Hi Workout At Home Enthusiast,

I found this great article that will interest you if you want to get a world class workout at home or anywhere with an extremely portable and affordable gym.

Or if you think you may want to buy a TRX but are not sure if it is right for you.

The article below is a great review and gives you the thoughts and experiences of several Canadians some of which are experiencing Suspension Training for their first time.

Although the TRX at first glance looks unimpressive …like some seat belt straps …it is used by some of the most elite pro athletes in the world…like Super Bowl Winning Quarterback Drew Brees….MMA champion George St. Pierre, the oldest pitcher in baseball Jamie Moyer,  and NBA star Carmello Anthony to name just a few…

The amazing thing about the TRX Suspension Trainer is that it sets up in mere seconds by attaching it indoors to a door or a wall with optional attachment bracket or outside to a tree, fence or post so that you can workout at home or anywhere.

Check out the article below to see what Canadians think of the TRX…

THE CANADIAN PRESS

Personal trainer Jennifer Marucci demonstrates an “atomic pushup” using the TRX Suspension Training equipment.

If you happen to stay up late enough to catch the persuasive infomercial on television, then you’ll know the unsightly contraption is actually a piece of fitness equipment that’s supposed to get users muscled up, no dumbbells required.

It’s called the TRX. Super Bowl-winning quarterback Drew Brees reportedly uses the system to stay in shape.

Developed by an American Navy SEAL who made the original TRX out of sewn-together parachute webbing, the suspension training system is one of the latest trends to create a buzz in the fitness world.

Today, personal trainer Allan Zimmer instructs four young women in his studio to each climb into a TRX unit and pushes them through a particular exercise.

Each of the women — Kym Shwaluke, Kellea Johnston, Denise Young and Kathy Vlaming — attempts to tackle the allotted task.

A droplet of sweat moves slowly down Young’s face. The real estate agent is strapped into a TRX doing her best single-leg squat.

Zimmer, owner of Sustainable Fitness, praises her efforts and reminds her to concentrate. Judging by their flushed faces, the others in the group are putting in just as much effort. It’s not easy.

“You’re leaning and you’re thinking, ‘Oh my God. If I let go, I’m going to fall on my face,’” says Young.

“But there’s really no way that you’re going to fall over.”

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Hi Workout At Home Fan,

I found this great article for you that will be of great interest if you want to change the state of high school athletics in your town for the better.

And if you want to turn out  stronger, more competitive and less injury prone athletes while costing your school far less money by introducing your athletes to suspension training.

Casey Stutzman is a high school football coach,  a certified personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach.

He revitalized the entire athletics program at Alpena High School where he works by introducing the TRX Suspension Trainer.

The TRX Suspension trainer is a portable gym that was invented by a Navy SEAL and is currently being used by pro athletes and trainers in virtually all sports.

The gym at Alpena High School sounds a lot like the high school that I went to.  It was too small and we had one weight machine with about six stations.   When we did get to use it we had to line up and in the time we had we would get one rep in if we were lucky.

Back then we thought that workout machines were the way to go but now we know better.

Machines isolate different parts of the body while the TRX Suspension Trainer works your entire core with each and every exercise.

The TRX also allows you to perform over 300 core exercises anywhere and at anytime.

Students not only can work out at their school athletic facility but they can also set the TRX up at home in mere seconds by attaching it to a door or a tree to workout in their back yard.

Another huge advantage of the TRX is that it costs a fraction of the cost of a traditional weight training machine.

Check out the article below to see how Casey Stutzman transfored the entire athletic department at his high school.

Our industry is in a constant state of change.

Included in this metamorphosis is our training of young athletes with more emphasis being placed on movement skills and functional training as opposed to traditional weight training.

The TRX is at the forefront of this student athlete movement.

No other tool is as appropriate or as versatile for training this user group. TRX can be used in the weight room, on the basketball court, outside… you name it!

I began working with Alpena High School (AHS) and their athletic programs four years ago as a private contractor.

