.
JBbands is a trademark of John Barbosa. After over 20 years of training, John realised the importance of resistance band training in developing power and speed and it has become an essential part of his training programs. It is beneficial in all sports for improving strength, agility and speed. It can be used by anyone at any age (including the over 70’s) as part of their exercise rotuine for rapid improvements.
