South Florida native, Penelope Garcia, is a fierce 9-year-old American Ninja Warrior in the making - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

I Tried to Train for American Ninja Warrior - Washingtonian

Austin Baron, from Ashburn, during a Ninja Warrior workout at a gym in Lorton. “Ask me how many pull-ups I can do,” I said to Austin Baron, a 19-year old competitor on the current season of American Ninja Warrior.  “How many?” he asked. “Zero.” This was going to be a problem. I was at Baron’s ninja gym—Vertex Labs Academy, a low-slung warehouse space in a Lorton industrial park—where he’d set up an obstacle course, a baby version of the ones on …

South Florida native, Penelope Garcia, is a fierce 9-year-old American Ninja Warrior in the making - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

South Florida native 9-year-old Penelope Garcia is making her national debut, climbing, jumping, and tackling one of the toughest courses on American Ninja Warrior. She’s a fierce ninja-in-the-making from Pembroke Pines. “Before I started ninja, I could barely even do one pull-up,” she said. Just recently, Penelope took on several hundred kids from around the world at the Ultimate Ninja Athletic Association World Championship in Texas. “You know…