By Brian Diaz Several of my advancing shoulder rehab clients originally hurt themselves participating in precarious gymnastic ring-based exercises, injuring their rotator cuff or long head biceps tendon. They ultimately want to return to some of these high-intensity bodyweight exercises, with one of the more challenging ones being a
By Brian Diaz One of the more often overlooked areas in training plans for endurance athletes is the hamstrings. So many personal trainers and coaches work the quads, calves, and glutes in the lower body but neglect the other component of the lower quadrant, the hamstrings. I'll admit there
By Brian Diaz It’s been over a year since I first introduced the TRX crunch in this column. This month, I’m giving you a great modification and one of my most often used suspension trainer exercises for endurance and multisport athletes. The TRX Suspension Trainer should be extended to
By Brian Diaz The ab pike is one of the most performed exercises on the suspension trainer. It is also one of the most wrongly done exercises on the suspension trainer. Often, people complain of low back pain and more in their hip flexors than in the abdominals. I’ll
By Brian Diaz About a year ago, I covered one of the more traditional bicep movements as a substitute for that old preacher bench bicep curl that used to frequent every chain gym around the country until the last couple of years. This month, I will cover another modification
By Brian Diaz This is a variation of the push-up that really challenges the shoulders and triceps. It is an excellent exercise for those looking to get some functional upper-body strengthening for obstacle-course events. Make sure you screen your shoulders with a physical therapist or physician before completing it
By Brian Diaz The TRX Burpee is not for the faint of heart, that is for sure. One of the most challenging and dynamic moves that you can do on the suspension trainer requires some practice on the ground before taking this popular bodyweight move to the air. Assuming
By Brian Diaz The TRX horizontal pull-up is one of my favorite back exercises because it allows people who may not be able to do a full vertical pull-up mobilize their own body weight and progress toward that goal. The pull-up of any variation is also one of the
By Brian Diaz One of my favorite things about the TRX Suspension Trainer is that there are several exercises that you can do that get multiple muscle groups and are very challenging. The TRX Mountain Climber is one of those exercises. By targeting the core, specifically the obliques, transverse
By Brian Diaz The TRX Side Plank Spilt is one of my favorite core exercises for all endurance athletes. Not only does it require great stabilization from the transverse abdominus and obliques, but it also utilizes shoulder stabilizers and strong hip musculature to complete the movement. Start by extending
