So my buddy and I signed up for a tough mudder this august. I've been lifting weights for three years and am decently strong and lean, but rarely (if ever) do cardio - my last cardio feat was a 5k last september with no training, and it was difficult but I did it with no walking.
What would be the best way to train for this? The run is 18km and has 20 or so obstacles, but i'm more concerned with the distance than anything else.
>>37138305
ive done 5 mudders, i live in san diego and the mudders around here incorperate a lot of hills. like a lot of hills. most people are just walking/crawling up these. id recommend being able to run at least 10 miles. work on HIIT and bodyweight exercises (bear crawls, spiderman walk things, pullups, sprints) anything to increase your cardiovascular endurance while also using your muscles efficiently, continuing to train your 1 max deadlift will not help you here
>>37138404
Thanks bud, I think this one will definitely be a lot of hills too, it's in Drumheller AB which has mad canyons. What kind of obstacles should i expect?
>>37138305
Dude, Tough Mudder is all about completion not time.
There are people crawling, being carried, limping to the finish line.
If you are decently strong, and you can jog without getting worn out after a few miles.
Tough Mudder is pretty freaking easy.
Warrior Dash was hilarious my team dressed up like bananas and had this short mexican guy in a chimp suit chase us through the obstacle course.
Tough Mudder is more about promoting team work amongst groups that want to do it
>namely because none of the women can do the obstacles by themselves.
If you can climb a rope, do a pullup, and run anywhere from 5-12 miles at an alright pace you'll be doing better than half the people there.
>>37138471
this. if you just want to complete it, you dont need to be very fit. it might take you 4 hours or something awful but at least you did it.
if you want to race it, and actually compete you will have to train quite a bit.
>>37138470
most obstacles are not physically challenging, they make you uncomfortable and mess with your head. (high jumps into deep pools, ice baths, electric shock, etc)
one time they even had an obstacle that required you to go into this tented area with water obstacles in it and they pumped it full of a eye/lung irritant. it wasnt tear gas or CS gas, it kinda tasted like mint. but it was really uncomfortable
Lots of people who did this usually walk, I wouldn't even try because if you do you'll probably get tendonitis if you tryhard and didn't train.
>>37138547
>this. if you just want to complete it, you dont need to be very fit. it might take you 4 hours or something awful but at least you did it.
>if you want to race it, and actually compete you will have to train quite a bit.
Had an SF guy I was friends with show up with some of his guys out of Ft. Bragg, during the Georgia Fall2012 run.
Started out alright until we got to the first rope wall, I climbed it no problem, but they just sort of flew up the wall. Soon after was Funky Monkey swings. They skipped like two rings and just jumped near the end and than they were gone. Never was able to keep up after that.
I ended up being 30 minutes behind them by the end of it.
rip my confidence that I was fit.
>>37138305
Tough mudders are retarded if you want to do cardio and play around in filth all day with other adults just enlist in the military and get paid to do it
>Masculinity and the oppurtunity to be a man are so rare people pay money to "accomplish" hard tasks
>>37138635
>signing your life away for 4+ years
>spending 1 afternoon in the sun getting muddy, working on your fitness, and sharing experiences with friends
stop posting
stop posting
>>37138710
>Get paid to stay fit
>gym is free
>Bitches panties drop at uniform
>hang out with bros all day
>Do cool shit while most office drones jerk off to cuck porn wishing they could do more than watch jamal bang his gf
>Office drones paying money to actually do shit niggas do at basic or any other q course
Stay mad cuck
>>37138748
I'd prefer to take an occupation that doesn't involve exposing myself to crippling mental illness
>>37138784
its just cause they are used to living out of a backpack.
>>37138748
>bitches panties drop all day
Lmao no. Maybe from whatever backroad slumville you're from but not here.
>>37138305
Build yourself up to being able to run 6 miles days ~2-3 times a week. The obstacles actually provide a nice little break from the monotony of the run which, at least in my opinion, made it way easier.
Overall OP, something that hasn't been mentioned is how fucking fun tough mudders are. A little expensive, but well worth the price. You'll have a great time.
WEAR GOOD SOCKS AND SHOES THOUGH. If your socks aren't on right, you'll get mud and rocks in there, they'll shift around, and you'll get insane blisters. I managed to get through it blister-free, but a couple of my friends' feet got absolutely wrecked.
>>37138784
Better stay away from the medical field then and these other jobs
http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/the-biggest/the-10-professions-with-the-highest-suicide-rates/?view=all
>>37138817
Lmao
>>37138824
>Not fucking rich bitches with daddy issues or professional women that work with beta cucks all day
>>37138817
Its actually because betas that cant think for themselves join the military. once they get out and have nobody telling them how to live they cant cope
You shouldnt even need to train for tough mudder dude what the hell
>>37138855
Non-sequitur argument
>>37138305
These kind of races are more about office normies feeling like they have done something "hard" in their life and accomplished something "difficult" and of course an occasion for taking a lot of selfies for their facebook. If you can run 20K you are already fitter than 90 percent of the people there.
>>37138875
If you train, you can do better than you would untrained. Sure, finishing isn't too hard. But setting goals and going for it isn't much different than the achievement of lifting big weights
>>37138910
That may be true, but it fosters a fun environment that's not too competitive. There's a lot of camaraderie. Sounds kinda gay but it's actually really fun
>>37138953
Not denying that, it is more about fun and teamwork than actual performance just saying that if you are a half decent runner you should not have problems with a mudder
>>37138887
> Talked about jobs with mental illness
>Gave you a list of jobs with highest suicide rates
Nah get fucked m80
>>37138910
This
>>37138990
Aww I thought we could internet fight
>>37138994
You clearly don't understand logical fallacies.
