I have recently been using the TRX Suspension Trainer as my new home gym equipment. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s basically two straps that are suspended from a top anchor point. I have it installed in my basement hooked around the “I” beam. It’s called suspension training because you’re suspended while you’re training. There are over 300 exercises you can do with the suspension trainer. All of these exercises use your body weight in combination with the TRX.
Many of the exercises with the suspension trainer can be combined into supersets or trisets without having to loosen the straps or remove your feet from the footrests.
These are some of my favorite TRX exercises that you can combine into supersets or trisets.
TRX Superset and Tri-set Bicep Curls
If I told you I can do bodyweight bicep curls, you would probably think I was crazy. Well, you can do them with the TRX. Start by shortening the straps and leaning back at an angle so there is some resistance. All you have to do now is do a bicep curl. You can do this exercise on its own or as a tri-set or inserted tri-set. I think I just made it up.
The reason this can be a tri-set is because you can easily switch from the regular bicep curl angle (palms up) to hammer curls (palms in) and then to reverse bicep curls (palms down). . You can do one rep of each before switching or ending a set and moving on to the next move. This is a great biceps exercise to pump up your biceps.
TRX Suspended Reverse Crunches
Another unique exercise is the suspended reverse crunch. Start in push-up position with your feet on the foot rests of the suspension trainer. Crunch your knees to your chest while suspended on the suspension trainer. This is great for your abs and hamstrings. You are doing an abdominal workout and a hamstring workout in one.
If you want to turn this exercise into a superset, you can also add a chest workout by adding a push-up after each crunch. If you want to make it really hard, stop when your legs are bent and hold for 5 seconds. It’s a great way to work your lower abs. Some call this movement atomic bending.
There are many exercises that you can combine into supersets and trisets with the TRX Suspension Trainer.
