3 TRX Exercises To Improve Your Posture

Sitting is now becoming the new smoking with studies indicating how bad it is for our overall health & wellness.  With many people forced into isolation over the past couple of months as well as an increase amount of sitting our posture issues have gone from good to worse.  Below are 3 TRX exercises to improve your posture and maintain a nice healthy back.

Exercise 1:  TRX Inverted Row

Reps/Sets:  4x10reps

Purpose:  Increase Upper Back Strength

Strap Adjustment:  Over Shortened

Coaches Tip:

• Position the body in a supine position ground facing anchor point with heels directly underneath knees with glutes activated.
• Retract shoulder blades together and pull arms towards torso preventing hips from sagging
• Return back to starting position keeping tension through arms and shoulders out of ears.

Exercise 2:  TRX T – Fly

Reps/Sets:  4x12reps

Purpose:  Strengthens Rhomboids In Back

Strap Adjustment:  Mid Length

Coaches Tip:

• Position the body standing facing anchor point at the end T range of the movement in an offset stance position.
• Unload through arms by falling back throughout movement maintaining a strong plank.
• Return to end range by pulling into a T maintaining nice straight arms.

Exercise 3:  TRX Power Pull

Reps/Sets:  4x10reps each side

Purpose:  Increases Rotary Strength & Power

Strap Adjustment:  Mid Length

Coaches Tip:

• Stand facing anchor point at end range of movement with loaded arm directly underneath shoulder and opposite arm placed in middle of strap.
• Unload through loaded arm while rotating with opposite arm maintaining a solid plank.
• Return to end range by simultaneously pulling with loaded arm and rotating with opposite making sure to aniciate the movement from the rotary core and not the bicep.