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Sadali's 2016 Trophy haul

Past his prime, Sadali went into the Elite category of Spartan Race 2016 at Bintan with no expectations. He walked home that day as 3rd in the Elite Men's Sprint and 1st in Men's Masters.

As Principal Trainer, he now busies himself building kickass obstacles and developing robust training systems to mould everyone, from world class elites to weekend warriors and future generations of OCR athletes.

Tutorial - Noose.

Rope climb may look relatively easy. But when you add elements such as moisture, mud and fatigue on top of poor technique, you could find yourself in a bind. A painful one at that.

Here in this tutorial we show what actually happened to a participant of Viper Challenge in 2016. From the picture, it was evident that he had coiled his leg wrongly midway up/down the rope. It became an instant noose that tightens around the leg with every pressure applied to it, including his own weight. Any attempt to get back up by tugging that same rope only serves to tighten that knot.

The best way out of this predicament is to swing to another rope nearby, elevate himself to a position level to or higher than the knot, and release the bind. If you take too long, that constriction is certain to limit blood flow to the feet and lead to medical complications.

Learn the proper techniques. It goes a long way.