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COMPASS GROUP PART 2: FA HELPS WOUNDED WARRIORS SUSPEND LIMITS, TRANSITION INTO PRIVATE SECTOR

FitnessAnywhere — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

When Alex Roodhouse served in Iraq as part of a Navy combat riverine team, he risked his life every time he went on patrol, often facing a hail of enemy fire. Danger comes hand in hand with active duty. But it’s a reality that Roodhouse has become even more acutely aware of since he completed his service and joined the Fitness Anywhere military sales team. “When I visit the VA hospitals for FA, I often discover that I served in some of the exact same places with the wounded vets that I meet.”

Roodhouse and Dr. Joe ‘Doc’ Martin, D.C., a SEAL team veteran and FA’s director of military education, recently participated in their third Compass Group for combat wounded Marine vets on behalf of FA. As more and more active duty service people use the TRX to stay mission fit on base and while deployed, the TRX has become a familiar tool. “Half of the seminar participants had used the TRX before,” says Roodhouse. “They like the TRX because it’s the same equipment that active duty service people use and because it’s easy to adjust workouts and movements to work with their specific injuries.

Vets have a way to train even with injuries, and the FA team gets something great out of the experience, too. “I got into the health care field for a reason,” says Doc Martin. “I spent my time in the SEAL team learning how to blow things up and I’m spending the rest of my life fixing things.”

LEARN MORE:

At: www.vetfoundation.org

GET INVOLVED:

Buy a TRX FORCE DVD and Guide, $5 of your purchase goes directly into the Fitness Anywhere Warrior Fund to help us support efforts like the Compass Group.

THE TRX ARRIVES AT THE NATIONAL NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER: WOUNDED WARRIORS FIND NEW BEGINNINGS WITH THE TRX

FitnessAnywhere — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:48:00 GMT

Servicemen and women who end up as patients at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, MD have gone to war for America and paid a toll for freedom that can’t be erased. Some patients suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries while others have lost limbs, suffered burns, or have otherwise lost the capacity to think and move the way they did before they went to war.

That’s why SEAL Team veteran Dr. Joe Martin, D.C., an FA team member and chiropractor who specializes in rehabilitation from injuries, journeyed to the NNMC where he gave an educational seminar, worked directly with wounded warriors and provided TRX trainers to the facility. “A lot of the wounded warriors here can’t use free weights or the Nautilus equipment we have. Guys in wheelchairs—whoever—can use the TRX. Anyone can,” says Joe Liptok, Deputy Director of the Marine Liaison Office of Wounded Warriors at the NMMC. “I think it’s for everybody, not just wounded warriors. You can hit everything with it. It’s adaptable to every individual. I just wish I’d had the TRX years ago.”

GET INVOLVED:

Buy a TRX FORCE DVD and Guide, $5 of your purchase goes directly into the Fitness Anywhere Warrior Fund to help support providing education and equipment for wounded warriors like those at the NNMC.

COMPASS GROUP: HELPING WOUNDED WARRIORS GET THEIR BEARINGS AND FIND MEANINGFUL DIRECTION IN THE CIVILIAN WORLD

FitnessAnywhere — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:41:00 GMT

Sometimes the toughest battles soldiers face come once they have left the theater of war. That’s why the Veteran Employment Transition (VET) Foundation created the Compass Group, a nonprofit that has helped more than 200 combat-wounded Marines with 5-day life and business skills seminars. Earlier this year, FA became part of Compass Group’s effort through the FA Warrior Fund, providing equipment and education at Compass Group seminars.

“A lot of the guys have injuries where they don’t feel comfortable going into the gym. This allows them to get back into shape in the comfort of their own homes,” says Chris Hadsall, the VET Foundation’s founder and executive director. “Whether a guy has a lower leg or upper extremity issue, it works. And with the TRX, they are always getting a great core workout no matter what exercise they’re doing.”

Major General T.S. Jones (Ret, U.S. Marine Corps) serves on the VET Foundation board of directors and hosts the Compass Group retreats at his Outdoor Odyssey facility, which he created for a youth leadership nonprofit he also runs. General Jones has made the TRX and Fitness Anywhere educational products an integral part of his everyday PT routine. “I’ve done a lot of testing with the TRX and I haven’t even hit what’s possible with this. There are a lot of extreme situations in the Marines Corps—on a ship, on a site where you can’t carve out PT time. But you can carve out 30 or 40 minutes to do TRX exercises and that time is connected to rapid decision-making and what you can do.”

