TRX Suspension Training

The Session

Second session in three days — TRX suspension training for a full hour. The TRX is one of the most underrated training tools available. It uses bodyweight and gravity to create resistance across a huge range of movements, demands constant stabilisation from the core, and can be adjusted instantly for any fitness level simply by changing body position.

For a session two days after returning to outdoor training, TRX was the right choice. It allows for controlled loading without the additional joint stress of heavy external weights — which matters when the body is still in the early stages of readaptation after a break.

How It Felt

Session on the 16th — two days after the first session on the 14th. The legs were still heavy, the body still feeling Thursday's work. That second-day soreness that anyone returning to training will recognise immediately. The temptation to ease off was there.

We plodded along. That is the right word for it. Not every session is going to feel like a breakthrough. Some sessions are just about getting through it — maintaining the habit, keeping the body moving. This was one of those sessions.

An hour of TRX when the body is already fatigued is genuinely demanding. By the end it had done its job. The client worked hard throughout. Neither of us was feeling particularly fresh but both of us finished.

Coaching Note

There is a category of session that does not feel good while it is happening but matters more than the sessions that do. This was one of those. The adaptation happens in recovery — but the signal to adapt has to be sent first. Showing up on the hard days sends that signal. Staying home does not.

The 30GB of footage from this session still needs to be reviewed and edited. When that video goes up it will show exactly what a real session looks like two days into returning — not polished, not perfect, but real. That is the point of this log.