I was moving into a new city apartment while Apply was launching a product and I was trying to understand whether I wanted to work at TRX.
This was not a clean week.
The movers were booked for Friday. I needed certificates of insurance for both buildings, an elevator reservation, and a state safety form. IKEA was out of some of the furniture I planned to buy, so two wardrobes and a dresser got added to the truck. A couch was coming later from Amanda's apartment because moving one couch apparently needed its own separate operation.
Apply had a product launch at the same time. I wrote that work had been “a bit crazy” and that I wanted to get through a few more revisions before my next TRX conversation. The daily marketing report was still going out every morning. Investor calls were landing wherever they could fit.
My TRX homework was also physical.
I had done two one-on-one sessions with one of their trainers. I went through the virtual personal-training flow, scheduled and canceled live classes to see how the management side worked, reviewed the schedule, read trainer bios, and looked at how they presented themselves on Instagram. I was trying to use the product from the customer side before forming a big opinion about it.
There were three different experiences to understand: personal training, live classes, and on-demand workouts. I wanted to try all three before the next round of conversations.
The product review had one obvious constraint. I had recently broken my hand on a trail run. I was also not strong enough to do a hard TRX workout every day, which I admitted directly. Even with those limits, a couple of weeks using the straps had already made my lower back and hips feel noticeably better.
That mattered more than a polished demo. The product was doing something useful for me while I was poking at the schedule, testing cancellations, and making notes about everything around the workout.
By Friday, the apartment was boxes, paperwork, and furniture decisions. Apply still had a launch underway. TRX was still only a conversation.
I was sore, one hand was broken, and I had enough firsthand product notes for the next call.