If you want chalk that lasts a long time, try liquid chalk. The only trade-off is that it takes a while to dry once you put it on and is more expensive. Another type you can try is powdered chalk, sometimes called loose chalk, in a chalk bag. This takes a lot less time to put on and can be cheaper if bought in bulk. You can also put the loose chalk in a chalk ball. The third option for chalk is a chalk block. These have the same advantages as loose chalk and are less messy. One disadvantage of a chalk block is that it is harder to store (you can’t put it in a chalk bag).

When training, do a combination of running courses, working on harder individual obstacles, and doing endurance on a few easier obstacles. An example of working on endurance would be switching between doing the cliffhanger, devils steps, and ring toss for around 5-10 minutes without much rest. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/9/99/Use-an-Obstacle-Course-Gym-Step-2. jpg/v4-460px-Use-an-Obstacle-Course-Gym-Step-2. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/9/99/Use-an-Obstacle-Course-Gym-Step-2. jpg/aid11670343-v4-728px-Use-an-Obstacle-Course-Gym-Step-2. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:345,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:546,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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Coaches can help you with techniques on obstacles and give you workouts to get better. Training with coaches keeps you on track to meet your goals. A class can be a way to better identify your weaknesses and help you get more familiar with the obstacles and the demands of ninja warrior training. Taking a group class is more affordable than getting private training. Plus, you get to meet great people in the ninja community that will inspire you and push you to get better! If you just want to use a ninja warrior gym to add some variety to your normal workout routine, a weekly class may be the best option for you.

Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association (UNAA) competitions give you 3 falls before you end your run on the course. If you are in the top half of all the competitors in a local competition, you move on to regionals. From there, the top three move on to Worlds, which goes over two days and two stages. State Games of America also hosts a Ninja Challenge competition put on by UNAA with the same rules and age groups. National Ninja League (NNL) is another league, where one fall in competition means you are out. To get to the World Finals competition, you must be the top three in a local competition (competitors that are already qualified don’t count in this). At Worlds, there are three titles you can earn: World Champion, Skills Champion, and World’s Strongest Ninja. There are 3 stages across two days. For the World Champion title, you must complete the most obstacles without falling across all three stages. If you don’t finish a stage, your obstacle count is stopped. For the skills competition, the person with the most points across all four of the skills (one obstacle competition) wins. The Worlds Strongest Ninja takes all points accumulated between skills and the stages. Top 35% move on to stage two, and top 20% of those competitors move on to stage 3. Athlete Warrior Games (AWG) is a league where each obstacle has 2-3 ways to complete it, worth 1 to 5 points (easiest worth 1 point and the harder ways are worth 2-5 points). For 14+, if competitors don’t get at least one point on an obstacle, their run is over. A leaderboard is made from competitors top-three finishes and top 25-50% of athletes qualify for regionals. After that top 3-10 from each regional (depending on division), move on to finals. Federation of International Athletes (FINA) has two competitions: a speed course and an endurance course. All athletes who finish the endurance course or speed course move on to worlds. In worlds, the winner of each event will go against each other on a course for both skills and the winner will be crowned All Around Champion!

UNX is a 13+ competition, where you’re only allowed one fall and it is broadcasted to their streaming service, UNX. now. In this competition format, there are no age groups and top three for men and women from the first four qualifiers move on to the next competition called Major 1. Qualifiers 5-8 lead to Major 2, and qualifiers 9-12 lead to Major 3. There are three Majors, and a leaderboard is created from competitors’ three scores on their Majors. Top 8 then advance to the Finals! Next Level Ninja Games (NLNG) is where you’re allowed two falls, but cannot watch anyone else run. Once out of the isolation room, you have 2 minutes to see the course before running. Competitors have a max rest between obstacles of 40 seconds. There are three age groups, youth (12 and under), teen (13-17), and adult (18+). There are also multipliers for completing a string of obstacles. Top 3 or more (they have wildcards) qualify for World Finals.