Obstacle Dominator

Hunter and Beni interview OCR industry expert, mega-media presence and fellow OCR podcast host, Matt B. Davis. We talk about: -Matt's past work as a production assistant working with Gary Busey and Quentin Tarantino... -How Matt believes OCR is still the wild west of un-predictability as far as industry and sport stability goes... -Hunter shares BREAKING NEWS that, the most loved OCR TV show, Steve Austins Broken Skull Challenge is... Listen in to hear the breaking news and much more! Get Connected with Matt: Facebook: Matt B. Davis Instagram: @mattbdavis Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Ben Greenfield, Hunter McIntyre & Jacob Heppner get down to the nitty gritty in Sacremento! In this episode, you'll discover: - Similarities between cross-fit and OCR... - Tips to succeeding in cleans... - The hardest part of the Sacremento course... - What's up next for Ben, racing-wise... - How to train to do the splits... - Their best workouts of the week... - And much more! Connect with Jacob: @jheppner66 Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Oh Caaanada! We've brought multiple time world champion Lindsay Webster on the show to pick her brain. Whatcha think aboot that, eh?   Discover:   - the key behind Lindsay's explosive yet consistent rise to the top of the field in OCR...   - how she came back to win an NBC series Spartan Race even after having her hair stuck in the barbed wire for over 3 minutes...   - what it's like to be married to an equally dominant counterpart in the same sport, and a dark secret about the couples' famous dog Suunto you didn't know...   Get connected with Lindsay: Facebook: Lindsay Webster Instagram: @lindsaydawnwebster   Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Today we wrangled the Godfather of OCR into a call: THE Call, Hobie. See what we did there?   You'll hear about:   -Hobie's top nutrition tips and his unique training style...   -Whether he feels he made the right decision to retire or not, and how he's dealing with retired life...   -The never before heard hilarious story of Hobie and Hunter's battle for the early Spartan World champs...   -And much more!   Resources/get connected with Hobie: Facebook: Hobie Call Instagram: @callhobie    

Hunter and Beni snagged Spartan Pro Team member and probably the most improved athlete of 2017, Alyssa Hawley! They discuss: -The gym her and her Dad are running together...   -Alyssa's experience on Steve Austins Broken Skull Challenge...   -The races she plans to dominate for 2018, and WHY so few Spartan Pro team athletes don't seem to ever branch out from Spartan...   -And much more! Resources/get connected with Alyssa:   Facebook: Alyssa Hawley Instagram: @christian.warrior14 Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Welcome to Season Two of Obstacle Dominator, featuring Beni Gifford as co-host! Hunter and Beni snagged the eligible Kirk Dewindt to chat about his experience on the Bachelorette TV show (and a couple other Bachelor spin-off shows) and how he went from wooing Carli on TV, to placing 5th at the US OCR Champs in 2017. Also discover:   -How watching Robert Killian win the Spartan Race World Champs on NBC inspired Kirk to lace up and sign up...   -The type of training Kirk is doing to get ready to throw down in the US Spartan Series in 2018...   -What it takes to get selected for dating shows like The Batchelorette, Batchelor Pad and Batchelor in Paradise...   -And much more!   Resources/get connected with Kirk: http://kirk-dewindt.com 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)  

