Obstacle Dominator

So much in this episode! Beni has a convo with 3 of the best athletes in OCR: Veejay Jones (20 yr old on the Spartan Pro Team, undefeated in 2019), Nikolaj Dam (Denmark athlete, 5th at OCRWC 15K...beating Ryan Atkins btw) and Leon Kofoed (7th at OCRWC 3K). We cover: -Beni breaking his Spartan Race 3 1/2 year fast (losing to Veejay, but beating both the Danes) -Nikolaj's masters in exercise science and how he and Leon are in the US for several weeks to train at altitude and kick American ass in Spartan -Veejay's juicy runners booty and Leon's hand that is the size of his face cause he droppped the Yokahoma tire on it mid race -A first person breakdown of the crazy, 10+ lead changing Spartan Super and Sprint weekend from which all 4 people in the room are still unshowered and nasty from... and much more! Get Connected with Veejay, Nikolaj and Leon! Instagram: @veejay_jones / @nikolajdam_ocr / @leonkofoed_ocr Facebook: Veejay Jones / Nikolaj Dam / Leon Kofoed Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and

Every couple of a years a new dark horse stud muffin makes their way into our growing sport of OCR. In 2018, that was Rebecca Hammond. Collegiate runner turned obstacle racer, Rebecca shocked the field by literally fumbling her way to a 2nd place in a series Spartan Race, taking down the champ of the females, Lindsay Webster in the process. We chat about: -Becca's background and why she's chosen OCR as her home to drop the hammer... -Hunter's obssesion with Zimbabwe and super charged dislike of hippies and "spiritual people." -How Beni is apparently turning into an athletic pothead... ...And much more! Get connected with Rebecca! Instagram: @becchamm Facebook: Rebecca Hammond Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)    

While Hunter is busy doing silly crossfit things at Wodapalooza, sweet sweet Beni met up with Kellie Kauten, who is one of the leading experts on the newest, hottest supplements that is so good, Spartan Race immediately got in the game when it became legal. We're talking about CBD Oil. Listen in to learn about: -How Beni uses CBD oil to increase his weekly volume and yet STILL wake up every day recovered overnight... -Kellie's search for a solution when she was told she'd be in assisted living within 10 years (at age 40) and doctors couldn't help... -Why, though CBD is now fully legal, there are more issues with regulation than ever before... -Why smoking pot gives you nowhere NEAR the amount of health benefits of CBD... ...and much, much more! Get Connected with CBD Wellness-Artistic Organics: www.artisticorganics.com Instagram: @cbdfrisco Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Beni and Hunter (with some baxkground Mack Roesch and Matt Kempson) bring back the most eligible bachelor in OCR: Kirk Dewindt. Front pack elite racer, Kirk got his stab at fame on the TV shows Bachelor, Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad and Bachelor in Paradise...ok, you get it. He's hot and single. Now he gets to be REALLY famous by being on the podcast. They chat about:   -Hunters curly blonde butt-fro and current living state of a perpetual fart hot-box...   -How Beni "poops from his butthole" and refuses to wear shirts...   -Kirks plan to fail 3 obstacles in the upcoming Spartan Series race to model the genuis training of Ryan Woods...   ...and much more!   Get connected: Facebook: Kirk Dewindt Instagram: @kirkdewindtpt   Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