As with most high schools, the AHS weight room is poorly shaped, under sized and on a very tight budget.

An additional challenge was the limited understanding of proper training methodology for young athletes.

TRX has changed the way I train our young athletes.

They have seen greater increases in strength and performance and a decrease in weight room injuries and excessive joint pain (caused when developing bodies try to lift heavy weights!).

Hi Workout At Home Fans,

All I can say is WOW!

My pulse sped up when I found this for you and I am sure yours will as well…

I have a treat for you if you are looking for an incredible abs work out at home  that you can do with two of the most portable and effective gyms on the planet… the TRX Suspension Trainer and the Kettlebell.

The fusion of Kettlebells and the TRX Suspension trainer will quickly improve your aerobic conditioning, agility, flexibility, mobility, balance and functional strength as well as flatten your abs and stomach with a workout at home.

The TRX® Kettlebell™: Iron Circuit Conditioning DVD will feature the top kettlebell trainer in the world Pavel Tsatsouline and Fitness Anywhere’s Director of training Chris Frankel.

If you are thinking that this workout will be too tough for you think again.

When you click on the link below to read the rest of this article you will come to a page with a sample clip of the The TRX® Kettlebell™: Iron Circuit Conditioning DVD and you will notice that each exercise with the kettlebell or TRX is demonstrated three ways.

You will be able to choose the begginer , moderate, or advanced version for each exercise that is demonstrated based on your fitness level.

So even if you are a beginner suspension trainer or new to kettlebells you can do this workout.

This TRX and Kettlebell workout is ingenious because as you get stronger you will want to move up to the more advanced exercises.

You better listen closely to what Pavel says though because he is old school…mess up now and he will be having you do pushups later.

But seriously Pavel may seem really tough and serious but he has a great sense of humor and he will grow on you with time.

And you can rest assured that you are doing the exercises safely because you are getting instructions from two of the best trainers that the world has to offer.

And what is amazing to me is that the kettlebell and TRX are so affordable yet these are the chosen fitness tools of some of the best athletes and trainers in the world.

Yet both the TRX and Kettlebell can be set up quickly and  used in a small space in your home or office.

You’ve been asking for it, and now [drumroll please] here it is! Launching July 19, the TRX Kettlebell™: Iron Circuit Conditioning DVD & Guide will be available for purchase through the Fitness Anywhere website.

We’ve partnered with Dragon Door Publications, the world leading kettlebell experts, to bring you this 120 minute cutting-edge program utilizing both the TRX® Suspension Trainer™ and RKC® kettlebells for an intense 10 rounds of interval training. (Check out this sneak peak below.)

“The TRX® Kettlebell™: Iron Circuit Conditioning DVD merges two of the most ground-breaking training methods to hit the fitness industry in decades,” said John Du Cane, founder and CEO of Dragon Door Publications, Inc.

“The fusion of the TRX and kettlebells will push and challenge your body in a new way, not only strengthening muscles and improving aerobic conditioning but also increasing explosive power, mobility and balance.”

Hosts former Soviet Special Forces trainer and Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC®) Chief Instructor Pavel Tsatsouline and Fitness Anywhere’s Director of Programming, Chris Frankel demonstrate a comprehensive setup and introduction of the TRX and kettlebells, a warm up followed by a 60 minute real-time workout that alternates between each method for intervals that strengthen muscular and aerobic endurance, featuring a series of hybrid TRX/kettlebell exercises to ultimately challenge power and stability, and then finishing with a cool down.

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I found this funny article for you about a Syracuse fitness editor who wondered how hard working out on the TRX could be.

She will  take you through an actual   review of the TRX Suspension trainer and in the process guide you through an intense full body head to toe core workout.

This article is for you if perhaps you have let your fitness lapse some due to being too busy to workout because of work or doing stuff with your kids or family.

Though humerous this article actually gives you a chance to experience how suspension training with the TRX can give you an intense  a full body head to toe workout at home or anywhere.