Welcome to Season Two of Obstacle Dominator, featuring Beni Gifford as co-host! On today's episode, Hunter and Beni interview Yancy Culp, about his connection to the new sponsor of Spartan Race and what it means for the sport, how cancer made him start "racing happy," and more. -Hunters secret morning mind prep practice that involves hanging upside down while bleeding from his nose... -The mindset Yancy teaches his kids every day...     -The live scoreboard for the 50lb powersystems slam ball challenge that you can post your score on to see how you stack up...   Connect with or follow Yancy: Facebook: @Yancycamp   Instagram: @YancyCulp Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Welcome to Season Two of Obstacle Dominator, featuring Beni Gifford as co-host! On today's episode, Hunter and Beni interview Mack Roesch, who made nearly 100k from obstacle racing last year, and is aptly nicknamed "the Mack Truck." Mack Roesch is 215 lbs of 4% body fat shredded colby beef, and they get to talking about: -How all 3 of the people on this episode have competed on the Skullbuster of Steve Austins Broken Skull Challenge, Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge AND were top 10 finalists in Tough Mudder X... -How getting smashed to the point of crying over and over in pee-wee football turned him into the psycho competitor he is today... -Mack's favorite way to workout to stay jacked like a sweating onion yet insanely fast on the course... Connect with or follow Mack Roesch: Facebook: Mack Roesch Instagram: @MackRoesch Resources/products mentioned during this episode: https://caterpylaces.com Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skor

Rose interviews OCR athletes Rea Kolbl and Alyssa Hawley. Tune in to get up close and personal, and learn some new training tips! In this episode, you'll discover! -Tips for training pre-Spartan World Championship... -Alyssa's views on faith, sexuality and love... -Rea's tools for staying motivated and organized as an athelete and PhD student at Stanford... -All the nitty-gritty details of the Rea-Alyssa bet that involved the Hawaiian Trifecta and spicy food that hurts... -Rose offers her own challenge to the two of them. (It may or may not involve the loser drinking breast milk!) -And much more! Links from this episode: Spartan World Championship Weekend 2017 Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Hunter interviews OCR athletes Beni Gifford and Matt B. Davis. Tune in for an animated discussion on Tough Mudder X! In this episode, you'll discover! -What TMX presents for the sport of OCR... -Has this addition of TMX made Tough Mudder the company to watch in 2018... -Should there be any concerns with judging... -Are there any predictions to who may win TMX... -What is the future for OCR? -And much more! Links from this episode: What is TMX? Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Author and content-creator, Margaret Schlachter talks about her take on how to have a successful career in the OCR industry.  In this episode, you'll discover! -How Margaret balances writing, coaching, adventure and racing... -Margaret's current focuses in OCR... -How Margaret's ideas about competing have changed as OCR has evolved over time... -Rose and Margaret get into the details of Survival Run Nicaragua... -And much more! Links from this episode: Mud Run Guide Dirt In Your Skirt Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)

Hunter McIntyre chats with cross fit coach Alex Margolin about the best ways to train, and how exercise has evolved over the last 30 years. In this episode you'll discover! -How both genetics and coaching play a role in athleticism... -How over time there has been a decrease in drug use in sports ... -What traits does Alex look for in an athlete... -What Hunter did to get the most out of his training camp... -What are Alex's favorite tools for training... -And much more! Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)

Ben Greenfield and Rose Wetzel chat with Spartan Pro Athlete Yancy Culp about his journey through chemotherapy, cancer, maintaining his fitness, health and sanity, and beyond! You'll discover: -How Yancy battled cancer, and his top tactics to maintain fitness through chemotherapy... -What Yancy ate to keep himself going through all the treatments... -How to truly appreciate life without waiting for something like cancer to make us realize how lucky we are... -How to safely determine one's ideal "race weight"... -USAOCR and how OCR just got one step closer to getting into the Olympics... -And much more! Resource mentioned during this episode: The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Nourishing, Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and Recovery Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)  

Hunter McIntyre and Rose Wetzel chat with Spartan Pro Athlete Ryan Kent, and answer questions from Obstacle Dominator Podcast listeners. In this episode, you'll learn... -Tips for training and recovery... -Quality vs. Quantity when it comes to OCR training and racing... -What to expect at Broken Skull Ranch 2017... -Ryan's Three Biggest Tips for training and diet... -And much more! Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)

In this episode, Hunter interviews Tough Mudder Coach, Kyle Railton, A.K.A. Coach T. Mud. In this episode, you learn... -How Coach T. Mud first got involved with Tough Mudder... -How Kyle came to launch a side business called Mudslingers Drywall... -Coach T. Mud's perspective on the best ways to prepare for a Tough Mudder... -What Coach T. Mud finds unique about the OCR Community... -How Coach T. Mud encourages people to try a Tough Mudder... -What is Coach T. Mud's favorite workout and favorite exercise... - And much more! Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)

