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TRX Training TRX Training Whether you’re a seasoned TRXpert or a novice to Suspension Training, this total-body TRX circuit from our friend at Fitnessista delivers an efficient and fun workout you can do anywhere. The workout is intended to be done as a circuit, moving from exercise to exercise, with minimal rest. After you have finished all of the exercises, rest for a few minutes and repeat the whole circuit two to three times.  View the full workout on Fitnessista, here. 

The leaves may be starting to turn but the great outdoors is still calling for you to explore. Good news—TRX has everything you need to power your fitness the whole way, no matter the destination, no matter how far you travel. In honor of our belief that fitness should fit your life, we’re excited to announce our partnership with Fitbit! Together, we’ll show you how easy it is to move, sweat, train (and track it all) on the go with your TRX Suspension Trainer. Train and track on the go with the FitBit Versa 3™ We’ve teamed up with Fitbit to give you a full-body workout right from your wrist, no phone required. Use the TRX® Training Fitbit App on the Fitbit Versa 3™ to watch videos, haptics, get strap length direction, and more. The Versa 3  has all the usual bells and whistles, plus cool new features like built-in GPS to track pace and distance (hello, outdoor runs), Sleep Scores, Active Zone Minutes, and swim-proof materials for aquatic adventures. Get routine Always know exactly where you stand with your heart rate, daily steps, workouts, and more, all reported in real-time to help you build awareness of your fitness habits.  Get social  Share your stats or workouts on Instagram, Facebook, and anywhere else to give yourself a pat on the back (and encourage your friends to cheer you on). Get motivated Get the nudge you need to stay on track with personalized reminders that help you move more, stick to a sleep schedule, and more.   Work out anywhere, from parks to national forests We all know how easy it is to get an effective, head-to-workout on our TRX Suspension Trainer. What you might not know is how easy it is to roll up and hang from anywhere. Here are some ideas on where you can anchor your Suspension Trainer: Volleyball posts at your community hub That beautiful birch tree on your hike A kid’s jungle gym in the park  Chain-link fences that border a high school Lifeguard stands at the beach Set up in 4 steps Because we want you to focus on your workout and nothing else, we designed the TRX Suspension Trainer to set up smoothly. Want to make sure you're setting up your TRX correctly? Take our quick assessment quiz to get personalized setup recommendations. TAKE OUR TRAINING QUIZ Find an anchor point (tree, post, etc) that your Suspension Anchor strap can fit around Attach your Suspension Anchor strap 7-9 ft above the ground Clip the carabiner to secure and attach your TRX Suspension Trainer Make sure the black loops of the TRX Suspension Trainer hang 6 ft above the ground Start working out! Prefer a video? Here you go. Sweat it out with the TRX App Need a workout? No problem. The Official TRX App® gives you hundreds of workouts right at your fingertips, from HIIT to yoga to functional training, all guided by world-class coaches. It tracks and analyzes your data, plus reacts in real-time with customized training tips, motivation, and workout plans, all to help you achieve your goals faster.  Even when the road trips end and gyms eventually open back up, there’s one thing we know for sure: virtual training is here to stay. Stay tuned for more #TRXAnywhere tips & tricks (and stay on the lookout for an amazing virtual launch, coming soon). 

There are many reasons the TRX Suspension Trainer is all you'll need for your complete home gym, but in this video, TRX Head of Human Performance Chris Frankel narrows it down to just three. Watch the video to see what Chris considers the top three reasons you need to be training your clients and athletes on the TRX. The TRX is unparalleled when it comes to the following: 1) Core training. Your center of gravity is located just above your hips along the midline of the body. Changing body positions shifts your center of gravity. The body uses muscular strength and coordination to control its center of gravity during movement. Suspension Training bodyweight exercise is designed to intentionally displace your center of gravity, activating the core musculature during every exercise to stabilize and balance the body in a truly functional way. 2) Pulling exercises. It's one of the oldest bodybuilding methods, but it works big-time. Pulling exercises allow you to train all of the muscles involved in pulling (back, biceps, rear delts, traps, forearms, hamstrings) together at once, so you're really lighting up your entire posterior chain. With the TRX Suspension Trainer, you're pulling your entire bodyweight, plus you can add an exterior load if you want an additional challenge. The Suspension Trainer requires you to integrate the entire posterior chain with the pulling moves--hip extension combined with torso stability and pulling from the back. Hard to beat it! 3) Unilateral training. Unilateral training is important to help identify muscle imbalances and/or weakness, which can lead to injury. Research has found that about 65 percent of injuries--both athletic and lifestyle-related--come from overuse, which is repetitive use of joints that are rendered dysfunctional by muscular imbalances. The simplest way to avoid muscle imbalance is to choose exercises that strengthen opposing muscle groups or perform unilateral training. Enter, the TRX Suspension Trainer.

