This week’s edition of Crashing the Course brought us to the Daytona American Ninja Warrior course. Host Alex Weber checked out the new third obstacle, the Wingnuts.
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The Wingnuts require the Ninjas to make three lateral laches on tiny grip ledges to get past the obstacle.
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Before he tried out the Wingnuts himself, Alex called in Ninja Warrior Jake Murray for some advice.
This brought us to our... (drumroll please)
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Jake Murray took Alex through a hand and arm warm up to get his grip ready for those big leaps. Say it with us: Tiger, crane, snail, monkey.
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Once they were feeling loose and ready, Jake went first. He loves the feeling of flying and totally enjoyed the obstacle.
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Then it was Alex’s turn. He made it to the second Wingnut but was looking a little out of control. Could he make the third move?
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