Welcome to Spartan Athlete here on the Spartan Up podcast. We talk to some of the best athletes in the business.

They're going to give you tips and tricks and techniques on ways for you to conquer the course.

Where with Alyssa Holly? So, how's your year been so far?

Not ideal by any means. I haven't really been healthy for like the last year and a half

so that's been really frustrating. But I'm doing well despite that like gym life stuff's going really well.

Training is going amazing and so I can't really complain. It's just I would like to you know do a race where I'm like actually good to go.

Are you still like swinging hammers as part of your training?

No, I wish.

You wish.

Who says they wish about manual labor?

Oh my gosh, it's the best.

So I've been working at the gym about exactly a year.

Last year we opened it the week that I left to Utah.

And so a couple of days ago my dad called me and he's like, hey,

do you want to dig some holes for me?

And I said, yes. So I dig some holes for like three hours?

And it was amazing.

With a giant holding?

Oh no, I am like hand doing it.

For like five feet.

Old school.

Well, it seems like if you enjoy manual labor, that would be a great way to get this functional

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