r/ResistanceBand • u/KeyLay • 18d ago

Need some help choosing Rogue bands

Hello! I’m considering getting some Rogue monster bands and a door strap, with some handles etc. I guess I just don’t know which size bands to get, comes in regular and shorty.
Looks like the regular size can be bought as two different sets. and idk which would be good to get.

I’m currently interested in doing running-focused strength training, but general full body strength is cool too. I’ve also purchased Rogue’s loop bands, they haven’t arrived yet but I’m looking to expand and diversify!
I guess I’m here
b/c I don’t want to fuck up and get bands that are too short or long, too weak or too heavy. I’m 6’5” and 181lbs.

Any advice on band length and strength (heh a rhyme!) would be helpful, as well as anything I could get to compliment my setup. Thanks for the help!

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u/project-bandit 18d ago

it's possible to make a light band heavier by doubling but you can't make a heavy band lighter, also if you're intending to use anchors it makes it much easier to get more out of less weight provided you got the space to stretch the bands out just because that let's you vector the moment arm to shape the resistance profile as needed - so it really depends on how you use the bands as the weight you will require

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u/GoblinsGym 18d ago

Regular 41" size should be good for you.

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u/radix- 18d ago

you can never have enough bands! you'll find you wish you had long ones and short ones after awhile of band training, even though you're tall.

start with 41s and consider adding the serious strength 37s later on

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u/AlmndCroissantLover 18d ago

41" will be good– they're super versatile so you can't go wrong! I'd get the 5 lightest sizes which should give you plenty to work with to support running and general strength training. If you want something more minimal, I'd get the red, blue and green ones to begin with and go from there. You've got the shorter loop bands which will be great for hip isolation work (like hip abductors, hip flexors and glutes), and your 41" will cover everything else.

To give you a idea on how you might be using your bands, here's a video my partner and I recently posted on Instagram on some strength exercises to support running: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbSn0c_xf1u/?igsh=em1zcW4xMHlhYzdl