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| Q&A: Z2 Motivation, Top 5 Supps for Hyrox, BBJ Mental Toughness & more. | 26 Aug 2024 | 01:02:02 | |
In this episode, Rich and Meg answer listener-submitted questions. | |||
| Base, Prep, Peak, Taper | 19 Aug 2024 | 01:03:02 | |
In this episode, Rich and Ryan sit down to discuss some season planning fundamentals. They talk about how they have been doing in their own training and some of the common pitfalls of season planning for HYROX | |||
| Hyrox World Champion Meg Jacoby - Full Event Recap | 17 Jun 2024 | 01:12:12 | |
In this episode, Meg and Rich chat about Meg's season, which ended at the top of the sport. We talk about her mental and physical lead-up to the Hyrox World championships. Then, they talk about how the race played out and how Meg used strategy to come out on top. Finally, we touch on the USA relay team. | |||
| 252: Tyler Veerman - Mountain Running vs OCR, directing his first race, and Spartan Ultra | 19 Sep 2022 | 01:05:51 | |
Tyler Veerman is one of the best racers OCR has seen over the past 5 years. He has multiple National Series podium finishes and a silver at the 2021 Ultra World Championships. In the episode we talk about directing his first race, the difference between mountain running and OCR, and 2022 Ultra Champs prep. | |||
| 251: Vivian Tafuto - Exponential hybrid improvement. | 12 Sep 2022 | 01:07:49 | |
Vivian Tafuto is the current number four seed for the Dekafit World Championships after her 4th place finish at West Palm. Vivian has put in real work and has seen a huge improvement in her short time as a Hybrid athlete. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun | |||
| 250: Shawn Stephens-Whale and Annie Dube - Spartan NORAM recap | 05 Sep 2022 | 01:27:23 | |
Shawn Stephens-Whale and Annie Dube pop on the episode to talk about their 3rd place finishes at the Spartan Race North American Championships in Kelowna, BC, CA. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun | |||
| 249: Kris Rugloski | 29 Aug 2022 | 01:04:29 | |
Kris Rugloski is an elite OCR, hybrid, and Ultra Runner athlete. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun | |||
| 248: Glenn Racz - Transitioning into hybrid fitness | 22 Aug 2022 | 01:10:59 | |
Glenn Racz is an OG of OCR and a Spartan Pro Team member since 2014. This year, Glenn has pushed his chips into the DEKAFIT space and has top 10 times in DEKAFIT and DEKAMILE. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun TRAINING RESOURCES: | |||
| 247: Peaking for DEKAFIT, Pre-Race Nutrition, Machine Efficiency Tips. Listen Q&A | 15 Aug 2022 | 01:00:54 | |
In this epsiode we do a deep dive on 5 listen-submitted topics.
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| 246: Dave Robinson - Using words to improve your athletic performance | 08 Aug 2022 | 01:15:58 | |
Dave Robinson is a coach, athlete, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Work Your Stories and helps people overcome what’s holding them back. In the episode, we discuss how language can sabotage your results as an athlete and person and some strategies to overcome these insidious habits. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun TRAINING RESOURCES: | |||
| 245: DEKAFIT Chicago Recap with Ryan Kent and Nick Ryker | 01 Aug 2022 | 01:20:03 | |
Ryan Kent, Nick Ryker, and I discuss our podium finishes at DEKAFIT Chicago. We break down the race and our strategies leading into the event. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun TRAINING RESOURCES: Click Here For Your FREE Guide to Running Faster Click Here for Strength Coaching for Runners | |||
| 245: Mark Falcone - Entrepreneurship in OCR | 25 Jul 2022 | 01:17:15 | |
Mark Falcone is a gym owner, coach, and elite hybrid athlete. In the episode, we talk about the risks you face to open a facility and what it takes to persevere and succeed in business. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun TRAINING RESOURCES: | |||
| 244: Melanie Lin of Virus International and Cali Schweikhart Utah Ultra recap. | 18 Jul 2022 | 01:25:32 | |
Melaine Lin is the Global B2B Sales & Partnerships Manager at VIRUS. We do a deep dive on apparel and what athletes can do to make themselves more attractive to brands. | |||