At age six, pro motocross racer Johnny Lewis raced his first flat track on a Yamaha. Take our quick assessment quiz for a motocross-specific training plan. After that race, his dad knew it was time to get a faster bike. TAKE OUR TRAINING QUIZ Within 10 years, Johnny won hundreds of regional and national flat track races. After finishing his amateur career, Johnny made a jump to the pro circuit. It was during this time he discovered the TRX Suspension Trainer and began integrating it into his workouts. Two seasons later, Johnny had eight podiums and one pro career win under his belt. "Straight off the bat, I realized the TRX is one of the best things I've ever used to build core strength," says Johnny. "The core is a big thing with motorcycle racing. You don't really ride a motorcycle with your hands; a lot of it is core, lower body. The more you hold on, the more you're fighting the bike. These bikes are designed to go pretty much by themselves. When people jump on and force them to do things, that when you get out of control." This is a lesson Johnny learned the hard way. In a 2009 pro race in Las Vegas, Johnny and the race leader collided, resulting in a torn ACL for Johnny, which ended his season. Johnny's sports medicine therapist had never heard of the TRX before, but his immediate reaction upon seeing it was "Wow" and with his blessing, Johnny started incorporating it into his rehabilitation. "With my knee, he didn't want me doing a squat wrong, but with the TRX, I was able to do the exercise with control and use the TRX to stabilize myself. It helped me to advance my rehab significantly. My therapist was amazed with how quickly I recovered, considering the extent of my injury. After he saw what it could do, he decided to order some TRXs for his clinic." Johnny credits the TRX with not just fast-tracking his rehab but giving him a competitive advantage. In addition to the core stability gains he's made and maintained with the TRX, Johnny also relies on the TRX to develop balance, flexibility, durability and endurance, crucial when you consider his race season consists of approximately 20-22 rides in nine months. He works out on the TRX four to five days a week, interspersed with outdoor rides when the weather cooperates in his native Pennsylvania. Without the aid of a trainer, Johnny relies on the information he finds on TRXtraining.com. "There's no reason to have a personal trainer," he says, "I just find new things on the site and come up with my own workout plan." Johnny will be able to put his program design skills to use in his new endeavor, the recently formed Ride Academy for riders of all ages and all ability levels. "I want to provide young riders a place where they can learn everything and give these kids an edge." He hopes to introduce the TRX into the training mix at the Academy soon because he considers it the most effective tool any rider could use. "I can make people almost cry on the TRX," says Johnny, "even the people who generally spend a lot of time in the gym. A few minutes on this thing, and they're whupped!" With two second place finishes at Daytona, Florida’s “Bike Week” in mid March, Johnny's second pro flat track season if off with flying colors. "It was a great way to start the season off. I plan to keep the momentum building this year.” Check out the video above to get a taste of Johnny's life, including the TRX moves he relies on (TRX Mountain Climber, TRX Mid Row and TRX Seated Figure-four Stretch) to keep him ready for race day. Are you a motocross racer using the TRX in your training? Tell us about it below.

