Extreme obstacle runs like Tough Mudder, Spartan Race, XLETIX Challenge, StrongmanRun or BraveheartBattle have been known to us for a long time. Here, participants cover distances through mud, water, over climbing frames, walls or even burning bales of straw. Now comes the improvement: Ninja Warrior! Surely you know the RTL show "Ninja Warrior Germany"? The show around the crazy obstacle course enjoys ever higher ratings and greater popularity. Ninja Warrior has become a real trend. Find out everything you need to know about the obstacle show here!
Ninja Warrior - a trend from Japan is spreading
Ninja Warrior is a competition show in which the participants have to overcome four obstacle courses (so-called stages) and which has become a very successful TV format in a short time. Thus Ninja Warrior is already broadcast in many countries. The original comes from Japan and has been shown on TV there since 1997 under the name Sasuke. In Germany as well as in other western countries such as the USA, France, Austria, Great Britain and Italy, the show runs under the name "Ninja Warrior". The American version "American Ninja Warrior" enjoyed great success and contributed significantly to its distribution. In May 2018 startet in the U.S. already the 10th season.
Germany shows the format since 2016 under "Ninja Warrior Germany" on RTL. Last year, there was even a celebrity special in which 23 celebrities, including Oliver Pocher, Mario Basler and Sven Hannawald, faced the obstacle course obstacle course. For the first time in Germany, a sportsman succeeded in overcoming all the obstacles: The "American Ninja Warrior"Isaac Caldiero even managed the last hurdle, the almost unconquerable Mount Midoriyama.
Ninja Warrior has a high entertainment value. For instance, many contestants participate just for fun and come in costumes to entertain the audience. Advancing to the next stage is not the main focus for them. On the other hand, there are also many athletes from the parkour and calisthenics scene who want to go far and who have a lot of strength from their own training. strength and hand-over-hand skills.
Failure allowed - the toughest obstacle course in the world
Each of the four courses in the Ninja Warrior consists of five to nine obstacles that change from show to show. The obstacles on Ninja Warrior combine various elements from areas such as trampolining, parkour, rock climbing and high ropes courses. Whether running over hanging balls ("chaos balls") or overcoming "swinging beams" - the obstacles are difficult to conquer, failure is part of the Ninja Warrior challenge. Ninja Warrior part of the game. So far, in the 30 years the show has been shown internationally, only six athletes have been able to master Mount Midoriyama, the very last test, which involves climbing up a 22-meter rope. At "American Ninja Warrior."the first contestant didn't make it until season 7. Most contestants land in the water after just a few seconds and are eliminated.
What is the best way to train for Ninja Warrior?
To do the Ninja Parkour the candidates need more than just pure strength. They also need body control, coordination, endurance and grip strength also play an important role. Where can you train all this now, to prepare optimally for Ninja Warrior for Ninja Warrior?
Trim trails
The classic trim trails, which are often found in forests or parks, are very suitable as preparation for Ninja Warrior. Here you can do a lot of strength exercises such as shimmying on a pole.
Bouldering
Climbing or especially bouldering is also a good way to prepare for Ninja Warrior because it trains the entire upper body as well as grip strength and promotes coordination.
Trampoline gyms
Many trampoline gyms are already jumping on the trend and have Ninja Training into their facilities.
Ninja Warrior-Hallen
Since a short time there are also halls, which only focus on Ninja training. Ninja Training have specialized. For example, in December 2017 in Erlangen the first Ninja Warrior-hall in Germany opened.
How to build Ninja Warrior into your studio
Ninja Warrior is becoming more and more of a trend - take advantage of this opportunity and integrate the popular Ninja Training into your studio or your sports or leisure facility! You can create your obstacle course either put it together yourself or have it created by professionals.
The Cube Sports GmbH brings with the Fitness Gladiator the Ninja Warrior-training directly into your studio. Thanks to its modular design, the Fitness Gladiator is flexible and can be adapted to your individual needs. No matter if indoor or outdoor - Cube Sports provides you with your ideal Ninja-Warrior-solution and tailors it exactly to your premises as well as training and target group requirements. From different obstacles you can create your own Ninja-course from a variety of obstacles.
Offer your members the unique possibility to feel like in the TV show Ninja Warrior and bring the new trend into your facility! Via fitnessmarkt.de you can directly contact Cube Sports directly!
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Published on: 13 April 2018