We're working on an all-TRX workout for Military Muscle, which sent us digging for this 2011 story on building your own gym. In it, OFFduty writer Jon Anderson walks you through making your own suspension trainer system (above) for a fraction of the price.
Jon writes:
Suspension trainer inventor Randy Hetrick makes no secret of the origins of his popular device. He says that back in his days as a SEAL operator, the original TRX prototypes were fashioned out of what he had available while stashed away for weeks on end in submarines and safe houses: simple parachute cord.
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Since those early field-expedient days, the TRX has evolved into a highly engineered piece of equipment made with tough nylon webbing, industrial stitching and spring-loaded adjustment points. No wonder it's one of the most popular pieces of workout gear among GIs and pro trainers alike.
But that quality will cost you — about $200 for the deployment-ready TRX "Force Kit." Most will tell you it's worth the price. But maybe that's too steep for you right now, or you're just not sure the TRX is a good fit for your workout. Maybe you're deployed and just need something to get you by.
Get the tips -- with video -- here.
And look for the TRX workout in the Feb. 18 issue of OFFduty, on newsstands Feb. 11.