| Rich and Ryan - Hyrox Worlds Recap | 09 Jun 2024 | 01:01:52 | |
Ryan and Rich record in their AirBnB in Nice, Frace, to discuss a disappointing race effort over the weekend. | |||
| 243: Michael Sandbach - Hyrox training and overcoming mental hurdles. | 11 Jul 2022 | 01:06:49 | |
Michael Sandbach aka Sandy is the top Hyrox in the United Kingdom and the 6th place finisher at the 2022 Hyrox World Championships. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun TRAINING RESOURCES: | |||
| 242: Alandra Greenlee - Mental Toughness for Hybrid Performance | 04 Jul 2022 | 01:16:08 | |
Alandra Greenlee is a Hybrid athlete who finished 4th at the Hybrox World Championship ad the current Deka Mile World Record holder. She has a wide range of athletics in her background and a rock-solid mindset that has led to high-level performance. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun TRAINING RESOURCES: | |||
| 241: Ryan Brizzolara and Shawn Roberts - Fast runners becoming fast OCR athletes. | 27 Jun 2022 | 01:21:22 | |
Ryan and Shawn drop on to talk about their experience when training for the Savage Series and how they tailor their training for OCR. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun TRAINING RESOURCES: | |||
| Nick Ryker - Savage Race Series Recap (TORC Talk) | 24 Jun 2022 | 00:49:18 | |
Nick Ryker talks about his 6th place finish at the Savage Race series. | |||
| Spartan Puebla Recap with Nic Maszk and Alicia Kueker (TORC Talk) | 20 Jun 2022 | 01:42:25 | |
Nic Maszk and Alicia Kueker stop on to talk about their experience at the 3rd stop of the Spartan Elite Series in Puebla, Mexico. | |||
| Jarrett Newby - GoRuck Games and building an OCR community | 13 Jun 2022 | 01:42:35 | |
Jarrett Newby is an elite athlete and founder of Newbsanity. Newbsanity has been pumping out the elite athlete in the northeast for the past few years so we do a deep dive on their success. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun
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| How set-up your HYROX off-season, should you take creatine, and more. Listener Q&A | 06 Jun 2022 | 01:01:32 | |
In this episode, I answer listener questions including.
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| 236: Aaron Newell | 30 May 2022 | 01:32:31 | |
Aaron Newell is currently third place in the Savage Series and is rounding into some really strong fitness. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun
TRAINING RESOURCES: Click Here For Your FREE Guide to Running Faster Click Here for Strength Coaching for Runners | |||
| 235: Ashley O'Hara - Consistent OCR improvement. | 23 May 2022 | 01:07:15 | |
Ashley O'Hara is a Spartan Pro athlete and member of The OCR Dream Team. She is fresh off an 11th-place finish at Spartan Race Big Bear. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun
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| 234: Dylan Scott - Hyrox World Championships Recap | 16 May 2022 | 01:26:48 | |
Dylan and I sit down and just talk about the whole damn thing. Dylan finished 5th and I finished 7th at the 2022 Hyrox World Championships. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun
TRAINING RESOURCES: Click Here For Your FREE Guide to Running Faster Click Here for Strength Coaching for Runners | |||
| Race Week Mindset and Training Structure, Recovery Protocols, Improving BBJ, and more. | 03 Jun 2024 | 01:11:39 | |
In this episode, Ryan and Rich chat while acclimating to central European time in Germany. They review their plans for the final week of training before HYROX World Championships. Then they take on some listener questions, including favorite recovery protocols, how to make burpee broad jumps suck less, and what separates the top athletes from the rest. | |||
| Where to find the Spartan Race Big Bear Draft **New podcast Alert** | 12 May 2022 | 00:02:40 | |
The Spartan Race Fantasy Drafts and recaps will now be found on its very own Podcast Feed called "Race Brain." | |||
| Annie Dube - Returning from elbow surgery and the 2022 season | 09 May 2022 | 01:07:55 | |