You did nothing to defend your point against his, you simply deflected by throwing in an unrelated list. Even if your list is true, it doesn't make his point any less true.
>>37138910
>>37138826
http://terminallance.com/2014/01/28/terminal-lance-305-life-after-eas-tough-mudder-tough-sell/
Fucking normies
>>37138995
Well you are still a pleb if you do a mudder it is basically the sumo deadlift of the running world ;^)
>>37139017
>Deflected to mental illness when i shat on office cucks and the tough mudder
>gave him a list full of jobs with mentally ill people commiting suicide
>Y-y-your deflecting
>>37139061
You know, I've dropped $120 on things more useless things than a tough mudder... so at least there's that. It's all in good fun
>>37138471
Not OP, but someone who lost a lot of weight.
I'm signing up for Tough Mudder Georgia next year and I'm starting my training now. While Tough Mudder isn't about your time, I don't want to feel like a failure when it comes to my physical abilities.
I've never been able to run long distance, let alone jog a 5k, but I'm determined to be able to do a TM next year.
A year ago, I was determined to lose 125 lbs. This year I'm determined to be able to complete a tough mudder without dying half way.
How do you all run for so long? I can't run five minutes without feeling like I'm dying.
>>37139096
>Tough mudder is 120$$$
Fuck i need to create a retarded program like this and rake in the dough
>create Neptunes swim
>make people swim from alcatraz to SF shore around autum
>charge idiots 100$ and give them a cheap made im china shirt saying finisher
>>37139077
>>37139077
Cool dude well in that case I'll also pull up a random list online to counter your random list.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/08/07/the-25-most-meaningful-jobs-that-pay-well/#25f4141d7c21
Top 6 are all MD's. Pharmacist is also on there. Your point is bullshit.
>>37139161
>mfw when the office cucks anger is at a boiling point
Make sure to concentrate on synergy need those important reports by monday
>>37139122
>Neptune's Swim
>Put up a bunch of pictures of ripped guys plus one or two grills leading the pack of swimmers
>Have pictures several fat people crossing the finish line
>Instead of normal medals, hand out blue medals. Dub them "Blue Balls"
>"Earn your Blue Balls with Neptune!"
>"Ask me how I earned my Blue Balls."
>Charge 120 per ticket.
>>37139215
Anon wanna become bussiness partners?
>also mfw when some of them get attacked by sharks
>Also convince people to take the elite challenge which is just wearing a weigthed vest
>>37138305
My dyel friends in Facebook can complete those, so they can't be too difficult
>>37139196
Nope, but nice try champ
All 'tough mudders' are a faggot version of Tough Guy.
http://www.toughguy.co.uk/
>>37139258
The sharks are simply just another obstacle with an equally cheesy name.
>Neptune's Hounds
Everyone that swims is in the normal bracket. The elite bracket, like you said, is the weighted vest. The Average Joe bracket gives swimmers a Life Jacket.
>Charge them an additional 25 dollars to become "An Elite" or "An AJ"
Now you need a simple and fun challenge. Throw chum and nasty shit on the swimmers and attract seagulls. This again needs another cheesy, yet catchy name.
>Chum Chasers
Here's what u do op
>long distance moderate runNing punctuated by sprints
>hill sprints
>calisthenics and pliometrics
>pullups pullups pullups, practice climbing and moving your own weight around
>shoot yourself in the fucking brain stem with a .357 or bigger, seriously you fucking faggot mud runs are crossfit tier faggot meme exercise
Tough Mudders are pathetic. Everyone runs the first few minutes then everyone drops back to a jog. No one does the obstacles correctly and needs help with every single one thus making the obstacle pointless, you have snack/water rest stations almost every fucking 5 minutes.
>>37139413
Word, I love when they have those mud runs and shit here on base and a bunch of Carl the cuck and aids skrillex cunts show up and embarrass themselves for our amusement jogging a pathetic 19 minute mile and barely being able to climb a rope. the women are usually mega sluts too
>>37139563
>the women are usually mega sluts too
This is literally the entire point of the races as far as I can tell. Find sloots who are, if not outright /fit/ness fanatics, at least interested in moving around occasionally.
I've never done one but once I get myself back into shape I'll think about giving one a go.
>>37139563
>>37139589
![MuddyGirl[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UofqX4T.jpg "MuddyGirl[1].jpg")
>>37139725
Exactly!
>>37139351
Fuark sounds great
>>37138748
Most US military men I see look like the average 4chan poster. No not /fit/ because you guys look fitter than these guys. I work on a military base and most of them are dyel or fat.
>>37139755
Yup!
>>37139839
What branch?
>>37138855
>Better stay away from the medical field then and these other jobs
>>37138994
>Gave you a list of jobs with highest suicide rates
What is the point you're trying to make here?
I live in Tampa, I'm going to a Tough Mudder this Saturday. Brookesville.
>>37139026
>wow i can't believe people enjoy exerting themselves physically for fun!
>you'd have to pay me to exert myself!
This is the most normie shit I've ever read.
>>37140269
>exerting yourself to make physical gains
>Hurting your body on a stupid o course for instagram pics and not feeling empty in life
Choose one
>>37140330
How would you hurt your body? I would assume your average /fit/izen is coordinated enough to not snap their shit up in an obstacle course. Also what's the difference in making physical gains and taking vanity pics at an event? Isn't body building by the most vain shit imaginable?
>>37139959
Probably Army.
Did PT at the pool recently with my platoon. No way to dispute how many fatties and deyl there are.
>>37140561
fuck I mean dyel*
