Tough Mudder - Good/Bad for Fitness / Exercise?

dxtra30

My wife and I decided to train for the Tough Mudder in June.. Granted I need to get in shape and still lose some weight. However she needs to lose way more weight than me but I think this would be good for both of us.. By doing this I think it's forcing us to stay on track by eating healthy, exercising, and preparing for a TOUGH course.. Thoughts? Suggestions?

jayche

Everest is harder than it looks.

Toria718

Im not gonna do tough mudder until next year when im in better shape, but this year i am gonna do the run for your life zombie race in august in butler pa, my sister showed me the promotional video and then i went online to look at videos on youtube, im so excited

dxtra30

Im not gonna do tough mudder until next year when im in better shape, but this year i am gonna do the run for your life zombie race in august in butler pa, my sister showed me the promotional video and then i went online to look at videos on youtube, im so excited

I'm in the burbs of Philadelphia good to see somebody in PA ..
I've heard good things about the zombie races..

kelr0110

Have you done any of these types of races before?

I ran a bunch of 5k's then went and did Mud Endeavor - super hard trudging through the mud and up and down more mud and then doing the obstacles and that was "only" 5k. I found Warrior Dash easy this past month, but I'm scared of Tough Mudder for now becasue it's 10 miles lol. That is a truly ambitous goal - go kill it!

strikerjb007

I thought people did this for fun? You got until June. I would say a combo of HIIT and running should do.

Angimom

I am also thinking of training for a tough mudder, but, I think I am going to do a couple of the 5k obstacle runs first to better prepare myself! Good Luck!

EKN1417

Tough Mudder is a great goal! But not an easy one. I agree with other posters who say you may want to set other mini-goals to complete before you do the tough mudder. It's tough.

People in greatshape still struggle with the tough mudder. First, you'll need to be able to run 12 miles. Second, you'll need to be mentally tough enough to handle tight spaces, total darkness, and light electrocution. Third, you'll need to have a great strength base. You need to pull your body weight up many times, crawl under low obstacles for great distances, etc.

Personally, I think doing when in June when you and your wife have quite a bit of weight to lose may be too much. I say, start training for it and see where you end up by then. If you don't feel ready, then keep working and tackle it in the future.

dxtra30

Tough Mudder is a great goal! But not an easy one. I agree with other posters who say you may want to set other mini-goals to complete before you do the tough mudder. It's tough.

People in greatshape still struggle with the tough mudder. First, you'll need to be able to run 12 miles. Second, you'll need to be mentally tough enough to handle tight spaces, total darkness, and light electrocution. Third, you'll need to have a great strength base. You need to pull your body weight up many times, crawl under low obstacles for great distances, etc.

Personally, I think doing when in June when you and your wife have quite a bit of weight to lose may be too much. I say, start training for it and see where you end up by then. If you don't feel ready, then keep working and tackle it in the future.

Very good points and helpful hints, thank you!.. Definitly points to think about..

laurie41565

My husband and I are also training for a Tough Mudder in July. I have about 19 lbs to lose until my goal and he has about 25. But we have both been working out with weights and cardio. I am doing Les MIlls Pump and Les Mills Combat which includes hard HIIT workouts. I'm lifting between 25 and 40 lbs depending on the exercise with Les Mills Pump. My husband is very strong but just needs to lose some belly fat. From what I have heard about the Tough Mudder is: you don't have to run 12 miles all at once, in fact you don't have to run at all if you don't want to, the obstacles are about a 1/2 mile to a mile apart. If you watch some of their videos there are some 70+ in age people doing it as well people who have lost limbs. Not everyone is in the best of shape. It is for fun and the money goes towards a good cause. You don't have to do every obstacle if you don't want to. It's not a race. So I would encourage you to give it a try. Just do your best. That's what I'm doing. If I can't complete every obstacle oh well....it's about the challenge and having fun while you are doing it. Good luck to you!!

kelr0110

Tough Mudder is a great goal! But not an easy one. I agree with other posters who say you may want to set other mini-goals to complete before you do the tough mudder. It's tough.

People in greatshape still struggle with the tough mudder. First, you'll need to be able to run 12 miles. Second, you'll need to be mentally tough enough to handle tight spaces, total darkness, and light electrocution. Third, you'll need to have a great strength base. You need to pull your body weight up many times, crawl under low obstacles for great distances, etc.

Personally, I think doing when in June when you and your wife have quite a bit of weight to lose may be too much. I say, start training for it and see where you end up by then. If you don't feel ready, then keep working and tackle it in the future.

Very good points and helpful hints, thank you!.. Definitly points to think about..

I agree with this to an extent, however I say go try it either way though. You can skip obstacles if you need to. Mud Endeavor I would at least try every single one, but some I just couldn't hoist myself up (I was also coming off a recently sprained AC joint). The long mileage is the biggest thing I would think, but I imagine if you're destroyed you can always leave when you want to and make it a goal for next time, but to get the experience, check it out regardless

Bealach_Bug

One of the PTs at my local gym is leading training sessions for the toughmudder in August. Although I'm not taking part in the event, I'm doing the training sessions which are getting really tough.....(might just be our PT though)

It might be worth checking out youtube. There's also a training schedule you could download on the website.

http://toughmudder.co.uk/tough-mudder-boot-camp-training/