- Spartan Race Training
Some of you may have seen some recent discussion over at the forum on The Spartan:
http://worldfitnessnetwork.com/forum/goals-and-motivation/spartan-race/
This is one of those intense “races with obstacles”. Cameron is doing one this month in SC and I’m doing one in August in VT. The obstacles might be any variation of:
- fire pits
- 8 foot walls
- mud pits
- log carries
- ponds
- gladiators
- barbed wire crawl-unders
- etc.
I’ve got a team of 5 of us for the VT and each person is in different shape. For example, one guy is strong as an ox but little running endurance whereas another guy has no problem with distance running but needs to work on upper body strength.
Our VT race is 12 miles. So clearly endurance and strength are both needed.
So the question arises: how to train for this?
I’m going to be posting our training plans, in draft form and then in refined form, because I think WorldFitnessNetwork readers can learn from this even if you have no desire to do a Spartan race. While these races gear a little more towards endurance, the strength and power components are there too.
My biggest concern is that I am nearing completion of a fat-burn phase I had planned, and was about to enter into a hypertrophy phase. But training for this will change that a bit. But I need to make sure I do not lose any muscle while training.
I’ll post the training plans in a couple days but in the mean time, any questions?
Join the forum discussion on this article, or comment below.
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Tags: spartan
June 9th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
I’ll post mine when I get the chance too….
June 9th, 2011 at 10:20 pm
FYI, Rudy and myself have registered. Our team name is “First Time Virgins,” if anyone wants to join us. Our race time is 10:00am.
June 10th, 2011 at 5:45 am
Our VT team is TRI Federation (I’ll explain the name farther down the line). If anyone wants to do it in VT, I’ve got $10 off coupons.
June 10th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
How come I didnt get any coupons… T__T
June 10th, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Love you Cameron, but my coupons are only for the VT event (“The Beast”).
June 10th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
O.o I have another secret admirer…. yay!!! :D Looks like I won’t be alone forever anymore.
June 11th, 2011 at 7:03 am
ha!
July 4th, 2011 at 10:48 pm
The Spartan Sprint held in Georgia was a blast. I had been running and felt pretty good about my training up to the event. You are correct. It will test your strength as well. I saw many suffer on the bucket carry. A bucket full of dirt is a good deal to some.
January 19th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Anyone looking to compete, not just complete a Spartan or obstacle course race should check out http://www.racedaydomination.com
This program was created specifically for obstacle athletes looking to DOMINATE their next event.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:22 pm
i recently found about the spartan race and i want to train so that i may be able to expreience it hands on. You must understand that i am a beginner that is motivated and is willing to dedicate herself to get to that point where i can make it to the spartan race i need help training can you please let me know how to get started. i have so many people that are negative and not supportive. But i will prove them wrong!
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:33 am
Fantastic Brenda! Are you doing a spartan Sprint? or Super? or Beast? And what has your training been like in the past year and the past month? When is your race? What is your approximate height and weight? With that info, I can give you a few pointers.