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Introduction
In the last edition of the NCEF’s e-zine magazine, we looked at TRX Suspension Training, it’s uses, benefits for your clients, along with some exercises prescription for personal trainers. In this edition, we will focus on TRX Rip Trainer. We will explore the benefits of Rip Training, in particular, Group Rip Training workouts. We will also look at specific Rip Training Exercises and some basic programming to enhance the quality and versatility of your classes. 

Overview of Rip Training
TRX Rip Training is a collection of leverage variable resistance movements, coaching cues and programming principles using the Rip Trainer. These movements rely on a level bar and resistance cord for variable resistance training that provides an ideal mix of rotation, core stability, motor control, balance and co-ordination. (See Fig 1 below for Rip Trainer)

Rip Training mimics the movement patterns we see in everyday life and sport, from picking up your child, to lifting a suitcase, to throwing a ball or paddling a canoe. Rip Training provides a simple and effective method to integrate rotational movements into your client’s training. It is also an effective solution for developing and challenging mobility and stability throughout the body. Rip Training uses elastic resistance that allows for high-speed, low-load training or low-speed, high-load training.
Benefits of TRX Rip Training
High Energy-High Impact
Rip Training has been influenced by many different sports, such as Baseball, Hockey, Canoeing and Martial Arts with many of the Rip Training exercises consistent with the movement patterns associated with these sports. Participants who use Rip Training can be held statically with controlled movement, explosively to create rotational power, or use a combination of the two forcing the user to control rotation increasing core strength. Because it focuses on total body strength and metabolic conditioning, Rip Training workouts appeal to all levels and attract both men and women into group workouts.

Versatility
The Rip Trainer can be altered to adjust tempo, resistance and stability demands to match the individual goals of each population group, Introduction workouts can show the foundational movements and focus on stability and mobility, while more advanced workouts introduce speed and metabolic conditioning. 

All the Core, All the Time
Clients and members are always looking at ways of getting a flat stomach and strengthen their abdominal region. Rip Training workouts just like Suspension Training workouts are “all the core, all the time”. As soon as a participant grips the Rip Trainer and feels tension from the resistance cord, they must engage their stabilizing muscles to resist rotation in every exercise. Whether performing a Rip Press, Rip Row or Rip Rotation, the entire Core is engaged to stabilize and balance the body.

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