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GASPARI NUTRITION PRESENTS ? SPARTAN WOD SERIES: WOD #6 20/02/2012 WOD for Monday, February 21th, 2012 ~By James Villepigue CSCS & Hobie Call www.ConquerAnyCourse.com Burst Bout Cardio The following 3 Levels of high-intensity Burst Bout Sessions last between 4-6 minutes in duration. Please do not mistake this short duration for easy exercise, because it is not! As you will notice, as each level advances, the [...] The Death Race Profile Series: Amelia Boone 20/02/2012 by Carrie Adams The alarm goes off shortly after 4:00 AM and Amelia Boone, 28 is off to the gym before an undetermined number of hours at the law firm where she works as an attorney in downtown Chicago.  ?It?s important to make time.? she explains.  ?And I don?t know when else I will get [...] Ode to Sparta: Canadian Spartan 17/02/2012 [Editor's note: We regularly get stories from our Spartans all over the world telling about their Spartan stories.  Everyone has a reason, an inspiration, and we want to share one Canadian's story.] My Canadian Spartan Race by Joshua Styles It all started in Ottawa, Ontario where I participated in my first SR and it was [...] Arizona Hurricane Heat: HH-007 A storm in the desert 16/02/2012 Originally posted in MA Spahtens: http://maspahtens.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/hh-007-a-storm-in-the-desert/ 0530, 11 Feb 2012 Rawhide.  Chandler Arizona.  HH-007 Dispatches from the Storm Front. Arizona, pre-dawn.  The darkened desert stretches for miles and seems to absorb the light from my rental cars headlamps.  The ever expanding darkness is not a comfort.  Coyotes really are howling in the distance, otherwise I [...] Spartan HQ: Where Love Meets the Outdoors 14/02/2012 by Carrie Adams When Shonda Morris, Spartan Regional Manager, took off from the start line of the Jay 50K trail marathon in Vermont in July of 2008, she didn?t know what awaited her at the finish over eight hours later.  The Jay is infamous for river crossings, an ascent of Jay peak, and a healthy [...] Tales From the Chicked: Cornhuskers meet Rawhide 13/02/2012 by Carrie Adams As the Spartan Brand Ambassador and a frequent participant in the Spartan events myself, I?ve been lucky enough to travel all over the country and meet amazing Spartans on the course on race day.  I?ve met extraordinary people in my travels and made friends everywhere I?ve been.  It has made leaving home [...] GASPARI NUTRITION PRESENTS ? SPARTAN WOD SERIES: WOD #5 13/02/2012 WOD for Tuesday, Feb 14th ~By Hobie Call & James Villepigue CSCS www.ConquerAnyCourse.com The Best Of Both Worlds Mid-distance Workout & Progression A mid-distance workout is designed to link your speed and endurance workouts together. I once trained with only speed and endurance workouts. I figured that if my speed was phenomenal, and I had [...] Fittest Box Competition 12/02/2012 Spartan Race has teamed up with Concept 2, LifeAsRx, BodyWrench and several other innovators in the fitness industry, to bring you the “Fittest Box” competition. We are challenging the fittest, toughest, most gnarly, bad-ass group of maniacs in the country to “think outside of the box” and strut your stuff at a Spartan Race near [...] GASPARI NUTRITION PRESENTS ? SPARTAN WOD SERIES: WOD #4 06/02/2012 WOD for Monday, Jan 30th ~By James Villepigue CSCS & Hobie Call www.ConquerAnyCourse.com THE TITLE ? 