NEWS & STORIES
A blog about what we love: people, rucking and training, the military, manufacturing, local pride, dogs, and the finer things in life. Like beer.
Fuel Your Ruck: Power-Packed Snacks for Long-Distance Performance
By: Mike Roussell, PhD Rucking doesn't just rely on physical strength and mental grit—it also demands smart nutrition. To fuel your body for the miles ahead, you need strategic snacking...
Mastering Hydration for Rucking: A Guide to Essential Electrolytes
By Mike Roussell, PhD Hydration is more than just water; it's a delicate balance of electrolytes lost through sweat, especially during demanding activities like prolonged rucking.The amount of electrolytes lost can...
Strategies for Soreness, Low Energy & Trouble Sleeping
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...
Ruck to Unlock the Holy Grail of Health: Metabolic Flexibility
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...
Nutrition Tips for Cold Weather Rucking
By Dr. Mike Roussell I love that rucking is an all season fitness pursuit. When I first was introduced to GORUCK and saw overnight GORUCK Events in Buffalo NY in...
Post-Meal Rucking
By Dr. Mike Roussell One of the biggest health problems that we are facing at a population level is insulin resistance, the precursor to diabetes. The CDC estimated that 98...
CHAD 1000X Nutrition
By Dr. Mike Roussell CHAD 1000X is coming up and for many people (myself included) completing 1000 steps consecutively in one workout is a stretch both physically and mentally. It is...
The Truth About Your Post Ruck Beer
By Dr. Mike Roussell Every GORUCK Event that I’ve done has always ceremoniously ended with beers in the parking lot. I will wager that this is the best tasting beer...