Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Product Review: TRX
Last month I went ahead and purchased a TRX. If you haven't seen them, they are becoming somewhat of an "in thing." I already own Elites Blast Straps that I found to be useful for doing pushups and inverted rows, but not a lot else. What I was seeking with the TRX was a more versatile and portable piece of equipment. I liked TRX's ability to put your feet into them and do things like supine leg curls and glute bridging. The other thing I really liked was that you can adjust the length on the straps really, really quickly. I'm not convinced there worth the price tag quite yet though. I honestly wish I knew how to sew nylon webbing as I think you could make your own for super cheap. But it's lightweight and you can do quite a few bodyweight exercises with it. I will be travelling with it this winter with the bobsled team and I plan on sneaking in some workouts in my hotel rooms with there door adaptation kit, so I will see if my opinion changes. Overall, I'm not disappointed with my purchase, but it hasn't blown me away either. I hear jungle gym offers a very similar product for about half the price, but I have not used it. If your really into bodyweight culture or travel quite a bit and never know what type of hotel gym your going to have, I would say it's worth it. If your looking to add something to your budding garage gym, I would say pass.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/shenandoah/Grunt/grunt.html
ReplyDeleteThis is a great site with homemade equipment how-to's, including sewing nylon webbing!
Jason- This product does everything the TRX does for a fraction of the cost. It's not as polished as the TRX but I use it weekly for a variety of different moves. http://crossfitkc.com/gear.php?productID=17
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your blog.
Coach Rut, Thanks! I checked it out, it does look like a great piece of equipment. I saw a picture of the power wheel on your website. Do you have any experience with it? If so what's your opinion of it?
ReplyDeleteI like the power wheel. My only compliant
ReplyDeleteis with the set screws that hold the foot pedal
in place will strip out with heavy use. Great
core trainer otherwise