After a holiday hiatus from poodcasting, Hoonter and sweet sweet Beni catch up over an insult-filled reunion conversation while interviewing The King of Obstacles Mack Roesch (pronounced "rush.") They talk about: -How Beni's 101 mile weekly mileage has him looking like a hairy, Israeli squirrel-monster... -Mack's short course goals for the 2019 season... -Hunter's plan to get into the Crossfit Games through battling some Asian dudes... ...and much more! Get connected with Mack: Facebook: Mack Roesch Instagram: @mackroesch Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Hunter and Beni sit down the OG obstacle racer Brakken Kraker. Spartan Stadium series champ, long time obstacle racer and arguably the most well rounded athlete in our sport. We cover: -In DEPTH each person's man grooming habits... -The most ridiculous "workout of the week" story from Beni... -The funniest memories that Brakken and Hunter share from the old wild west days of running through totally unregulated crocodile filled swamps in the name of OCR... ...and much more! Get connected with Brakken: Instagram: @brakkenkraker Facebook: Brakken Kraker Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Beni and Hunter nail down the owner of the OCR World Championship organization, Adrian Bijanada, for an interview about the release of the new 100m OCR World Championship event. They chat about... -The format, purpose and available details of the course...   -What is going on and what to do when certain race companies aren't paying out what they owe for prize money -Hunter's predictions for the Iceland Spartan championships... ...and much more! Get connected with Adrian: Instagram: @adrianbij Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Beni sits down with Matt Mosman and Hoonter (kind of hoonter) to chat supplements. Matt is the CEO (Chief Endurance Officer...so clever) of EndurElite, the new super hot, super sexy, super transparent supplement that is sweeping the OCR podiums. -How his product is so good, the unsponsorable (Ryan Woods) is sponsored by it... -Hoonty needs to get some quality signal... -All the different tricks that supplement companies try and pull over on the consumers to save money on manufacturing... -As well as some tips from the supplement on how to get the most out of your supps... ...and much more! Get connected with Matt: Facebook: Endurelite Instagram: @endurelite https://endurelite.com/ Beyond Macros Nutrition Coaching Hunter has been working with for the last 2 seasons. If your goal is to nail your nutrition to a T to perform your best for upcoming races, go to beyondmacros.com/OCR to learn more and sign up. If you’re interested in 1-on-1 nutrition coaching you can set up an initial call with Matt by emailing coac

Hunter and Beni find Richard Diaz (the running doctor) at a coffee shop in Squaw Valley after the Spartan World Championships and sit down to chat about: -How OCR people are more fit than most average athlete from other sports... -Rich's opinion of the Truform curved treadmills... -How "you can't win if you run like shit"... ...and much more! Get connected with Rich: http://www.naturalrunningcoach.net/ Facebook: Richard Diaz Beyond Macros Nutrition Coaching Hunter has been working with for the last 2 seasons. If your goal is to nail your nutrition to a T to perform your best for upcoming races, go to beyondmacros.com/OCR to learn more and sign up. If you’re interested in 1-on-1 nutrition coaching you can set up an initial call with Matt by emailing coaches@beyondmacros.com Want to be trained personally (online) by Hunter? Email HAOSTraining@gmail.com for rates and details. Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION

Ian Hosek chillaxes with Hunter and Beni in Squaw Valley CA to chat about: -How the owner of Dave's Killer bread is quite the killer... -How you can't interrupt the recording everytime someone farts (yes that's Rose Wetzel who walks by, smells the room and says "ooooh thats terrible!")... -Ian worked for Nike during their Breaking 2:00 marathon attempt and he got a deep inside look at the inner workings of how they choice and trained the athletes for the attempt... ...and much more! Beyond Macros Nutrition Coaching Hunter has been working with for the last 2 seasons. If your goal is to nail your nutrition to a T to perform your best for upcoming races, go to beyondmacros.com/OCR to learn more and sign up. If you’re interested in 1-on-1 nutrition coaching you can set up an initial call with Matt by emailing coaches@beyondmacros.com Want to be trained personally (online) by Hunter? Email HAOSTraining@gmail.com for rates and details. Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your