15 Minute Burst-Bouts Workout OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT: This explosive high-Intensity metabolic resistance training WOD is going to kick your arse into high gear. Just 15 minutes to maximize your time and results! SETS & REPS Max Endurance & Metabolic Overhaul [...] Message from Joe DeSena: The Hurricane Heat 01/02/2012 What?s in Spartan Race DNA? We are a different kind of competitive event. Why do I say that? The Spartan Race series was born from the Death Race and as such, it is meant to emulate life and help us, “the founders“, find extraordinary people that inspire us as well others. Therefore, our job has [...] GASPARI NUTRITION PRESENTS ? SPARTAN WOD SERIES: WOD #3 31/01/2012 ~By James Villepigue CSCS & Hobie Call www.ConquerAnyCourse.com Swim In The Gym! This week?s WOD is a somewhat unique training technique and is recommended for more advanced athletes. If you are a beginner or intermediate athlete with an above level of physical conditioning, please use ultimate caution! Today?s training WOD involves either the use of [...] GASPARI NUTRITION PRESENTS ? SPARTAN WOD SERIES: WOD #2 23/01/2012 ~By Hobie Call & James Villepigue CSCS www.ConquerAnyCourse.com The following workout was designed to help improve your race run time and will greatly help maintain a high output pace. As always, please warm-up by following the warm-up recommendations in the beginning of this week?s WOD and for a more thorough warm-up routine, perform one cycle [...] Spartan Race and Dial® for Men: Time To Get Your Dirt On. We?ll Get it Off ®. 20/01/2012 by Carrie Adams In 2012, Spartan Race is giving you yet another reason to get dirty. We’re excited to announce our rad new sponsor; Dial® for Men. Over the course of the 2012 season, Dial will make it their mission to aid you in your quest for filthy glory. Not to mention, aid in cleaning [...] Tales From the Chicked: Beth Chapin Doblado 19/01/2012 by Carrie Adams We?ve continued to receive inspired stories from our female athletes.  Here is the story of another? Beth Chapin Doblado.  Her story is one that will resonate with many who are venturing out, starting over, and finding hope in and community in Spartan Races. I am running my first Spartan Race in So [...] Spartan Race Agora Grill 19/01/2012 by Carrie Adams With the 2012 Season fast approaching we have an exciting announcement.  At several of the scheduled Spartan Races we?ll have Spartan?s own Agora Grill?s food  in the festival grounds kicking off with the Spartan Temecula race January 28th and 29th.  The Angora grill will feature a healthy menu inspired by the delicious [...] Tales From the Chicked: Ella Anne Kociuba 16/01/2012 by Carrie Adams At Spartan Race HQ we are lucky enough to receive inspiring stories from all over the world of athletes who have faced adversity only to come back stronger and more determined than ever.  I recently received this story about eighteen-year-old Ella Anne Kociuba and I knew her story would inspire.  After a [...] GASPARI NUTRITION PRESENTS ? SPARTAN WOD SERIES: WOD #1 16/01/2012 ~By James Villepigue CSCS & Hobie Call www.ConquerAnyCourse.com Are You Ready To Workout?I Mean Really Ready? Let?s talk a little bit about training cold. For those of you who are not familiar with the term, ?training cold?, it simply means, training without a warm-up and just jumping right into an intense style workout when your [...] Why Do We Spartan? 16/01/2012 by James Horgan Why do we Spartan?  In 1943 Abraham Maslow wrote a paper A Theory of human Motivation. In this he postulated the theory that became Maslow?s hierarchy of needs.  At the bottom you have Physiological and Safety.  In a nutshell.  After the basic human functions are met.  After we are clothed, sheltered and [...] Gaspari Nutrition Presents ? Spartan WOD Series: Meet James Villepigue 15/01/2012 Spartan is excited to be working with our partner Gaspari Nutrition in 2012!  The fine folks at Gaspari Nutrition will be providing samples post-race for all Spartan athletes!  In addition, we?ll be providing a more in depth WOD brought to you by Team Gaspari Athlete and best selling author James Villepigue every Monday in 2012.  [...] Have you Been Spartan Chicked? 12/01/2012 by Carrie Adams Unless you?ve been living under a muddy rock, you?ve heard about all the amazing Spartan chicks that come out and race and kick some major ass!  In 2012, we are taking it up a notch with some help from our amazing partner ZICO Coconut Water.  ZICO will be onsite at several events [...]