I recently purchased my own TRX suspension training kit so that I could add this to my toolbox of training toys. I also purchased TRX because it seems to be a new fitness craze, and I wanted to understand what everyone was making such a fuss about.
First of all what does TRX even stand for? Well it is an acronym (but not in the true sense of the word) for:
Total Body
Resistance
Exercise
Now I am going to review this tool as a trainer first and a consumer second.
As a Trainer:
I love the TRX suspension trainer. I was eager to learn the system because I want to keep my clients engaged, excited and motivated, so bringing in new tools to our routines is always a great way to switch things up. I would not suggest busting out the TRX trainer with a new client, because the majority of the moves are challenging so a good base for all fitness movements (plank, push ups, squats, lunges etc) is a must before beginning with a TRX system. I love that there are ways to modify each move to make it easier or harder for each client.
This product is unique in the fact that the impact on joints is next to nothing for most moves, and that so many different muscle groups are involved in just one exercise. This is a great tool for balance and stability training and it is extremely useful for clients at an advanced fitness level. I have yet to create a TRX-only workout for any client, but I have used it at some point in about two-thirds of all my more recent workouts.
As a Consumer:?
The product is extremely expensive, roughly $300 (I bought the package for fitness trainers), and it did not even come with an instructional DVD. I was very disappointed by this. Now it did come with a stupid code that I could enter into my profile on the TRX website and I could then download a program which had an instructional video on it but you can only imagine how many days passed before I got around to figuring this out. The downloaded video was good, not excellent but good. I think that a DVD would be much easier to use, you could take it with you on trips, and for those people that are technologically challenged going to a website, entering a code and downloading something just won?t happen. I?m sure other packages have a DVD but for $300, it should be included.
As far as the product is concerned, I think the TRX system ?is a great product if you have a lot of money and time to play around with fitness tools like this, or if you have a trainer to show you routines with TRX. The fact that there is no DVD instruction to go along with the TRX when you intially buy it means there is little motivation to use the darn thing. Teaching yourself a new technique or way to exercise is not easy, and motivating yourself to teach yourself is even harder, so as a consumer they lose a lot of points there with me. Honestly I can see so many people buying this system and then never using it. It looks cool, you can take it almost anywhere with you, it is super trendy and it is actually effective and a lot of fun, the only thing missing is someone to show you how to use it, otherwise it just looks complicated and scary.
Here are a few of my favorite TRX Moves:
TRX Push Up
Works: Chest and Core
Y-Fly
Works: Back and Shoulders
Source: http://www.malibuhealthandfitness.com/?p=1750
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