Video: NBA Superstar Carmelo Anthony Trains on TRX

Fitness Anywhere — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:39:00 GMT

Carmelo is one of the top players in the NBA and his workout routine designed by elite strength coach Steve Hess has him in the best shape of his career. A key component of Melo's training includes Suspension Training on the TRX. Checkout this video of his workout and what he has to say about his favorite piece of workout equipment.

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March Madness Workout

cfrankel — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:24:00 GMT

“March Madness” means stressing over your bracket picks, stealthily watching games at work and going out to play some ‘ball in the driveway, at the playground or in the gym. Whether you are an NBA hall of famer or a blacktop legend in your own mind, you have to train for the game. The TRX is the perfect way to train for basketball no matter who you are. Chauncey Billups, Kevin Durant and Dahntay Jones use the TRX to stay in top shape for the NBA. Coaches, personal trainers, high school athletes and home exercisers can get the same benefits anywhere, anytime.

Having a good game means performing your best and minimizing the risk of injury. While it may not help with the follow through on your three-pointer or running the pick-and-roll (seriously you really need to pass more) Suspension Training on the TRX can improve your quickness, change of direction, power, high intensity endurance, explosiveness and leaping ability. The TRX is definitely not a one-dimensional player. You can use the TRX for warm up, movement prep, strength/power development, balance and agility training, core conditioning and it is one of the greatest flexibility tools around.

Experts agree that basketball training should focus on the following areas:

Core training. Sit ups and crunches are benched for more functional suspended core exercises. The game is played on your feet and your core works to resist rotation and extension, transmits power from your legs to your arms and also drives rotational movements. Core training while standing is major advantage of using the TRX.
Single leg training. Most of the game takes place on one leg whether it is running, cutting, landing or jumping. Training to be balanced, strong and powerful in a single leg stance is mandatory.
Train in all planes of motion. The ability to move in 360 degrees comes from multiplanar training. The TRX excels in this category.
Agility training. Training to control your center of gravity while changing direction or in different base of support conditions will improve your agility. Learning to decelerate and accelerate under control will help your crossover, change of speed and reduce risk of injury.

Here is a “starting five” group of TRX exercises to help get you game ready. Make sure you warm-up properly and select the appropriate intensity for your fitness and ability level.

TRX Suspended Lunge is a tremendous single leg strength, deceleration, acceleration and balance exercise that works the posterior chain and integrates functional core strength all at once. This is a must have in the workout. Adding a hop to the Suspended Lunge is an advanced progression and increases the power output of the exercise.
TRX Atomic Push-up integrates chest and shoulder stability, core strength, power and high intensity cardio training. Any version of the TRX atomic push-up is like running suicides with your core.
TRX Suspended Side Plank develops lateral core strength and stability. The side plank is used specifically for basketball players by top coaches as performance enhancement of skills like boxing out, posting up and for prevention of low back pain. Adding rotation to the Suspended Side Plank is another advanced progression that takes a good exercise and makes it more effective, once you have mastered the static holds.
TRX Crossing Balance Lunge works the hips, legs and core in a multiplanar single leg stance. Be sure to maintain a tall posture, keep the grounded heel down and drive through the hip and hamstrings.
TRX Power Pull integrates multiplanar back, shoulder and core training in a standing position.

Visit us on the Fitness Anywhere website and community to get more progressions, regressions and training advice. Most of all, be sure to make March Madness an active month by training and participating. Be a player and not just a spectator.

NBA's Dahntay Jones Trains on the TRX

Fitness Anywhere — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:55:00 GMT

Dahntay Jones, Denver Nuggets’ Guard-Forward, uses the TRX to increase quickness and jumping endurance.

”The TRX is awesome. It helps me with my core and helps me stay lean, rather than getting bulky.”
-- Dahntay Jones, Denver Nuggets’ Guard-Forward

NBA Rookie of the Year on the TRX

Fraser — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:30:21 GMT

Check out NBA Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant the training on the TRX!

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