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Getting bored in the Gym, now training for an obstacle race

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  • 03-09-2014 5:15pm
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    Hazys
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    Starting next Monday it will be 10 weeks to the Fenway Spartan Sprint in Boston. Here is somebody doing the same race with a GoPro 2 years ago:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVh79ytSLbo


    Basically it’s a little over a 5k with 20 obstacles in the middle.

    I’ve been going to the gym for the last 18 months, basically doing weight training 3-5 days a week. It’s been great from me because I went from being skinny to bulking up almost 20lbs. After 18 or so months my routine has become a bit mundane and I feel I’m just going through the motions at this point, add to that my diet is not great anymore…so I’m getting lazy. So I decided to sign up for the Fenway Spartan Sprint to give myself a kick up the arse. Honestly I don’t think the race will be that bad but I’m trying to put myself back into a train hard/eat right mindset.

    I’m not too worried about this race if I do some proper training over the next 10 weeks, so I’m hoping you guys can help suggest a program for me. My weak points would be the fact that my stamina would probably be a little lacking as I rarely do cardio (I occasionally do 15mins on the bike to finish my gym sessions). Big confession here, I’ve actually never been on a treadmill in my life or have I ever done any significant road running (as in, I can’t remember the last time I ran for more than a couple of seconds other than catching a bus). I do have a minor knee issue where even on the bike I get pains in my knees from over repetition so that’s why I have avoided running on hard surfaces too often.
    Another weak point is wrist/forearm/grip strength. I have skinny arms so I get pains in my wrists from time to time when I’m lifting weights. I have added a lot more of farmers walks into my routine but I think I’m still a long way off.
    Some of the obstacles I’m weary of are:

    The Rope Climb - I've never climbed a rope before in my life and my gym doesn't have a rope
    Wall Climbing – Never done that before but I plan on hitting a rock climbing center a couple of times over the next 10 weeks.

    I couldn’t find any programs for obstacle races on Boards so I’m hoping you guys can come up with some program suggestions for 10 weeks out. I presume a program with a mix of Grip and pull ups strength training with some cardio would be appropriate. Or just do cross-fit? I plan on training 4/5 days a week for the next 10 weeks.

    Any ideas?


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