Ben Greenfield, Hunter McIntyre – Obstacle Dominator 2.0

Ben Greenfield, Hunter McIntyre

Ben Greenfield, a coach, speaker, and New York Times Bestselling author, has teamed up with top Spartan athlete Hunter McIntyre to launch the “Obstacle Dominator” training program – a downloadable training plan for obstacle racing that includes workout programs for all distances and abilities, diets and recipes, how-to guides for creating and completing obstacles, and insider interviews with the top athletes in the sport of obstacle racing.

From Spartan races to Tough Mudder, Dirty Dash, Tough Guy, Mud Run, Warrior Dash, obstacle racing is a rapidly growing sport in which a competitor, traveling on foot, must overcome various physical challenges that are in the form of obstacles. Obstacles include climbing over walls, carrying heavy objects, traversing bodies of water, crawling under barbed wire, and jumping through fire. Races vary in both distance and challenge level, combining trail running, road running, and cross country running.

“Obstacle racing an amazing experience that is taking the world by storm,” says Greenfield, “but it’s also a brutal sport that can cause injuries, burnout, or just a very unpleasant day unless you prepare with the right kind of training, workouts, recovery, pacing, gear, and nutrition. Whether people are wanting to dominate their next obstacle race, or just learn the sport of obstacle racing, Hunter and I teach you everything you need to know in an easy and fun format.”

In the Obstacle Dominator package, Hunter and Ben reveal all their tips for optimizing the obstacle training and racing experience, covering everything from increasing endurance, strength, speed and dexterity, dealing with common injuries, eating before, during and after workouts and races, the best workouts for obstacle racing, making your own obstacles and much more.

Obstacle Dominator 2.0

This is the groundbreaking, done-for-you obstacle training program designed by Greenfield Fitness Systems head coach Ben Greenfield and top Spartan athlete Hunter McIntyre. You can click here to go to the official page for this training package, or you can simply keep reading below to get details on all ten components of this complete obstacle racing and Spartan race training plan!

#1 Obstacle Dominator Training Manual: 6 Complete Obstacle Race Training Plans For All Levels

Whether you are just getting started in obstacle racing, you want to completely dominate your race, or you just want to have an absolutely amazing, lean, muscle-defined body, the six plans you get in this training manual will equip with you with everything you need to train for each distance, including exercise instructions, helpful videos, obstacle training and racing resources, and much more.

In this 325 page manual that goes way above and beyond standard, ho-hum obstacle training advice, you’ll instead get the following:

• 8-Week Obstacle Dominator Sprint Plan – zero-guesswork training plan for 2-5 mile races.
• Sprint Training 4-Week Bonus Add-On – use this bonus to fill out your calendar or as a quick month-long injection of pure sprint fitness.
• 12-Week Obstacle Dominator Super Plan – zero-guesswork training plan for 6-10 mile races.
• 15-Week Obstacle Dominator Beast Plan – zero-guesswork training plan for 11-14 mile races.
• Beast Training 4-Week Bonus Add-On – use this bonus to fill out your calendar or as a quick month-long injection of pure Beast fitness.
• 12-Week Obstacle Dominator Minimalist Plan – This plan is versatile for anything from a Sprint up to a Beast distance and will allow you to get maximum results in minimum time, while still having time for friends, family, career and other hobbies.

We’ve also included three killer bonuses in the Obstacle Dominator Training Manual, straight from the slightly insane mind of Hunter McIntyre:

Ab Dominator Cash-Outs – prepare to get a flat stomach and ripped six-pack with these optional ab workouts that you can inject at the beginning of any of your workouts, use to “cash-out” at the end of your workouts, or even do as a standalone workout whenever and wherever you want. These ab workouts require minimal equipment, but will build a bulletproof core in no time flat.

Dominator Warm-Ups – these warm-ups, straight from the seasoned mind of Hunter McIntyre, are unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Rather than doing a boring jog or some leg and arms swings, you’ll instead get entertaining and unique warm-ups that will increase your fitness just by doing the warm-up itself, and have you 100% prepared to dominate the actual workout! You can also use these warm-ups for your races.

Dominator Fitness Tests – You can use these unique fitness tests once a week to every four weeks as a check-in to see the crazy fitness gains you’ll make as you follow the Obstacle Dominator workouts. These are the same fitness tests that Hunter McIntyre uses to evaluate his progress, and now they can be yours too.

