I have never tried a TRX and good luck on your journey.
I would like to add for others, you can go from 0 to pull-ups with just a bar, which I imagine is much cheaper too. I certainly did and my fitness level was minimal.
It's a case of progressions. For instance starting with negative pull-ups:
- Use a stool or just jump to the top position of a pull up
- lower yourself down with control, as slow as you can. At first this might be 1 second!
- Repeat for sets and reps
- when you hit 3 sets of 8 reps, slow down your descent another second or two
- Repeat until you've built up to 10 second reps, 3x8
At that point you should have the strength to be able to do a pull-up. You may need to ease into the technique, if so, introduce a resistance band to help train the motion, and gradually reduce your dependency on it.
> you can go from 0 to pull-ups with just a bar, which I imagine is much cheaper too.
How is a bar cheaper? It's a solid thing that needs to be attached to something solid. A TRX is just a strap you can hang on a door. (I actually want to attach mine to a wall or ceiling, which makes it a bit more complicated, and at that point, maybe I might as well go for a bar.)
I would like to add for others, you can go from 0 to pull-ups with just a bar, which I imagine is much cheaper too. I certainly did and my fitness level was minimal.
It's a case of progressions. For instance starting with negative pull-ups:
- Use a stool or just jump to the top position of a pull up
- lower yourself down with control, as slow as you can. At first this might be 1 second!
- Repeat for sets and reps
- when you hit 3 sets of 8 reps, slow down your descent another second or two
- Repeat until you've built up to 10 second reps, 3x8
At that point you should have the strength to be able to do a pull-up. You may need to ease into the technique, if so, introduce a resistance band to help train the motion, and gradually reduce your dependency on it.