Fitness journeys are unique to each individual, but these four TRX Trainers say their moms set them on the path to careers in fitness. Niko Algieri and Jay Brockway Celebrity trainers and brothers Niko Algieri and Jay Brockway will tell you fitness is in their DNA. While known for their intense TRX classes at Equilibrium in London, Jay says their mother, Gillian Brockway, has been teaching group fitness for years. She even owns a gym in Wales: Merlins Bridge Boxing Club.  “She teaches five nights a week: Insanity, Taebo, Keep Fit, Legs, Bums and Tums. She's a Brown belt in karate. She's done kickboxing her entire life. She’s competed in bodybuilding competitions,” Jay proudly explained. Brandon Wagner TRX Trainer Brandon Wagner said he practically grew up at Tucson’s Canyon Ranch Resort because his mother was a trainer there for 35 years. “She was a Jazzercise instructor when I was little. I started there and kind of became her prodigy, in the sense that she used me as her platform to try exercises out on and just test things. Working out and being in that setting was my biggest influence when I was young,” Wagner shared.  Wagner followed in his mother’s fit footsteps. His first job in fitness was teaching at Canyon Ranch, where he taught for nine years before starting his personal training business. Shana Verstegen Shana didn’t follow her mother into a fitness career, but it was her mother’s encouragement that sparked Shana’s love of movement. Shana’s mother was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease when Shana was five. Her parents knew that her mother’s caretaking would be a major part of daily life in their household, so they encouraged Shana to play sports so she would have time dedicated to her own interests. Though her mother passed in 2013, Shana continues to work with the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. Today, she’s introducing her own children to the joy of movement. “We're very lucky in that both my husband and I work at the gym and that we coach sports, so our kids see wellness and fitness every day. I'm trying really hard to be the parent that makes sure sports and activities stay fun and doesn't become a chore to them.” Her younger son is only one, but Verstegen’s four-year-old is already showing promise as a TRX instructor. “One of his favorite things to do is help me teach my class,” she said.”I kid you not, he has his own strap in class. He now knows how to help lead the warmups. He gets on the microphone and helps to do countdowns for sets. He high-fives everybody in the class. He can get on the straps and do various exercises, and I can't tell you how proud it makes me. And the fact that he loves it and begs to come and join me is really awesome.”

Walk into any gym or TRX® class and you’ll see people of all ages and fitness levels using the now-famous yellow and black Suspension Trainer™. Women and men, teens and octogenarians, professional athletes and fitness neophytes, anyone can adapt the TRX workout to their own fitness level. The TRX® Suspension Trainer™ is a lightweight, portable and scalable tool that delivers a fast, effective, and fun total-body workout. Users rave that it helps them build a rock-solid core, increases muscular endurance, and it’s easy to pack and set up anywhere so you never miss a workout. Here are three more ways that TRX can work for every body. Core Strength and Stability Harvard Healthbeat describes the core muscles as the central link that connects upper and lower body; a hub through which practically all movement either originates or passes. According to Healthbeat, “Weak or inflexible core muscles can impair how well your arms and legs function. And that saps power from many of the moves you make. Properly building up your core cranks up the power. A strong core also enhances balance and stability.” The experts at Mayo Clinic agree. Staffers say “Core exercises train the muscles in your pelvis, lower back, hips and abdomen to work in harmony. This leads to better balance and stability, whether on the playing field or in daily activities.” Stability improves performance and helps people avoid or minimize injuries. Particularly as we age, stability becomes more important in preventing falls and broken bones. Exercising with the TRX® Suspension Trainer™ constantly challenges the core and improves stability by training you to use your core strength to generate and transfer power throughout the body.   Flexibility When we refer to flexibility, we are talking about the total available range of motion. Much like stability, flexibility also boosts performance and helps prevent injury. “A well-stretched muscle more easily achieves its full range of motion,” Healthbeat reports.  “This improves athletic performance—imagine an easier, less restricted golf swing or tennis serve—and functional abilities, such as reaching, bending, or stooping during daily tasks.” The American Council on Exercise (ACE) notes that flexibility is often overlooked, but flexible joints are vital for pain-free and independent movement. According to the ACE, the TRX® Suspension Trainer™ makes flexibility workouts more accessible by allowing users to unload bodyweight and move through a greater range of motion, adding resistance and leverage to help safely pull the body to a range of motion that might not otherwise be achievable. With this tool, the user can manipulate the difficulty and intensity of a stretch, making any move appropriate for an individual’s fitness level. Customization There are very few pieces of exercise equipment that are as easily adaptable as the TRX® Suspension Trainer™. Unlike work with traditional weights, a TRX exercise can be modified by adjusting the user’s vector, (also called the angle). For example, someone performing TRX rows can make the exercise harder by taking a step toward the anchor point, or easier by taking a step away from the anchor point. These micro-modifications minimize the psychological barrier to scaling back mid-workout. In a group or public gym setting, that means that athletes at every fitness can confidently do the same workout, catered to their individual needs. Fitness should be about individual performance and progress, not competition. With a tool like the TRX® Suspension Trainer™, it’s easy to take an exercise and make it personal. It’s the great exercise democratizer, truly made for every body.

