How to Rope Climb & Elevate your OCR Training to New Heights

Rope climb

It was Marine Corps boot camp. Summer of 2002. Well before I even knew about obstacle course racing. The sun was blazing hot in MCRD San Diego and a twenty foot rope hung in front of me. I hadn’t climbed a rope prior to that so I made sure to pay close attention to the … Read more

How to Become a Hardened OCR Monkey Bars Master

Jerry Bair Monkey Bars Multi-Rig

Where do baboons go for a fun night out? The monkey bars… Ha. Gotta love a good dad joke… In all seriousness, though, monkey bars are fun for me. Not “night out” kind of fun, but for obstacle course racing, I love them. They are the OG of obstacles. Plus, they’re here to stay! If … Read more

Get Wild with the Bear Crawl: A How-To Presented by Spartan SGX Coach Jerry Bair

Get Wild with the Bear Crawl

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do – you have to keep moving forward. -Martin Luther King Jr. If you’re into obstacle course racing, I’m sure you know that the bear crawl is more than a raw, primitive way to … Read more