TRX

[sandy]

Finally tried the TRX class this morning. I've been hearing how hard it is and that was my expectation. Soooo, was not surprised to have suffered through an hour class. Yep. Sufferfest.
But my observation while I was taking it was that my heart rate, although I wasn't wearing my HRM, was definetly in a good aerobic to high aerobic zone if not at times a little anaerobic. Am I just being a wuss? I consider myself more fit than the average person and even the average gym population. I really felt the need for a little recovery from time to time and this class offered no recovery at all. We moved from one exercise into the next and next etc. Anybody have the TRX cert or enough experience to offer their insights? Why do we instruct recoveries in Spin class and then in others I'm not seeing any instruction on recovering? Do we overuse recoveries in Spin?

[Pink]

Sandy, anytime I start a new discipline, my heart rate is higher than I'd expect it to be. When I started this running thing recently, I was sure they were going to find me crumpled up by the curb somewhere. As I've become a more efficient/trained runner, my heart rate has settled in.

As far as recoveries....I don't think we overuse them and I get annoyed with other classes that don't use them enough. However, it could be that it's just my inexperienced with the exercise which is causing my high rate. Possibly, everyone else is recovering, I don't know. And, yes, I have profiles that don't allow for adequate recovery by design, but that's not the norm, which I've experienced in most other classes.

I'm particularly leery of resistance/weight training which keeps cardio high. I know when I'm struggling for breath my form goes out the window. Not a good thing when I'm on the other side of a heavy weight!

[amybatt]

Sandy I do TRX exercises with my personal trainer and he treats them just like any other set of weights or kettlebells. I do a certain number or reps and move on to the next exercise. If I need a recovery, I take it. But usually moving on to the next thing is enough for me to be ready again, unless he's combined three or four sets of TRX together and it's a longer duration of work. I definitely don't think you're a wuss, it's not easy.

[veespin]

Finally tried the TRX class this morning. I've been hearing how hard it is and that was my expectation. Soooo, was not surprised to have suffered through an hour class. Yep. Sufferfest.
But my observation while I was taking it was that my heart rate, although I wasn't wearing my HRM, was definetly in a good aerobic to high aerobic zone if not at times a little anaerobic. Am I just being a wuss? I consider myself more fit than the average person and even the average gym population. I really felt the need for a little recovery from time to time and this class offered no recovery at all. We moved from one exercise into the next and next etc. Anybody have the TRX cert or enough experience to offer their insights? Why do we instruct recoveries in Spin class and then in others I'm not seeing any instruction on recovering? Do we overuse recoveries in Spin?

Sandy......I did the TRX cert a while back with ChocolatePizzRedWine. Like anything else, it's tough when you start......and if you've got any gumption, you'll keep it tough for the training effect.

Never considered it an exercise format where HR and HR monitoring has any relevance......certainly not the way you'd use HR on a stationary bike. Can't work in any meaningful way without recovery either.

Vivienne

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