Hi all, I have been using the TRX for approx 18 months and am considering a change to my workout but am unsure which program I should move on to. I own the TRX system that comes with the force training guide, which I completed 11 weeks of shortly after purchasing the system in May 07. I found this program extremely challenging, and also very time consuming when trying to fit it around full time work. Following this, I designed myself a program of around half the exercises found in the two days training programs, which looks like this: Suspended Lunge, Single Leg Squat, Hamstring Curls, Suspended Pushup with Crunch, Single Leg Chest Press, Back Row, Single Arm Power Pull, Swimmer's Pull, Y Deltoid Raise, High Bicep Curl, Tricep Press, High Rotation, Suspended Pendulum and Suspended Oblique Crunch. I am currently doing this program 3 mornings a week, with 10 reps of each exercise and one circuit of the exercises with no breaks.

While I still find this workout challenging, I am thinking about purchasing another TRX program so perhaps I can alternate between them every 3-6 months for variety. Due to time constraints, I only have around 30 mins to work out, so things like the force training guide and perhaps train like the pros aren't really feasible at the moment. I am interested in the Core Strength Vol 1 program, although having watched the videos from it posted in Feb on this site, I am concerned that it does not contain many exercises that are not already covered in my force training guide. I have been told that the all body xpress workout wouldn't be much of a challenge for me given the work I've done so far, but I have recently had two months off TRX due to a fall during a workout in mid November that resulted in a lower back injury, and have only been back into working out for around 6 weeks.

I'm hoping someone can give me some advice on which program/s I should consider purchasing, or perhaps some ideas of another program I could design using exercises from the force training guide. Thanks for reading.

Daniel.

 

 

I have the core workout and incorporate either the A or the B into the Force training plan. When I first purchased the TRX in October, for the first 4-6 weeks all I did was the Core A and B 3-4 times per week in addition to some other things. I can say without a doubt that the core plan is excellent as an addition to a solid upper/lower workout. I would suggest looking at the reviews given by Mike Miranda and MaxKon of the DVD's. Also, you will want to preview the Straps and Ropes DVD in the blog as that looks to have great potential. I hope that helps. Jeff

Hey Daniel,

I had the same problem after finishing the Force program.  I started playing around with a few ideas of my own but was having difficulty structuring something that I was happy with.  The ABX workout is good, but I think that if you have already completed 11 weeks of the Force program you will find it a little on the easier side.  The core workout is good but doens't really include anything that you haven't seen in the Force workout.  Both DVDs in the Performance series are really good and I think that you'd enjoy them even if you don't have the full 60 minutes to devote to the workout.  There are a lot of familiar exercises in those DVDs but they include a few new ones and show some really good progressions to give the "old" exercises a whole new level of pain. 

If you do a quick forum search for "WOW" (workout of the week) you should come up with a bunch of great workout suggestions from various members of the community.  Most are structured to give an intense, quick (30 min or less) workout and almost all use the standard exercises.  I'm pretty sure that any exercise not included in the Force program is either described in the WOW itself, described elsewhere on the forum/blog, or is a simple progression of one of the standards.  If there are any exercises you aren't familiar with, PM me and I'll do my best to explain it.  Anyway, I'd recommend that you look through those and pick a few that you like.  You can rotate them throughout the week and will probably be pretty satisfied for a while.  More importantly, though, it might give you some good ideas for building your own workouts.  Outside of that, I'd consider getting the Trainer DVD or Performance DVDs for some ideas on how to progress the exercises and structure things.

Good luck, let us know how it goes! 

Thanks for the tips :) Still trying to find the time to really go through exercises and re-design my program, but in the meantime might look for a WOW and see how that goes. Does anyone one here ever do split day training? Guess it's not as straightforward with TRX hitting multiple muscles groups with most exercises, but it was something I was considering trying just to mix things up. Also, I realise I forgot to say in my original post that my main workout goal at the moment is weight loss. I am feeling quite strong, particularly in my upper body, however I really need to drop 5-10kg of body fat asap. I took out breaks in my workout to increase intensity and keep my heart rate up, which has helped, but I probably need to do a bit more. Was perhaps even considering two different workouts of high intensity so I could use TRX every day, as at the moment I am using it every 2nd day and going for a 30 min walk on alternate days. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated :) Also any dietery tips would be helpful as well. Thanks again.