Thanks for the advice. I am going to see how it goes when I actually get them in the mail either tomorrow or friday (yes, there is tracking but I am so excited I think I can will them here tomorrow). How did you get into competing?
I learned to power lift while playing football. When I got to the collegiate level I got hurt playing, and during my time off, I met a guy that trained with the West Side team. He was really into theory and the science of lifting and turned me on to applying a more dynamic approach to traditional lifting. Long story short, I started trying to incorporate major power lifting into my athletic career and now into bodybuilding.
I stopped growing, so I figured the best way to get bigger, is to lift bigger in my major lifts. So part of my reason for trying out the bands is to help me get through some sticking points and barriers, but it is also to add some variation into my muscle duress.