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Revision as of 16:25, 22 August 2008
Suspension Training is an approach to fitness training that uses a system of ropes and webbing (a Suspension Trainer) to allow the user to work against their own body weight. A variety of multi-planar, compound exercise movements can be performed with the aim of developing strength, balance, flexibility, and joint stability simultaneously.[1]
Origins
Randy Hendrick, a former Navy Seal and Stanford MBA graduate, developed his 'TRX Straps' equipment and associated exercises in the 1990s, and started marketing it in 2005. Kurt Dasbach, a former soccer coach in Chile, developed a rival product, Inkaflexx, around the same time.[2]
Benefits and Criticism
Proponents of suspension training argue that it develops core body strength, as well as joint and muscular stability.[3] Some sports scientists have expressed concern that weaker individuals may not have the core stability or joint integrity to use the system effectively.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/fashion/01Fitness.html New York Times article
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/fashion/01Fitness.html
- ^ http://www.fitnessanywhere.com/products/abouttrx.php Fitness Anywhere web site
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/jun/05/healthandwellbeing.health3 Does it work? - Suspension Training, The Guardian
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