Which is worse, bear crawl for 3.3 miles?  Clean & Toss a 75 lbs. sandbag that length?  Or lunge walk the length of Warrior Dash?  In the latest episode Evan talks to OCR athlete and former pro bodybuilder Josh Andrews who has done all those self created challenges to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (https://specialops.org/).  They talk further about crossover points with bodybuilding and Josh's upcoming challenge, a 100 mile run with 2x ChopFit Choppers.
 
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S5E1: Former Pro Bodybuilder Josh Andrews & Very Painful Charity Events

Strength & Speed podcast focuses on Obstacle Course Racing ( OCR ) improvement by pulling in lessons learned from other sports. Hosted by Pro OCR athlete and Army Special Forces veteran Evan Perperis.  

Evan is a NSCA-CPT, the author of 8x books on Obstacles Course Racing, with an undergrad from Johns Hopkins and has a Masters from KU. An accomplished OCR athelte with 95+ OCR podiums including winning the team division at the 24 hour long 2018 World’s Toughest Mudder and 2nd place Pro Coed Team at North American Obstacle Course Racing Championship. 

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Evan "Ultra-OCR" Man Perperis talks about the future of Strength & Speed deep diving a little more into what is OCR?  What is Pammachon Combatives? and what is Orthodox Christianity?  Learn a little outside your normal comfort lane in this episode that explores some of the future of Strength & Speed. 
 
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S8E10: Fitness, Fighting & Faith

2x Ultra-running National Champion and World's Toughest Mudder vet Anthony Kunkel has been news coming out.  In May he is running tryouts to live and train at the "Ultra-House" in Durango Colorado.  Learn about his background in this episode, rise to ultra-running greatness and how he plans on giving back to athletes in the sport.  Great opportunities for athletes in this episode filled with Anthony's unique take on life, training and reaching higher levels of spirituality. 
 
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S8E9: Ultra-House Team Tryout with Ultra-Champion Anthony Kunkel

Lynn Hall from Boldr Dash talks about how her OCR has managed to stay alive and strive since 2011, an impressive feat considering the number of brands that have folded since then.  Lynn talks about what makes her event unique, the challenges they faced and how they continue to adapt.  Plus, she talks with Evan about the New England OCR Expo and why it would be a bad move not to show up...the event pays for itself!
 
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S8E8: Boldr Dash and New England OCR Expo with Lynn Hall

Medusa Edged Weapons Systems and World War II Combatives Instructor Jason Schultz joins Evan to talk about how Combatives training is connected to sports performance.  The two talk about the prison based edged weapons system Medusa as well as some of the unique aspects of Combative systems developed in World War II. 
 
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S8E7: Medusa and WWII Combatives with Jason Schultz

Evan "Ultra-OCR Man" Perperis shares his post-race experience at Alula Saudi Arabia for Tough Mudder Infinity, the biggest prize purse in OCR history.  Learn about the travel, culture, how his predictions panned out and if it looks like this will be a one time event. 
 
The OCR Report article: https://theocrreport.com/the-experience-alula-saudi-arabia/
OCR Buddy Article: https://ocrbuddy.com/race-review-alula-tough-mudder-infinity-saudi-arabia/
 
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S5E1: Former Pro Bodybuilder Josh Andrews & Very Painful Charity Events

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