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The weight room is a cornerstone of the fitness industry. Weightlifters love talking about their deadlifts, squats, and bench presses. Lifting heavy weight is a rite of passage in many gyms and fitness circles. What's harder than just lifting heavy...

The 10,000 rep kettlebell swing challenge--GORUCK style--is a calorie-torching, muscle-building challenge you need to try. It's mentally and physically demanding, but that's why we love it. Without hard challenges, people fall into routine and rut. Our kettlebell swing challenge is...

Single Bag Travel By Caitlin, GORUCK Technical Designer 1 - Only pack what you need and layering is key For the next 5 days, I was going from the unseasonably warm beach of Jacksonville, Florida, to the hot desert of...

Each Memorial Day, GORUCK Clubs and athletes all over participate in the "Murph" Hero WOD. The workout is named after Navy Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy of Patchogue, NY, who was killed in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005. A U.S. Navy...

“We are literally driving off into the sunset to rescue your GR1.” I said this looking over at Michael Easter, hunched over his phone, trying to get his Find My ____ (insert any lost Apple product) to update. We were...

You’ve heard of sandbag workouts. Maybe you’ve seen people squatting, lunging, and pressing sandbags at your gym. They’re popular among Ruck Clubs and if you ever do the GORUCK Challenge, you’ll get familiar with our training sandbags. So what's the...

By Cadre Cleve This past weekend was a great reflection of that one thing that we all share, yet is different respectively between each and every one of us: Our why. Every single one of us have it. It’s what...

By Jason McCarthy I've trained, rucked, traveled to three continents and hiked through the most bio-intense tropical rainforest on planet earth in these socks. I wore my first pair routinely for 6 weeks at a time between washes, felt them...

Sit-ups are known as the gold standard for assessing core strength. Basically, the thought is the more sit-ups you can do, the more “rock hard” your abs will be. But have you ever thought about how this old-school exercise could...

By Drew Garner Green Beret, Head of Design Fortitude There is a relatively small plot of land in the sandhills of North Carolina that is home to the Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) and the Special Forces Qualification Course...

TL;DR: Tides will change faster than you think. Use a ramp if there is one. When you find yourself mired in the muck, crawl your way out (and other tips on how to escape quicksand below). Our close friends Dan...

Rucking is an exercise that has many benefits (we counted 23 benefits here). It’s functional fitness for people who want to save time, torch calories, gain muscle, and build good habits. Rucking is simple to start because it requires little...

By Dr. Mike Roussell The first time I ever did a Tabata style workout, it was all out front squatting a 90LB Sandbag - 20 sec on / 10 sec off for 4 minutes. This was a mental and physical...

By Emily McCarthy These days, it seems like you can’t go too far without hearing about ChatGPT — the latest leap in Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot technology. Depending on who you talk to, reactions to ChatGPT’s ability to identify patterns...

We’ve created the new standard in GORUCK PT. The GORUCK Baseline Functional Fitness Test (aka BFF Test) is similar to the Army PT test and was previewed by our Selection 023 candidates in October 2022. This year’s Selection Candidates and...

By Cameron Brackett On January 10th, 2021, I completed a 10-mile run. Three days later on January 13th, I sat in the exam room of my hematologist and was told that I have Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). I remember thinking...

By Dr. Mike Roussell Rucking unlocks a wide breadth of health benefits such as improvements in strength, endurance, and resilience while also helping with reductions in stress and lower back pain. But one of rucking's greatest health benefits might be...

Rucking is a simple exercise: walking with weight on your back. It’s a low impact, full body exercise rooted in military training that is free and easy to start. You probably have everything you need to go through a rucking...

The ruck march (or “rucking”) is a staple of military training. All United States Army infantry recruits must complete hours-long ruck marches. In other branches of the military, special operations forces complete grueling selection events where the ruck march is...

Humans have been walking with weight forever. Rucking gives modern people a way to access the numerous benefits of walking with weight. These benefits include improved strength, endurance, heart health, and mental health. Rucking is a full body workout that...

By Dan Zehner Provisions for the Expedition When you have three kids, setting out for a day is like packing provisions for a month long Arctic expedition. They need more layers than Shackleton, eat more than a pack of sled...