2021 GORUCK Selection finisher Chad Malone joins me in this episode to talk about training for and completing the event. There’s much information on his training here that you’re going to want a paper and pen if you’re looking to train for this

Ruck:Fest Rucking Events with Mark Jones

Oct 7th, 2021 41m 56s

GORUCK Selection finisher and Team Assessment winner Mark Jones joins me to talk about a new event series he’s putting on. Ruck:Fest will be hosting their first event in November, 2021 called Ruck:Beta. This Ruck:Beta event will contain three s

GORUCK x Carryology GR1 Guerrilla X with Taylor Welden

May 22nd, 2021 1h 6m

Taylor Welden (senior editor of Carryology) joins me to talk about the new GORUCK x Carryology GR1 Guerrilla X collab pack. We start out talking about his history with design and bag manufacturing, move into when he first met Jason back in 2008

GORUCK GRT Reunion 2020 with Emily McCarthy

Aug 6th, 2020 55m 14s

Emily McCarthy joins me to talk about GORUCK GRT Reunion 2020 and what that’s going to look like this year. Not only is COVID-19 a factor but GORUCK is also beta testing a brand new style of event there called the Tough Star. If you’re curious

Resetting Goals & Being Present

Jul 30th, 2020 31m 45s

2020 has been a mess of a year so far! It seems like so much has happened but when I look at what I’ve accomplished it feels like nothing has happened. In this episode I get into checking on your goals, possibly editing your goals, and staying

Team RWB Ruck-A-Sketch with J.J. Pinter

Jul 23rd, 2020 43m 3s

Team RWB and GORUCK are putting together a special virtual ruck event to benefit Team RWB. J.J. Pinter (Deputy Director at Team Red, White, and Blue) joins in this episode to talk about his experiences with rucking, his 50 mile star course, and

Rucking with Parkinson's Disease with David Ray

Jul 3rd, 2020 1h 9m

David Ray was diagnosed in Parkinson’s Disease back in 2012. He was told by his doctor that he needed to lose weight and stay active so he joined F3 and started rucking with him. Multiple GORUCK events later (including an HTL) he’s here to talk

GORUCK Events Starting Again (COVID-19) with Cadre Belman

Jun 25th, 2020 59m 46s

Cadre Belman has run over 100 events for GORUCK since he joined as a cadre in 2017. In this episode we talk about how he got involved in GORUCK, his first event, the events he likes to run, and what the current state of events are. GORUCK shut

The Give Team with Brad Mason

Jun 18th, 2020 1h 3m

Brad Mason is the head coach for The Give Team and the Vice Chairman, Board of Directors for the New Image Youth Center. In this episode we learn about The Give Team, New Image Youth Center, and the collaboration patch they’ve put together wi

Virtual Training & Comfort Zones with Omar Sobhy

Jun 11th, 2020 55m 39s

Omar Sobhy joins to talk about some of the virtual training sessions he’s set up with GORUCK Cadre. He’s an accomplished squash coach and has been training athletes for over 15 years. In addition to the virtual training sessions we discuss the

Morning Routines & First Events with GORUCK Cadre Kevin Flike

Jun 4th, 2020 52m 35s

Cadre Kevin Flike joins to talk about his first GORUCK event, becoming a cadre, morning routines, tough decisions, and mental health. I really hope you enjoy this episode and are able to use some the takeaways from it in your daily routine. Res

GORUCK Sandbag & Ruck Training with Dan Skidmore

May 29th, 2020 59m 42s

Dan Skidmore aka Cadre DS joins to talk about the new GORUCK SRT (Sandbag and Ruck Training) program. He’s GORUCK’s new Director of Training and gets into the details and goals that he hopes to bring to this new venture. Miles: Mindset, Intensi

Checking in with GORUCK Founder Jason McCarthy

May 22nd, 2020 1h 12m

Jason McCarthy joins to talk about GORUCK’s direction, COVID-19, future products, international events, shipping, and everything else I can think to throw at him. Resources Here’s links to everything we talked about during the podcast episode:

Green Beret Foundation Executive Director Brent Cooper

May 14th, 2020 1h 3m

Brent Cooper, executive director for the Green Beret Foundation, joins to talk about his role there, his first GORUCK event, and why he never thought he’d ruck after the military. I really enjoyed talking with Brent and can’t wait to see if he

Training and Coaching During COVID-19 with Geo Woodman

May 7th, 2020 1h 11m

Coach Geo Woodman joins to talk about staying fit and maintaining training during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk about race schedules, maintaining fitness, staying safe, and what to look out for when it comes to how your life has changed. He ge

Family Rucking Adventures

Apr 30th, 2020 1h 5m

Carl Antonio recently completed the five peaks challenge with his son who has Autism. In this episode we talk about their story, how they accidentally started out on this adventure, and how they finished it. I hope this episode gets you excited

GORUCK Selection 005 With Grant Shymske

Apr 23rd, 2020 1h 30m

Grant Shymske joins to talk about his experiences passing GORUCK Selection 005. Class 005 wasn’t his first attempt at GORUCK Selection and we get into why he signed up for the event, what he changed between his first attempt and passing, and wh

Rucking During COVID-19 with Dr. Addison Haynes

Apr 16th, 2020 1h 11m

Dr. Addison Haynes joins to talk about how to stay safe while exercising during COVID-19. We get into the importance of staying active, maintaining mental health, maintaining physical health, and ways to do all of that safely. I hope you’re sta

GORUCK DIY Quarantine Star Course

Apr 9th, 2020 29m 3s

The GORUCK DIY Quarantine Star Course is a Star Course event that you can do on your own time. GORUCK has uploaded hit lists for over 150 cities to their website for you to download and use to complete the event. If there isn’t one for your cit

Maintaining During Lockdown

Apr 2nd, 2020 29m 29s

In this episode we talk about maintaining during lockdown. Maintaining fitness, maintaining structure, and maintaining sanity. I start out discussing four different types of workouts you can still complete while on lockdown. From there I talk a

Sage 01 with Mike Grobelch

Mar 26th, 2020 56m 24s

Mike Grobelch is putting on an event this summer called Sage. Sage is a 48 hour long event that is a follow-on to the GORUCK Jedburgh series. You will receive training in various skills and then execute a mission under stress. Mike joins in thi

Team Assessment & Rucking World Championship Divisions

Mar 20th, 2020 58m 23s

Emily McCarthy joins to talk about GORUCK’s upcoming Team Assessment and Rucking World Championship events. We get into the multiple divisions for each and why GORUCK chose to have divisions for the events. In addition Emily tells some fun stor

Ruck Wars with James Vreeland

Mar 12th, 2020 39m 14s

James is back about his latest project Ruck Wars. Ruck Wars is an online competition designed to allow ruck clubs (and groups of ruckers) to compete against each other through multiple events. Winner will be chosen at the end based on points so

ADR 143: GORUCK Bragg Heavy 2020 with Topher Slade

Mar 5th, 2020 1h 24m

Although Topher has completed ruck events in the past he’s fairly new to GORUCK events. In the past year he’s completed his first Light, moved to a Tough/Light, then completed the Bragg Heavy. In this episode he tells some great stories about t

PATHFINDER Horizon with Amy Petersen

Feb 27th, 2020 59m 46s

Amy Petersen of PATHFINDER Ruck Training joins to talk about their Horizon training program. PATHFINDER Horizon is designed to prepare participants for GORUCK Star Course and similar long ruck events. In this episode we get into how Amy got inv