But there is no need over do it on your first TRX workout.

There are over 300 TRX exercises to choose from and you can adjust the intensity of each exercise by merely shifting your bodyweight.

Anyone can use the TRX regardless of age or fitness level.

The TRX is currently being used by Top athletes and trainers  in all sports.

A few notable pro athletes who use the TRX are Superbowl Winning Quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints,  7 Time Tour De France Winner Lance Armstrong and  MMA Champion Fighter George St. Pierre.

The TRX is also being used by personal trainers and physical therapist to help patients recover from injury.

Read the following post to see how Amber Smith was “beaten by the strap” -

The Post-Standard

How hard could it be?

Well aware that these are famous last words, I watched three women of my generation work out with the “TRX Suspension Training” system, still thinking the strap was tame. I’d slacked off of my pushups and sit-ups, and I’d added some weight in recent months, but still: How hard could it be?

It arrived coiled in a little sack no larger than a lunch bag. Even with its center clipped to a stud or overhead beam, TRX becomes two limp, dangling straps.

Well, I’m here to tell you, that’s what my arms were the next morning: limp, dangling–and sore. Yes, it was a good sore, the burning sore that reminds you what a great workout you had.

But still.

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If you are a soccer player who likes working out at home  the post below should excite you.

It tells how U.S. World Cup Soccer Star Oguchi “Gooch”  Onyewu suffered a serious soccer injury yet in a matter of months after working out with the TRX Suspension Trainer was able to play in the World Cup.

This story is proof that you can get a world class soccer  workout at home or anywhere with suspension training.

This story reminds me of how Superbowl winning quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints sustained a potentially career ending injury yet with the help of the TRX he was able to recover and win the 2010 Super Bowl.

Drew Brees was so impressed by the TRX that he is now invested financially in Fitness Anywhere the company that manufactures the TRX.

Both of these stories of recovery and triumph are incredible.

Also the amazing thing to me is the fact that as a soccer player you can workout at home or anywhere using the exact same equipment as used by Gooch or Drew Brees for just a fraction of the cost of a home gym or gym membership.

Check out  Gooch’s amazing story of recovery below:

Oguchi “Gooch” Onyewu, 28, assumed his spot along the US back line for last Tuesday’s World Cup warm up against the Czech Republic in his long awaited return to competitive play, having been sidelined these last seven months by major surgery on his left knee.

The 6’5” 210 pound defender tore the patellar tendon in his left knee playing for the United States during the World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica in October 2009. Landing badly after jumping for a header, Onyewu immediately called for assistance and was taken off the field on a stretcher.

He asked the athletic trainer treating him was how long he’d be out. The trainer didn’t know for sure, but Onyewu vowed to make it back as quickly as possible and be a stronger player than ever before.

Three months post surgery, Onyewu could move his leg only “about 30 degrees,” an indicator of how far he had to go. His rehab focused on agility work using ladder drills and endurance work on the treadmill. And each day, he continued to work on strengthening his quad muscle.

To build strength without adding bulk, Onyewu relied on the TRX.

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Hi Everyone,

All I can say is WOW!

This is for you if want to run faster than a speeding bullet.

It is called the TRX  Super Fast workout and it is awesome.

Just about every sport under the sun (except Golf or bowling)  requires that you run faster to succeed.

The fastest kids were always the first to get picked to play games on the playground and it is the same for  most school sports.

Speed training camps are all the rage here in San Antonio, Texas.

Parents are plunking down hundreds of dollars just so that their kids will be a little faster in their favorite sport.

But here is a way that you can workout at home with the extremely portable and affordable TRX Suspension Trainer and improve your running speed.

The TRX is extremely portable weighing in at less than three pounds  and it  can be set up inside by attaching it to a door to workout at home or it can be attached to a sturdy fence or post to workout outdoors.

The TRX is currently being used by top trainers and athletes in all sports.

