Wall of fatigue

Characteristic forms: wall tricks, self-assessment
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Objective

Assess one's limit at vertical wallruns while at rest and when fatigued.

Organisation

⌛Duration: 15min

👥Participants: group

⚙️️Equipment: wall(s) with varying heights

Description

The participants train their wall runs with walls of varying heights. The goal is to identify the height they can clear 100% of the time.

Do a short running course with or without obstacles, and then immediately attempt the wall run without taking a break. Have the participants assessed correctly their capacities ?

Variations

➖/➕Vary the distance and intensity of the run to change the level of fatigue.

➖Leave a 30s break before attempting the wall run.

➕Integrate the wall run in the circuit. How many laps can the participants complete before the chose wall run becomes impossible ?

Notes

The participants should realize quite quickly that a wall run is an exceptionally tiring move. You can show them that during a chase, attempting a wall run is probably not a good idea !

This training form is only recommended for advanced practitioners. Keep a close eye on fatigue levels, there is no for complete exhaustion for this form to be effective, and this will reduce the risk of injury.

Prerequisites

  1. Vertical wallrun
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