Cross Fit for Tough Mudder?

PRMinx

Where is your Tough Mudder event? I did one in Vermont at Mount Snow. The course ran up and down the entire mountain three or four times. I did Insanity to build up my aerobic fitness, but I should have spent more time just running hills. Several of the obstacles use upper body strength, but there are always people to help pull you up if you can't make it yourself (other than on the monkey bars).

It's in New Jersey in October. I'm mostly worried about rope climbs and monkey bars. It's been so long since I've been able to do any of that stuff.

I attached a rope to a tree and have a pull-up bar in a doorway. That really was sufficient. However people who otherwise looked strong were cramping (legs) all over the course. I ran a hilly half marathon as prep, and it made the TM course seem like a less strenuous half with breaks for fun obstacles. Don't be fooled by the hype- given the number of people who do tough mudder every year, it stands to reason that it is much easier than they make it out to be. And it is. I would have to say that the worst obstacle was arctic enema, and unless you're planning to do a bunch of self-imposed polar bear plunges between now and then, you really can't prepare for it- certainly not by doing cross fit.

However one of the things that is really excellent about crossfit is that it is a supportive environment for women training to be strong in general- there's no "what's a girl doing powerlifting?" etc. Also it is a supportive friendly environment. It just isn't the be-all end-all for tough mudder.

Thank you sarah! Ill take this advice to heart. I went by the box here and I was wrong on the price. It's $175/month! Crazy. I think I'm going to have to pass and just focus on running and the online TM program. It's really a shame though because I would love to be a part of that environment and make some new friends.

No_Finish_Line

you know, to me it really just sounds like TM was a justification for the 175 price tag lol.

in other words, it seems like the box is where you really want to be.

If you ask me, the biggest draw back of attending the gym would be that you'd like it too much and then you would be routinely forking over your 175 lol. Thats whats holding me back anyway.

I know it sounds dumb, but the potential social aspects is actually a big draw for me.

PRMinx

It probably is part of that. It's not dumb at all. The social aspects of it are huge for me. I don't know many people around here, I'm newly single and I can't mingle with co-workers so, basically, my social life consists of my cats. And I don't want to be a crazy cat lady!

But $175 is just too much. Ill have to think of something else :-)

No_Finish_Line

i consider it money spent on education... and education is never a waste! lol

Whatever, i've got nothing else going on... and a couple nights at a bar trying to find some 'friends' would already have me at least halfway to that 175 price tag.