News / Testimonials

Tim Wilson

Thu, 12 May 2011 16:39:09 +0000

*Ex-Professional Jockey for 11 years, *Ex-Territorial Army Senior Physical Training Instructor for 12 years *Currently a Personal Trainer and Class Instructor With a great love for body weight training and having to work with not much kit or no kit at all, because of my background as a Ex-Jockey and an Ex-Army PTI, I think the TRX is great for my training and that of my clients so I got a TRX suspension system about 15 month ago and my clients love it, I like it so much that a did the TRX Suspension Training Course last year. Then end of last year I had a very bad accident with having to have surgery. I had a Patellar Dislocation and Patella Fracture and had to have the Patella wired together. The TRX is great as a rehab tool it has help with my recovery no end and with Leg exercises like Squats, Step Back Lunge it takes the Pressure of the knees. Fantastic bit of Kit and worth every penny I paid for it.

Ellis Watson

Thu, 12 May 2011 16:36:33 +0000

Ten weeks before I was due to run this year’s New York Marathon, I developed Plantar Fasciitis and as such was completely unable to get my training miles in. My trainer and I decided to persevere by resting my foot and doing all my training on the TRX, using a number of different strengthening exercises in an aerobic capacity. I – literally – did no running prior to the marathon and am pleased to say that – although at 5 hours and 12 minutes I wasn’t much to worry the African contingent at the front of the race – I ran the whole damn lot with less after-effect soreness than any marathon I’ve completed. The best blend would obviously be a mix of running and TRX, but in this extreme instance I completed a marathon using JUST the TRX as preparation.

Ben Fildes

Thu, 12 May 2011 16:35:06 +0000

I’ve used all sorts of equipment in the 17 years I’ve been using gyms. However I am in the best shape I have ever been in both in appearance and in physical fitness. I place it solely down to using the TRX (and a little bit of Kettlebells). It’s a great bit of kit. I urge everybody I train with to give it a go. Stuart, I just wanted to say a massive thank you to you and your team. Firstly for advising me on equipment and pointing me in the direction of training courses. Secondly it was a pleasure to purchase from you, your after service care has been second to none. I wish you all the best and will definitely buy from you again.

Ellis Watson

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:51:29 +0000

David Greaves - Graduate Sports Rehabilitator

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:19:13 +0000

I was initially introduced to the TRX suspension system as a tool for shoulder rehabilitation when I first began working with the Gloucester rugby squad. It is the perfect tool for challenging the dynamic stabilisers of the shoulder joint during functional movement patterns. We have witnessed great improvements in strength and a reduction in time taken to return to normal activity during rehabilitation of conditions such as shoulder dislocations, impingement syndrome and peripheral symptoms of the upper limb that accompany pathology of neck and brachial plexus injuries amongst other upper limb injuries.

We currently have 3 units in our rehabilitation area and they are constantly used within our injury prevention and rehabilitation programmes. The versatility of the system allows us to manipulate its use for an array of outcomes including core strength, low limb movement patterning and even stretching and joint mobility. Another great benefit of the TRX is that we can easily dismount the unit, pack it away and set it up in the changing rooms at the stadium for the players to use as part of their personal preparation before matches.

David Greaves
Graduate Sports Rehabilitator
Gloucester Rugby

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Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:18:14 +0000

Dr Joseph Esformes - Lecturer in Physiology

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:17:50 +0000

"The TRX is currently one of the most effective, versatile and functional pieces of equipment on the market – a great tool for core, stability, and metabolic training and for enhancing mobility, strength and power performance. The TRX is bodyweight training at its best, encompassing all aspects of physical conditioning and appropriate for all levels.

If you are a strength and conditioning coach or personal trainer, own a training facility, or even if you have never trained before and want to train at home or at the park then this is the best training tool £172 can buy!"

Dr Joseph Esformes, MSc, PhD, CSCS, FHEA
Lecturer in Physiology, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK.

Ken Ross - Sports Therapis

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:17:24 +0000

My name is Ken Ross and I am a private Sports Therapist working in Exeter. With over 10 years experience in the rehabilitation setting I have had the privilege of working with professional athletes and teams in both Ireland and England. I also worked in a the purpose built rehabilitation centre for firefighters in Chudliegh, Devon. I recently purchased a TRX suspension system and have been astounded with the results. I can honestly say this is the best rehabilitation tool I have come across in my career.

www.advancedsportstherapy.co.uk

Robert Harvey from The Music

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:16:59 +0000

The hectic lifestyle of being on the road in a band means that i have little or no time to exercise. Since being introduced to the TRX i have been completely blown away by how effective it is in giving me a full body workout even in the smallest of rooms and the tightest of schedules.

Whether i have been in hotel rooms, the tour bus or just open areas i can smash in a session and be off again without the need for gymnsiums, inductions and the time consumption this takes up.

Having a job that involves being in the spotlight means i have to be in peak condition at all times and the TRX is one of my most valuable tools in accomplishing this. The rigours of touring and performing is so physically demanding that i need my body to be strong and durable. I can think of nothing better for me than the TRX and would reccomend it to anyone

Robert Harvey- Lead Singer- The Music

Philip Burgess-Walker

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:16:30 +0000

Sports scientist, fitness coach and personal trainer, martial arts instructor. Completed 23 years in HM Forces. Our company, Progressive Health and Fitness is a fitness and wellbeing coaching, and rehabilitation provider working with sports people and exercisers from novice to elite, including international cyclists and English Premier League footballers.

Here's my thoughts on the equipment:

'The TRX has provided the most versatile range of training routines I have experienced in over 30 years of training, it is unquestionably suitable for all level of clients.

The lightweight and compactness allows for simple transport and storage for the trainer - how many of us can take enough kettle bells or weights around with us? From the personal training perspective the TRX has been instrumental in me being able to maintain the service I provide. How many times have PTs heard clients claim working away means they've got no time to train or the hotel had no gym? A TRX in the travel bag ensures my clients will not fall off the programme because work gets in the way and the results continue to improve.

TRX versatility is awesome. The range of exercises specific to client is virtually unlimited due to the ability to infinitely adjust the centre of mass and therefore change the angle of pull about the joints, increasing or decreasing the intensity and resistance permutations. The system can provide a challenge for the elite athlete as well as stability for the rehab client, as an example, I have had a 4 week post knee op client rehabilitating alongside an elite athlete in a power training phase.

The ease of anchoring allows me to take a number of systems into group/team exercise classes - ever tried squeezing 10 inflated gym balls into you car? The systems provide a huge range of compound movements that challenge all major muscle groups, of equal relevance, the system is fantastic in developing core stability through holding correct form during the repetitions.

The TRX has been the most functionally effective, easy to use, cost effective piece of equipment that I have purchased. It is now an essential tool in my tool bag - and now the bag doesn't need to be that big. Outstanding!'