Hunter and Beni wrangle short-short donning gollum Ryan Woods at the BeetElite party house in Lake Tahoe the day before Spartan World Championships, with a guest appearance from Rose Wetzel and Mack Roesch. They cover: -Ryan's racing kit (or lack thereof)... -Lyndsay Websters epic win at the Tougher Mudder Champs where she stuck around to help the other elite women up Everest (quarter pipe obstacle)... -Rebecca Hammonds hilarious fumble with her first time attempting the tyrolean traverse mid race (yet somehow still getting 2nd and beating Nicole Mericle)... ...and much more! Get connected with Ryan: Facebook: Ryan Woods Instagram: @rjwoodsy Beyond Macros Nutrition Coaching Hunter has been working with for the last 2 seasons. If your goal is to nail your nutrition to a T to perform your best for upcoming races, go to beyondmacros.com/OCR to learn more and sign up. If you’re interested in 1-on-1 nutrition coaching you can set up an initial call with Matt by emailing coaches@beyondmacros.com Want to be trained

Beni, Ben and Hunter...a trio never before recorded together. This is a great when where they range all over diferent topics and get three different points of view on things like... -how the commitment of marriage is supposed to work when people are constantly changing... -where the podcast has gone... -Sheep testicles (of COURSE. Ben IS the guest afterall)... ...and much more! Yes there's background noise in this one and we apologize! But as Hunter says, "Don't be a pussy." Get connected with Ben: Facebook: Ben Greenfield Instagram: @bengreenfieldfitness Beyond Macros Nutrition Coaching Hunter has been working with for the last 2 seasons. If your goal is to nail your nutrition to a T to perform your best for upcoming races, go to beyondmacros.com/OCR to learn more and sign up. If you’re interested in 1-on-1 nutrition coaching you can set up an initial call with Matt by emailing coaches@beyondmacros.com Want to be trained personally (online) by Hunter? Email HAOSTraining@gmail.com for rates and details. Quest

Beni and Hunter speak with Paul Koczera, the Director of Education and Training at Trueform Running, about the crazy challenge Jo Desena put on Isaiah Vidal moments before he was going to race Spartan World Champs: -How 4 athletes commited to run in cargo containers in complete darkness with no feedback on Trueform treadmills for 24 hours... -Jo Desena's offer to buy Isaiah a car if he could run the farthest out of the 4... -Hunters hooliganary with stealing dildos... ...and much more! Learn more: Instagram: @trueformrunning Facebook: TrueForm Running Want to be trained personally (online) by Hunter? Email HAOSTraining@gmail.com for rates and details. Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Beni and Hunter nailed down an interview with the famous BROCR boys Bill and Jacob while in Tahoe. Hear about: -A whole lot of nothing... -The Whoop strap and how hunter thinks tracking bio signals is dorky... -Sexy talk about aerobic foundations... ...And much more! Get connected with BROCR: Facebook: BROCR Instagram: @BROCRMedia Want to be trained personally (online) by Hunter? Email HAOSTraining@gmail.com for rates and details. Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Beni and Hunter chat with Jack Bauer, the inventor of the new Spartan Ranking system that was released by Yancycamp.com. We get into the nitty gritty:   -What makes the system so accurate...   -Why Hunter was only 6th in Spartan last year when he was a dominant racer...   -Many ways that this system will work to change the sport...   ...and much more!   Get connected with Jack/Check out the ranking system:   Facebook: Jack Bauer Instagram: jack_bauer_ocr http://www.yancycamp.com/spartan-race-rankings/   Beyond Macros Nutrition Coaching: Hunter has been working with Matt of Beyond Macros for the last 2 seasons for nailing down his diet. If your goal is to nail your nutrition to a T to perform your best for upcoming races, go to beyondmacros.com/OCR to learn more and sign up. If you’re interested in 1-on-1 nutrition coaching you can set up an initial call with Matt by emailing coaches@beyondmacros.com   Want to be trained personally (online) by Hunter? Email HAOSTraining@gmail.com for rates and details. Qu

