5 Great TRX Training Workouts
So if you have not heard by now, there is a new piece of workout equipment that is absolutely incredible. It is called the TRX Suspension Trainer, and it uses suspension training to get you absolutely ripped. Here are 5 Great TRX Training Workouts that will help you build muscle and core strength.
1. The TRX Atomic Push-up
The TRX Atomic Push- up is a great workout for building upper-body strength and core strength.
a. Facing the anchor point, place your feet in the TRX handles and begin in a push-up position. Make sure you keep your feet under the anchor point or at least very close.
b. Perform a push-up, keeping your core tight, and bringing your chest a few inches above the floor.
c. Press your body back up at the same time pull your knees up to your chest as you bring hips up toward the ceiling, like a tuck position.
d. Straighten your legs and return to first position.
2. TRX Crossing Balance Lunge
The TRX Crossing Balance Lunge is great for build leg and core strength, and is even great for balance.
a. With your body facing toward the anchor point, take hold of the TRX handles with your palms facing down and your arms straight out.
b. Stand upright, tighten your core, lift your right foot of ground, so that you are balancing on your left foot.
c. With your right foot still off the ground, do a reverse lunge, swinging the right leg behind your left leg
d. Push back up through your left heel to bring your body back to the starting position. Make sure to keep your torso upright.
e. After finishing the reps with one leg, go ahead and do the same workout to the other leg.
3. TRX Lower Hamstring Curl
The TRX Lower Hamstring Curl helps you build core, lower-back, and hamstring strength.
a. Lay down on your back, placing your heels in the TRX handles and your hands face down on the floor by your sides.
b. Straighten your legs, the TRX Straps should be horizontal.
c. Engage your lower back, glutes and hamstrings by straightening your body. Your hips and lower-back should be lifted off the floor.
d. Keeping your hips off the floor, bend your knees toward your chest as far as you can.
e. Slowly with control, return your legs to the starting position.
4. TRX Suspended Side Plank With Side Tap
The TRX Suspended Side Plank with Side Tap is an incredible workout for building core strength.
a. Lay on the floor and put your feet in the foot cradles.
b. Moving onto your right hip, support your upper-body with your right elbow and forearm.
c. Straighten your legs so that you are in a side-plank position with your feet off the floor.
d. Then lift your left hand toward the sky with your head looking toward the sky too.
e. Next, bring the left hand underneath touching a point on the ground behind the elbow.
f. Bring your left arm back upward to the sky again reaching as far as you can.
g. After finishing your reps on one side, switch to the other side.
5. TRX Suspended Lunge
The TRX Suspended Lunge is great for building leg strength.
a. Stand facing away from the anchor point, place your left toes into the foot cradles
b. Adjust your distance away from the anchor point by hoping on your right foot and until you feel a slight stretch in your left leg.
c. Making sure that you are standing straight and with the weight evenly distributed between your legs, lower your body into a deep lunge. Bring your right knee to a 90 degree angle and bring your left knee back till it almost touches the ground behind you.
d. Keep your torso straight, push through your right heel and the top of your left foot and stand back up to the starting position.
e. After you are done with the left leg move onto the right.
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