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Niko Algieri's Top TRX Ninja Moves
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Niko Algieri's Top TRX Ninja Moves
Advanced Hamstring Curl – LONG STRAP
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Lay on your back facing the TRX anchor point
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Heels in the foot cradles, hands by your side
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Lift off the floor to activate a supine plank
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Maintaining a solid plank from shoulders to knees pull your heels towards your glutes without break at the hips then return the legs extended
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10-15 reps for 3 sets / 45s in between

Body Saw / Wheelbarrow – LONG STRAP
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TRX elbow plank – elbows at shoulder width and feet flexed in the foot cradles
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Lifting to plank with your tailbone tucked and shoulder blades spread
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Elbows begin over the shoulder sand with a huge inhale you slide backwards moving your shoulders anywhere between 2 to 10 inches away from your elbows
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On the breath out, return your shoulders directly above your elbows

Jump Squats – SHORT TO MID STRAP
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Hold your rubber handles with your elbows level with your ribcage
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Feet just past shoulder width apart, toes slightly out turned
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Breaking a ankles, knees and hips, sit to a squat hip crease just below the knees
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Knees to spread outside the middle toe of each foot
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Push powerfully out of squat and jump into the air. Full extension in all leg joints
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Land and perform the squat exactly the same way
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15 Reps for 3 sets with 30s rest

One Handed Swinging Knee Tuck – LONG STRAP
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Start in TRX Full Plank position, with palms down, arms straight, tailbone tucked and shoulder blades spread
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Begin swinging side to side from the shoulders
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Once momentum is gained, start to tuck both knee fast to the left elbow and re-extend immediately then swing to the right and repeat the tuck
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Once confident in the motion, as you swing to the left, you lift the LEFT arm off the floor pushing down hard with you right arm.
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Reconnect the hand to floor to swing to the opposite side and repeat.
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20 reps for 3 sets with 45s rest in between

Single Leg Burpee
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Facing away from your anchor point with your right foot in both foot cradles behind you
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Take a small hop forward balancing on the left leg
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Drop your hands to the floor just in front of your foot then immediately jump your left foot backwards and land it next to the right leg
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Lower your chest to the floor fast, but with control
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Reverse this movement by pushing powerfully away from the floor
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Lift your hips and place the left exactly where it started
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As push fully extend, jump off the floor and repeat the whole movement on landing
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10-15 reps on each leg with 60s rest

Swinging Knee Tuck – LONG STRAP
- Start in TRX Full Plank, so palms down, arms straight, tailbone tucked and shoulder blades spread
- Begin swinging side to side from the shoulders
- Once momentum is gained start to tuck both knee fast to the left elbow and re-extend immediately and swing to the right and repeat the tuck
- 20 reps for 3 sets with 45s rest in between

TRX Bicep Curl – ANY LENGTH POSSIBLE (ideally mid-length)
- Stand facing the anchor point holding the rubber handles
- Walk your feet forwards to create the desired resistance
- Come up on to your heels
- Curl the hands to either side of eyes/temples shortening the biceps
- Slowly return to extension
- Tempo should be 2:2
- 12 reps for 3 sets with 45s rest

TRX Hip Drop - SHORT STRAP - Single hand mode
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Take a left quarter turn away from the anchor point and the take one rubber handle in your left hand
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Place your right (inside hand) over the top of the left hand and place the handle on top of the centre of your head
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Elbows flared
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Breath in and lower lower your hips outwards lengthening your obliques and lats
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Breath out and bring your hips back to neutral
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12 reps for 3 sets with 45s rest
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Tempo should be 2:2

TRX Low Row - SHORT STRAP
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Facing the anchor point hold both handles, palms facing towards each other
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Walk your feet forward to create resistance and come up on your heels
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Maintaining your plank,Breath out and pull your chest through the through your hands
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Squeeze your shoulder blades together
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Slowly return start position, arms back to straight.
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12 reps for 3 sets with 45s rest
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Tempo should be 2:2

TRX Lunge - LONG STRAP
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Facing away from your anchor point with your right foot in both foot cradles behind you
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Take a small hop forward balancing on left leg
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Bring your right knee up as well as your left arms mimicking a running position
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The lower your knee to the floor bending both knees at 90˚and raising your right arm and lowering your left
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Drive through the left arm to stand up to return to the starting position
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15 reps for 3 sets each leg with 45s rest
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Tempo should be 2:2

TRX Pistol - SHORT STRAP
- Facing the anchor point hold both handles, palms facing towards each other
- Elbows level with the ribcage, stepping you left foot centre balance
- Lift your right leg off the floor and start to lower your glutes just behind your heel by breaking at the hip, knee and ankle simultaneously.
- Then drive back up
- Arms are to assist the movement
- Slowly return start position
- 10 reps for 3 sets with 45s rest
- Tempo should be 2:2

TRX Power Pull
- Start with your feet wider than shoulder width apart, right hand holding one handle and the left hand pulled up the line of the TRX. Feet are flat
- Body is rotated towards to the right
- Keeping the knees and hips at neutral lower through your right arm by extending
- As the right arm fully extends, rotate the upper body to pen to the left and extend the left arm to reach
- Power back through that movement mirroring the way down
- 12 reps for 3 sets TRY NO REST
- Fast Paced movement
- Tempo should be 2:1

TRX Pushup Pike - LONG STRAP
- Hands just past shoulder width apart, feet flexed in both foot cradles
- Start in TRX Full Plank, so palms down, arms straight, tailbone tucked and shoulder blades spread
- Lower into a pushup, nose to floor
- As you push back up to full extension, lift your hips over the line of your shoulders into a pike.
- Lower the pike to neutral and drop into the next pushup
- Tempo should be 2:2

TRX SPRINTER START - LONG STRAP
- Facing away from the anchor point place the straps under your armpits holding the handles
- Walk your feet back so the body is in 45˚ plank
- Go up onto tip toes
- Step your right foot backwards bedding 90˚ at the left knee
- Then drive through the left leg bringing your knee through sprinter style.
- 20 reps per leg with 3 sets and no rest ideally until both legs completed

TRX Tricep Extension - ANY LENGTH POSSIBLE (ideally mid-length)
- Facing away from the anchor point hold both handles at forehead height, arms straight
- Raise to tip toes and maintain a strong plan throughout
- Keeping the hands at forehead height, break at the elbows until they lower just past the hands, lengthening the tricep
- Drive back to full extension
- Tempo should be 2:2
- 12 reps for 3 sets with 45s rest

TRX Y-FLY - MID TO LONG STRAP
- Facing the anchor point holding both hands, lean back (adjust feet forward for heavier and backwards for lighter)
- Arms straight palms facing the floor
- Come up onto heels
- Maintaining a completely solid plank and straight arms, lift your body forward by pulling your arms upward and backwards to create Y shape
- Slowly lower with straight arms to return to start position
- Tempo should be 2:2
- 12 reps for 3 sets with 45s rest
