Road to American Ninja Warrior - Day 76

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Just a quick one today... I meant to work on my yoga session today, but couldn't get all the infrastructure working (setting up TVs and yoga spaces) and ran out of time... so I'll have to give it a shot tomorrow just running it off a tablet or something. It's rough being an IT guy that doesn't know anything about Information or Technology!

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Too drastic? Not drastic enough?

The neck and traps were still pretty tender, so I started my training off with a superhot Epsom salt bath. I honestly think it actually really helped. That was much lunchtime (working from home is the best) and then after work I went to Ninja Class.

An hour and a half of brutal skin-ripping obstacles and conditioning exercises. It was rough.

We had a mini-competition, and honestly, I could not believe it... but I won again.

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It is still crazy to me... there are much stronger dudes in the class, but they all fell off more obstacles than I did, or took it slower... so this is exciting. The stringing together of obstacles one after the other with no rest is so hard. It's honestly, super hard.... but the second obstacle in our mini-competition, my hands were raw and my forearms were screaming... but all eyes were on me so I had to give it a good showing.

The conditioning included a ton of rock climbing, and after everything else we had already done, I was beat. We had to traverse this bouldering wall sideways 3 times... and I could only do 2 and a half... my arms were dead. This is while other people in the group are hanging, willing me to finish so they could let go. So stressful, so hard.

I wasn't sure about this class... it's a good 45 minutes from my place... and I've got my own ninja shed, but honestly I will never ever ever push myself as hard as this class pushes me, so I'm really glad I went.

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External pressure is everything. Training with someone or a group that pushes you is really the only way to hit the high notes.

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Ninja Class

• Hour and a half of devastating obstacle workouts

Recovery

• Epsom Salt bath

Honestly, I was pretty good.... afterwards however... my hands no longer work.

Yoga sessions (0/2 Completed)

100 Rep Challenge

• 90 minutes of ninja class - not really sure... 100 reps? 300 reps? Meh, I'll understate it even though I'm destroyed.

@steemmatt's fitness challenge for Tuesday - 100 reps

Titan Games application due date - 14th April
UNAA Regional Qualifier - 5th May - Camp Rhino, Boise, Idaho.

Thanks heaps for reading... super super super appreciate it.

steemaroo divider and ninja upgoats drawn by the incredible @ryivhnn


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