Big Obstacle Course...Exercise Help

[Tucker]

So the big race thingy that I was supposed to have last week got postponed because the head dude was sick. So, it's today and we got more info on it and I am nervous

Here is what we must do-(Bunch of supervisors all watching to see if correctly done)

-First the Half Mile Run (already made a thread on that )
-50 Pushups
-50 Sittups
-Push this giant heavy thing back a something amount of yards
-And some surprise thing they won't tell us until we are there

Me and about 30 other girls have signed up for it, and I am determined to win Or atleast get in the top five, cuz you get $$.

It's whoever gets the best times, top 5 times are the winners.

It starts in a few hours, and I wanna know what I should do before it...like gatorade? Should I eat at all? I think carbs help if you are gonna do long distance, but this isn't really long distance. Anything to help so that I can win?

Anything is appreciated

 

[Big Casino]

You dont wanna run on a full stomach and get a stitch

That kinda thing is something you prepare for/ train for way in advance. Nothing you can do a few hours before hand is gunna really help.
Could always take a few energry drinks though to perk yourself up.

 

[Tucker]

Yeah that's what I thought...

I had no idea stitches were caused by full stomachs

 

[Richard B Riddick]

If you play mw3 or fps games, do 20-50 push ups everytime your character is killed. When 20-50 becomes too easy, up it to 100+. Not only will it make you a better gamer due to you not wanting to do more (!@#%'ing) push ups, it'll make that type of exercise much easier.

I used to do push ups whenever Id lose at games. I could do 200+ easily. Not anymore, though. I been slacking. :T

Sit ups are lame, antiquated, and a poor method of training a persons core or abdominal area. As far as I know, there are no pro level athletes who train their abs doing sit-ups due to it having the potential to mess up your back over time.

Google: "sit ups mess up your back" etc. There are studies on it, etc.

AFAIK, the best methods for core / abs are exercise balls, leg lifts, etc.

Things like this that don't strain your back too badly:

Pushing the weighted object with padding (or a sled) is most commonly found in football, wrestling, or other areas training for explosiveness on ones feet, etc.

I don't know anything about that. :T

Good luck!!