Suspension training

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The term suspension training refers to an approach to fitness training that uses a system of ropes and webbing called a "suspension trainer" to allow the user to work against their own body weight.

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[edit] Copyrights

The capitalized description "Suspension Training" is a registered trade and service mark of Fitness Anywhere, Inc. in the United States under USPTO Reg. Nos. 3255160[1] and 3255161.[2]

[edit] Description

Group suspension training.

The field of suspension training is a form of resistance training that includes bodyweight exercises in which a variety of multi-planar, compound exercise movements can be performed. These are done with the aim of developing strength, balance, flexibility, and joint stability simultaneously.[3]

[edit] History

Rope training has been around as early as the 1800s.[4]

Randy Hetrick, a former Navy Seal and Stanford MBA graduate, developed TRX equipment and the associated Suspension Training bodyweight exercises in the 1990s[citation needed], and started marketing it in 2005.

Kurt Dasbach, a former professional soccer player in Chile, discovered an ancient Andean conditioning system that utilized ropes while playing in South America and developed a rival product, Inkaflexx, around the same time.

In 2008, ex Bristol City F.C. fitness coaching team Mark Hammond and Pete Faulkner developed the FKPro two strap system, a kit subsequently adopted by many of the UK's elite sports people[5].

Another alternative is the aeroSling ELITE made in Germany. This "Suspended Pulley Trainer" also contains a pulley system.[6]

[edit] Benefits and criticism

Proponents of Suspension Training argue that it develops core body strength, as well as joint and muscular stability.[citation needed] Some sports scientists have expressed concern that weaker individuals may not have the core stability or joint integrity to use the system safely and effectively.[7]

Because of its demands on the core, Suspension Training essentially turns every movement into a total-body one[8], reducing the chance of injury[9]. Equally notable is the versatility and ease of transportation of suspension kits [10]

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