One of my favorite fitness influencers and trainers, Stefanie Williams [2], just showed us what all of our workouts are missing: a resistance band. You may have limited the use of one for booty-enhancing moves [3] and weight-free exercises [4], but here's why you should begin adding a band to your weightlifting sessions, also.
"Adding a band to these exercises makes them so much harder in all the right places," Stef Fit wrote in her caption with a peach emoji.
In her video above, she shows off four moves: thrusters (squat and press) with a barbell, squats with a loaded barbell, monster walks and side steps with no weights, and deadlifts [6] with a loaded barbell. Our muscles are aching just from watching her.
If your skills qualify, try 10 to 12 reps of each exercise.