Training for Tough Mudder (Part 2)

The Kiss of Mud will have athletes crawl on their stomachs through deep mud. Coach K had three tips on getting through it:

1: Get Low! You want to get all the way down onto your stomach.

2: Chicken wings out!  Instead of using your hands, put your elbows out to the sides like chicken wings and crawl forward on your forearms.

3: Use your legs! Your arms can’t do all the work. Remember to push yourself forward with your lower body.

To get strong for this obstacle, Coach K recommends working your core and your back. Do your pullups and pushups, and add in some hanging knee raises (hang by your hands from a bar and bring your knees to your chest).

If you want to simulate the Kiss of Mud in one of our arenas, you can try crawling across our airbags. Just get a coach’s permission to make sure  you aren’t crawling under anyone.

There will be a Tough Mudder Kids event in Colorado on July 24^th and 25^th, and one in Dallas on November 6^th and 7^th. We want to see our ninjas crush those courses!