You are feeling great. You have conquered a dozen
of them work for a mud run. So I will give you all
obstacles in the run. Then you turn the corner and
six, but explain only the best in detail.
see it – a rope climb, 20 feet high, with no knots. It is
Gym Class Method (Terrible).
the same as a big sign that says “Do Burpees Here!” You have tried this rope before and it was ugly. But that doesn’t have to be you. You could become that rare person who zips up the rope like Spiderman. You have wondered how they do it. Well it is time that you found out.
Remember how hard it was to climb the rope in gym class? Did the coach ever show you a technique for doing it? No! Because the coach had no clue either. So most of us made up our own technique … and it was terrible. This is what most people use in a mud run because they do not know anything better.
It is all in knowing a technique that works.
It is 90% arms with feet that are trying to clamp onto
Runners who have been in the military have the
the rope, but are failing. It consists of trying to hold
inside track. They learned how to climb ropes so
the rope by pinching the insides or bottoms of your
they can assault buildings or get out of helicopters.
feet together against the rope … and it accomplishes
Runners who train at CrossFit gyms have an
almost nothing. This is the method you are going to
advantage because it is part of their training routine.
stop using.
So what about the rest of us? When do we get a lesson? That would be today, right here in Mud Run Fun Magazine.
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All Arms (Amazingly Difficult). A few really strong people can get up the rope using just their arms. Their feet hang free and they
There are six basic techniques
show the rest of us what a pure Tarzan stud they are.
for climbing a rope. Only three
This is impressive, but even the strongest people can only do this for a limited height or repetitions. Also,