{"id":1739,"date":"2021-01-27T10:46:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T18:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?p=1739"},"modified":"2021-01-27T10:46:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T18:46:06","slug":"training-the-dark-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/training-the-dark-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Training The Dark Side Review, Does it Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Podcast-TTDS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Podcast-TTDS.jpg\" alt=\"Training the Dark Side Review\" class=\"wp-image-1737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Podcast-TTDS.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Podcast-TTDS-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Training the Dark Side<\/strong> &#8211; Does it really work? A revolutionary approach to training that has shown to be highly effective for a variety of athletic pursuits.  <strong>Richard Diaz<\/strong>, author and host of this podcast, decided to reach our to <strong>Larry Caldwell<\/strong> an enthusiastic Spartan Race competitor who has taken on the project to see if the program really works.  This conversation is an unvarnished review of his experience.  Along with this training system there is a supplemental 30 day training plan which he is following verbatim.  Listen in to hear what he thinks only 9 days in.  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