100% Obstacle Completion

It’s no secret that grip/pull strength & grip/pull strength endurance plays a huge role in your ability to complete many of the obstacles out on course. With the top athletes I train, I’m always working on getting as creative as possible to ensure we develop the ability to have extreme confidence when approaching all upper body obstacles.
Here’s a training tip that I’m passing on and I highly recommend you start implementing it in to your weekly routine. It may seem simple but it works! I require all the athletes on the Yancy Camp roster as well as other top athletes I train to purchase a hand gripper. It’s a simple but effective tool. We use it 4-5 times a week! While we’re on the treadmill we’ll use it, while we’re in the vehicle we’ll use it, while we’re out on a trail run we’ll use it, etc. There are many different models available. Go in to your local sporting goods store and try them out and purchase one that allows you to knock out appx 20 reps fairly easy but will cause serious fatigue to set in as you approach 3-4 sets. A routine I do regularly is completing the following rep count per hand 20/18/16/14/12/10 as fast as possible. Again, you can do this while in the car or during any of your runs. Rest x 5-10min and repeat.
This may not sound like much, but I promise if you’ll commit to working the hand gripper in to your routine 4-5 times a week consistently, you’ll see a huge difference. You’ve seen the addition of a lot of pulling and hanging in the programming. This is specifically in place to help you eliminate obstacle failure on the obstacles that typically get a lot of people. This hand gripper work will help you improve in these areas. Trust me on this one! Have a wonderful week of training everyone…