When you combine these three bonuses with the six plans you get in the training manual, you’ll have every exercise, workout, test and instruction you need to confidently step onto the starting line of your obstacle race, you’ll know that you’ve wasted no time and you’ll be trained just like the seasoned pros!

Full access to the online training platform “TrainingPeaks”. This is a slick app that allows you to manage your workouts, get workout notifications, keep workout logs, and even upload heart rate and training data (yep, we’ve totally nerdified it for you data geeks out there and simplified it for those of you that don’t dig computers but love your phone).

#2 Obstacle Dominator 2.0 Training Plan

Straight from the mind of Hunter McIntyre, one of the world’s top obstacle course racers, we’ve got a brand new, fully updated training plan for you with 12 week short-distance, mid-distance and long distance detailed workouts from Hunter, along with Hunter’s secret tips, techniques and training strategies for maximizing every last second of your training, and gaining the ultimate combination of speed, strength and stamina that a guy like Hunter possesses.

Within the pages of this new training document, you’ll find:

• The best tools you can possess for obstacle course training
• Mobility and stability how-to’s
• The best ways to cross-train for obstacle course racing
• Periodization and base-building decoded and easily broken down
• How to choose the ideal race for you
• A potent running form system for ultimate efficiency and economy
• Tapering tips for the last week before your big race
• A 30-day training bonus for using Hunter’s secret weapon: the sled
• How to use Hunter’s “hybrid strength training” methods to get breakthrough results
• A complete 12-week short distance, 12-week middle distance and 12-week long distance training plan
• Yep, you read right! This is your chance to train with the exact program and strategy used by one of the top obstacle racers on the face of the planet, the great Hunter McIntyre.

NEW! #3 Train Like the Pros: Complete Pre-Season & In-Season OCR Guide

Are you an already fit athlete or a total newbie who doesn’t need constant feedback and communication from a coach, but does want to plug in intelligent, targeted sessions to your training schedule?

This program is specifically designed to allow any athlete to train for obstacle course racing (OCR) in a very running specific manner (the proven run-based model that the top pros use!). The sport of OCR revolves around the ability to traverse the racecourse as swiftly as possible, and this program prepares you to do just that. The beauty of this program lies in its ability to be used in a modular way. There are four types of training blocks present in this program: Off-Season, Pre-Season, In-Season, and Championship Season.

The Off-Season and Pre-Season blocks are 8-week programs consisting of 2x 4-week microcycles. They can be shortened to one 4 week block of training or can be completed as a full 8-week block, depending on the time available to you in your build-up to your goal races.

The In-Season block is even more modular. While scripted as a 12-week progression, it can be applied in as little as 4 weeks or extended for up to 24 weeks. Again, the amount of preparation time available to you will determine how you apply this block.

The fourth and final piece to this program is the Championship Season block. This is a 5-week training cycle that fine-tunes and sharpens your fitness towards one specific race, location, and distance.

When applying these four blocks of training, you simply need to identify your goal Championship race, then work backward in order to correctly time your transitions from block to block. The entire program can be completed in as few as 18 weeks, while also having the ability to be extended for up to 33 weeks!

However, it’s applications are not limited to a linear application. You can return to any previous block of training at any time in order to restart your training. You might have a very important race in June that you prepare for starting in January.

Upon completing that race, you can take a week or so of rest and recovery before completing another 4-week block of Pre-Season. From there you build back up towards your next Championship race in October. For each day – delivered in an instantly downloadable .pdf you can view on your computer, phone or e-reader, and print with zero restrictions – you’ll receive a complete plan with clear execution and purpose on each session for every training day.

#4 Pro Athlete Insider Interview Series

In this pro athlete insider interview series, Hunter sits down for intimate interviews with the world’s top obstacle racing experts, who reveal their best physical and mental tricks for obstacle racing domination, along with amazing and inspirational stories that will keep you educated and entertained as you tune in while you train.

• Amelia Boone
• Ella Kociuba
• KK Stewart-Paul
• Orla Walsh
• Chris Rutz
• David Magida
• Hobie Call
• Matt Novakovich
• Rose Wetzel
• Tyann Clark
• Alec Blenis
• Margaret Schlachter

By tapping into the minds of these inspiring experts, you’re going to progress your obstacle racing knowledge and skills by leaps and bounds!

#5 How to Create Your Own Obstacle Course

You’ll be absolutely shocked when you see how easy and cheap it is to create your own obstacles and your own homemade obstacle workout course.

