Thursday, February 20, 2014

Run in Mud Obstacle Race Training-2/20/14

Integrate obstacles into your run.

Warm up:

Pull ups with leg lifts to muscle failure

Alternate grip pull ups with leg lifts to muscle failure

Run through the neighborhood 1.6 miles out and 1.6 miles back. This will force you to have a point of no return. Once you make 1.6, you'll have to run or at least walk back.

Along the way, hit these obstacles:

Obstacle 1-jump over objects such as cracks in the road or recycle bins

Obstacle 2-run on curbing. Try to keep your balance and see how far you can go

Obstacle 3-Short sprint up hill or a longer sprint on a flat route

Obstacle 4-jump over objects

Obstacle 5-run on curbing

Safe at home:

Obstacle 6-grab back pack or heavy weight and carry in front of you gripping handle with palms facing you. Walk 50 feet.

Obstacle 7-grab back pack or heavy weight and carry in front of you gripping handle with palms facing away. Walk 50 feet.

Obstacle 8-grab back pack or heavy weight and carry above your head. Walk 50 feet.

Obstacle 9- grab back pack or heavy weight with left arm extended at your side. Walk 50 feet.

Obstacle 10-grab back pack or heavy weight with  arm extended at your side. Walk 50 feet.

Obstacle 11-high crawl 25 feet

Obstacle 12-chin ups with leg lifts to muscle failure

Obstacle 13-Rope climb

For fun:

Through spear (I used a tree branch) five times at a skinny tree from 10 feet.

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