Unlock warrior mode
Optimum Nutrition is giving Spartan athletes the fuel they need to unlock the warrior within.
Spartan is a movement: it’s a personal challenge, a shared sense of purpose between millions, and a worldwide badge of honor. Whether you’re training for your first Sprint or you’re top of the podium, Optimum Nutrition has the recovery, focus, and strength to help unlock more you.
Reach New Heights
The Muddy Rope Climb means slick muck coating a formidable rope, plus the added challenge of the mire below. It demands perseverance and resilience, and intense muscle recovery after.
Hit The Trifecta
From Sprint to Beast, no matter which level of Spartan race you choose, the obstacles are daunting and the race is tough. Making it to the end – and earning your medal - requires focus and endurance.
Atlas Shrugged
During the Atlas Carry, Spartans lift heavy stones off the ground, carry them, complete burpees, and return. The combo of heavy lifting and cardio necessitates serious muscle strength and size.
“I am Honored to welcome Optimum Nutrition to the Spartan family and thrilled that in partnership we can UNLOCK MORE potential in everything we do”
Unlock Your Inner Spartan
Are you ready to unlock more?
We went hard in 2023. 651,836 athletes. 150 events worldwide. 3.8 million miles,13.6 million obstacles, and 278,000 fire jumps conquered. 1 question remains: Are you ready for 2024?
The Best of the Best
Since 2010, thousands of elite athletes have taken to the Spartan course with their eyes on the ultimate prize: the podium. We’ve ranked the top 50 racers of all time — 25 male and 25 female — to highlight their remarkable careers and accomplishments.
Out-Train Spartan’s 5 Toughest Obstacles
Barbed wire crawl
How hard can crawling be? The Barbed Wire Challenges Require getting low in rugged, muddy terrain while avoiding entanglement or injury by sharp barbs – they require agility, endurance, and resilience!
Your core, legs, forearms, and shoulders will be burning like mad the whole way!
Atlas stone
The Atlas Stone is a bend and lift. You’ll have to really turn on all of the muscles in your core and use a lot of your legs to save your back. Then, rely on your arms to do some carrying.
Bucket carry
While the Atlas Stone is heavy, it’s a relatively quick challenge in comparison to the slow and painful slog of the Sandbag and/or Bucket Carry. This is another obstacle with different techniques depending on personal preference, but you’ll want to build as much strength and muscular endurance in your legs as possible.
Rope climb
Despite what you might think, the Rope Climb is a full-body exercise — not just an upper-body one. Typically ranging from 16 to 20 feet in length, the pros know that to be as efficient as possible while climbing, you need to master wrapping your feet around the rope, to leverage your legs to support and power you up.
Olympus wall
The Olympus Wall is perhaps one of the most awkward obstacles. Typically the wall is 8 feet, depending on the race course. There are a few different ways to do this one efficiently, but either way, your legs, arms, and grip will be truly tested.