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How Randy Hetrick’s TRX Ended Up Everywhere in Fitness

The cross-flow of ideas from the military and civilian fitness worlds will improve both populations.

Mindith Rahmat

Written by Mindith Rahmat Last updated on May 18, 2017

Welcome to the new Breaking Muscle Podcast! Our goal each week will be to get you into the minds and lives of some of the leaders in thought and practice throughout the fitness industry. Our goal is to inform and inspire you to take your pursuits of health and fitness beyond your expectations through thoughtful, insightful interviews and information.

In this week’s debut episode, we speak with Randy Hetrick, former Navy SEAL and creator of the TRX system. We talk about the challenges he faced getting into the industry, the factors that led to his success, and the future of fitness both in the military and the civilian world.

If you’d like to join Randy in helping out some of the veterans’ service organizations he supports, here are some links:

  • Boulder Crest Retreat
  • Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans Foundation
  • Hire Heroes USA
  • Veterans Alternative
Mindith Rahmat

About Mindith Rahmat

Mindith is a born mover. She has spent her life exploring various athletic disciplines, starting with ballet and modern dance from an early age. She went on to become a E-RYT 500 certified yoga therapist and teacher and discovered CrossFit after the birth of her daughter.

Mindith coached CrossFit at a number of boxes near her home in Southern California, which lead to her involvement in Russian kettlebells and Olympic weightlifting. She has coached a wide variety of populations and cares deeply for women’s health, specializing in pregnancy and postpartum fitness. She is currently studying the principles of Natural Movement and Kettlebell Sport, and is working to complete an additional teacher training in the Taoist art of Yin Yoga with Master Paulie Zink.

Mindith founded Breaking Muscle in 2011. Over 5 million people a month have visited the site, hundreds of thousands of them follow Breaking Muscle on social media, nearly 2,000 coaches have written or appeared on its pages, and there are thousands of free, fully-formed training plans freely available. Breaking Muscle has won numerous awards in the industry and is recognized for pioneering new approaches to fitness and coaching techniques. In 2021, Breaking Muscle was acquired by Barbend. Mindith continues to devote time to her kids, pursue her doctorate in psychology, do research, and teach.

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