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TRAIN P3 INDOOR GROUP SESSIONS 2015

TRAIN P3 INDOOR GROUP SESSIONS 2015
29 Nov

UPDATE:  This program will resume in November 2015.  Currently we are doing OUTDOOR GROUP SESSIONS in CENTRAL PARK.  Learn more HERE

TRAIN P3 INDOOR GROUP PROGRAM IS HELD NOVEMBER through APRIL
LEARN IF THIS IS THE RIGHT PROGRAM FOR YOU!  

BECOME THE STRONGEST VERSION OF YOU!

WHAT:

Train P3 group class is a progressive, 4-week strength and conditioning program, designed for bodyweight athletes and anyone interested in becoming a stronger mover and a more functional human being.  

This class is NOT A BOOTCAMP, CROSSFIT OR HIIT!  We focus on movement quality and complexity over calories burned or number of reps achieved.  In a Train P3 group class, you will work hard, practice good form, learn new skills, get physically and mentally challenged, but also have fun, feel accomplished, learn about your body, become more functional, and experience support from an inspiring group of athletes.

Class includes an athletic, performance enhancing and injury prevention based warm-up with muscle activation and dynamic mobility drills.  The main part of the class focuses on challenging strength and power exercises performed as a circuit.  The training techniques and exercises are based on primal, at times explosive, strength moves that are selected from multiple training modalities including traditional strength training, Olympic weightlifting, martial arts, gymnastics, parkour, animal movements and other bodyweight conditioning disciplines. It’s likely you will do deep stretching, travel like a beast, crawl like an animal, slam or throw medicine balls, push and drag sleds, jump, hang, hand balance, and do challenging variations of pull ups, push ups and single leg exercises. In Train P3 sessions you will challenge your athleticism in fun, creative and beneficial ways to improve your endurance, power and strength and help you become a more balanced and explosive athlete.

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Train P3 Exercise of the Week – TRX Assisted Pull Up

Train P3 Exercise of the Week – TRX Assisted Pull Up
09 Oct

WHAT IS IT FOR:

At Train P3 we use this exercise to assist or improve a vertical pull pattern.   We use it with clients who require a little assistance in a pull up or clients who have limited range of motion in their shoulders.  We aim to keep the trunk as vertical as possible and use light assistance from the legs.  This can also work as an added challenge to people with limited shoulder mobility.  The posterior tilt of the pelvis puts extra tension on throracodorsal fascia and adds a stretch to latisimus dorsi muslces.  For some this variation can be slightly more difficult than a chin up or a pull up and more targeted in the lats and muscles around the scapula. READ FULL ARTICLE…

Train P3 Featured Athlete – Richard Lumsden

Train P3 Featured Athlete – Richard Lumsden
25 Apr

Today we want to give a shout out to Train P3 Athlete, Richard Lumsden!

Richard L - Train P3Earlier this month he completed the South Beach Triathlon.  And a couple of weeks earlier, Richard beat his own Train P3 record by completing 104 push ups in 3 minutes during the Train P3 Strength / Endurance test.  Richard is strong and talented, but most importantly he is consistent and a hard worker.

Richard has also come up with some of Train P3 favorite Push Ups.  Like a handstand clap push up or single arm around the world plyo push up and thumb push up.

Yes they are as badass as they sound!

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Train P3 Exercise of the Week – Suspended Single-Leg Hip Bridge to Leg Curl

Train P3 Exercise of the Week – Suspended Single-Leg Hip Bridge to Leg Curl
23 Apr

WHAT IS IT FOR:

Single Leg Hip Bridge to Leg Curl is an advanced posterior chain exercise.   It directly targets glutes and hamstrings of the working leg.  At Train P3 we love this exercise because it challenges both functions of the hamstrings.  It targets them as a hip extensors during the bridge and knee flexors during the leg curl.
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Train P3 Exercise of the Week – Single Leg V-Up

Train P3 Exercise of the Week – Single Leg V-Up
16 Apr

WHAT IS IT FOR:

Single Leg V-up is an excellent trunk flexion, anterior core exercise.   It targets deep and superficial abdominals and hip flexor muscles.  Single leg V-up can also be used as a dynamic hamstring mobility exercise for people with stiff hamstrings.  In those cases single leg variation helps maintain better posture and is easier to balance than a regular V-Up.  

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Train P3 Exercise of the Week – Single Arm Balance Push Up

Train P3 Exercise of the Week – Single Arm Balance Push Up
02 Apr

WHAT IS IT FOR:

Besides working chest, triceps, and shoulders, this is a fantastic shoulder stability and core exercise.  Balancing on one arm and on the unstable surface engages shoulder stabilizers and taxes the core by adding a rotational component to a push up.

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Train P3 Exercise of the Week – Table Top to Pullthrough

Train P3 Exercise of the Week – Table Top to Pullthrough
26 Mar

WHAT IS IT FOR:

This is an awesome core and shoulder mobility exercise!  It targets the anterior and posterior core, and stretches the anterior shoulder.  In the table top position, glutes, hamstrings and lower back are activated and front shoulders are being stretched. In the pullthrough position, deep abdominal musculature is being challenged to pull your hips back.  For some people, the bottom position works as a stretch for their hamstrings.  This exercise could even be used to strengthen, increase stability in the shoulders, and teach proper alignment.

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Train P3 Featured Athlete – Liz Epp

Train P3 Featured Athlete – Liz Epp
21 Sep

For those of you who have tried our class in Central Park and those who are still considering on trying it, I hope you can join us tomorrow for a very special class. We will be donating all the money we raise, to pay for Liz Epp’s NASM personal trainer certification. She is a Train P3 athlete and has been assisting the outdoor group sessions since the beginning of the summer. Liz is doing an amazing job and we believe she has great potential. We are thrilled to help her become a coach. Please join us for a kick ass workout and help support Liz on her journey of becoming an awesome fitness professional so she can continue to inspire and change lives. Here is a video about Liz:


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TRAIN P3 PUSH UP CONTEST: Results & Winners

TRAIN P3 PUSH UP CONTEST: Results & Winners
03 Feb

After much deliberation, and keeping in mind we were looking for Enthusiasm, Creativity, and Technique, we chose the following 2 winners, who had the full package. CONGRATULATIONS, Nigel and Ravan/Rhiann, winners of the Train P3 Push Up Contest! You’ve each one a complimentary semi-private session (or long-distance consultation), Train P3 T-Shirt, and Bracelet!

Check out their entries below, we especially loved how Nigel’s staircase push up was complete with Led Zeppelin’s, Stairway to Heaven. And check out Ravan & Rhiann’s partner work and creative editing!
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TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL: Spike Your Hip Pike

TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL: Spike Your Hip Pike
31 Oct

CROSSOVER AND SINGLE LEG VARIATIONS

The Hip Pike has always been on my list of superior core exercises. It recruits most of your deep, spine-stabilizing abdominal muscles*. The Hip Pike simultaneously challenges shoulder mobility, spine and shoulder stability and hamstring flexibility. And if all that mumbo jumbo is not enough to motivate you to pike your hips, do it because you want nice abs…

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