Review: TRX Suspension Trainer

TRX is a seven year old company dedicated to selling high performance product to athletes, fitness professionals, physical therapists and all branches of the US military. Their products look at a whole new style of fitness training with the aid of bodyweight-based training products.  The TRX Suspension Trainer is one of these products and is becoming more and more popular with fitness professionals and has started to make its way in to the tennis world.

The TRX Suspension Trainer focuses on developing strength, balance, flexibility and core stability all at the same time. It is super portable and has been a favourite of the US military for some time due to its train anywhere nature. The Trainer consists of two handles connected to what can only be described as adjustable seat belts; these are then suspended, by a carabineer at a point above the owner. Then by using their own bodyweight, thousands of exercises can be achieved just by letting the trainer take your own weight. The beauty of the Suspension Trainer is that the more bodyweight you allow the trainer to take the harder the work out will be. Therefore this piece of equipment can be used by anybody.

I am relatively new to TRX and their Suspension Trainer but what I have found is that with the exercises I have found on the web and within the TRX handbook I can really focus on working individual areas that are specific for tennis. The design is so simple and before I started using the product properly I thought that I could easily re-create my own version. However after some time with the product I found that it is very specialised and extremely well made. I feel safe letting the product take my weight and I am not nervous about trying new exercises because I believe in the ability of the product. I have been using the Trainer with the kids I teach in my performance groups and have found that the low intensity exercises are really helping with their general fitness, they are really enjoying about the TRX Suspension Trainer on court in their lessons as it’s something different to their usual workouts.

The exercises I have been focusing on are to do with core stability, balance and speed, three areas that are very important to tennis. I have started to notice a difference; my shots seem to be more fluid and easier to play. I don’t seem to picking up any small injuries anymore and I have found that I have much better movement around the court. If you are thinking of getting one of these Trainers, which I highly recommend you do, browse the web before using it for specific exercises to your particular sports, as the wrong exercises can hinder in some sports and help in others. Another things I have found from the Trainer is that I can train indoors at home. No more dragging myself out into the rain to go to the gym. The Trainer comes with a simple door anchor that can be attached to any door without damaging it. The Trainer can hold up to 560kg so unless you are weight in at about half tons, then I recommend it to anyone looking to get fit in the New Year. TRX Suspension Trainer $199.95 trxtraining.com