Strapped Up 6 reasons to use the TRX suspension trainer

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, We must do.” Bruce Lee

 A couple of weeks ago we looked at kettlebells, today we are looking at another one of my favorite pieces of fitness equipment  the TRX suspension trainer. The who what trainer? The TRX suspension trainer was developed by a Navy SEAL so that he and his team could maintain a high level of training while deployed. It was made out of pieces of PVC and a Parachute rigging, but is truly an ingenious bit of engineering. It’s training using your bodyweight to develop flexibility, balance, strength and core stability all at the same time. 

Lets look at the 6 reason to use the TRX suspension trainer 

1. It leaves you with no excuses it can be set up anywhere. Say your traveling and the hotel has no gym, just bring one of the anchor points and your good to go. No excuses Navy SEALS used while taking incoming fire. You can use it in Dayton or Buffalo when your on a seminar or in Miami on vacation. 
2. It can deliver a fast effective total body workout. When you use the TRX there is no transition period you adjust the length or the handles and your move on to the next movement. Its no problem to go from a leg movement to shoulders to back to biceps one after the other. Going from a power movement to flexibility movement to an explosive movement. 
3. Training with the TRX will increase your muscular endurance. This occurs as your are training with resistance, increasing your flexibility, and range of motion. All the while you re increasing your cardiovascular activity. This hits the markers for increasing muscular endurance.
4. Simply put it builds a rock solid core. The TRX is all core, remember core is ball and socket joint to ball and socket joint. When your moving using the TRX you are battling  gravity, using your core for anti-rotation. You couple that with the fact you really can’t muscle your way through, it makes you really work that core. 
5. It can be used by anyone from senior citizens, professional athletes like Drew Brees, UFC fighter Frankie Edgar as well as Olympic and Collegiate athletes to regular people . It can be used in a rehabilitation program with a physical therapist or chiropractor. They can be found in most of the major gym chains. 
6. You set the resistance with your own bodyweight. This can be changed from rep to rep or set to set, its only a matter of moving your hands or feet. Machines that cost thousands of dollars cannot offer the functionality or performance you will get with the TRX. The truth is its up to the person who is designing the program. No excuses. 

Drew Brees and Todd Durkin

We have explored the six reasons to use the TRX suspension trainer. As with all things this is a tool in your box that should be used in a complete program. Its versatile enough to be used in different phases of a program for various people.  If your interested in training with a certified TRX trainer please contact me. I offer a different levels of instruction. Sunday we will be looking at “Why are we still fat? 

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