Grip strength workout for Obstacle course race training!

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This is a workout I put together for our sister site.  It's a perfect workout to build upper body and grip strength needed to conquer the monkey bars, rigs, rope/wall climbs and cargo nets for your obstacle course race.  Plus, working out on the playground is fun!!grip

Needed:

Set of monkey barsWarm-up:Walk/jog 1 minute20 arm circles each direction20 straight leg lifts each leg10 pushupsrepeat 1 timeMonkey bar set (1 of each): Forwards Side-ways Backwards Hand over hand Skipping a bar Crawl using feet (video demonstration below)Hanging set: 40 Pop-ups 30 hanging bicycles (video demonstration below) 20 knees to elbows 10 burpee pullupsREPEAT BOTH SETS 2 MORE TIMES!

VIDEOS:

Monkey bar "crawl":Hanging bicycles: 

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