Make Your Body Your Machine : Todd Durkin

Drew Brees Core Workout

Fitness Anywhere — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:57:00 GMT

Drew Brees continues to impress as he leads the New Orleans Saints through win after win. We are especially excited as he has been a big advocate of the TRX and used it to regain strength after his shoulder injury. He continues to use it in his training with his trainer, Todd Durkin. In Drew Brees Core Workout, he shares his favorite TRX workout moves that he uses to strengthen his core and get ready for the field.

Drew Brees shoulder workout

Fitness Anywhere — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:24:00 GMT

The Saints are unstoppable this season with another incredible game against the Giants yesterday. We know you have heard Drew trains on the TRX, but now you can train like him.

Check out this shoulder circuit with Drew and his pre seson trainer, Todd Durkin that builds his strength and mobility for game day.

Drew Brees Training on the TRX

Exclusive: Trent Edwards, Buffalo Bills Quarterback, TRX Training

Fitness Anywhere — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:07:00 GMT

Football season is here and we have an exclusive video of Trent Edwards, quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, hitting the TRX workout hard during offseason. The fact that the TRX works the muscles, with out so much strain on the joints is one of the reasons Edwards is attracted to TRX exercises. Drew Brees, who played an awesome game last night with 6 touchdown passes, turned Edwards on to the TRX. Tonight we'll get to see Edwards put his training to work!

Trent Edwards TRX Training Video

Trent Edwards is not the only professional football player to utilize the TRX. Personal Trainer, Todd Durkin (TRX Train Like the Pros DVD coach), puts a whole host of professional players through a rigorous offseason workout, incorporating TRX Exercises to boost agility and speed. NFL players training with Durkin include;

Drew Brees, New Orleans Quarter Back
Aaron Rogers, Green Bay Pakers Quarterback
Kyle Boller, St. Louis Rams Quarterback
LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers Running Back
Malcom Floyd, San Diego Chargers Wide Receiver
Justin Peelle, Atlanta Falcons Tight End
AJ Feeley

Todd Durkin's NFL Athlete Training Highlight

Can't get enough NFL Football Players training on the TRX (we certainly can't)?

NFL training camp fitness: Buffalo Bill's Trent Edwards uses offseason to workout and improve, San Jose Examiner
Bills' Edwards takes long view on fitness, The Buffalo News
Edwards takes long view, FoxSports.com
Drew Brees: Stretching Limits, WSJ

Video Exercise: Frankensteins

Fitness Anywhere — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Since we are on a, "game day" kick this month, Fraser features Todd Durkin's "Frankenstein" exercise fromt the Team Sports DVD. Frankenstein's monster was definitely known for his strength and this exercise will help build a monster core.

TRX featured at the Perform Better Summit.

Fitness Anywhere — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:30:00 GMT

The Fitness Anywhere Team represented at the Perform Better 3-Day Functional Training Summit this past weekend in Long Beach… a must attend event for every trainer or coach who wants to improve their skills. The Summit featured the top experts in the industry and the TRX was a crowd favorite with ongoing demonstrations and daily workouts led by Chris Frankel, our Director of Programming.

A big thank you to our partner Todd Durkin who incorporated the TRX in his circuit workout which as usual rocked the convention center. Shout outs to Alwyn Cosgrove, Robert dos Remedios, and Mike Boyle for their TRX presentation mentions and support.

Drew Brees TRX Game Day Challenge

Fitness Anywhere — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Overview

Football season is here and whether or not you play the game, it certainly won't hurt to train like a professional athlete! Todd Durkin brings in All-Pro Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, Drew Brees, to demonstrate the August, TRX Game Day Challenge. This challenge features Todd Durkin's favorite exercises used in TRX Performance: Team Sports DVD

The challenge consists of:

30 Sprinter Starts on each leg
20 Power Pulls with each arm
10 Suspended Incline Presses on each side

Rules

The rules for the TRX Game Day Challenge.. see how close you come to the requirements listed above. Announce your acceptance of the challenge on our "accept the TRX Game Day Challenge" forum and let everyone know.

