GASPARI NUTRITION PRESENTS – SPARTAN WOD SERIES: WOD #6
Posted on February 20, 2012 - by: admin
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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 [...]
Ode to Sparta: Canadian Spartan
Posted on February 17, 2012 - by: admin
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[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
Posted on February 16, 2012 - by: carrie
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
Posted on February 14, 2012 - by: carrie
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
Posted on February 13, 2012 - by: carrie
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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
Posted on February 13, 2012 - by: admin
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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
Posted on February 12, 2012 - by: carrie
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
Posted on February 06, 2012 - by: carrie
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
Posted on February 01, 2012 - by: carrie
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 [...]