5 TRX Ab Workouts
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1. Suspended Crunches
- Face away from the surface the TRX Suspension Trainer is attached to and get onto all fours.
- Place a foot in each strap and assume a push up position, but with your feet in the straps and elevated around 6-8 inches from the ground.
- Keeping your arms straight, bring your knees forwards into your chest, before returning them to their original starting position.
Workout tips: Slow and controlled movements are the best way to get the most out of each repetition.
2. The Pike
- Assume the same elevated push up position as with the suspended crunch detailed above but instead of bringing your knees to your chest,
- Bend at the hips and keep your legs straight while bringing your feet forwards.
- The aim is to get your hips as high in the air as possible, ideally with your upper torso fully inverted, arms straight and straight legs at a roughly 45-degree angle to your upper torso.
- After holding the position for a second, return your original starting position.
Workout tips: If you can't get your hips very high to begin with, be patient
and the height will improve as your abs become stronger. Slow and controlled movements are best.
3. The Pendulum
Beginners: Start off with this version ↓
- Assume the same elevated push up position as with the suspended crunch
- Keeping your body straight and in a plane, with your feet together, swing your straight legs to your left and then to your right in a pendulum motion.
- As you perform the swing, notice how your upper and lower body twist in relation to each other to activate your obliques or love handle area
- At the pinnacle of each swing, your feet should reach a point that is higher than your torso like when doing an oblique crunch.
4. Standing Body Crunch
- Stand facing away from the surface to which the TRX Trainer is attached. Take a handle in each hand and lean forward so your body is at a 45-degree angle.
- From this position, stretch your arms above your head so your whole body forms a straight line. This is the beginning of the repetition.
- Now bend your body in the midsection as you bring your arms slowly in front of you, then down towards your legs until they are touching and assume an upright standing position with your feet together.
- Slowly bring your arms forward until your arms are straight and above your head putting your entire body at a 45-degree angle. Return slowly to your original starting position.
Workout tips: Go as far out as you can but be careful not to overstretch. It's better to improve the distance you move forwards gradually.
5. Standing Oblique Twists
- Stand facing the surface to which the TRX Trainer is attached. Convert the Trainer into a form where you use only one strap.
- Take the strap in both hands and with your feet shoulder-width apart, lean back until your body is at roughly 45 degrees to the floor with your arms extended in front of you at chest height.
- Keeping your arms straight, twist your body to your right until your entire body (including your head) is sideways on to the surface originally in front of you.
- Slowly return to your original position and then perform the same movement on the other side.
Where to Get TRX?
Buy TRX at a discount or watch the DIY Video above to make your own TRX straps.
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