GORUCK Sandbag & Rucksack workouts are simple (but not easy), scalable to all abilities, and you can do them anywhere — your garage, your front yard, at a park with your friends. You choose the time, the place, and your teammates. KISS – Keep It Simple, Stupid. Special Forces have been training with minimal equipment, …
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Never Quit Moving
Over all the years I’ve been on this planet the one point that continues to guide me is to remain active and never quit moving. As a kid virtually all of my activities, when not in school, were outdoors – playing sports or roaming the neighborhood and its environs with my friends – we were …
Become a Force Multiplier of Sandbag & Ruck Training
Force Multiplication is Simple, Not Easy Send a small number of people into a place, befriend the locals, build trust, and grow your mission organically. Earn respect, win hearts and minds, build relationships that are long-lasting. Countries use this strategically to obtain a preferred outcome by attraction rather than coercion. Governments and militaries use …
Seeking Pain and Finding Humility at Bragg Heavy 2021
“Humility” comes from the Latin word humulis which means being low to the ground. A person who exhibits humility, or is humble, is not arrogant or overly proud. Last weekend, at the GORUCK Ft. Bragg (double) Heavy event, we were literally on the ground, being humbled. We not only learned about ourselves and each other, but …
Five Essentials for a GORUCK Home Gym
Home fitness popularity continues to gain momentum as more people trade their gym memberships for virtual classes and at-home workouts, much like GORUCK Sandbag and Ruck Training (aka SRT) which we launched in March 2020 in response to the need within our community for virtual training. Perfecting a home gym the old fashioned way can …
The Smart Road Trip: Four Post-Quarantine Travel Tips
As cities begin reopening and work from home is transitioning to work from anywhere, there has never been a better time to pack up and hit the road…at least until our passports are fully valid again. Whether you have time for a quick weekend getaway or want to try out the digital nomad life for …