ELASTIC exercise bands can be successfully used to enhance strength and power as part of a resistance programme.
Stretching it: exercise bands are a worthwile additon to endurance sessions
A study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research asked elite male basketball players to substitute one third of their weekly weight training session with variable resistance band work while researchers measured their progress in rate of power development, peak power, strength, body composition, and vertical jump height.