Top 5 TRX Beginners Exercises

Wicked Fitness reveal their Top 5 TRX Exercises for Beginners.

TRX equipment is perfect for beginners to start training as it helps support the user at first by assisting movement then easily progressed with the angle of the body to challenge when you are ready.

As most established fitness clubs, gyms and personal trainers are using the highly effective TRX Training equipment here are some of the most common exercises that you might like to try to help ease you into your fitness journey.

Senior Master Trainer Matt Gleed says “One of the best benefits of TRX Training is how scalable to your personal level of fitness it is, you can change the intensity very easily even while doing the movements”.

Low Row

• Stand facing the anchor, lean back with arms straight and keep palms facing down.
• Squeeze shoulder blades together, keeping elbows pulled into sides and move body up towards anchor point.
• Return to start position, maintaining body alignment.

Strap Adjustment: Short

Common Fault: Rounded shoulders

Fix: Pull shoulders back and down.

Common Fault: Elbows come out wide.

Fix: Bring chest to hands and keep elbows in.

Squat

• Stand facing the anchor, keep elbows under shoulders and palms facing each other.
• Drop tailbone towards floor.
• Drive up through heels.

Strap Adjustment: Medium

Common Fault: Bending too far forward at waist.

Fix: Keep chest lifted.

Chest Press

• Stand facing away from the anchor, extend arms out in front at shoulder level and keep weight on balls of feet.
• Lower chest towards ground and bend elbows at 90 degrees.
• Press back up, maintaining body alignment.

Common Fault: Straps rub on arms.

Fix: Raise arms slightly, lengthen straps.

Common Fault: Rounded shoulders or breaking at the hips.

Fix: Keep chest lifted, body straight and core engaged.

Step Back Lunge

• Stand facing anchor, keep elbows under shoulders and palms facing each other.
• Lunge back, keep front knee over ankle and drop back knee straight down.
• Drive up through front heel, returning back leg to start position.

Strap Adjustment: Medium

Common Fault: Body falls forward.

Fix: Keep chest lifted and eyes to anchor.

Common Fault: Back leg straight.

Fix: Drop back knee.

Plank

• Kneel facing away from anchor with both feet in foot cradles, and align hands under shoulders.
• Life knees up off ground.
• Maintain body alignment from head to toes.

Strap Adjustment: Mid-Calf

Common Fault: Lifting hips up.

Fix: Maintain body straight and chest lifted.

Common Fault: Rounding upper back.

Fix: Pinch shoulder blades down and back.