The 16 Best Resistance Bands for Workouts Anywhere

If you're trying to gain muscle, your first instinct may be to head to the gym and hit the weight rack. But we're here to tell you that's not the only way. If you're short on gear—or even if you just want to shake things up—all you need to get your muscles growing is to start utilizing resistance bands in your training. Really.

"We can take exercises that you're already doing right now, utilize bands and improve the ability of that exercise to stimulate muscle growth because we're introducing new stress at different points in the range of motion as we manipulate the strength curves," strength coach and Athlean-X founder Jeff Cavaliere C.S.C.S, shared in a recent YouTube video where he demoed his 11 favorite resistance band moves to build bigger legs.

Introducing that added challenge can do wonders for your strength training. And if you needed more proof that resistance bands can really transform your body, this guy lost 119 pounds in nine months doing banded workouts. Former UFC fighter Bobby Maximus utilizes them during his upper body workouts. And NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski uses them in his workouts... and the dude is huge. (Here are 55 resistance band workouts you can do at home.)

Of course, there are tons of different types of resistance bands out there, from closed loop bands, thick latex bands, bands with handles, and ones that use anchors to attach to your door. Depending on the thickness, they also provide different levels of resistance, meaning that not every band workout is for light weights.

Looking to purchase some new resistance bands to add into your workout? Here are our top 30 picks.