Spartan UP: Rope Climb technique
Still struggling to get through the rope climb obstacle? Watch the video for some tips and techniques. Improve your grip strength and you’ll be half way to the top! Otherwise, it’s #burpeesforbreakfast with the other 58% Spartans. Skills needed: Agile…
3 ways to strengthen your Spartan spine and avoid back pain
Lower back pain can make everyday mobility as challenging as a Spartan Beast and bring formal physical exercise to a screeching halt. When training for a Spartan Race, we prepare for the expected and unknown challenges on the race…
Justin Falls – the first quadriplegic to earn coveted Spartan TRIFECTA
In November 2015, Justin Falls became the first quadriplegic to earn the coveted Spartan TRIFECTA. Who is Justin Falls? Nine years ago, just two months into his freshman year of college, Justin woke up in the hospital ICU. He learned…
Spartan Awards: MVP and Rookie of the Year
For guts, gold and glory, these mere mortals have levelled up into Spartans through their passion for Obstacle Racing. Over the course of a racing season, we see athletes peak and fall. Some power through great stretches, only to meet bitter…
Santa Claus Spartans for Christmas
Help! Santa Claus has caught the Spartan fever and challenges you to a workout he knows best. Just for fun, Merry Christmas everyone 🙂
Spartans strengthen up with The Wrestler
“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, in so far as it stands ready against the accidental and the unforeseen, and is not apt to fall.” – Marcus Aurelius This workout is designed to have you ready…
Spartan Joe Forney: How “The Tortoise” keeps moving
Like many people, Joe Forney is welcoming his 60th birthday with open arms. The difference between him and most other people his age is that this year, he collected 15 Trifectas. Why would a man who is literally twice the…
How to skewer the Spear Thrown in Spartan Race?
The spear-throw is the most disheartening Spartan obstacle we know. How could such a lightweight piece of wood drag more people to the ground panting in push-up position than any other obstacle? SGX Coach Todd M. Cambio, CSCS, shares insights that will turn you into…
Improve your run to be a better Spartan
The Long Trail Run “That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Go for a run – 20 minutes…
Metabolic Conditioning for Spartans
Metabolic Conditioning 1.0 “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Warm-up 75 jumping jacks (Zone 1-3) Jog 5-10 minutes (Zone 3-4) Dynamic warm-up – 3 moves at 25…