Once you are able to get 30 Sprinter Starts on each leg, 20 Power Pulls with each arm and 10 Suspended Incline Presses on each side, upload to Youtube, and post your results in our "TRX Game Day Challenge Champions" forum.

Technique

Sprinter start with a hop

Start Position
- Face away from anchor point
- Hold handles with a “palms in” grip, elbows bent at sides.
- Position TRX either underneath or outside arms.
- Step forward with left leg. Lean into TRX at approximately a 45-degree angle.
Movement Description
- Drive off front leg and bring rear knee forward.
- Hop
- Return to start position.
- Perform for 30 reps.
- Repeat on other side.

Power Pull

Start Position
- Face anchor point with feet shoulder-width apart.
- Hold single handle with right hand
- Lean back.
- Twist away from anchor point and extend left arm outward, following line of TRX.
• Movement Description
- Pull body towards anchor point with right arm, using a rowing motion.
- At same time, bring left arm as high as possible along TRX by twisting body. Return to start position.
- Perform for 20 reps.
- Repeat on other side.

Suspended Incline Press

Start Position
- Facing anchor point, place right foot in foot cradle.
- Drop to a push-up position and walk on hands away from anchor point, using free leg for balance.
Movement Description
- Lower torso into a press position, using free leg for support.
- Drive body up away from ground.
- Perform for 10 reps.
- Repeat with other leg.

Check out Drew Brees' results in the TRX Game Day Challenge Champions forum thread!

Ask The Trainer

Fitness Anywhere — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:30:00 GMT

This month, elite performance coach, Todd Durkin answers your fitness questions. One member asks, “I’m getting in all my strength and flexibility workouts, but I’m still looking to develop more speed and explosiveness so I can really bring my game up a level. What’s the best way to train for this?"

Todd's Bio:

Todd Durkin is a strength and conditioning coach, personal trainer, bodyworker, and motivational speaker. He earned his BS degree in Kinesiology from William & Mary and his MA degree in Biomechanics from SDSU. Todd is a former professional football quarterback whose career ended due to a serious back injury. He is the owner of Todd Durkin Enterprises and Fitness Quest 10 in San Diego, CA; a premier health & human performance facility that combines athlete performance training, personal training, massage & bodywork, Pilates, yoga and nutrition. He is the author of 25 DVDs and the “Head of the Under Armour Performance Training Council”. His facility is the first Under Armour sponsored facility in the U.S. Todd works with a select clientele of elite professional athletes as well as the everyday population looking to improve their health and well-being. For more information please visit www.ToddDurkin.com or www.FitnessQuest10.com.

Fitness Anywhere Takes on TRX 40/40 Challenge

Fitness Anywhere — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:24:00 GMT

Since it was the TRX 40/40 Challenge, we at FA stepped up and strapped up to see how we all did! Here's our video!

While no one made it all the way to 40/40... we did get very close. Top person did 65/35 (which if he had stopped at 40 Atomic Push-Ups he probably would have killed the 40/40 :) )

Don't think that just because the month is over, the challenge is over. If you didn't hit 40/40 now is not the time to quit. Keep going! We want to see that video! If you need a little help building up to the 40/40, besure to stop by the 40/40 workout to get on the fast track.

Bootcamp Ladies Take the TRX 40/40 Challenge

Fitness Anywhere — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:03:00 GMT

Many people have been jumping on the TRX 40/40 Challenge. We want to take a moment and feature these ladies from Bootcamp RDFT in Portland, OR. As a group they decided to take on the challenge and have done pretty well (a couple of them are 5 months pregnant!)

Great job ladies!

Everyone, keep up the great work. We are working on a new challenge for July that will really get your lower body working!

If you haven't already, check out the TRX 40/40 Challenge.

And don't forget the workout routine to help you reach that 40/40 goal!

TRX 40/40 Atomic Push Up Alternatives

Fitness Anywhere — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:08:00 GMT

Is doing a regular push up a challenge for you? Or maybe you can do Atomic Push Ups until the cows come home?

Here are alternative atomic push ups that can help you build up the right muscle to be able to do it or challenge yourself to increase the dificulty. Of course you still have to be able to do an Atomic Push Up in order to qualify for the 40/40, but this should get you on your way!