I’ve been traveling a lot recently. Like a lot of you I’m busy and find it hard to get to the gym when I’m on the road. so I have to use bodyweight exercises to maximize my training when I’m short on time and on equipment.
Then when I get home, I have so much work that I need to catch up on, so even with short workouts, traveling to the gym and back adds some more time that I really can’t afford right now. So I’ve started to do more home workouts.
Enter the TRX – which was recently voted the “Best Total Body Training tool” by Men’s Health magazine.
We had the Fitness Anywhere team out at our facility early last year to train our staff and show us some cutting edge bodyweight training.
After this training I picked up a TRX for my own use and have started doing some Metabolic Resistance Training workouts on the road and at home (actually out in the backyard) in place of some of my metabolic workouts that are traditionally done at the gym.
Here’s what I did yesterday (click the link for videos):
Circuit one:
TRX single leg squat (each leg)
TRX Inverted Row
TX Chest press
Perform as many sets of 6-8 reps as possible in 15 minutes (I got seven rounds).
Circuit two:
TRX suspended lunge
TRX Atomic Push up -( a push-up prone jacknife combo)
TRX Power pull
Perform as many sets of 6-8 reps as possible in 15 minutes (I got six rounds)
Trust me – this was tougher than it looks – took 30 mins – and hit a ton of muscle, and burned a ton of calories. It was a fantastic workout and the TRX is a fantastic tool.
Take advantage of the good weather that’s starting to arrive (at least in California) and get outside for some of your workouts.
–
AC
PS – For a GREAT article on the TRX and Planar Training – check THIS out. It’s mandatory reading for my staff and has a place in our staff training manual.
PPS – For more EXCELLENT TRX exercises – check out the TRX exercise database here
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