“In America, we believe traditional sports are the height of athleticism,” Akbar Gbajabiamila says. “I can tell you, there’s not a player in the NFL who can do what these ninjas are doing.”
The place is hard to find. You must drive into the mountains above Santa Cruz, following a road that turns from asphalt to dirt, then park at the top of a rise and look for a path whose entrance is deliberately concealed by brush.
Contestants take a break from workouts in Scotts Valley, Calif. From left: Sean Bryan, David Campbell, Jessie Graff, Verdale Benson and Brian Kretsch. “I call it the joy of finding your limits,” Graff says. “Of hanging onto an obstacle until everything is trembling and still refusing to let go.”The idea came from Japan, from a game show called “Sasuke” that debuted in the late 1990s with a mammoth course dubbed “Mt. Midoriyama.” Arthur Smith heard about it from a friend.For ‘American Ninja Warriors,’ the course is a common enemy, drawing them together and compelling them to train year-round.
Then, Kretsch worked at a door company that went out of business. Built tall and lanky, a swimmer and soccer player in his youth, he stumbled upon the show by chance.Campbell tells a similar story. His house had burned down and he was staying with his brother, who had cable. He says: “There was a void in my life.”None of the early contestants guessed “American Ninja Warrior” would become a network success, picked up by NBC where it is now a staple of the summer lineup.
Camaraderie has helped all of them improve at training and figuring out obstacles, which has forced producers to adjust. Contestants share a celebratory fist-bump after running a homemade obstacle course set up in the forest of Scotts Valley, Calif. Gymnasts such as the “Papal Ninja” -- his real name is Sean Bryan -- do well because they know how to jump off trampolines and control their bodies in mid-air. Rock climbing, which requires length and strong hands, has produced the two most successful competitors.
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