In this episode, Rose Wetzal and Hunter McIntyre interview Phoebe Wright, elite 800m Track & Field athlete. In this episode, you learn... -How to deal with not making the Olympics... -The importance of having interests outside of competing... -How to embrace proper eating and maintain a healthy weight... -The complexities of eating disorders... -Why the 800m is a challenging race... -The best way to train for the 800m... -Is Phoebe planning to race OCR... -How negativity impacts outcome... -And much more! Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)

In this episode, Hunter McIntyre interviews Richard Diaz, one of the leading specialists in Running, Gait Analysis and VO2 Max, who trains elite athletes from around the globe. In this episode, Hunter and Richard discuss... -Who is Rich Diaz and how did he get his start in athletics... -How Richard became a world famous running and conditioning coach... -What Richard has learned in 30 years of testing athletes... -Richard's favorite workout for developing an OCR athlete... -Why feet and ground connectivity is so important to performance...   -And much more! Resources from this episode: - Diaz Human Performance - Natural Running Network Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now... [audio src="http://traffic.libsyn.com/obstacledominator/ObstacleDominator69.mp3"]  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)

In this episode, Ben Greenfield interviews Trever Niestrath, the national champion for the crazy bowhunting obstacle course racing competition known as "TrainToHunt". -How Trever makes and eats healthy peanut butter... -The way that Trever prepares himself for 3-5 hours of shooting in the mountains... -Trever's training protocol for hauling 100 pounds of weight straight up the side of a mountain... -The best backpack to use for TrainToHunt competitions... -How Trever hauls hay around as part of his training... -The "MMA-style" functional training workouts that Trever does... -Trever's technique for getting his heart rate down before he shoots... -What kind of special diet Trever eats... -Trever's best hunting story from this year... -And much more! Resources from this episode: -Maranatha peanut butter -The new Obstacle Dominator 2.0 program -TrainToHunt.com obstacle course racing for hunters Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now... [audio src="http://tra

In this episode, Ben Greenfield and Hunter McIntyre have a crazy wine-fueled discussion, and dive into... -Hunter and Ben's workout of the week... -How Hunter has been training for the World's Toughest Mudder... -Hunter's full clothing kit for World's Toughest Mudder... -Ben's experimentation with fascia stretching for off-season health... -Justin's question about whether you should combine strength and aerobic in the off-season, or just focus purely on strength... -Jono's question about the best way to train for elevation when you can't get to race early...   -Hunter and Ben's best tips for approaching an obstacle when you have "options"... -And much more! Resources from this episode: -The new Obstacle Dominator 2.0 program -ELDOA training method -The pulse oximeter blood oxygen monitor -Biotropic labs blend of chlorophyll, echinacea, beet, liver and cordyceps (use 20% coupon code "ben"). -Obstacle course video for military pentathlon in the Brazilian Army Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below,

In this episode, Ben Greenfield and Hunter McIntyre are joined by a super-secret special guest, and delve into... -Hunter and Ben's top workouts of the week, and why Hunter swears by "machete hikes"... -Why Hunter kicked the apehanger bell at Spartan World Championships... -Ben's 1-2-3 combo of Frogskins, chia seeds and a training keg for beating the Ultrabeast... -How Hunter changed his training this year, and his new secret weapon he drags around... -What exactly happens at Richard Diaz's secret "running lab"... -The new Spartan doping and drug testing policies, and the top 6 supplements that won't get you in trouble for doping... -The new Obstacle Dominator 2.0 revealed... -And much more! Resources from this episode: -The new Obstacle Dominator 2.0 program -E3Grips -BPC-157 article by Ben Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now... [audio src="http://traffic.libsyn.com/obstacledominator/ObstacleDominator66.mp3"]  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION