www.builtlean.com - Here are the 7 best TRX exercises to add to your routine. These TRX exercises are listed from easiest to hardest. Which one is your favorite?
My favorite trx exercises are: tricep extension, tricep pushdown, bicep curls, chest flies, deltoid T raises, and rows with body horizontal(almost lying on the ground.)
Far from rubbish, I found these and other TRX exercises terrific. After 5 spine surgeries, yet not wanting to live a life sitting on a couch all day, these are a Godsend. Really helpful video- thank you.
Don't forget to experiment with different anchor heights and separate them with lower level or floating bar. An anchor at waist or ground level adds new options like overhead press.
no nonsense clearly explained I like it. You mention pike but I do not think that's right, perhaps worth checking? Let me know, hope to help. Thank you for the post.
Keep your back straight in the pushup, your stomach is hitting the ground first and I can see the bend in the lumbar region. In the pike, you should be able to form a straight line between your hands and your hips.
Don't have the equipment yet but noticed in this video he has connected to a "portable" soccer goal. Several years ago we had a child killed by a similar goal falling on his head. I would secure to something in concrete or framing. You can see post moving as he pulls on it.
Suspension training exercises are great to add variety to a workout program, but the TRX equipment is way to expensive. You can get similar equipment on Amazon for a lot less.
You could create a circuit of let's say 5 exercises and do them for 3 rounds. It will be efficient. If you want more volume, you can do for 5 rounds. Good luck!
Lisbeth Salander - I guess you could, but it may not be as sturdy as a TRX. The founder of the TRX is a former navy seal and came up the idea using parachute cloth that he hung up on bunk beds in a submarine to get a workout.
+Lisbeth Salander Go to amazon and search for the original Lifelong Jungly Gym XT and the WOSS Titan and you'll they are way cheaper than a TRX Suspension training system.
I second what Kenny C said. I've looked into the WOSS on amazon and read the reviews. Cheaper and it's pretty much the same or better than the overpriced TRX.
Respect to the inventor/creator of the TRX system, but $300-$400 for adjustable straps and handles is highway robbery. It started a trend in the fitness industry and then took advantage of anyone stupid and desperate enough to pay for it.
Nice video but totally wrong to say that it won't replace dumbells, etc. I'm 53 and have been weight training since I was 12. I now do strictly body weight workouts, including TRX, and feel stronger than I ever have in my life.
As a man married to a fitness professional and who sees personal trainers about 5 days a week, I can tell you that the form seen here in these videos is not up to par. I also just bought a TRX for home use outside the gym, and have the manual in front of me. :-) But most (95%) of this stuff I'm pleased to say I didn't need the manual for, I just listened to my excellent trainers. First things first: the goal post is shaky and should not be used as an anchor point. You've got to use something solid that doesn't move and that post was swingin! Second, he's on wet grass--not the most grippy surface ever. Can't make out the shoes, but they probably don't have cleats. :-) Don't do that. Sometimes you've got what you've got, but if you can help it, find yourself an area with a solid floor and anchor point--and get some grippy shoes if your "gym floor" at home is nothing more than linoleum. Anyway, at 0:33 he's straight as an arrow; shoulders, hips, knees and ankles are properly aligned. It's really hard to critique, actually, because he only does one rep of each and at the end of each rep he switches to something else... so from a learning perspective for someone trying to emulate, this is horrible and more a "what's possible" video than anything else, especially teaching proper form to prevent injury. At 0:45 when he moves closer to the anchor point, he's performing a mid row but at the extension of each row, he rotates his hands toward center instead of keeping a neutral grip. At 0:58 for the reverse (Y Deltoid) fly, he actually takes a dip back to generate some momentum like a pendulum (never do this!) instead of using tension to raise up--and then he leads with his pelvis when he should be stacked (shoulders, hips, knees in alignment), drawing the body forward with his arms, letting the upper back and deltoids do the hard work. Could go on, but it's bed time. Recommendation: save yourself the time and money lost on an injury and join somewhere like Orangetheory Fitness or anywhere else that gives you access to personal trainers. They'll show you how to correctly execute exercises so you don't injure yourself later, which could have a permanent effect on your ability to exercise certain muscle groups. OK, one more. At 1:51, he didn't take care to level out his feet in the straps, so he's got his left leg higher than the other, throwing off his muscular balance as he executes the pike. You can see how his right hip flexion is able to go farther than his left, through several reps. The moral of the story: focus on your form. Don't sacrifice form for speed or anything else. You want to live to see another great workout and not sit it out on the sidelines because you weren't paying close enough attention. In general, maintain good posture (engage core, keep hips, shoulders and ears aligned at all times), and keep tension on the strap at all times (remember: slack is whack!). Good video to demo some different things the TRX could do, but irresponsible to not first check that he's got the proper form for each of these so he doesn't teach people how to injure themselves. If he's not a professional, he should simply say so in the beginning and advise that his form may not be perfect on each of these but the goal is to show you what's possible and start a discussion about what's your favorite and why.
