Like most of us, I was forced out of the gym over (valid) concerns about covid-19. With less than 800 square feet to work with, a home gym was out of the question, no room for that. Ceilings are also low, so a pull-up bar not happening either. So, I turned to something I’ve never done before: suspension training. Relatively new, compared to lifting weights anyway, suspension training involves hanging some harnesses and then pulling, pushing against them.
That’s right, it’s calisthenics, folks. The workouts included with the purchase of a TRX (the original suspension training equipment makers) are high intensity interval training (HIIT) type work. It’s big on cardio and body weight movements, but not so big on hypertrophy or progressive overload. So, progress is difficult to track as I have traditionally done it (one rep maxes), so let’s just keep with body measurements:
- Body weight: 190 lbs -> 187 lbs
- Body fat: 16.1% -> 15.7%
- Arms: ~15.5 inches -> ~16 inches
- Legs: ~25 inches -> ~25 inches
Don’t look too much into these numbers, this is a review of only two weeks of just goofing around with suspension training and the boutique of workouts included in the app that comes with the TRX. Coming up next, and for the foreseeable future as social distancing…
