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Overview
Football season is here and whether or not you play the game, it certainly won't hurt to train like a professional athlete! Todd Durkin brings in All-Pro Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, Drew Brees, to demonstrate the August, TRX Game Day Challenge. This challenge features Todd Durkin's favorite exercises used in TRX Performance: Team Sports DVD.

Technique

Sprinter start with a hop

Start Position

• Face away from anchor point
• Hold handles with a “palms in” grip, elbows bent at sides.
• Position TRX either underneath or outside arms.
• Step forward with left leg. Lean into TRX at approximately a 45-degree angle.

Movement Description

• Drive off front leg and bring rear knee forward
• Hop
• Return to start position
• Perform for 30 reps
• Repeat on other side

Power Pull

Start Position

• Face anchor point with feet shoulder-width apart
• Hold single handle with right hand
• Lean back
• Twist away from anchor point and extend left arm outward, following line of TRX

Movement Description

• Pull body towards anchor point with right arm, using a rowing motion
• At same time, bring left arm as high as possible along TRX by twisting body. Return to start position
• Perform for 20 reps
• Repeat on other side

Suspended Incline Press

Start Position

• Facing anchor point, place right foot in foot cradle
• Drop to a push-up position and walk on hands away from anchor point, using free leg for balance

Movement Description

• Lower torso into a press position, using free leg for support
• Drive body up away from ground
• Perform for 10 reps
• Repeat with other leg

Check out Drew Brees' results in the TRX Game Day Challenge Champions forum thread!

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