Some notable  athletes and teams  using the TRX are Super Bowl Winning Quarterback – Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints.  MMA Champion George St. Pierre, The Boston Celtics NBA Championship Team , Top ranked tennis star Melanie Oudin to name just a few.

I wish I had the TRX and this speed training workout when I was a kid.

Check out the post below to get your Super Fast Running Workout!

Super Fast Running Workout

You don’t have to hang around a nuclear waste plant hope to transform into a super human speed demon. All it takes is a little effort and you’ll be running faster than you ever have before!  Now it won’t be the super speed of superman, people will still be able to see you running, but you can crank up your speed and have the personal satisfaction in pushing your own limits beyond.

Now if you do end up breaking the sound barrier, let people know it is because of your TRX workout!

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Hey Everyone,

I found something that is very important especially if you either  have kids or know kids who play youth soccer.

The article below by Scott Moody  outlines some specific exercises that can be performed by your soccer playing youth  on the TRX Suspension Trainer that may keep your child injury free this soccer season.

You can learn more about the TRX Suspension Trainer by clicking on the following link:

TRX Portable Gym

My nine year old Ashley is a warrior on the soccer field but I do worry about her as I am sure you worry about your soccer star.

The following article  addresses the risk of injury caused by sudden deceleration in soccer due to a lack of strength and  agility.

You may want to pass this article along to your kids soccer coach or parents to help address this area of concern.

Scott shows actual photos of the wrong and right way that a soccer player should decelerate and he points out three problem areas that can cause injury.

A summary of the problem areas are as follows:

• Lack of hamstring and glute strength
• Lack of Upper back and shoulder strenth
• Improper movement and synchonization over one leg

Then Scott gives three specific exercises to solve these three problems using the TRX Suspension Trainer.

With the TRX Suspension trainer kids can workout at home, on the soccer field or anywhere to increase their functional strength, flexibility and agility to help prevent injuries.

Agility in Youth Soccer

By Scott Moody

When soccer players change direction at full speed, we like to coach them to use the inside leg (athlete’s left leg in Figure 1 below) as their primary decelerator.

This is not to say that the outside leg has no role in the deceleration. The outside leg needs to finish the deceleration and begin the push into the acceleration phase.

When an athlete tries to use the outside leg as the primary decelerator, the result is usually knee, torso or shoulder sway (Figure 1), which causes the center of mass to shift toward the outside leg, away from the direction the athlete is trying to run.

This causes delays in the transition (i.e. the ability to get out of a directional change quickly), thus making the athlete appear to get “stuck” in the cut.

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Amazing Video. Top rated pro tennis player Melanie Oudin shows you step by step how to perform a world class tennis specific workout on her TRX Suspension Trainer.

See what the pros are saying about TRX Tennis

And the awesome thing is that you do not have to be rich or be a member or an exclusive tennis club to use the exact same TRX equipment that Melanie Oudin is using in the video below.

There no longer are any barriors to your tennis game.

The sky is the limit.

Gone are the days when you would train by running a few sprints on court and doing a few calisthenics and hoping for the best.

If you are serious about taking your tennis game to the next level then this TRX tennis workout is gold.

Be prepared to have stronger serves, volleys and backhands and better balance, flexibility and agility.

What are the odds that your opponents will doing this kind of training?

With the TRX you can workout in the comfort of your home by attaching it to a door or to a wall or ceiling.

If you are tired of working out inside you can take the TRX to a tennis court and attach it to the court fence and workout on the tennis court.

The TRX Suspension trainer weights less than three pounds and will easily store in your tennis bag so that you can take it with you when you are traveling to tournaments or while on vacation.

There is even a TRX Tennis specific workout DVD that you can order directly from fitness anywhere the company that sells TRX. The video is narrated by tennis pro Justin Price.

See what the pros are saying about TRX Tennis

There are over 300 bodyweight exercises that you can perform on the TRX and each and every one serves to strengthen your core and help you to build functional strength.

