How To Adjust TRX Straps: The Best Fit For You

​The TRX System, or the Total Resistance Exercise, is a fast, fun, and effective way to firm your muscles, burn fat, improve your endurance, strengthen core stability, develop balance, and even increase flexibility. It uses your body weight to develop all these with the TRX Suspension strap. TRX also works very well with yoga. Anyone can do TRX because anyone can adapt the system to their fitness level. Using the TRX Suspension Trainer is easy, but if this is your first time, you have to learn how to adjust TRX straps first before you start learning how to use the TRX straps. 

The Different Parts Of The TRX Strap

When learning how to adjust TRX straps, you have to understand the different parts that make up the suspension system. Familiarize yourself with these different parts, and pretty soon, you will get the hang of setting up TRX straps easily.

1. The Suspension Anchor – This allows you to hang your straps on poles, hooks, bars, the top edge of a door, or any stable beam.  
2. The Intermediate Anchor Loops – The strap has linear slots on it. These are the intermediate anchor loops. You can slip in the strap to your desired length.  
3. The Anchor Carabiner – The carabiner is found at the end of the yellow strap.  
4. The Bottom Anchor Loop – This is a loop found at the other end of the strap where you attach the main carabiner.  
5. The Main Carabiner – Also called the locking carabiner, found at the other end of the suspension anchor.  
6. The Equalizer Loop – This connects the main carabiner and the locking loop. 
7. The Locking Loop – The locking loop stops it from going all the way through.  
8. The Adjustment Tabs – The adjustment tabs are made for easy up and down adjustments.  
9. The Cam Buckles – These are used to secure the straps.  
10. The Handles – These are designed for your hands or grip. 
11. The Foot Cradles – These are straps for each of your feet.

The Best Places To Attach TRX Straps

Now that you know the different components of a TRX system, it is time to learn where and how to attach TRX straps. The TRX system is light-weight and compact that allows anyone to set it up and uninstall it anywhere. You can hang it on bars, hooks, and even on top of your door. It is perfect for indoor and outdoor exercises. The thing to keep in mind is to find a great place that allows a 360-degree movement. Here are the top places to attach them:

• Ceiling Mount – This is advantageous because the wall is not in the way. It is best to find a spot that should give you between seven to nine feet off the ground.  
• Over A Door – Choose a door that opens away from you. 
• Suspension Beams – A sturdy exposed beam works great, too.
• Weight Rack – If you have other exercise equipment at home, a weight rack is good too. Remember to make sure the exercise machine is bolted to the ground and can carry the weight. 
• Tree Branches – These work in a pinch. Make sure the branch is sturdy before using your body weight. 
• The Playground – This place is also great. Just make sure the beam is sturdy, and the foundation is solid.

Once you master how to adjust TRX straps on your own, you will instinctively find the best spot to attach the system that is perfect for your personal needs.

Long To Short Length Adjustments

Did you know that adjusting the TRX straps can help you get the range of movement you need for your exercise? In the same manner, it accommodates the area’s space or height limitations, as well as prevents the strap from rubbing. There is a proper way on how to adjust TRX straps that are suited to your body frame and weight, so you can get an effective and efficient workout routine. 

For someone who has never done yoga or TRX, you can use these adjustments as a guide first. Each type of adjustment will have a corresponding strap exercise you will learn later on as you progress in your yoga poses. For most TRX and yoga poses, you’ll use one of four standard lengths: short, mid-calf, mid-length, and long.

• When the adjustment tabs are all the way up to the top, the TRX system is in the short adjustment.
• Next is the mid-calf adjustment. Mid-calf is reached when the foot cradle’s bottom is eight to twelve inches off of the ground. Mid-calf should not be confused with mid-length adjustments.
• Mid-length is right on the TRX straps with two yellow stitches and is halfway up.
• Lastly, long adjustments will have the strap extended fully. The adjustment tabs should be at the far end of the straps.  

Conclusion

Yoga with TRX is enjoyed and used by many to achieve a great body while only using their own physical weight. Eliminate the need for weights and other exercise equipment, once you maximize the many uses of this system. 

There are a lot more exercises that you can do with the TRX straps. This guide can start you off in the right direction by understanding how to work the system first. And as you progress and familiarize yourself with the TRX system and its different components, you will learn how to adjust TRX straps on different levels and specific to your own needs. You will also begin to incorporate them into all of your yoga routines, which is pretty exciting! In the same way, you can familiarize yourself with your body so you can meditate and balance properly. You can even challenge yourself with the shortened or increased adjustment, depending on the exercise. Ultimately, you will become a very fit and built yogi!

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