Annie Dube is coming off her breakout 2021 season where she finished second at the Spartan World Championship. She was poised to have a massive 2022 when she suffered a traumatic elbow injury while bouldering. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun TRAINING RESOURCES: | |||
| GoRuck Games Recap with Cali Schweikhart and Nick Ryker | 02 May 2022 | 01:34:11 | |
Cali Schweikhart and Nick Ryker drop their experience at the inaugural GoRuck games. | |||
| 230: Ryan Kent and Veejay Jones - Spartan Games Recap | 28 Apr 2022 | 01:49:51 | |
Ryan and Veejay pop on to talk about every single event of the Spartan games. In the episode we go into detail about the competition and talk what we did not seen on camera. | |||
| 229: Bridget Brown - Harnessing Hybrid Talent | 25 Apr 2022 | 01:05:01 | |
Bridget Brown is a fresh face to the OCR and Hybrid race world. In her only year of competition, she podiums in DEKAFIT, OCR Stars, and Hyrox double. In this episode, we talk about her prep for 2022 and her plans for completion down the road. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun TRAINING RESOURCES: Click Here For Your FREE Guide to Running Faster Click Here for Strength Coaching for Runners | |||
| 228: Kevin Gregory - DEKA Training | 18 Apr 2022 | 01:20:10 | |
Kevin Gregory is an OCR OG, Hybrid athlete, coach, and gym owner. We get into the weeds about specific training and racing for the Deka event in this episode YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun
TRAINING RESOURCES: Click Here For Your FREE Guide to Running Faster Click Here for Strength Coaching for Runners . | |||
| 227: Lars Arneson - How to build a mountain engine. | 11 Apr 2022 | 01:08:19 | |
Lars Arneson is an elite mountain runner who has made a splash on the OCR circuit with top-five finishes at Tahoe and Big Bear in 2021. We talk about his training, how he has made a big improvement on his 5k, and how to build a mountain engine. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun
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| 226: Alec Blenis - Murph and Hybrid Training. | 04 Apr 2022 | 01:42:37 | |
Alec Blenis is a hybrid coach and Murph world record holder (32:41). Alec has a depth of knowledge in training for strength and endurance, so we get deep into the weeds during this chat. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun
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| 225: Anthony Kunkel - Unorthodox performance enhancers for endurance. | 28 Mar 2022 | 01:26:30 | |
Anthony Kunkel is a professional ultra runner, endurance coach, and advocate for amateur athletes. He has a wide range of knowledge about sports performance and a unique approach to maximizing your potential. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun
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| Spartan Race SLO Recap with Alicia Kueker and Nic Maszk (TORC Talk) | 24 Mar 2022 | 01:21:44 | |
Alicia Kueker (12th place) and Nic Maszk (3rd place) talk about their races at Spartan Races in San Luis Obispo. | |||
| Finishing Touches on Training for Hyrox World Championships | 27 May 2024 | 00:51:22 | |
This week, Ryan, Meg, and Rich talk about their final prep for the Hyrox World championship, how to ensure you don't leave your race in training, and best practices for travel. | |||
| 223: Emma Cook-Clarke - Chasing discomfort for high level results. | 21 Mar 2022 | 01:15:05 | |
Emma Cook-Clarke is one of the brightest new stars we have in OCR. In just one season she won a North American Championships and finished 4th place at Spartan World Championships. In this episode, we talk about her mindset toward training and racing and how she has improved in such a short amount of time. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun
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| Spartan SLO Fantasy Draft Results with Brakken Kraker and Jack Bauer | 16 Mar 2022 | 01:47:49 | |
Today we talk about this past weekend's race at SLO and how it shapes the season for Spartan Race. | |||
| Cali Schweikhart - Hyrox New York and Hybrid Prep (TORC Talk) | 14 Mar 2022 | 01:30:31 | |
