Before Tuesday night’s class, James Vacca told me “I’m a little uncoordinated,” as if to suggest that I needed to take it easy on him at his first encounter with TRX. As with any newbie, I taught him the basics of the TRX suspension training system. He listened attentively, performed a few sloppy reps of the first exercise, and then he was off and running. By the end of class, Mr Vacca was holding his own with the experienced exercisers on some of the more challenging TRX movements. The energy that we’ve seen when he’s speaking to crowds of his constituents or fighting for resident’s rights was evident at this 7pm test of strength, endurance, and will. Jimmy Vacca was hooked on TRX.
Since 2006, James Vacca has been the City Councilman of New York’s 13th District. A lifelong Bronx resident, Vacca is known for fighting for the rights of his community members against powerful businesses and other organizations. His efforts have consistently improved the lives of the people of his district. Since he started fighting against graffiti and other types of “quality of life” crimes in the 1980′s, his former community board district benefited from his proactive stance by being rated both the safest and cleanest in the Bronx for many years.
Jimmy attributes his energy and stamina to vigorous weekly workout routine. He works-out with a trainer once a week, lifts weights two to three times per week and adds in another session of cardio most weeks. He’s always looking for fun ways to exercise and was excited to try out TRX when he first heard about it.
Born in the U.S. Navy SEALS, TRX Suspension Training® is a revolutionary method of leveraged bodyweight exercise. Users can safely perform hundreds of exercises that build power, strength, flexibility, balance, mobility, and prevent injuries, all at their desired intensity.
The program for Tuesday January 4th included a warm-up followed by 3 groups of 3 different 45-second TRX exercises, each repeated for 2 sets. This may not sound like much, but this is a full body workout that can become very intense. Not everyone completes every 45-second interval, but there is some serious effort going on at TRX class. Mr Vacca was no exception to this on Tuesday. Firstly, he’s a lot more coordinated than he takes credit for. His energy, focus, and strength shined bright and made his first TRX experience a success. He completed the entire program with style, outlasting some of the more experienced participants.
After class, Jimmy came up to me and told me how much fun he had and how he couldn’t wait to do TRX again. He will do exactly that at 7PM on Tuesday, January 25th.
You are invited to join our Councilman for this fun and effective work-out at WSPT – 1250 Waters Place, Ste 501 in the Hutchinson Metro Center.
For more information, contact Sharon – info@wspt.org or 718.409.9444. I’ll see you there.