And dont think that the TRX is just for tennis. It is used and recommended by pros and trainers in all sports.

Here are just a few other notable athletes and teams who use the TRX…Superbowl Champion Quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints, The Boston Celtics NBA Championship Team, MMA champion George St. Pierre. ..all three branches of the U.S. Millitary…there are too many to mention in this short space.

Hello Home Workout Enthusiasts:

I am always on the look out for a portable gym similar to the TRX Suspension Trainer that is good quality and will provide you a world class workout at home that costs less than the TRX.

I compare home and portable gyms to the TRX because in my opinion and the opinion of top trainers and athletes in all pro sports the TRX is the gold standard of portable gym equipment.

I found this post by Michael Mc Fall and it outlines the benefits of the SmartGym.

SmartGym is light and extremely portable as is the TRX but it relies on stretchable bands to provide the tension and is limited to eight tension settings and around 70 exercises.

With the TRX the resistant settings are nearly unlimited because you can quickly adjust the angle of  each exercise that you perform  to make it harder or easier.

The TRX is extremely heavy duty and allows you to work your core by harnessing your body weight.

The TRX allow you to perform over 300 bodyweight exercises and it is used by top athletes in nearly every pro sport to include Superbowl Champ Drew Brees, Carmello Anthony of the NBA and MMA champion George St. Pierre.

The SmartGym is cheaper and sells for around $90 so you might want to check it out in the article below.

Never Feel Embarrassed in a Health Club Again — Easy to Use Portable Gym Jump-Starts Weight Loss, Flexibility, and Muscle Building at Home or on the Road

By Michael Mc Fall

This small portable gym is so smart and convenient that the Travel Channel is featuring SMARTGYM in their new Travel Gear series.

It sets up in seconds on a door or mounts permanently to a wall and features eight levels of variable resistance, with an infinite number of settings in between.

SMARTGYM facilitates building muscle and burning fat at the same time, accelerating fitness results. All it takes is 6-12 minutes a day to jump-start weight loss and body shaping.

When I plunked down nearly $200 for a TRX Suspension Trainer, a portable gym  that essentially consists of   nylon straps my dad’s voice was ranting in my head. … “Why did you waste your money on those darn fitness straps?”

My father  was frugal to say the least…he would boast that his  $15 polyester  shirts that he bought  at Kmart  were better than most shirts because they had a “cigarette pocket” in the front.

He would eat with utensils that he paid 25 cents for from Walgreens and he said that they worked just as well as the finest  silverware that cost ten times as much.

He said that his 1967 Dodge Polaris was as comfortable as the finest import from Europe.

My father was a throwback to an earlier age …he was a world war two veteran and he grew up during the depression.

Yes,  I went against my fathers advice in my head and bought the  $200 fitness straps ….

Did I feel guilty?

Yes I did.

But buying the TRX Suspension Trainer has been one  of the best decisions I have ever made.

Because when you buy the TRX Suspension trainer you are buying much more than some nylon fitness straps…you are buying some of the best fitness equipment in the world that is used by some of the world’s top teams and athletes.

When you make a decision to buy a TRX  you are buying much more than just some nylon straps …you are opening yourself up to a whole new world of fitness.

Also you will be  getting world class online video instruction and a user forum that can guide you to  achieving the body that you have always dreamed of.

Finally there is a truly portable gym that can be set up in seconds almost anywhere inside or outside to allow you to get a world class workout anywhere.

The TRX is so easy to set up… you can workout at home or at your office or in a hotel room while you are traveling and perform the same workout of  Super Bowl Champion Quarterback Drew Brees,  Or Carmello Anthony of the NBA or MMA champion George St. Pierre.

The TRX Suspension Trainer can be used to perform a Tabata four minute workout, a high intensity workout, interval training workout or even a metabolic workout.

Seriously,  there are too many Championship teams, trainers, and coaches to list here in this short article but you can find out more about who is  using the TRX Suspension Trainer by clicking on the following link: TRX Suspension Trainer