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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 BAND CONTEST: Results & Winners!

Train P3 BAND CONTEST:  Results & Winners!
10 Sep

Last week we ran a Train P3 contest and asked our athletes around the world to take a fun and athletic picture while wearing their Train P3 band. We asked them to do something athletic, creative, with good form and make sure that the band was visible.

We received over 20 entries which ranged from hysterical to incredibly physically impressive as well as beautiful!  We continue to be amazed by the creativity, athleticism and playfulness of the Train P3 athletes and could not be more proud of all of them!

It was difficult to choose the winner, but we developed a scoring system and evaluated each picture in the following criteria:

-Athletic
-Creative
-Good form
-Band visibility

It was close, but we chose these winners…

The first place and overall winner who scored the highest in most categories is Giacomo Turriny.  He displayed incredible athleticism, creativity and excellent form and we can see him using two bands in this picture!  CONGRATULATIONS Giacomo, this totally rocks!

Giac Ollie

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Contest – Show off your Train P3 band

Contest – Show off your Train P3 band
03 Sep

Get out your cameras ready because we’ve got a whole new kind of competition for you.  This time it’s about creativity…and athleticism and good form (the cornerstones of every Train P3 program).

 

Here’s what you do…

Take an athletic and or fun picture with you and your Train P3 band.  We want a picture highlighting your athleticism, Train P3 band  and good form. Then, upload the photo with #trainp3bandcontest to your Facebook page and/or your Instagram and email it to info@TrainP3.com

 

The Winner gets…

Fame – we’re going to tell everybody you won and post your picture, as the winner, all over our pages.

Fortune – we all know that a Group Session doesn’t cost a fortune, in fact they are quite affordable (click here if you want proof), but you will win a FREE Group Session for you and a friend!

Cool Swag – you get your choice of a Train P3 t-shirt or tank top. You’ve seen your friends wear them, now you’ll get to join the cool kids as an even more fashionable Train P3-inista.

 

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Fundraiser for Train P3 Athlete Derek Agile Jones

Fundraiser for Train P3 Athlete Derek Agile Jones
07 Aug

We’re mixing up a little friendly competition for a good cause. Are you game?

This time it’s not about who can do the most handstand pushups or complete the squat matrix the fastest. This time it’s about teamwork, supporting our pal, and finding out who has the most physically active friends.

On August 23rd, 2014, the Train P3 session  in Central Park will be donation-only. The Train P3 athlete who brings the most non-Train P3 friends will win bragging rights, a free group session, and the warm feeling of having helped a fellow athlete.

The donations will go to support Train P3 athlete Derek Agile Jones, who recently ruptured his Achilles tendon while sprinting. He had surgery that week and will be going through months of intensive treatment.  Because the costs from this surgery and physical therapy are only partially covered by Derek’s insurance, our coaches, Chelsea Aguiar and Nerijus Bagdonas, are passing on all of the money from this “free” class to help cover his bills.

If you have a friend who has always wanted to try Train P3, tell them to take advantage of this choose-your-own price (we suggest $20 – but we are open to any and all donations). Please register early and bring as many friends as you can to help support Derek, our friend and fellow athlete.

For more information, check out the details:

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My Train P3 Experience

My Train P3 Experience
03 Jul

Today’s guest post is from Alexa Fitzpatrick who has started the blog www.MyTrainP3Experience.wordpress.com. The blog details what it is like to go through the Train P3 6-week program as someone who is not used to working out on a regular basis. If you already take the Saturday classes or semi-privates with Nerijus, you might see yourself in the characters/photos. If you have ever wondered if the Train P3 6-week program is the right thing for you, this blog will tell you the real deal of what it feels like to commit to changing your body over 6-weeks, from workouts to diets to state of mind. Spoiler alert: it’s not always easy!
-Nerijus

Alexa’s 6-week Experience

Nerijus and I met in an elevator at a networking party. He graciously introduced himself and I ran away because he looked too fit to talk to. I’m a writer. He’s a trainer. I’m a before picture. He’s an after.

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Spring and Summer Cleanse Tips

Spring and Summer Cleanse Tips
03 Jun

Today’s guest post comes from a holistic health and empowerment coach and chef Donna Sonkin Shaw HHC, AADP.   In this post, Donna gives some tips on cleansing your diet without resorting to extreme measures and avoiding losing muscle and strength.

 

Cleanse Tips from Donna

The word “cleanse” is a big part of our culture now.

There are many different ways to “do a cleanse” some are very extreme – juice fasts for example, and others are pretty simple “eating clean”, forgoing alcohol, refined sugars and fats, processed foods/ anything genetically modified, poor quality soy and inferior/ over processed dairy as well as chocolate and coffee.

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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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