TRX training

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Take Your Upper-Body Workout to the Next Level With These 3 TRX Moves

If your goal is to get fit in 2013, you need to try TRX.

If your goal is to get fit in 2013, you need to try TRX. This form of suspension training takes body-weight exercises to a whole new level. We set up a TRX system on the roof of Equinox in West LA to teach you three arm and back exercises that will also kick your core into gear. Watch this video to learn more about how TRX works, and then try these moves at your gym.

If you're curious to learn more about TRX, read our interview with its creator, former Navy SEAL Randy Hetrick. He explains why TRX is good for endurance athletes, power lifters, and fitness newbies alike.

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5 Celebrities Who Hang Around on TRX

As of late, Tim (my trainer at Crunch) has been killing me on TRX.

As of late, Tim (my trainer at Crunch) has been killing me on TRX. For the unfamiliar, TRX suspension training is a fitness system first developed by Navy Seals, which enabled them to strength train anywhere. And based on my sore muscles, it definitely works. The strap and handle weight-training system can be attached anywhere that can bear a significant amount of weight, and the various exercises involve lifting and lowering yourself while using the straps as support. In the short time I have been doing it, I have been able to target every single one of my muscle groups while also working on balance and flexibility.

What was once a military-only workout has since found its way into Hollywood. Keep reading to see which starlets like to strap themselves into TRX!