Basic Training

Objective: One of the most frequently played events, players navigated a seven-station obstacle course one at a time. To prevent making strategies based on his or her performance, opposing players were not allowed to watch contestants run the course before their turn. Players had to complete each obstacle before moving on to the next one (any missed obstacle resulted in a disqualification). The player who cleared the course in the fastest time won. In the event of a false start, players would be allowed to start the course over once, but then a second false start meant a disqualification. The obstacles, which varied every time the event was played, included one from each of the following stations:
 * Obstacle 1
 * Elastic Jungle – A jungle gym filled with elastic bands through which players had to walk or crawl.
 * Tire Crawl – A set of hanging tires that the players had to jump into and crawl through.
 * Cargo Net – A rope ladder that players climbed up to an elevated platform.
 * Slingshot – An inflatable slide that the players had to slide or jump down from.
 * Wall Climb – A vertical wall with a rope with which the players could use to help themselves climb.
 * Obstacle 2
 * Monkey Bridge – A chain-linked tightrope that players walked across to get to the next platform.
 * Pyramid – A set of barrels stacked in a pyramid fashion, which the players had to climb over.
 * Wall Climb
 * Obstacle 3
 * Slingshot
 * Cargo Net
 * Fire Pole – Players grabbed onto this obstacle and slid it down to the ground.
 * Wall Climb
 * Monkey Bridge
 * Obstacle 4
 * Elastic Jungle
 * Tarzan Swing – A simple rope swing across the pit to the third obstacle on the next platform.
 * Fire Pole
 * Tire Crawl
 * Slide for Life – A 20-foot zip-line ride halfway across the gym and onto a cushion in front of the fifth obstacle.
 * Obstacle 5
 * Cargo Net
 * Fire Pole
 * Wall Climb
 * Tire Crawl
 * Obstacle 6
 * Tarzan Swing
 * Wall Climb
 * Monkey Bridge
 * Cargo Net
 * Obstacle 7
 * Landing Pad – Players jumped off the platform into an air bag with a bulls-eye target.
 * Pool Slide – A tubular slide that players had to slide down head first to land in the Global GUTS pool. A camera was added onto the slide to give the home viewers a 1st person view from the bottom of the slide.