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The truth about sling training

The TRUTH about Sling Training and Suspension Training

30. January 2012/8 Comments/in Experts /by Elmar Schumacher
So you think that this is a fairly modern way of training, right? After all it´s that thing you´ve heard about – that Sling- or Suspension Training. Heck, some companies even claim to have invented that kind of training. Well, today is the day that I let the cat out of the bag – claiming to have invented Suspension Training is bogus. Sure, it is effective and sure more people should practice it. But also for sure we can not say that we invented it. Suspension Trainers has been around for decades and here is the proof. What you read here is a guidebook for Sling Training. It has been published…

… in 1866 and has the mind-blowing title of “Athletic sports for boys-a repository of graceful recreations for youth”. While I will claim that we proved by now that Sling Training is suited fine for girls and old folks as well, this book hits the spot pretty well.

The last sentence on the above page. How often have I said or written this in the past with my own words “This is a difficult exercise, but perseverance will soon overcome the difficulty”. Amen!

Well, I doubt that the human brezel here will ever make it into our training regimen but how knows ;-). Next time you take your aeroSling for a spin, remind yourself that you are in good company and that you continuing a rather long tradition of physical activity. At aerobis we try to bring some innovation into this, as we´ve just proven, well known concept of Sling Training. With our aeroSling Suspension Trainers we try to give customers the best interpretation of Suspension Training at an affordable price. You will be the judge! To add a little contrast to these historic exercises, head over to our Suspension Training exercise page and check out our modern interpretation ;-). TRX® is a registered Trademark of Fitness Anywhere / USA. All book excerpts are intellectual property of the Authors Dick and Fitzgerald.
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8 replies
  1. Timo
    Timo says:
    8. February 2012 at 11:10

    Toller Artikel!

    Ich muss immer lachen, wenn ein anderer Hersteller sich damit brüstet, es mit oder von den Marines entwickelt zu haben:)!

    Dabei muss man sich nurmal die Turner an den Ringen ansehen, die machen nichts anderes in höherer Perfektion!

    Leider ist es schade, dass Schlingentraining oder funktionales Training im Allgemeinen nicht so stark praktiziert oder gelebt wird, wie es sollte und Fitnessstudios bzw. gerätegestützes Krafttraining einen so hohen Stellenwert besitzen!

    LG

  2. Elmar
    Elmar says:
    8. February 2012 at 18:17

    Danke für das Lob, Timo! Du hast vollkommen Recht aber wir arbeiten an der Verbreitung ;-).

    Beste Grüße,
    Elmar

  3. Marcel
    Marcel says:
    25. February 2012 at 1:07

    Wer erzählt denn so ein Blödsinn??????

    Natürlich wird das Training schon lange in der Therapie usw. eingesetzt. TRX hat die Trainingsmethode vor ca. 7 Jahren im Fitnessbereich eingebracht und GROß gemacht.

    Grüße ; ) und bis zur FIBO

    Marcel

  4. Elmar
    Elmar says:
    25. February 2012 at 10:14

    Marcel, alter aeroSling-Spezialist ;-). Nun, in dem Text geht es ja auch nicht vorrangig um TRX®, sondern um die wirklichen Ursprünge der Trainingsform, die hinter allen Sling Trainern steckt.

    Im Falle von Fitness Anywhere ist es ja so – TRX® hat ein Gerät erfunden, sich aber auch direkt zur der schon bekannten Trainingsform den neuen Begriff Suspension Training® sichern lassen. Durch die wirklich gute Promo des Begriffs wurde neben dem Sling Training also ein zweiter Begriff geprägt, der aber in Wirklichkeit einer Firma gehört und keine neue Trainingsform bezeichnet.

    Für fast alle User mit denen ich so spreche gilt also: Sling Training == Suspension Training®. So kommt eines zum anderen und da ist es halt einfach mal spannend die wirklichen Anfänge der Trainingsform zu beleuchten.

    Sportliche Grüße,
    Elmar

  5. Marcel
    Marcel says:
    25. February 2012 at 23:54

    Hey Elmar, da bin ich voll bei Dir.

    Mit Blödsinn meinte ich auch den Text…………

    Mann, es gibt sogar Firmen die behaupten diese Art von Training erfunden zu haben. Nun, heute ist der Tag an dem ich die Katze aus dem Sack lasse. Zu behaupten, Sling Training erfunden zu haben ist Blödsinn

    Grüße

    Marcel

  6. Elmar
    Elmar says:
    26. February 2012 at 0:29

    Schön, das wir uns da einig sind! Freu mich auf das nächste Treffen.

    Sportliche Grüsse,
    Elmar

  7. Patrick
    Patrick says:
    15. May 2012 at 14:51

    Ächm…ich finde die Zeichnungen einfach nur den Wahnsinn. Ich mein Lebensertücjtigungen an Seilen mit Ringen wahren auch noch in der deutschen Kaiserzeit der Sportunterricht an Schulen und nicht ohne Grund gab es zu der Zeit 1000 Männergruppen – denn an den Schlingen konnten sie halt ordentlich Mukkies bekommen.

  8. Elmar
    Elmar says:
    15. May 2012 at 14:59

    So sieht´s aus Patrick! Würde gerne mal wissen, ob irgendwo noch solche Turngeräte zu besichtigen sind. Ein paar müssen ja noch in irgendwelchen Museen lagern. DAS wäre mal spannend!

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