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The Challenge: Improve Your Fitness

Last post 05-13-2009 8:24 AM by Janine. 2 replies.
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  • 05-06-2009 3:54 PM

    The Challenge: Improve Your Fitness

    Because fitness is a continuing pursuit, once you have tested yourself, stay on a program and improve your fitness. The TRX offers an almost limitless variety of exercises and programs. You can use a workout you develop and share with the community, the Train Like the Pros, Team Sports, Ropes and Straps: Bootcamp are also good training programs. You can also string together some of the moves Fraser has done an excellent job of explaining and demonstrating in his blogs.

    Below is a suggested program to improve your strength, stamina and your performance on the Fitness Anywhere Challenge. You can always practice the TRX Suspended Burpees and TRX Atomic Push-ups to improve your score. That is what we call “teaching to the test,” which has its benefits and drawbacks. The beauty of TRX Suspension Training is the crossover benefits to sports and activities it provides as a fantastic functional training tool.

    Always perform an appropriate warm up before starting the high intensity part of the workouts.

    Perform each exercise for 45 seconds with no more than 30 seconds rest in-between, shorten your rest if you can handle it.

    Round 1:

    • TRX single leg squats (each leg no rest in-between)

    • TRX low row – as deep as you can go

    • TRX atomic push-up with pike

    • TRX suspended side plank (each side – drop and rest briefly when needed)

    • 2 minute rest

    Round 2:

    • TRX crossing balance lunge (each leg no rest in-between)

    • TRX high torso rotation, alternating sides

    • TRX suspended mountain climbers

    • TRX suspended push-ups

    • 2 minute rest

    Round 3:

    • TRX suspended lunge w/ a hop

    • TRX powerpull (each side no rest in-between)

    • TRX Single leg chest press, as low as you can go

    • TRX suspended pendulum

    For variety you can perform the workout in reverse order of rounds, perform 3 to 4 sets of each round as its own workout for the day or even add 30 to 90 second high intensity jump rope or running intervals between rounds. The important thing is to keep good form and push yourself to improve each workout.

    I look forward to getting your results and compiling our statistics for next month!

     Post your progress!

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  • 05-09-2009 10:24 AM In reply to

    • jhill0084
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    Re: The Challenge: Improve Your Fitness

    I did this workout today. 3 sets of each round in order the first time then mixed it up. I rested 20 seconds on average between exercises and 1. 5 minutes between rounds. Let me say it was a great workout. I was drenched and my heart was pumping. For what its worth, I highly recommend this and will do this again.
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  • 05-13-2009 8:24 AM In reply to

    • Janine
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    Re: The Challenge: Improve Your Fitness

     Totally agree w/ jh.  I did Round 1, 3x through, w/ 15 sec. rest between exercises and 1 minute between rounds. Instead of doing the other 2 rounds decided to run 1 mile (very hilly). Was on my way to make my goal had I not had to slow down to puke. Damn. Wasn't expecting it either. Actually felt pretty good. Hit the 1/2 mile at 3:12.  Must say, if you're looking for a good, hard, kick your ass workout, this will do it. Thanks FA. 

    Life is short - lift hard.
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