TRX Suspension Training

[Veronica]

Yes, I'm pretty comfortable with it, but I think I have really good balance.

Shawna has been incorporating balance stuff since day 1 and it just gets more interesting.

Veronica

[Catrin]

Yes, I'm pretty comfortable with it, but I think I have really good balance.

Shawna has been incorporating balance stuff since day 1 and it just gets more interesting.

Veronica

It depends on what it is where balance is concerned for me. Pistol squats are a problem for me, but I can easily do single-leg RDLS or rows - but of course those are quite different movements.

[Dogmama]

I bought the Jungle Gym - basically a TRX that isn't joined in the middle. It's awesome & kicking my butt. I consider myself pretty strong - I've been lifting weights seriously for 15 years. Body weight training that makes you use all of the muscles is really hard. You can easily set up metabolic training on this. Add in a jump rope & you never have to go to a gym again!

I've been using it attached to a door and it doesn't make ANY marks at all. The straps adjust easily. They are plenty long enough. The handle/foot cradles are soft plastic. The foot cradles are super easy to get in & out of. I bought it through Amazon because I wanted it quickly, as I'm going to San Fran for a dog obedience conference. Also, there is a lot of flu going around and I've witnessed a ton of people hacking, coughing and still working out.

I can't wait to get it outside - it was 18 degrees this morning (seriously? In AZ??) so it may be a few days. But so far, I love it. There a lots of u-tube videos demonstrating different exercises. The set comes with a DVD and instructions as well. I highly recommend it.

[Catrin]

Dogmama - are you still liking your Jungle Gym? I am moving this fall and am strongly considering this as I will have an actual "fitness room" in my new apartment

[Dogmama]

I do still like it. It's a lot less expensive than the TRX and I think it has better features. You can separate the ropes whereas the TRX is attached in the middle. The foot cradles are easy to get it & out of & they easily double as hand holds. I've had it in my patio in the desert heat & it is still as good as new!

[Catrin]

I do still like it. It's a lot less expensive than the TRX and I think it has better features. You can separate the ropes whereas the TRX is attached in the middle. The foot cradles are easy to get it & out of & they easily double as hand holds. I've had it in my patio in the desert heat & it is still as good as new!

This is good to know, thanks! I don't have enough room in my current apartment, but my new one WILL have enough room.

[Catrin]

Dogmama, or anyone else who has the Jungle Gym XT. The website, and the company (I called them) strongly recommends that this only be used on a door that opens away from you. Have you found that this matters? I've spoken with the company who makes the TRX and they do not have the same requirement - they focus more on making certain no one opens the door while you are using it (obvious).

I saw my new apartment yesterday - I wish that I had waited until they resurfaced the kitchen counters but that is another story. The way the door/closet is designed in the room that I will use for such activities, I will actually need to use it in the hallway rather than in the room itself. Unless, that is, I can figure out how to attach it on a sliding closet door - though my guess is the sliding door wouldn't be strong enough.