Please be careful to use a solid anchor. I was using a tree as an anchor for this video, but NYC Parks & Recreation didn't allow that. So I used this soccer goal instead, which was solid after testing. A soccer goal is not the best anchor in general. For some solid advice to get lean, check out my free Get Lean Guide right here => bit.ly/3mqLEqY
You don't show in the video how you load your feet into this thing. I used one of these at the gym for the first time, and getting my feet into it is a pain in the butt. I'll check other vids to see if anyone shows a good way to do this.
ma se non sei capace tu di fare gli esercizi, come pensi di poterli insegnare ad altri ? but if you 're not able to do the exercises , how do you teach them to others?
Awful technique on the pike into press up your feet should rather be crossed ore inline so you don’t end up with a imbalances in muscle groups also jumping squats are very high impact not low impact like you said . Also you need to work on that hyper extension on the end of the eccentric contraction
This a very bad idea for goals keeper as he is limited in movements. In my countries goal keeper not allowed straps Anyways. Also adding very dangerous for attackers or defender players as could get caught in straps in during the game and have injuries
I really don't think you should do this using a sosser goal... say "don't do it at home" at least :) Not every soccer goals are as stabil as yours, it could be f.ckin dangerous. Nice vid by the way, i just came to trollin
trx you said is rubbish, so, like for rings? seriously .... back to your steroids bro.... c'mon, the only things rubbish here here are your comments...
BUZZEURFOU I have never touched steroids or any other dodgy stuff and I never will. Thanks for the compliment though....I get it a lot!! Trx is for whoppers.
you can lead you anywhere, no need to go to a gym, allows to train the weight of his own body as with lafay method (method that has been demonstrated, more dynamic than lifting weights ....) Adjustable difficulty levels for center of gravity, beginner to expert .... ect ... super ect .... anyway, it's better than nothing....
While I think TRX is unnecessarily expensive, it's definitely not rubbish. I would suggest olympic rings over the TRX anyday (olympic rings are like $35, whereas the TRX is $200, and they're basically identical). But TRX and olympic rings can allow you to get into extremely, extremely good shape. For example - bodyweight rows have been shown to recruit more latissimus dorsi than tbar rows or cable rows. If you get a weighted vest and do bodyweight rows with the trx or olympic rings - you won't need to do any other horizontal rows. Same with pull-ups on the O-rings - get a weighted vest. Same with dips, iron cross, handstand pushups, etc. - I've compared these bodyweight movements to comparable weight lifting movements many times, and the bodyweight ones are ALWAYS way tougher. For example, doing rear delt flyes on the trx is way harder than doing dumbbell reverse flyes, or reverse peck deck. Doing bodyweight rows (with weighted vest and feet elevated) on rings or TRX is way more challenging than t-bar or cable row. Pullups are way more challenging than latbar pulldown. The list goes on. I use weights too (some movements can't be replicated on this), but whenever there's a closed kinetic chain option for an exercise, where you're moving your body through space as opposed to a weight, I go for it. It's always way more challenging. And you can easily implement progressive overload by changing the angle at first, and then with a weighted vest once even the most difficult angles become too easy.
Michael L Great comment Michael, I am a great advocate for outdoor workout with bodyweight exercises. People dont need to pay outragious prices for gym membership. You can pick up TRX system or olympic rings starting from around $50 dollars and a good weighted vest for about $150 here in NZ, so for under $500 you can have a great setup .....Beats $1000 to $1500 for a crappy gym membership, Love to all those fitness nutters out there
