How to Fall Safely Without Injury: The OCR Athlete’s Guide to Shoulder Rolls & Race-Day Resilience

Man Hurt After Fall

One Fall Can End Your Season Before It Starts It happens fast. You’re on the rig – hands wet, forearms blown, heart rate spiked – and your grip gives out. Before your brain even registers the drop, you’re hitting the ground hard. Wrist. Shoulder. Elbow. Pick one. Or you’re hauling a sandbag up a muddy … 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