Rigged Up Suspension Trainer: Works Fine, Costs Less

     Its always good to have some options around the house to switch things up a bit and challenge yourself in new ways.  I have wanted to get a TRX suspension trainer for a while, and though it appears to be a quality product, I wanted to improvise a little and see what it was like before I spent any money (TRX is not cheap).  What I came up with is slightly more sophisticated than a rope and a piece of pvc pipe.  I tried it out today for the first time and it works great.  The workouts you use with this type of device are great because you can easily scale them to any ability level.  Also the equipment is really easy to tote, so this kind of thing is great if you are on vacation or business travel.

Here is what the set up looked like.

Pretty simple.

     I wanted quality handles so I spent 22 dollars on some "go fit" ones from amazon.  I have had good experience with this brand in the past.  They came as a set with a 40 lb exercise band, so that was a bonus.  Below is a closeup of the handles.

     The straps I used were just an old set I have to tie things down in the truck, they are cheap.  All together you are looking at about 30 bucks or so.  I'll put a couple product links below, you can see there is some price difference between the two.  The TRX website has some good videos for workouts and setups.  This stuff is harder than it looks.  The workout I went through today was fun and it definitely hurt.