Burpee Nation

What's better than a local OCR race? THREE local OCR races! We speak with Josh March (@joshmarch_ocrdad), owner and coach at emPOWERed Training Systems and Obstacle Barn. Hear why he started emPOWERed and created a local obstacle race in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. And they're returning with three total races for 2021. Find out what sets these races apart from other local races and how you can earn a special medal for completing all three.

Visit www.empowertrainingsystems.com to learn more about their training and click here to sign up for any or all three of their races!

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Let's get Savage! Adam and Lindsey are joined by Eric Lau (@eric__lau) to recap Savage's Maryland Spring race. Hear how the course differed between Pro and open waves and what it was like to finally have a race festival again! Plus, we discuss our favorite and least favorite parts of the race, along with what we found most challenging. Stick around for the end where we give a few ratings to let you know if Savage Maryland should be on your race calendar.

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Faith Cooke (@faithinpink) joins the podcast and, let us tell you, it was a blast! We cover everything from weightlifting to CrossFit. She also tells us some great stories from her time on the Spartan Games and if she would return to a 2021 Games. Faith also talks about her programs at Faith in Pink (www.faithinpink.com) and how you can get involved! Definitely an episode you don't want to miss.

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Rebecca Hammond (@becchamm) took 2nd place at the 2021 US Hyrox Invitational, and she almost wasn't invited! Adam & Lindsey chat with Rebecca about the competition and why it's her new favorite way to race. Also hear a little behind-the-scenes info about CBS' Million Dollar Mile, where she's continuing her career, and much more.

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Time to talk some CrossFit! We're joined by USAW L1 Coach, CL1 trainer and CF Gymnastics certified coach Gina Sciabarassi (@gina_sciabarassi). Included in our discussion is the CrossFit Open workouts, some of CrossFit's fundamentals and progressing through some of the more challenging movements. Gina also talks about the amazing Resurgence class, a recovery-based free CrossFit class at CrossFit Pottstown.

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We are joined by RRCA Certified Run Coach Stacey Gross (@s__gross) to chat about - you guessed it - running! Stacey talks about her roughest race experience, how she keeps her mind busy for a 14-mile (!) treadmill run, plus hear all about her run coaching and programming for athletes of every level.

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We chat with two of the winners from this weekend's Spartan Race in Charlotte, North Carolina: Brian Gowiski (@bgowiski) & Miranda Kielpinski (@mirandaocrsurf).

Brian recaps the race, how he's able to run back to back races at a high level, plus his view on obstacles and other venues.

Miranda gives advice for those who are thinking about going competitive and talks about her surfing background. Also find out which obstacle she says caught her off-guard at the race and whether she prefers mandatory obstacle completion or burpees.

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What are the two most important parts of OCR? On this episode, we breakdown the building blocks of OCR training. Hear from our experiences, what we've learned along the way, and avoid some OCR mistakes. You could even find some inspiration as we share various ways to get creative in your workouts.

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We're joined by good friend Eric Lau (@eric__lau) as he takes us through a few smaller trail and obstacle races in Rhode Island, F.I.T. Challenge and BoldrDash. Join us as we chat about the terrain, obstacle difficulty, race goodies and more.

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We discuss different ways to create your very own home gym, no matter how much space you have. With input from a few friends, this episode will help you start your at-home training or help expand what you already have!

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