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GORUCK Tribe brings organization and inspiration to those of you who choose the harder path. Tribe is a way of life, the Cadre and community are the accountability. The theme of year 1 is SEEK PAIN.

Within each year, each month has a theme and a unique patch that will ship out automatically when you subscribe.

2021 GORUCK Tribe patches:

January - Pain
February - Love
March - Misery
April - Endure
May - Honor
June - Fear
July - Defy
August - Suffer
September - Duty
October - Chaos
November - Persevere
December - Sacrifice

January Details

Workout: MILLER HERO WOD:

3 Mile Ruck
12 Rounds:

6 x Sandbag/Ruck Rows
6 x Burpee Squats (Full Burpee with Jump followed by Squat)
6 x 4 Ct Mountain Climbers
6 x Rucksack Getups

3 Mile Ruck

Rucking: 1 mile/day. 5 mile penalty ruck per day missed. Use baseline weight.

Book: Tribe, by Sebastian Junger

Additional Tasking: Reach out to and connect with one person you haven't been in contact with in too long. Ruck with them, side by side, or virtually (phone call) while rucking.

February Details

Workout: IWO JIMA WOD:

2 Rounds:

19 Sandbag Cleans
300M Ruck
45 Burpee Step Ups
300M Ruck

Rucking: 4 x 5 Miler throughout the month.

Book: A Warrior's Creed, by Roger Sparks

Additional Tasking: Write and send 4 hand written letters. One of which attempts to make amends.

March Details

Workout: Fall of Baghdad

2000m Ruck then
34 rounds:

1 sb CLUSTER (sq clean + thruster)
3 Ruck Push Ups
5 mountain climbers

2000m Ruck to finish

Rucking: 3 x 2 Miler (Baseline weight + 20%), 1x 8 Miler (Baseline weight)

Book: Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk

Additional Tasking: Do one miserable thing (with someone else) that you haven't done in at least a year. You should be scared, at least a little bit, to do it.

April Details

Workout: Bataan Memorial WOD

9 rounds:

10 Slick Burpees over Sandbag / Ruck
11 Deadlifts (80#/60#)
12 Thrusters with Ruck (30#/20#)
13 American Twists with Ruck (30#/20#)
14 Standing Arm Circles (30#/20#)
15 Neck Circles (Feel Elevated Position)
16 Sit Ups with Ruck (30#/20#)
170M March (30#/20#)

Rucking: 12 Miler, 10 days of consecutive rucking of 2 or more miles // ADVANCED: 26.2 Miler, Ruck 2 or miles miles every day.

Book: The White Darkness by David Grann

Additional Tasking: Dream up something big, something you have at least a 50% chance of failing. Write it down somewhere you’ll be reminded of it often. Do something symbolic to take the first step down that path, then endure it as long as you can.

May Details

Workout: "MURPH" HERO WOD

Murph:

1 Mile Ruck
100 Pull-Ups
200 Push-Ups
300 Squats
1 Mile Ruck

All with (20/14 lb). Modification: Bent over sandbag rows (60/40) are a substitute for pull-ups.

Significance: In memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, NY, who was killed in Afghanistan June 28, 2005. A U.S. Navy SEAL officer, Murphy was awarded the U.S. military’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the War in Afghanistan.

Rucking: 15 consecutive days with 2+ miles rucking/day. If you miss a day, make it up with a 10 mile ruck.

Book: Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

Additional Tasking: Reach out to and connect with one person you admire greatly, and tell them why.

June Details

Workout: D-Day WOD

1 Mile Ruck
77 Ruck Squat
77 Push-Up
77 Ruck Deadlift
77 Ruck Shoulder Press
1 Mile Ruck

Rucking: 77 Miles throughout the month.

Book: Band of Brothers

Additional Tasking: Memento Mori - visit a gravesite and make a commitment. What that is is entirely up to you.

July Details

Workout: Join or Die
4 Rounds:
- 250m Ruck
- 17 Squats
- 250m Ruck
-76 (different movement each round) Pull Throughs (R1), 4 count Flutterkicks with Ruck Overhead (R2), High Pulls (R3), Push Ups (R4)

Rucking: 3 x 5 Miler (Baseline +20%)

Book: The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron

Additional Tasking: Write down a list of your loyalties in life. People, causes, you name it. What you do with that list is entirely up to you. One suggestion is to pick your top three and talk to a friend or loved one about it. Are they the right loyalties?

August Details

Workout: Extortion 17
AMRAP (with a Partner) in 31 minutes
Partner A performs AMRAP of:
- 8 Thrusters (heavy sandbag)
- 6 Rows + Knee Ups (60#/40#)
- 11 Squats + Jump Overs

While Partner B performs: 400 meter Sandbag Run (45/25 lb)

Partners switch after each Run.

Rucking: 6 x 2 Miler (2 with sandbag in addition to rucksack), max distance in 60 minutes (45# / 30# recommended)

Book: Comfort Crisis by Micheal Easter

Additional Tasking: Volunteerism. Find a good cause and donate a block of your time, asking nothing in return.

September Details

Workout: 9/11
2001 meter Ruck Buy In

11 Step Ups with Ruck
11 Thrusters
11 Sandbag Rows
11 Power Cleans
11 Ruck Push Ups
11 Ruck Swings
11 Ruck V Ups
11 Deadlifts
11 Push Jerks

2001 meter Ruck Cash Out

Rucking: 13 Mile Ruck - One mile for each service member who died in Afghanistan. (Baseline weight)

Book: Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 Book by Mitchell Zuckoff

Additional Tasking: FUNCTIONS CHECK - 7 DAY CHALLENGE

10,000 Steps/Day - 100% outside
3 Workouts, 30 minutes minimum - 100% outside
No Social Media or Video Games, as in zero
Eat well, Prioritize sleep,
Talk to people in the real world
Optional: No Alcohol, No Caffeine, No Tobacco

October Details

Workout: Mog Mile
4 Rounds for time of:
19 Ground to Overhead
19 Front Squats
19 Push-ups each arm, one hand on sandbag or ruck at all times, left then right for a total of 38
400 m run with Sandbag

Can be completed with a Ruck or Sandbag. Treat the sandbag or ruck as your battle buddy and keep one hand on it throughout the entire workout. If you let go of contact, you must start the round over

Rucking: Cashout 4X. After 4 separate workouts in the month -- 1 Mile Ruck - Max Weight for time.

Book: Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden

Additional Tasking: Write a love letter, put a stamp on it, and mail it to them.

November Details

Workout: CHAD 1000x:

1000 Step Ups for Time

Rucking: 22 Miles. You pick how to get them in.

Book: A Grief Observed by CS Lewis

Additional Tasking: Ask a Veteran what the best part of their service was.

December Details

Workout: Pearl Harbor

80 push ups
1 mile Ruck

THEN

12 Rounds:

7 Sandbag Clean and Press
41 Flutterkicks on odd rounds, *41 mountain climbers on even rounds

THEN

1 mile Ruck PLUS Sandbag
80 slick push ups

Rucking: Ruck every day this month - you pick the distance, weight, and time. And complete one heavy 12 Miler (Baseline + 20% or Double Baseline if ready)

Book: Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl

Additional Tasking: Write down the answer to something you've been thinking about for far too long.

Patch - Chicago Flag