MudRunFun Magazine Sept. 2013 | Page 28

#2 Chin-ups. Mud runs are full of obstacles that you pull yourself over with your arms. Most of these call on the back and bicep muscles to do the work. There is always a wall to scale and a rope to climb - usually more than one of them. These take back muscles, with some help from the biceps and hand grip. You can develop all of the muscles by doing basic chinups. If you workout at a gym there are multiple chinup options. The Lat Pulldown machine is actually a poor substitute for real chin-ups. Find the chinning machine or chinning bar and use that instead. If you workout at home, then get a door frame chin-up bar. If you need to support some of your weight then put a foot on a chair and give yourself a little boost. You can back-off the assistance as you get stronger. do not have core strength to hold your whole body together. You can work your core with all kinds of movements like leg lifts, planks, and sit-ups. If you want to put together your own set of exercises, you can find dozens of options online and then mix them up to create rock hard abs in 10-15 minutes. Include moves that lift your upper and lower body, as well as planking variations. This will strengthen all of the muscles that you need to get up a rope and over a wall. You can also find plenty of core workout videos for sale. Every home training DVD set ha 2B?V7@???Rv??B6?&R&?WF??R???B??6???R?bF??6R?BF???BGv?6RvVV??7F'Bv?F?Gv?6WG2?b6????W&W2V6??v?V??R6?F?F?B?FB??&R6WG2?B&W2?F?W&R?2????v?2WW"??B?F?2???2??Rv?B?"V?F?????VB'V?G&????rG&????'V??6????W2??B6?&R???R?W7B6?( ?B???B??F?F?R&"????&R?F?N( ?2?BF?F??2G&??WfW'?vVV??B??Rv??????&?fR??W"'V????rF??R?B??W"7G&V?wF???????bF?R?'7F6?W2???Rv???&R7W'&?6VB?B??p?V?6????R6???&?fR??W"W&f?&??6Rv?F?F??0?G&???326?&R??v?V???R&RV???r??W'6V?b?fW"v??GW&??p?'V???Bf?'7B6VV?2F?B??W"&6??B&?6W2&P?F???r???bF?Rv?&??'WB?B?2??W"6?&RF?B?0??V??r??W"??vW"??bW&V???B??R???W"'0??B?&?VW2F?F?Rv?&??V6W76'?F?vWB??W ?6&??6R?fW"F?RF??bF?Bv????b??R?fRw&V@?&6?7G&V?wF?g&??6????W2??R&R7F???v???rF??7G'Vvv?Rv?F?vWGF??r?fW"F?RF??bv???b??P??v?V?F??2??GW&R??W2?WB??W"??&?fV?V?B??F?F?6??R?bF?R?VB'V?&VwV?'2?BF?W?v???????6?&RF?V?"?v?F?2??B?2w&VB6???V??G???BWfW'???R?2?V?F??V???r?Wv&?W2vWB&WGFW"??6VR??R??F?R?VB?G"?&?vW"6?F??2&W6V&6?W"Bf??&?F??7?F??&??f?0??WF??"??Bf?B?VB'V??W"??R6??WFW2v?F?F?R??BwW?2??WfW'??VB'V?&?V?B6V?G&?f??&?F?F??26??V??v2G&v?g&????2&???F?R?Wr&?VW&??Bf?"f?F?W73??VB'V?VF?F?????v??6??2f??&?RB?????6???GG???wwr??Wt&?VTf?B?6????