LEARN MORE:

At: www.vetfoundation.org

GET INVOLVED:

Buy a TRX FORCE DVD and Guide, $5 of your purchase goes directly into the Fitness Anywhere Warrior Fund to help us support efforts like the Compass Group.

Fort Knox Turret News

Fitness Anywhere — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:18:00 GMT

Maxin’ out the TRX

“We’re taking instructors and (higher-ranking Soldiers) and teaching them how to use the TRX themselves and giving them some coaching points on how to do unit PT with it,” explained Chris Frankel, the TRX director of programming.

Win your photo on the TRX FORCE Kit!

FitnessAnywhere — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:58:00 GMT

You may never be on the front of a Wheaties box, but you have a chance to be on our new TRX FORCE Kit package.

Entering is easy. Winning takes work. All you have to do is submit pictures of you using your TRX®. But your form better be perfect, because only the best of the best will be considered to be on our new TRX FORCE Kit package, featured online and win prizes. You could join the ranks of other elite athletes and U.S. Troops who have been featured in our videos, brochures, on our website and more.

Are you ready for this mission? Then show us what you've got.

PRIZES:

Grand Prize Winner will receive their picture on our new TRX FORCE Kit packaging, a $150 Fitness Anywhere Gift Certificate, 5 TRX FORCE Kits and a feature on our online military page and community.
Second Place Winner will receive a $100 Fitness Anywhere Gift Certificate, a TRX FORCE Kit and their picture featured on the online military page and community.
Third Place winner will receive a $50 Fitness Anywhere Gift Certificate and their picture on our online military page and community.

HOW TO ENTER:

Read and Agree to the Contest Rules
Read and Follow Contest Instructions and Photo Guidelines
Email us your pictures (see instructions)
Keep checking in to the community for updates!

Contest Ends December 1, 2009

Your Competition Examples!

Infantry Warfighting Conference 2009

FitnessAnywhere — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:31:00 GMT

Fitness Anywhere attended the Infantry Warfighting Conference 2009 in Columbus, Georgia this week. The event was explosive! I walked into the south hall and stared down the barrel of a bazooka. The TRX booth was the place to be. We talked to soldiers who had never seen the TRX and those who had been using the TRX both locally and on their deployments.

The first day we had a Low Row contest. In all fairness, I had them do Dead Rows. Participants hung directly under the anchor point for their pulls.

The first person on the TRX was officer candidate, Norma Drayton. Drayton completed 39 rows!

With the bar set by a petite, yet fierce female, the day was full of soldiers trying to knock Drayton out of the lead. Many, many tried. Sergeant First Class Shanaman arrived at the end of the day and was able to tie Drayton’s 39 rows and win himself a TRX Force Kit.

The winning wasn’t over. Major Clipp was our lucky drawing winner for day one. Clipp ran into me walking through the expo hall earlier in the day and said, ‘TRX - I want one of those’. I encouraged him to enter to win and 6 hours later, he was our winner. Congratulations Major.

Day Two started off strong with a new contest and more challenges and trash talking. The Atomic Pushup was the exercise of the day. 2nd Lieutenant Daniels was our winner with a remarkable 54 Atomic Pushups.

Our lucky winner of the day was lucky and timely. Master Sergeant Woodall had entered to win earlier in the day and happened to swing by the booth at the time of pulling the card. Woodall said joking, “Did you pull my name?” Shockingly, I had.

The event was a huge success. Thanks to my team, Ken Taylor and Tom Keane for working so hard and having so much fun.

Tricia Fitzpatrick

Event Manager

TRX Community Featured Member: Julian Walker

FitnessAnywhere — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:25:00 GMT

If you want to become a featured member, check out the featured member forum.

Born in Nebraska in 1975, Julian grew up around a lot of large male members of his family. All the men were easily over 250 lbs. The funny thing was that they were all prior military of some sort (Army, Air Force, or Navy). As he got older these strong fit men invariably got more sedentary, got diabetes and eventually died. "I promised myself I would not be that way." When he joined the Marine Corps he learned a lot about nutrition and fitness. An amateur kick boxer and boxer in his youth, the Corps provided the opportunity to continue those endeavors. After leaving the Corps he caught himself falling victim to the same cycle as his family members- less exercise and more gut. Although he joined a gym and tried to stay in shape, a traditional gym was not the place for him. Working with traditional weights and jockeying to do some weights led to him getting fed up with a gym pretty quickly.

