GET READY FOR YOUR PERSONAL TOUR DE FRANCE: TRX FOR CYCLISTS 16-MINUTE WOD

The Tour de France starts tomorrw and Shane Carwin goes to war with Brock Lesnar. Best sports weekend ever. And a great time to get in the groove of functional suspension training on the TRX to improve you balance, mobility, power, strength, and aerobic and anaerobic endurance all in one fell swoop. Crossfit and other metabolic conditioning/cardio strength modalities have their place, but if you're a cyclist or endurance athlete, there's a much better, more specific, more functional way to train.

Hit the following TRX movements, 10 reps per movement, two times through the circuit. This is as much about prehab'ing your body and correcting the terrible things sitting on a bike seat for hours at a time can do to your posture and alignment as it is about hauling ass on the bike.

But you must have the former if you want to do the latter successfully and without injury. The TRX will help you build all of the stabilizer muscles around your knees, hips, core, and everywhere else for a more aligned, safe, crash-proofed body.

TRX CYCLING PROTOCOL 4.0:
*2 sets of following movements, 10 reps per movement

TRX Hamstring Curl
TRX Hip Press
TRX Pendulum
TRX Single Leg Squat (R)
TRX Single Leg Squat (L)
TRX Low Back Extension
TRX Power Pull (R)
TRX Power Pull (L)
TRX Chest Press

That's it. Hit it after your ride 2-4 times per week, wake up your body, quit being a crippled hunchback on the bike and start Living Alive today.

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