Professional football players all have personal trainers and home gyms, right?  Not necessarily.  When athletes are training with their teams, they have access to weight rooms and strength coaches. Life during the quaran-times is a little different. Under stay-at-home orders, athletes can’t use shared exercise facilities. Skipping workouts won’t work either. That’s why many NFL players are bringing their workouts home with their TRX Suspension Trainers. And, just like TRX devotees from around the world, they’re leaning on TRX’s expert coaches for help. TRX has a solid reputation for science-driven functional fitness, so there were more than a few folks in the NFL universe asking the company for help with their home fitness routines. The TRX team jumped into action, creating live, virtual workouts to help players through the off-season. With TRX Training and Development Manager Miguel Vargas leading the charge, these players have been rocking hardcore workouts for weeks. “TRX has been a huge help during this time at home. It has been far more challenging than I imagined and kept me going with the limited space and workout options I have,” said Dre’Mont Jones, Denver Broncos Defensive End. “The trainers are knowledgeable and friendly, but not afraid to call me out at the same time! So far, been a great experience and I am a huge fan of TRX.” Jones’s teammate, Broncos Quarterback Brett Rypien, agreed. “I feel like I could do TRX workouts the entire offseason and be ready to play. The workouts are awesome and continue to challenge me,” Rypien said.  Just like many non-athletes, one of the biggest challenges for football players is finding a results-driven workout program they want to stick with. TRX delivered in a big way. “TRX has been great. I have tried all kinds of workout equipment and programs and this is one I plan to stick with for a long time,” Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receiver Amara Darboh said. “I really like how the workout challenges my strength and cardio at the same time. That is tough to do in some of my other workouts.” Even the rookies are blown away by how much work they can do with just a set of TRX Straps. DaVon Hamilton, who joined the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of this year’s NFL Draft, is using his Suspension Trainer to make sure he’s ready to take the field, whenever training camp starts. “The TRX Training system is one of the most challenging, but rewarding, workouts I have ever done. I feel my body is getting stronger every time I use it,” he said. NFL players love training with TRX, and the TRX coaches are just as happy to work with the players. "It's an absolute privilege to work with any athlete at any level, but it's extra special when their sport is their profession," said Vargas. "I'm really glad they enjoyed their workouts and I can't wait for the next session." Want to join Team TRX at Home? You don’t need to have your people call our people to work out like these NFL players. TRX launches new live workouts every day on TRX LIVE, giving you the chance to work out with world-class trainers from across the globe. Best of all, the classes are free! All you need for the pro-athlete treatment is a Suspension Trainer and an Internet connection, so grab your straps and get to work!

How does an exercise tool become a global fitness phenomenon? It must be intuitive, effective, and accessible. That's why the TRX Suspension Trainer has grown from an under-the-radar workout secret into a worldwide obsession. Unlike infomercial fitness fads, the Suspension Trainer is a tool that anybody can use anywhere. Want to discover the best TRX workout for your fitness level and goals? Take our quick assessment quiz for a personalized training plan. But you don't have to take our word for it; here are three groups of professionals that rave about the Suspension Trainer. TAKE OUR TRAINING QUIZ Trainers Personal trainers love working with the TRX Suspension Trainer. Florida-based trainer TA Anderson of Better Every Day said, “I have a professional athletic background, and I work with a lot of athletes now: NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, and Olympians. I have Hall of Famers and Super Bowl champions on down to the everyday folks: the seventh grade kid who just wants to make his lacrosse team, moms of three, and every kind of client in between. TRX has helped me connect with every single one of those people—no matter what their level is—and they get tremendous value out of it.”  Texas-based trainer Priscilla Barrera-Cintro shares Anderson’s enthusiasm for the Suspension Trainer. “It doesn’t matter if I have 6-year-old kids or 70-year-old adults; it’s a tool that allows me as an owner, trainer, and coach to take my clients from easy workouts to challenging workouts,” she said. Researchers It’s not just fitness pros who rave about the TRX Suspension Trainer; wellness experts and researchers agree that Suspension Training is a top-notch workout. According to a study published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine in 2014, the TRX Suspension Trainer is as effective as traditional weights for strength training.  More recently, an American Council on Exercise study published in 2016 found that “TRX training improves muscular fitness while simultaneously eliciting positive modifications in several major health risk factors” like waist circumference, body-fat percentage, and resting blood pressure. Celebrities Celebrity workouts can be a great resource for new workout ideas. Think of it this way: many celebrities—whether they’re athletes, actors, or models—have access to personal trainers and the latest, most cutting-edge fitness equipment.  When you see celebs turning to the same tools or brands repeatedly, it’s because those tools work. And celebrities of all stripes turn to the TRX Suspension Trainer. Jennifer Lopez, Gisele Bundchen, Gwen Stefani, and the Kardashians all incorporate TRX into their training routines because it really works. (Khloe Kardashian even used it while pregnant, and Olivia Munn told Muscle & Fitness that she travels with her Suspension Trainer.) There’s not a body part that you can’t hit using the Suspension Trainer. People who know fitness know that the TRX Suspension Trainer is a foolproof tool that exercises all the major muscle groups. From coaches to pop stars to PhDs, experts agree it’s the ultimate, anywhere strength-training solution.