Cali Schwwikhart is the newest member of TORC and is coming off of a second-place finish at HYROX New York with a time of 1:12. Cali has started to dedicate herself specifically to hybrid training, and the results are already showing with one of the time US times in 2022. We detail Hyrox strategy - some of her prep for the event and where she sees herself for the remainder of the 2022 season. | |||
| Spartan Fantasy Draft SLO 2022 with Brakken Kraker and Jack Bauer. | 09 Mar 2022 | 02:07:11 | |
IT"S BACK! | |||
| 219: Jerimiah Mahan - Strength requirements for Hyrox | 07 Mar 2022 | 01:34:11 | |
Jerimiah Mahan is a runner turned powerlifter, turned hybrid athlete. Jerimiah has a sub-70-minute Hyrox under his belt as well as a 500 lb deadlift and a sub-5-minute mile in one day. He is extremely knowledgeable about training for strength and in the episode we go into some extreme details about strength requirements, lifting rep ranges, and how to get the most adaptations in running and strength training. This was an awesome convo. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun
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| 2022 OCR Season Preview with Brakken Kraker and Jack Bauer | 03 Mar 2022 | 01:49:48 | |
In this episode, we dish out "all-OCR Teams" to help preview the upcoming 2022 OCR Season. | |||
| 217: Katie Knight - Excelling with massive range | 28 Feb 2022 | 01:06:53 | |
Katie Knight is the epitome of a Hybrid athlete. In just the past two years she has had top finishes in WTM (champion), Spartan Race Ultra Champs (3rd), Hyrox Doubles North American Champs (3rd), and OCR Stars (4th in 2020). YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun
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| Nerd Talk Ep.2 - Strength Progressions, HYROX testing, and power training. | 26 Feb 2022 | 01:06:53 | |
In this episode, I talk about the upcoming phases for the Reinforced Training Group and Hyrox/Dekafit training group. I touch on strength progressions, creating max power, developing aerobic strength. | |||
| Lacey Bourgois - The road back from ACL Surgery (TORC Talk) | 24 Feb 2022 | 01:06:49 | |
Lacey Bourgois was poised for a breakout season in 2021. That was until she tore her ACL in a freak accident in her first race of the year. | |||
| 214: Rylan Schadegg - Injury recovery, dedication, and perspective. | 21 Feb 2022 | 01:28:33 | |
Rylan Schadegg is one of the brightest young stars in the sport of OCR. After a break-out second-place finish at the 2021 USNS race in Utah, Rylan, unfortunately, suffered a season-ending injury. But Rylan has an unbreakable spirit and is poised for a bug 2022. YouTube - Reinforced Running IG (Rich Ryan) - @reinforced_running_rich Twitter - @ReinforcedRun
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| Ryan and Rich - HYROX Anaheim Official Debrief. | 20 May 2024 | 00:47:42 | |
In this episode, Rich and Ryan catch up in person after their races at HYROX Anaheim. We chat about our goals and feelings about our personal races, touch on the LCQ, and discuss how we plan to taper training into the final stretch of the season. | |||
| 213: Alicia Kueker - Going all on in. | 14 Feb 2022 | 01:09:02 | |
Alicia Kueker is a former collegiate basketball player turned elite OCR athlete and the newest member of TORC. In the past two seasons, Alicia has developed herself into an elite contender and is pushing her chips in this year to see what she is capable of as an endurance athlete. | |||
| 212: Kris Brown - Just talking about stuff. | 07 Feb 2022 | 01:46:02 | |
Kris Brown is a pro ultra runner, OCR athlete, and endurance coach. In this episode, we talk about the changes in the sport of OCR, what the OCR community can learn from ultra runners, how your gut microbiome can help your ultra-endurance performance, and a bunch of other things. | |||
| 211: Dylan Scott - Fluid Work Capacity | 31 Jan 2022 | 01:20:29 | |
Dylan Scott is an anomoly in the sport of hybrid racing. He isn't the strongest or the fastest but he gets elite results. Dylan has dedicated himself to Hyrox style training through clever program design and high volume. Learn some of the insights that have made Dylan one of the best in the world at Hyrox. | |||