Resistance bands
Loop and tube bands for activation work, mobility drills and travel training
Graded elastic loops and tubes. Around the ankles or thighs they switch on the glutes before squats and lunges; anchored to a door or rack they cover rows, presses and flyes when there is no gym. Physios like them because the load builds through the movement and spares the joints. A full set costs less than one dumbbell, weighs almost nothing and fits in a carry-on, which is how touring athletes and actors on location keep training.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Greg DoucetteDoes it
Coach and IFBB pro · Harder Than Last Time
Only the big three get bands. Asked whether he programs band-resisted work, he said he uses it on squat, bench and deadlift and on nothing else, because everywhere else he would rather push a set with forced reps, a drop set or a superset.
Source: Fit World Blog: Q&A With IFBB Pro Greg Doucette - Jennifer AnistonDoes it
Actor · Friends and The Morning Show
Pvolve's P.band, gliders and P.3 Trainer are the pieces she says she personally loves, mainly because they are portable enough to take on vacation or when working out of town. Her current favorite when WWD asked in 2024 was the P.band, an upper-body band with glove-like grips. That changes constantly, she said.
Source: WWD: Jennifer Aniston on How She Reinvented Her Workout Routine With Functional Fitness - Mark HymanDoes it
Physician · The Dr. Hyman Show · author of Young Forever
Most of his strength work runs on bands from the TB12 system, chosen because they travel anywhere with a floor and a doorknob and, in his experience, cause fewer injuries than heavy weights. He says he has no relationship with the company.
Source: The Doctor's Farmacy: The Benefits Of Strength Training And How to Get Started“And I don't really like going to the gym that much, sometimes I go, but I basically do a home strength training program. I use Tom Brady's system called TB 12 Sports. … And I find I can do my routine in half an hour. I'm in and out and I love it and I feel so good afterwards.”
The Doctor's Farmacy: The Benefits Of Strength Training And How to Get Started (opens in a new tab) · 14 Apr 2023 - Tom BradyDoes it
Former NFL quarterback · The TB12 Method
Around nine tenths of his training is done with bands, he says, after years of lifting left him sore. He finds his muscles more balanced and functional for a quarterback's movements and says bands clearly work better for him.
Source: NOBULL (TB12): How Tom Brady Stays Healthy“My muscles are more balanced and functional, especially for the movements I need to perform as an NFL quarterback. Resistance bands clearly work better for me.”
NOBULL (TB12): How Tom Brady Stays Healthy (opens in a new tab) · 12 Dec 2025 - Chris BumsteadRecommends
Bodybuilder · Six-time Classic Physique Mr. Olympia
The ankle mobility circuit he wrote for readers is mostly band work, with the instruction to move slowly and control the band through the full range rather than snap through reps. He prescribes it in the newsletter; he does not say it is part of his own warm-up.
Source: The Standard newsletter: 5 Moves That Make You Mobile - Chris HemsworthDiscusses
Actor · Limitless and Centr
According to Centr, bands around the ankles and thighs, to fire the glutes and protect his lower back, are now a fixture of Zocchi's leg sessions with him. All part of a shift toward mobility work after he turned 40.
Source: Centr: Chris Hemsworth Gym Workout, Exercises He Swears By
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- Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.
Home gym
A private training space at home, from a garage rack to a fully equipped room
On record from 7 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 2 recommend it - Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Kettlebell
One implement covering swings, carries and presses in a small space
On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it, 2 recommend it, 1 has discussed it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
WHOOP
Screenless wrist strap tracking strain, recovery and sleep
On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it, 1 recommends it, 1 has discussed it - Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.
Cold plunge tub
Chilled tub that holds cold water ready, instead of hauling bags of ice
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it - Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Heart rate monitor
Chest strap or watch that logs heart rate and estimates calories burned
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 2 recommend it - Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.
Leg press machine
Loaded sled you press away with your feet, seated or on an angle
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it
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