TRX Training

The TRX is one of my favorite training apparatus. Admittedly its probably not found in all gyms but I think its getting more and more popular.

There are quite a few videos on youtube if you want to learn the basics of using TRX. For example, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u_XiArN5YY. Doing a circuit of the basics shown in the above video is a good way of breaking into TRX training. Once you get comfortable with the TRX however, you can do some awesome exercises that will take your training to another level. 

For starters try doing pushups with your feet suspended on the TRX. This will test your core out as you workout your chest. Once you are able to do this then try doing pushup on medicine balls with your feet suspended. When you come up on the push pull your knees into your chest, as you see me doing below.

Once you can do at least 20 reps and want to try something more challenging, then try the suspended  pushups as I'm doing below

The above looks real tough but once you get past the pushups on the balls, do try this.  After the initial funny feeling of being suspended it will get easier. 

The other TRX move I really like pull ups for the back. You can try keeping your elbows close to your sides as well as 90 degrees that focus more on the upper back. To make it harder put your feet up on a bench and get parallel to the floor. If that's too easy then get a double TRX and try the below

Have Fun !!