Well into his 13 year tenure in the elite U.S. Navy SEAL Teams, Randy Hetrick identified a need for a performance training tool for himself and his fellow SEALS to use while deployed on ships, subs, and into areas not ideal for maintaining peak fitness.
Lacking sufficient exercise equipment or space for working out, he devised the first incarnation of what is today the TRX System.
Initially, select members of his unit began to use it both for performance training and as a tool for injury rehabilitation. As the design improved and more exercises were discovered, these professional endurance athletes came to
realise the system as a great solution for building functional fitness—made especially useful because it offered such versatility and yet could
fit in a small space.
Over time, Randy continued to improve the system and add innovations, testing it each time on
this very choosy clientele. After receiving his MBA from Stanford University, Randy was determined to
commercialise the product but first needed refine it using the skills learned while
customising gear in the SEAL team.
At Stanford, Randy was once again surrounded by a highly discriminating population, whose relentless standards drove further aesthetic design innovations and yielded more advancement
of the product. Comfortable handles became a priority, as did a door anchor that wouldn’t mark paint or wood. Adjustable straps with secure, 1500-lb CAM buckles were added to accommodate a wider range of user heights and weights. This extended R&D process—which benefited from the input of some of the world’s most discerning audiences—yielded the highly evolved TRX System that you see today.
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