Obstacles - Ninja Courses - Page 2
UNSTABLE BRIDGE(ACRYLIC)
An upper body and grip strength challenge! Athletes must grip the sides of the first bridge and then kip theirbody to hop their hands forward until reaching the endof the first bridge. From there, they must swing theirbody and the bridge to make a successfully transfer tothe second bridge. Then more kips and shuffling along until they are close enough to swing for the dismount orto reach the next component.Difficulty: Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
UNSTABLE BRIDGE(PE)
An upper body and grip strength challenge! Athletesmust grip the sides of the first bridge and then kip theirbody to hop their hands forward until reaching the endof the first bridge. From there, they must swing their body and the bridge to make a successfully transfer tothe second bridge. Then more kips and shuffling alonguntil they are close enough to swing for the dismount orto reach the next component.Difficulty: Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
JUNGLE SWINGS
Jump and grab the first swing, then use your momentum to either launch yourself far enough to let go with both hands and grab the next swing, or to reach with one hand and then transfer the second hand. Repeat your chosen method for each remaining swing and then finally launch yourself to the ending platform. Upper body and core muscles are utilized for this obstacle.Difficulty: Normal-Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
SPINNING WHEELS
Jump and grab the first wheel then use your momentum to spin the wheel forward to reach the second wheel.Then repeat for the remaining wheels and finally jumpdown to the end platform. Hanging requires upper body strength; swinging requires core muscles, and jumping utilizes lower body strength.Difficulty: Normal-Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
CLIMBING WALL – ACRYLIC
Use the climbing holds to scale across each of panels, navigating the gaps, and not touching the ground orsupport structure. This obstacle may be configured with various paths or ledges at various angles, allowing participant to choose their path. This is an intermediate to advance climbing obstacle requiring upper body and grip strength.Difficulty: Easy-Normal
Age: All age
Focus: Upper body, Lower body
CLIMBING WALL – FIBER GLASS
Use the climbing holds to scale across each of panels, navigating the gaps, and not touching the ground or support structure. This obstacle may be configured withvarious paths or ledges at various angles, allowing participant to choose their path. This is an intermediate to advance climbing obstacle requiring upper body andgrip strength.Difficulty: Easy-Normal
Age: All age
Focus: Upper body, Lower body
RUMBLING DICE
Athletes start out hanging from dice rods using aside ways position and then grab the top forward rod and pull down making the dice roll forward. The athlete must continue this method to roll the dice to the end ofthe track and then dismount. This is an intense upper body and core workout.Difficulty: Hard
Age: Adults
Focus: Upper body
SALMON LADDER
Athletes must hang from the bar, starting from the bottom and then pull up, launching high enough to landthe bar on the next set of rungs. Then repeat until reaching the top. This element requires upper body and plyometric strength.Difficulty: Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
RING SLIDER
Athletes hang from the rings and then slide them alongthe parallel bars, navigating the various dips and humps until getting far enough to launch themselves to the landing platform. Requires upper body and grip strength, and getting hung up at any section will intensify the workout.Difficulty: Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
SPIDER WALL ACRYLIC
Athletes must launch off the angled trampoline and intothe alley between the walls where they must stopthemselves, using their hands and feet. Then they mustcontinue climbing forward through the alley to thedistant platform. Requires upper and lower body strength, as well as trampoline experience.Difficulty: Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body, Lower body
SPIDER WALL WOOD
Athletes must launch off the angled trampoline and intothe alley between the walls where they must stopthemselves, using their hands and feet. Then they mustcontinue climbing forward through the alley to thedistant platform. Requires upper and lower bodystrength, as well as trampoline experience.Difficulty: Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body, Lower body
SPINDLE ROLLER
Athletes hang from the spokes and then must move the spindle along the track by reaching and pulling at theforward spokes. Even with fluidly rolling the spindle, this obstacle is very demanding of upper body strength. And the more swinging involved, the more core muscles will be engaged.Difficulty: Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
SPINNING WHEELS – SMALL
Jump and grab the first wheel then use your momentum to spin the wheel forward to reach the second wheel.Then repeat for the remaining wheels and finally jumpdown to the end platform. Hanging requires upper body strength; swinging requires core muscles, and jumping utilizes lower body strength.Difficulty: Normal-Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
TILTING FRAME
Athletes must jump and grab the first frame, then climbalong the bottom of it, then use their momentum to transition between the frames, climb along the secondone, and finally swing and jump to the distant platform. Requires upper body and core strength.Difficulty: Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
TILTING LADDER
Participants must climb across the first ladder while being ready for the tilting as they progress to the end ofit. Then they must swing and reach or jump to the second ladder. After climbing across the second ladder they must swing off for the dismount. Predominately anupper body obstacle, but it will utilize core muscles based on the amount of swinging involved.Difficulty: Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
TRAVERSE HANGING SPIKES
These vertical spikes rotate in one plane. Arrayed invarious orientations, they provide a unique challenge inmomentum management. As an add-on to the horizontalor tilting traverse box, the hanging spikes offerparticipants a swaying test of strength.Difficulty: Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
TRAVERSE MONKEY BARS
Participants climb or swing across the bars to the distant platform. The configuration of the frame sets the difficulty and the best technique, such as a straight across allows for swinging, but an incline to decline makes it more like the devil steps. This is an upper body and core muscle workout.Difficulty: Easy-Normal
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
TRAVERSE THREE SIDES
Use the spinning to your advantage as you climb acrossby gripping the globes and rotating through each turn toreach the next globe. Similar techniques as used for the ring toss can work for this obstacle as well. Intense for arm and upper body workout.Difficulty: Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body
WARPED WALLS
Participants must run and generate enough speed to getup the wall so they can jump and grab the top ledge. Then they must hoist themselves up to stand on the top of the wall. Lower body strength is key to a good start, and good launch upwards, but upper body strength is required to complete this obstacle.Difficulty: Normal-Hard
Age: Teens and adults
Focus: Upper body, Lower body