Don’t freak out, but your body is not symmetrical...and that’s totally normal! There are tiny differences between the left and right sides of your face, one of your legs is probably a little bit longer than the other, and maybe your shoes have always felt a little more snug on one of your feet. Just as you have physical differences between the two sides of your body, your strength may also vary. While those strength differences could affect your stability in the long run, there are some clever TRX Suspension Trainer moves to help improve balance. One reason athletes around the world swear by the Suspension Trainer is that it’s an all-core-all-the-time tool. The stabilizing loop—that circle at the top of the Suspension Trainer—will slide back and forth if you don’t engage your core, so you have to keep your core tight, no matter what kind of exercise you’re doing. That’s already huge for improving balance, but single-side TRX exercises take it a step further: they also help you identify and correct imbalances.  Most standard TRX exercises—squats, rows, planks, bicep curls, and more—can be modified to isolate a single side of your body. While some people like single-side exercises because they pose a greater challenge, others like them because they reveal which side of your body is stronger.  Let’s use TRX Single Arm Low Rows as an example. Adjust your straps to mid-length, and either thread the handles into single-handle mode, or just grab one handle in your left hand. Set a timer for 30 seconds and count how many reps you can complete before the timer expires. Next, repeat the same 30-second challenge, at the same angle, counting the number of reps you complete on your right side. Were the numbers the same? If you’re left-hand dominant, you probably completed more reps on your left side.  If there was a significant difference in the number of reps, (think three or more), consider adding extra work for your weaker side to create balance between the two sides of your body. You can repeat the same challenge with TRX Single Leg Squats, TRX Single Arm Bicep Curls, TRX Single Leg Planks, and TRX Lunges to help identify strength imbalances through your body. Keep in mind, your dominant hand and dominant leg may be different, so don’t assume that your right leg is stronger just because your right hand is. If you're feeling ready to go wild with single side exercises, here’s a 20-minute superset workout that targets your upper body, lower body, and core in six-minute segments, with a focus on single-side isolations. We divided this workout into 30-second intervals, so using an interval app like Seconds or Gym Boss—both are available in free versions with in-app purchase options—to keep you on track. There will be three exercises in each section of this workout. Want to find the perfect workout progression for your fitness level? Take our quick assessment quiz to get a personalized training plan. Complete all three exercises on your left side, followed by your right side, and then repeat each side for a second round. You'll have one minute of recovery between sections. TAKE OUR TRAINING QUIZ Upper Body Burnout (x 2) TRX Single Arm Bicep Curl Left (30 seconds) TRX Single Arm High Row Left (30 seconds) TRX Single Arm Power Pull Left (30 seconds) TRX Single Arm Bicep Curl Right (30 seconds) TRX Single Arm High Row Right (30 seconds) TRX Single Arm Power Pull Right (30 seconds) Lower Body Challenge (x 2) TRX Single Leg Lunge Left (30 seconds) TRX Crossing-Balance Lunge Left (30 seconds) TRX Single-Leg Squat Left (30 seconds) TRX Single Leg Lunge Right (30 seconds) TRX Crossing-Balance Lunge Right (30 seconds) TRX Single-Leg Squat Right (30 seconds) Complete Core Finale (x 2) TRX Side Plank Left (30 seconds) TRX Side Plank + Thread the Needle Left (30 seconds) TRX Side Plank + Hip Dip Left (30 seconds) TRX Side Plank Right (30 seconds) TRX Side Plank + Thread the Needle Right (30 seconds) TRX Side Plank + Hip Dip Right (30 seconds) You don’t have to spend your entire isolation workout counting reps—unless you want to!—but the benefit of single-side intervals is you can quickly identify major imbalances. Here, the diagnosis and the treatment are the same: if one side is significantly stronger than the other, additional reps on the weaker side will help you find balance.