About ResistanceBands.com

Okay, I know, I know, the picture is a little much but I just wanted to show you that I know how to make changes in the human body. There's nothing that irks me more than someone who is out of shape preaching about health and fitness.

My name is Blake Kassel and I am the creator of the Bodylastics resistance bands system. Here is a little about me and why I put this site together.

Believe it or not I have been involved with fitness since I was about 10 years old. When I was that age, I attended my first professional bodybuilding show, The Night of Champions. I went with my father and my two cousins who were famous bodybuilders, The Barbarian Brothers. Well, let me tell you that after I saw those guys on stage posing to music - I was permanently hooked! I wanted to look like those guys and strut my stuff on stage.

It's funny, from that point on you can find pictures of me posing and flexing my muscles. When I was 13 I was given my first set of weight - a bench press some free weights and some dumbbells. Although I used them, I really had no idea what I was doing.

My next step was a Soloflex when I was about 15. Again, I was use it from time to time but did not have a set workout routine or any guidance.

Here was the life changer! When I was 16, my father joined a gym in Manhattan called Madison Avenue Muscle. Now this is where I wanted to be! It was full of Bodybuilders and heavy weight equipment. My father was kind enough to pay for a couple of training sessions so that I could learn how to use the equipment and how to create a workout program.

Before long I was making tremendous changes in my body. At 16 and full of testosterone my body would respond immediately to every workout. I was accused quite often of taking steroids because the results were so quick and noticeable.

I mainly used my strength and size for football until I quit playing in college and decided to compete in bodybuilding. I competed in two shows and placed well, however, it became a choice of joining the real world or becoming a muscle head. Well, I joined the real world.

In 1994 I was looking for a career change and decided to get certified in personal training. I ended up getting certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and boy was that an eye opener! For the first time in my life (after 10 years of working out) I finally understood what exercises worked what muscles and why. I was totally blown away! I had been exercising incorrectly for years.

Now here's where resistance bands come in. The NASM instructors continually referred to an amazing tool for personal trainer to use with their clients - yep, resistance bands! I have used them for myself and my clients ever since.

I created this site to share my love and knowledge of resistance training and resistance bands so that you can achieve the health goals that you desire. Please do not hesitate to e-mail me with your questions and thoughts.

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