Rather than learning about obstacles the hard, slow, and painful way, we’ll teach you the most efficient and proven ways to do everything from bucket carrying to wall climbing to spear throwing. With smooth technique, zero-guesswork instructions and HD video straight from the experts, you’ll discover the fastest and safest ways to tackle obstacles like:

• Spear throw
• Obstacle wall
• Cinder block drag
• Bucket carry
• Herculean Hoist
• Tyrolean Traverse
• Traversal Wall
• Slippery Wall
• Hobie Hop
• Log Jump
• Rope Climb
• Tire Flip
• And Much More!

Via high-definition videos, close-ups, and crisp, clear demonstration, we save you from getting bleeding hands, bruised knees, blistered feet and tons of burpee and embarrassing obstacle failure penalties, and instead show you exactly how to navigate your obstacle races with extreme speed and confidence.

#6 How to Create Your Own Obstacle Course

You’ll be absolutely shocked when you see how easy and cheap it is to create your own obstacles and your own homemade obstacle workout course.

Just imagine – with a few simple obstacles in your backyard or garage that you can go practice with anytime you’d like, your fitness and skills are going to absolutely explode! For Spartan spears to cinder block drags to full-on training walls, for just a few bucks at the hardware store (and the most basic and easy of construction skills!) you’ll discover how to make everything you need.

Your photo-rich and step-by-step instructional guide will show you exactly how to easily make whichever obstacles you’d like, including:

• Spear throw
• Obstacle wall
• Cinder block drag
• Bucket carry
• Herculean joist
• Tyrolean traverse
• Traversal wall
• Slippery wall
• Hobie hop
• Log jump
• Rope climb
• Tire flip
• And much more!

You’ll save money on expensive gym membership, save time driving to parks to find obstacles, and most importantly, and have extreme confidence knowing that you’re able to practice on any obstacle anytime you’d like!

#7 Inside The Mind Of A Spartan: Top Secret Controversial Interview With Spartan CEO Joe DeSena

In this controversial, entertaining and educational audio interview with the crazy CEO of Spartan racing and the most influential man worldwide in obstacle racing, you’ll get to see how Joe tackles the toughest of questions from Ben Greenfield, including:

• How Joe plans on making obstacle racing into an Olympic sport…
• Why people get away with cheating in obstacle racing and what he plans to do about it…
• Why obstacle racing is actually much safer than popular media actually thinks…
• How the aid stations in obstacle racing work, and how you can get the most out of them…
• What he thinks about ballerina tutus and body paint fitting into the sport of obstacle racing…
• What’s going to make you faster – being a “skinny-mini” runner or a muscular Crossfitter…
• The biggest fear that keeps the CEO of Spartan racing awake at night…
• What the ultimate obstacle racing “dream race” would look like, and whether it could actually happen…
• By getting a glimpse into the mind of the boss of Spartan, you’ll make yourself a smarter, more confident athlete who knows the future of the sport, and what to expect in your next race.

#8 Obstacle Dominator Fuel: Complete Nutrition Plan for Obstacle Training & Racing

Navigating the world of exercise and performance nutrition can be confusing and frustrating, especially when it comes to eating before your race, fueling your workouts the right way and figuring out how to carry things like fuel and water on the race course without slowing yourself down.

The last thing you want is to be halfway through your obstacle race and completely run out of energy, or worse yet, come down with a bad case of gas, bloating or some other digestive distress.

But Ben Greenfield has put together the perfect plan for you to have everything you need for your obstacle training and racing, from every single meal of the day, to recipes, to fuel prep instructions, to exactly how you should eat for all the different distances of obstacle racing.

Whether you plan on a 24 hour event, or a quick hour long sprint, you’ll be equipped with everything you need to know to burn fat, build lean muscle and fuel your body the right way without destroying your gut, including:

• Step-by-step daily meal instructions with easy-to-follow recipes…
• Race day fueling plan for each different obstacle racing distance…
• Nutrient-dense and easy-to-digest foods that don’t require extreme dieting…
• Foods that will build muscle, burn fat, enhance recovery, and make you fast…
• A guide to the confusing world of supplements, and exactly what works and what doesn’t…
• And much more!

It’s a shame to see so many fit people (even the pros!) struggling to or not even making it to the finish line simply because they didn’t know how to hydrate or fuel properly for obstacle racing.

You definitely won’t be one of those people, and you also won’t be one of the people who gets fat (or can’t put on lean muscle) from the wrong nutrition or improper fueling during your training.

