3 Simple Ways to
Share What You Make

With Instructables you can share what you make with the world — and tap into an ever-growing community of creative experts.

PhotosPhotos

Share one or more photos of a project, recipe, or whatever you've made, quickly and easily.

Get Started

Learn more & Get Tips

Step by StepStep-By-Step

Share your step-by-step photos with text instructions of what you made so others can do it too!

Get Started

Learn more & Get Tips

VideoVideo

Share your how-to video. You'll need your embed code from a video site such as YouTube.

Get Started

Learn more & Get Tips

Print PDF

Favorite

Homemade TRX Straps and Gymnastic Rings

I'm always looking for new exercises and workouts that I can use in my routine. TRX suspension training is the new craze hitting the fitness world right now, so I decided I needed to add it to my schedule. Instead of buying the expensive brand name straps I decided it would be cheaper to just find something I had laying around that would work just as well. Tie down straps commonly used in the back of trucks worked perfectly!! I just bored 2 holes about 20 inches apart in the wooden crossbeam in my basement ceiling and looped the straps through the holes to hang them. The straps can obviously be adjusted longer or shorter depending on the exercise you want to do. I have been using them a lot at the length in the pictures to double as gymnastic rings too, which is an incredible muscle building workout. If TRX is more your style though, I would take a look at http://jasonferruggia.com/trx-exercises/ its a sweet website that shows you tons of videos all on one page of how to do different TRX exercises. If you're trying to put on muscle and have great definition, I definitely recommend trying this style workout!!! Have fun and get big (:

4 comments

Jan 17, 2012. 3:47 PMsnowluck2345 says:

nice job, looks like our starting to get there on your cross, I haven't worked mine in some time, but I used to have it.

Heres me a few months ago. This was a few months after I quit gymnastics so I couldn't do it aslong as I used to be able to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO0qdH_BYaU&context=C36eba31ADOEgsToPDskL1OCgKEqWHZ7jjtYsFGRR9

Dec 15, 2011. 6:28 PMjmuneio says:

ummm..what are those lumps on your back? i think you need to see a doctor...NOW

Nov 30, 2011. 3:01 AMamathers says:

Hi. I'm gload to be inthis community where I can learn and shave what I already know. I can tell I'm appaslonated about human body, but actually highly interested in Music and Monster Turbine because of a project I have.