How did you first hear about the TRX?

A friend of mind who was still in the Corps told me about a TRX presentation at MCAS Miramar. He purchased one, brought it over for me to check out and I was instantly hooked.

What excited you most about the TRX?

Being an avid martial artist and rock climber I loved the core work you can get on the TRX without even trying. Every exercise I do forces me to activate my core muscles to keep proper form. I also love that I can just toss it under the seat of my truck, pull it out at the park and workout with my family.

How have you incorporated the TRX into your workout routine/lifestyle?

I train 6 days a week in Krav Maga as my foundational fitness routine. But the TRX has become the sole strength and fitness training equipment I use for overall fitness. I don’t have to go to the gym anymore and I can exercise outdoors, which is the best way to do it in my opinion.

Where do you typically workout using your TRX?

It is a pretty even split between my office at home and the park. I just started bringing it to the Krav Maga school I teach at and have been introducing it to my students.

What are your fitness goals?

My main goal is to stay “Marine Corps fit” at all times so that I will still be the baddest buffest grandfather/great-grandfather I can be well into my 90s and 100s. And I want to have those 6 pack abs I once had.

How do you stay motivated?

Just seeing all the obese people around me is plenty of motivation. My heart goes out to them when I see them but it also frightens me into making sure I don’t miss my own workouts.

What does it mean to you to be fit and why do you think it is important?

To me beign fit is all about the word yes.

For example:

“Hey guys wanna play some beach volleyball?”

“YES.”

“Hey anyone wanna play some touch football?”

“YES.”

“DADDY, come play tag with me.”

“YES.”

Anything else you would like to add?

Training on the TRX and being a part of the Fitness Anywhere Community has motivated me to become a certified nutritionist and trainer so I can help other people the way the Marine Corps and the TRX have helped me.

Julian can be found online at http://www.myspace.com/coronakravmaga or in the community as Jethro

Blue Angels, the President of the United States, and the TRX

Nathan McGee — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:24:00 GMT

An All-American commissioning week at the Naval Academy

Fitness Anywhere’s own Dr. Joe Martin, along with Joe Knipp and Alex Roodhouse, the respective heads of Navy and Marine Corps Programs for FAI, introduced TRX Suspension Training to the Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy this past week, helping to kick-off Commissioning Week activities for the graduating seniors. As the future leaders of the Navy and Marine Corps, the midshipmen embraced the opportunity to learn more about how the TRX is evolving physical training in the military, from forward deployed Marines and Navy Special Warfare personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, to the Cruisers and Destroyers sweeping the globe in pursuit of our nation’s enemies. One of the most physically fit groups of 18 to 22 year-old men and women anywhere in the world, the Brigade of Midshipmen at the Academy instantly recognized the value of suspension training, and hundreds of TRXs will soon be hanging from door-frames in Bancroft Hall and packed away in sea-bags this summer, as the Mid’s head all over the world to further their training as future officers. Fitness Anywhere is proud to support the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

Hard Work-Outs in the "Big Easy";

Nathan McGee — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:23:00 GMT

Marines in New Orleans Train on the TRX

On May 21st, Fitness Anywhere’s Ed Sortino and Dr. Joe Martin headed down to the “big easy” to do some hard-core TRX training with the Marines from Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES). During the intense 8-hour Military Suspension Training Course, the Marines learned how to use the TRX effectively, becoming familiar with the innovative principles and challenging progressions that make Suspension Training so powerful. The training day started with a cool breeze, quickly changing to New Orleans’ infamous humidity, and ended with a cloudy, ominous finish. But the changes in weather didn’t stop these Marines from putting out 100%; their excitement for TRX Suspension Training was overwhelming and contagious as each of them tried to outdo each other throughout the day. These leaders from MARFORRES are now equipped with the knowledge needed to design and implement military PT programs centered around the innovative and powerful TRX Suspension Training system.

Fitness Anywhere... Really! - The Military Montage

Fraser — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Some photos came in a while ago from one of our men in uniform training on the TRX that I've been looking forward to sharing with you. I've been calling it Fitness Anywhere... REALLY!

All you need is:

Your TRX
A conex container
Some sand bags
Various and sundry bars and plate weight
Scrap carpeting
A wire cage enclosure complete with razor wire...

A bit of motivation and a willingness to suffer

Oh yeah... and one of these things!

What the hell is that thing?!

Seriously... Thank you for all of your photos and hats off to you for getting it done no matter where you are!

Thank you for all that you do and stay safe.