#9 Complete Obstacle Dominator Video Course

Filmed on-site at the official Obstacle Dominator training camp at Ben Greenfield’s house, these 17 brand new, high resolution training videos walk you step-by-step through beginner, intermediate and advanced training strategies for:

• Grip Strength
• Running
• Vertical Walls
• Horizontal Walls
• Vertical Ropes
• Horizontal Ropes
• Barbwire Crawls
• Heavy Drags
• Bucket Carries
• Sandbag Carries
• Log Weaves
• Rigs & Monkey Bars
• Balance Beams
• Tire Flips
• Spear Throws
• Burpees
• Race Pacing

We’re talking over three hours of pure obstacle course training and racing gold, with clearly demonstrated instructions from the Obstacle Dominator team. You simply sit back and soak up the knowledge!

#10 Obstacle Dominator Mental Tactics Guide

To train you how to become the ultimate mental machine, we tapped into the knowledge of US Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine to discover how to decode the mental game of hard workouts, painful crucibles, masochistic races and seemingly impossible obstacles.

In this one hour audio and full accompanying guide, you’ll discover Commander Divine’s top mental tactics that really work when you’re preparing to go into the pain cave and when you’re in the pain cave, including:

• How to breathe (and how not to breathe) when the going gets tough…
• The exact visualization techniques used by the world’s fiercest soldiers…
• Tools to forge the resiliency and mental toughness necessary to succeed, even at an elite level…
• Mark’s practical tips for starving fear and feeding courage…
• How to use Mark’s “5 Mountains” of self-mastery to control your emotions perfectly…
• Mark’s three-sphere awareness system…
• The five most critical mental toughness skills you must possess to truly dominate…
• How to embrace the suck and block out pain when the going gets tough…
• And much more…

This guy trains the greatest warriors in the world to never crack under pressure and to literally 20x their physical and mental capabilities, and now you get his most potent secrets.

As you can see, we didn’t pull any punches or hold anything back when it came to putting together the ultimate obstacle training, fueling and racing package.

You get a zero-guesswork training plan that lets you wake up every morning knowing exactly which workout to do…

You get the confidence if knowing you’re going to arrive at the starting line of your race with supreme confidence and no risk of embarrassment…

You get an amazing body, and completely avoid the fat-traps and muscle-loss so many people experience because they trained and ate the wrong way…

You get to impress your friends and fellow competitors as you navigate through every obstacle with proven skills and calm, calculated speed…

You get to avoid all the painful blisters, the frustrating chafing, the bleeding hands, the bruised knees and the extreme discomfort most people have to deal with…

You get to have more time for your career, family, friends and other hobbies and sports because you don’t waste any time with the wrong training methods…

You get to sail through that final obstacle with a huge smile on your face and your hands raised high the air because you learned from the experts and did everything the right way…

So let’s review every crucial piece of your Obstacle Dominator package

Obstacle Dominator Training Manual: 6 Complete Obstacle Race Training Plans For All Levels – never guess about training again (includes TrainingPeaks version too!).

Obstacle Dominator 2.0 Training Plan – top-secret training methods of Hunter McIntyre revealed.

NEW! Train Like the Pros: Complete Pre-Season & In-Season OCR Guide – A program specifically designed to allow any athlete to train for obstacle course racing in a running-specific manner.

Pro Athlete Insider Interview Series – tap into the minds of the experts.

Obstacle Dominator Video Instructions – learn the exact skills to conquer every obstacle.

How to Create Your Own Obstacle Course – discover how to make your own affordable and easy obstacles.

Inside The Mind Of A Spartan: Top Secret Controversial Interview With Spartan CEO Joe DeSena – glimpse inside the mind of the world’s most influential man in obstacle racing.

Obstacle Dominator Fuel: Complete Nutrition Plan for Obstacle Training & Racing – burn fat, build lean muscle, and never run out of energy.

Complete Obstacle Dominator Video Course – over three hours of HD video content that takes all the guesswork out of obstacles.

Obstacle Dominator Mental Tactics Guide – the same Navy SEAL systems used by the world’s top warriors before they go to battle.

This is the kind of information you’d normally pay the pros, personal trainers, nutritionists, physicians, scientists and experts thousands of dollars to access, and spend many, many hours of your precious time trying to hunt down and piece together…

…but now you’ve got it all in one convenient, proven and easy-to-use package, all for the same price as a decent pair of obstacle racing shoes.

Whether you’re just getting started in obstacle racing, or you want to completely dominate your next obstacle race, it’s time to stop guessing and start getting results.