09-30-21 11:12 AM - Post#913639    

Anyone ever tried a crosscore suspension trainer?

https://crosscore.com/


It was championed by dragon door & Marty Gallagher sometime around 2012-2014.

Don't think it ever really took off but I remember seeing it & always thought it was interesting.

I found one available in the UK for half price & chucked it on my wishlist.
Kept drawing my attention then I realised the dragon door crosscore book was on Amazon relatively cheap so I bought it & skimmed it.

Thought what the hell & pulled the trigger on the crosscore.

I'm currently without my KB or BB/DB as I have just sold my flat & am living with my partner with both of us looking for another house once she sells this place.

Got a shopping bag with a load of jump stretch bands, door anchor, furniture sliders & a poor knock off TRX.

Doing Armor of War by T Furman with BW, bands & TRX while my gear is in storage.

Worst case I figure I have a better quality suspension trainer.

09-30-21 06:07 PM - Post#913647    

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Re: Crosscore suspension trainer
10-01-21 02:56 AM - Post#913650    

Hey Cearball

Please post an update on how you go with that program once you've had it running a while - the crosscore is a compelling bit of gear, and it's been on my wishlist forever.

10-01-21 07:10 AM - Post#913651    

• Dan John Said:

I was thinking of your home gym I have seen on YouTube when I bought the crosscore.
I was thinking I am slowly amassing as much tools as D John.

So much for when I just had a pull up bar & a few KB's & swore I wouldn't get anything else ??

Re: Crosscore suspension trainer
10-01-21 07:13 AM - Post#913652    

• Dan Christensen Said:

Just to clarify is that on the Armor of war programme or on the programme from the DD crosscore book?

10-02-21 03:55 PM - Post#913677    

So my new toy arrived.

Had a little play around.

So far I am a little underwhelmed.

Does this add anything a TRX type thing or gymnastic rings didn't.....?

The only thing I can see are assisted one arm moves are easier/smoother to perform.

Adjusting length is a pain aswell.

Hmmmm

10-02-21 03:56 PM - Post#913678    

Really glad I didn't pay full price.

£60 still feels like too much.

10-03-21 03:24 PM - Post#913694    

Just tried the hardest single arm moves mentioned.

The rotation assisted one arm row & rotation assisted one arm pushup.
Not as hard as one may think TBH

One issue is when attached to a door the handles in thier shortened state to allow me to be horizontal meant they weren't long enough to allow the full movement. They got caught in the pulley system.

A true one arm pushup/row on a TRX would be harder & the core isn't the limiting factor (both good & maybe bad point as they may not allow one to work up to a true one arm pushup due to this for example)

A few moves I think this apparatus could be good for is an assisted one arm dip & assisted one arm pull up.
I can't test it in this manner as I don't have anywhere to hang the equipment vertical with free clearance.

Re: Crosscore suspension trainer
10-03-21 08:54 PM - Post#913697    

• Cearball Said:

I just wanted general impressions really - and you are doing great!