29 AGILITY AND BALANCE “Being able to stay on your feet and keeping your balance whilst being agile across obstacles and terrain is an asset. To Improve your overall agility and balance, incorporate these exercises into your workout.” n Bear Crawl (10 seconds) n Burpees n Lateral Box Jump n Press up to Side kick KNOW YOUR LIMITS “Once you stop, that’s when it becomes hard. Therefore, when you are tackling the course it’s important to become efficient, fight the urge to go as fast as you can at the start as you’re bound to gas out towards the end. Don’t worry about anyone running past you, if you struggle with this, remembering to follow a set pace can help. “At my Europe’s Toughest Mudder, I learnt that there was no need to go so fast in the early stages, it was much better to build my pace up throughout and when I felt like I was near enough to the finish line, that’s when I decided to dig my heels in.” LEG STRENGTH “Don’t expect to be running on a flat surface for the entire time, ensuring that your legs don’t burn out after completing obstacles whilst also running at different elevations is key, so here are some leg specific exercises to try out.” n Deep Squat n Reverse Lunge n Hip Thrust n Lateral Lunge TRAINING : BORN BARIKOR Do you think you’re tough enough? Have a go at a Tough Mudder! https://toughmudder.co.uk n Reps: 8 n Sets: 5 2 minutes rest inbetween sets n Reps: 8 n Sets: 5 2 minutes rest inbetween sets
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