This 5-Move TRX Workout Will Sculpt Your Bod and Blast Mega Cals
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She says that these straps enable you to personalize your workout based on where you place your feet. Plus, they work your body in every direction, which keeps your muscles guessing and makes you a well-rounded athlete. “The best thing about TRX is that you’re using more muscles than you realize to stabilize yourself,” says Osborne. And more muscles used means more calories burned. (For more awesome strength-training techniques, pick up Women’s Health’s Lift to Get Lean by Holly Perkins.)
We’re sold.
Osborne created this total-body workout based on the hard-core class she teaches at FLEX Studios. Pin this sweat session and hit up the TRX station at your gym.
Photograph by Jessica Osborne
Move 1: TRX Back Lunge
Start standing on your left leg with your right foot in both straps. Hop forward a few feet away from your anchor point in the ceiling (A). Keeping your shoulders over hips, send your right leg back while deeply bending the left leg (B). Stabilize through your left leg as you come back to standing.
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Move 2: TRX Biceps Curl
Grab the TRX handles in both hands with an underhand grip. Keep both feet in front of you and lean back, creating a long angle with your body. Extend your arms with palms facing up (A). Bend at the elbow to raise your hands to your forehead, keeping your elbows at shoulder height (B). Slowly return to starting position.
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Move 3: TRX Triceps Press
With the handles in hand, face the anchor point and walk forward a few steps. Step both feet behind you, creating a long angle with your body. Extend arms straight in front of you (A). Bend at the elbow until your arms are at a 90-degree angle (B). Press yourself back to the starting position. Don’t drop your chin to your chest.
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Move 4: Squat Jump with TRX
Face anchor point and take several steps backward, handles in hand. Lower your body into a squat (A). Immediately jump up, extending both legs (B). The equipment should aid you in the jump, but you don’t depend on it to get you up. Use your legs!
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Move 5: Plank to Pike with TRX
Find plank position with both feet in the loops. Your palms should be directly underneath the shoulders. Hold your navel to the spine to protect lower back (A). Lift your hips up to pike with straight legs (B). Then, descend slowly back to the plank position.