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.
The Dog Behind Our Java Rucks
By Jason McCarthy It was February 23, 2013 and good photographers are expensive when your company is young and you’re broke. I didn’t know how to take a good picture,...
World's Greatest PT Shorts
By Jason McCarthy Let’s say you’re single and you’re on a Special Forces team. It’s early morning PT and you’re wearing the world’s greatest PT shorts (Ranger Panties), with zero...
The 9 Best Medicine Ball Workouts: Beginner to Advanced
Medicine balls are versatile fitness tools that can help you build strength, increase endurance, and improve your overall fitness level. They've been around forever and are still popular today, for...
DAILY WOD - JUNE 2023
5.29.23 "GORUCK MURPH" 1 Mile Run 100 SB Bent Over Rows (60#/40#) 200 Push Ups 300 Squats 1 Mile Run Optional: Wear a Ruck or Weight Vest (20#/14#) 5.30.23 "CORE...
13 Ways to Build Strength and Endurance by Carrying Heavy Load
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...
The 30 Day 10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge
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...
10 Things I Learned Traveling Across the US with Only My GR1
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...
How to Conquer the Murph Workout: Beginner to Advanced Training Plans
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...
Virginity Rocks
“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...
The Only Sandbag Workouts You’ll Ever Need for Strength
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,...
A Cadre's Reflection on 10 Years of Bragg Heavy
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...
Developing Our Socks
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...
Why Sit Ups Are Bad For You & Carrying is Good
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...
Jerry Cans & Special Forces
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...
Discomfort Is Being Stuck in the Mud with Your Children
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...
19 Expert Rucking Tips to Make you Better Today
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....