  We all saw the post that Hunter made aggresively calling Robert killian a cheater on Instagram. The ensuing chaos that followed was so negative that Hunter, the king of trash talk and strong opinions, deleted his post and decided to chat with Robert man to man.    Listen in to discover:   -Does Hunter say sorry, or does he double down on his accusations?   -Roberts reaction to the whole incident...   -The choice words that Roberts wife had for Hunter when she confronted him at the Spartan World championships...   ...and much more!   Beyond Macros Nutrition Coaching Hunter has been working with for the last 2 seasons. If your goal is to nail your nutrition to a T to perform your best for upcoming races, go to beyondmacros.com/OCR to learn more and sign up. If you're interested in 1-on-1 nutrition coaching you can set up an initial call with Matt by emailing coaches@beyondmacros.com Want to be trained personally (online) by Hunter? Email HAOSTraining@gmail.com   Get connected with Robert: Facebook: Robert

Beni and Hunter sit down with premier OCR coach Yancy Culp to talk about pre-race predictions for Spartan World Championships, plans for the epic case race party, and much more: -Big news from the Alpha Warrior race series as well as the release of a NEW ranking system for Spartan... -How surviving cancer changed Yancy's perspective on nutrition and life... -Nutrition advice from his wife Amy Culp (the head nutritionist of the Texas Longhorns)... ...and much more! Get connected with Yancy: Facebook: Yancy Culp Instagram: @yancyculp @yancyculpofficial Beyond Macros Nutrition Coaching is the company that we have chosen to help us prepare for big races. Hunter has been working with founder Matt Walrath for the last 2 seasons and you can hear more from him on episode 30. They offer OCR specific 1-on-1 coaching, as well as an online coaching program. If your goal is to perform your best for upcoming races, or to maximize your training going into next season go to beyondmacros.com/OCR to learn more and sign up. If

While Hunter is off busy in New York picking gum off the street with his mouth, Beni called up newcomer and UP and comer Kris Rugloski to chat about her dominance in the sport so far. Hear about: -Kris's goal to be unbeatable in the great country of Texas in 2019 (that's right, that means you Alex Walker)... -How she plans to win both the 3k AND the 15k OCRWC in 2020 (something only ever done by Jon Albon)... -A catch up on Beni's tour of the US's eastern National parks... ...and much more! Get connected with Kris: Facebook: Kris Rugloski Instagram: @krisrugloski Check out Grit Fitness Facebook:@gritfitnesstx Instagram: @gritfitnessocr Want to be trained personally (online) by Hunter? Email HAOSTraining@gmail.com. Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Matt Walrath is such a wealth of easily applicable knowledge on nutrition that we just had to have him back on the show for a long episode. We dive into the nitty gritty deets of nutrition for different types of athletes, as well as lots more: -Mixing carbs with protein preworkout makes carbs more bioavailable... -Hunter rethinks leaving OCR with the release of the Crossfit "news" (really rumours at this point) about the elimination of regionals... -Fantastic advice from Matt to Beni about his "poopy pants" race and workout issues... ...and much more! Get connected with Matt: Beyond Macros website: https://bit.ly/2wveVt5 Instagram: @groceryninja Facebook: Matt Walrath Want to be trained personally (online) by Hunter? Email HAOStraining@gmail.com Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Hailing from high in the clouds in Lake Tahoe, big hoont and Coach Kyle (aka coachtmud, mudder tarresa, theodore-mud-money, coach honeysuckle etc) ring up sweet sweet Beni to recap "Coach's Camp" where Hunter and Kyle spent the past week dirtbiking up mountain slopes, paddle boarding in the icy blue lake, slalom skiing and several other awesome activities. -What it's like to live in the same house for 40 years in one of the outdoor adventure playgrounds of America; Lake Tahoe... -How Coach Kyle was able to complete the "pipe challenge" when Hunter couldn't... -What put Kyle in the role he is today as the awesome Coach Mudd of Tough Mudder... ...and much more! Want to be trained personally (online) by Hunter? Email HAOStraining@gmail.com Get connected with Coach Kyle: Instagram: @coachtmud Facebook: Kyle Railton (Coach) Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)