After Seven Thankless Seasons, We Finally Have Our 'American Ninja Warrior'

Isaac Caldiero, a previous participant in the physically taxing challenge, secured the title after slaying the final obstacle course.

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In case you missed the NBC-issued memo, American ninja warrioring is definitely a sport, and you're definitely not in good enough shape to participate. The sport, which mainly relegates its existence to the NBC event seriesAmerican Ninja Warrior, is a notoriously difficult battle against the self to the inspirational tune of a $1 million prize.

Monday's season finale managed to make history twice, with the successful completion of the notoriously ridiculous endurance course being achieved by both Isaac Caldiero and Geoff Britten​. However, as with all instances of ninja warrioring, there can only be one true victor:

Though both Caldiero and Britten managed to finish the course, Caldiero bested Britten's time by a narrow 3.6 seconds. To put the difficulty of this feat into proper perspective, the fourth and final stage of the course consists of a 75-foot rope climb that sounds (and also looks) downright impossible. 

In closing, go to the gym.

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