Welcome to METCON1 !!

Welcome to METCON1 - The Ultimate Indoor Obstacle Course!

Here you will find an obstacle course derived from the greatest obstacle courses of the World - notably the SASUKE (aka Ninja Warrior) O-course in Japan. You will also find elements you would find in an urban setting – overcome them in the most quick, efficient and fluid manner as possible.

This is no ordinary O-course - some challenges are very demanding, others require a high degree of mental focus and concentration while others involve a well developed sense of balance. Develop your Power, Speed and Agility on the course.

The course in itself is a puzzle – variables abound and a sense of spatial awareness is helpful.

You don't need to be an elite athlete in order to participate – most obstacles are scalable such that everyone can successfully navigate the course.

Check it out, if you are interested in participating or joining as a member, drop me an email to let me know.

Pre-Opening Promotional Offer

Do you want to be the next AMERICAN NINJA ?

You’ve seen Ninja Warrior, and you saw Colin and Brett make it all the way to represent the US in the Japanese hit show, SASUKE. Now, you can test your strength, agility and endurance at the upcoming Ultimate Indoor Obstacle Course - METCON1

Regular Rates:
Unlimited Monthly Membership $50
Drop-In: $20
Competition fee: $25 each event

(you must be a current member to compete in an organized, timed event)

Pre-Opening Promotional Offer

2 Months Unlimited Membership

2 Competition fees included

Eligibility in future Referral Program
(Limited Offer – Valid for the first 150 signups and offer expires March 31st, 2008)

Discount Pricing set at $100

eMail METCON1@gmail.com to become eligible for the promotional offer and for further details (no obligations)

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Once the promotional period has closed, one person will be selected at random to

WIN their Promotional Offer!!

You will be fully refunded and the winner will be announced on this site.

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NOTICE:

Your monies will be deposited into a designated third party escrow account to be used exclusively to secure your promotional offer.

Preview of Course Layout

Here are the penultimate plans for METCON1 - a conglomeration of challenging obstacles designed to help you become stronger, faster and last longer.

In this rendition, you can see the following:

Septuple Step, Broad Jump, Box Jump with Balance Beam
Salmon Ladder (with decline pipe slider at the top)
Spider Climb (between the walls of the Salmon Ladder)
Peg Board
Cliffhanger
Jumping Bars - 4 feet between level bars
Modified Pipe Slider - transition to orange bar between 2 tracks
Tire Traverse (through or over)
Rope Climb and/or Traverse
Slackline
Box Walk - wheelbarrow walk it or with the "slosh pipe"
Warped Wall

There is also a "station" with which to incorporate the following:
Low and High Underbars
Wall Run
Turn Vault
Speed Vault
Lazy Vault

Although the plans are complete, changes can easily be made.

Here is another chance to win something from METCON1 - post in the comments section your recommendation on how to make this course even better. The the person with the best and most viable option(s) will win a 1 month membership along with a free pass to our monthly competition.

So get thinking and let me know!!

Check Out These Videos

This is a vid of Colin Bell, winner of the G4TV American Ninja Challenge. Sasuke Fall 2007 was one heck of a tough challenge - only two people made it even to Stage 2 and they failed on the second obstacle - the Salmon Ladder. The Salmon Ladder will be one of the obstacles at METCON1!!






And here is the killer Salmon Ladder - Yamada here has only 3% bodyfat and is obviously immensely strong - but still couldn't finish the obstacle. Think you can?






Here is the SEAL BUD/s obstacle course - one of the original tough courses. In real SEAL training, you first get 15 minutes to complete the course, then 13, then 10.5, finally 10 minutes as the phases of training progress. Too bad these aren't open to the general public...

Prototype Salmon Ladder

Some obstacles are obvious in their construction and layout. But the Salmon Ladder is somewhat of a mystery. It's not obvious the rung spacing or the upright distance, nor is the overall height. I had to make one to get into perspective what this would be like. The only limitation that I ran into was the vertical space. Once in the finalized location, the ladder will be significantly taller than this prototype.

Some Raw Materials:

Almost Finished:

Close-up of red oak risers bolted in

Yeah, yeah, I got a lot of cleaning to do, and most of it is already done. I'm also looking for an old mattress to cushion a fall (and they will happen).

The Salmon Ladder is almost complete - It will soon be completely vertical, tied into the ceiling and the floor.

Opening Date

Many of you have been asking, when will you open and where?

We are currently receiving requests for the pre-open promotional offer.

Once we have crossed a set threshold in sold memberships, we will finalize aquisition of a location in Ashburn. Progress will come very quickly from that point.

The anticipated opening for METCON1 is mid-April.

Members Only Referral Program

This is your chance - you won't have to pay to play if you refer friends to METCON1. Here's how:

1: You need to be a current member to qualify.

2: For every 5 non-members you refer, you will earn a free membership for 1 month. Be sure to give your friend your membership number so you can get credit!

3: The people you refer will also benefit - When they present your membership number, they will receive a 20% discount on either their drop-in fee or membership. Once the 5th unique person you referred has been logged, you will be notified of your free month's membership!