28 Born Barikor on his Five Training Tips for Europe’s Toughest Mudder Runners will endure the Tough Mudder 10K course, containing 20 world-famous obstacles for 12 brutal hours as they race through the night to fight the elements and see who has what it takes. Without doubt, this event is known to be the toughest event on the OCR (obstacle course racing) calendar. We asked Tough Mudder trainer and previous Europe’s Toughest Mudder participant, Born Barikor, on his top five tips ahead of the September weekend. BODYWEIGHT CIRCUITS “Obstacles will require you to be comfortable holding your bodyweight - working against it is a great way to train, therefore these exercises are perfect.” n Press-ups n Box Jumps n Walking Lunges n Jump Squats GRIP STRENGTH “Throughout the course, you will be faced with obstacles that require you to have a good grip, the stronger your grip, the quicker you will be able to complete that obstacle and move on, resulting in saving precious time.” n Chin-ups n Fingertip press-ups n Negative pull-ups n Hanging knee raises TRAINING : BORN BARIKOR From the 10th-11th September, athletes from around the world will gather at Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire to take on Europe’s Toughest Mudder in the ultimate test of strength, endurance and obstacle skill. n Reps: 15 n Sets: 5 2 minutes rest inbetween sets n Reps: 5 n Sets: 5 2 minutes rest inbetween sets
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