Thursday, September 18, 2025

Nitty Gritty Training

Nitty Gritty Training
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Olympian & Exercise Physiologist Jessica O’Connell and Pro Obstacle Course racer & strength specialist Faye Stenning provide amazing training content on strength and running with banter to boot! They also offer custom run and strength coaching for runners, obstacle course racers, hybrid athletes and anyone looking to take their fitness to the next level. Visit their website or social media to check out their services.
Individualizing a Strength Program

Individualizing a Strength Program- how to make a strength program that works for you!

While it can be argued that there is a general recipe for strength training (warm-up, main lifts, accessory lifts, supplementary work), the skill and...
Strength Training For Runners and OCR Athletes

Strength Training For Runners and OCR Athletes: The WHY and HOW

Runners, OCR athletes, and hybrid athletes alike all benefit from strength training (though their programs look much different!)   Putting together an effective strength program is...
Fitness for Life

Fitness for Life

We all go through times in our lives where there just isn't the time we once had to dedicate to ourselves and fitness. Unlike...
Talking Hyrox with Kayti Simonson

Talking Hyrox with Kayti Simonson

Today we are joined by Kayti Simonson, a 34 year old lawyer and pro hybrid athlete based in Calgary, Canada. Kayti has a massive...
Former Spartan Pro Faye Stenning

5 tips to excel in OCR from Coach and former Spartan Pro Faye Stenning

On this week's episode Grit Coaching's very own Strength Coach and former Spartan Pro Faye Stenning shares 5 tips to take your OCR racing...
Pre Race Planning and Post Race Debriefs

Pre Race Planning and Post Race Debriefs

You’ve done the work, and now it’s time to put it all together! We all know that consistent training is essential for great race...
Hettas Shoes

Running shoe development and biomechanics research for FEMALE runners with Lindsay Housman, Founder and...

Today we are joined by Lindsay Housman, founder and CEO of Hettas, a company creating running shoes optimized for female biomechanics.    The majority of athletic...
Gwendolyn Bounds

Gwendolyn Bounds – The Power of Pushing Limits at Any Age

On this episode we are joined by Gwendolyn (Wendy) Bounds, an award winning journalist and author as well as a multi-time AG champ in...
Joe De Sena

Joe De Sena

With a ton of our listeners being avid Spartan racers, we thought it was about time we had Joe De Sena on! As the founder...
How to conquer mountain races without access to them

How to conquer mountain races without access to them!

City folks this one's for you! Coach Faye spent the majority of her Spartan Race career training for some big mountain races in the middle...

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