GORUCK Sandbag 2.0

Let’s review the Bonehead Ruck Weight Plates from Fringe Sport. What’s a Ruck Weight Plate? It’s a heavy weight that you put in your rucksack (aka backpack) to add resistance and therefore burn more calories when you walk, hike, or “ruck” (as it’s known in the military). Can’t you just use a barbell plate or a dumbbell? Ruck weight plates are a better option because they are a shape and size that will actually fit into your backpack. And leave you enough room to pack other important stuff. DISCLAIMER: Fringe Sport provided the equipment in this article for review. Here’s the complete set of Ruck Weight Plates that Fringe Sport has to offer: Bonehead Ruck Weight Plates – Overview The Bonehead Ruck Weight Plates are made from solid cast iron, and receive a black powdercoat finish. The most important thing about these is the weight. After all, we use plates to add resistance to work harder and grow stronger. All of these weigh in at or over the advertised weight. That’s good because if you are participating in a GORUCK [Read more …]

Let’s compare the GORUCK Training Weight Vest and GORUCK Ruck Plate Carrier side by side. Training Weight Vest and Plate Carrier both add weight and intensify the power of workouts like walking, running, bodyweight exercises, hiking, and any speed or agility drills. Though they look similar and have the same use, these two have significant differences that we will find out in this article. This is Training Weight Vest Vs Ruck Plate Carrier. Here are some of the color and styles we are going to look at: Training Weight Vest Versus Plate Carrier – Overview Like any other training, some precautions should be considered to avoid injury and benefit from it entirely. If you are new to carrying weights, know your body type and your fitness level. Form is also important, and if you carry more than you can handle using a bad form, it can lead to injury. Start light and gradually add a little weight every week. Adding a training weight vest and plate carrier to your workout can provide you with benefits and can help you become [Read more …]

GORUCK has a new product – the Task Force Dagger Jacket. GORUCK honors the legacy and the effort of the teams from the 5th Special Forces Group deployed to the mountainous region of Afghanistan, along the Hindu Kush thirty-nine days after 9/11. Afghanistan gets bitterly cold to the bone when the wind blows and when the rain comes down. To keep them warm and protected, the quickest solution was to buy fleece jackets that were already on the shelf at most sporting goods stores across America. Here are some of the styles we are going to look at: Task Force Dagger Jacket – Overview Using the same Polartec 300 weight fleece, the Task Force Dagger Jacket gives tribute to the jackets worn by those Special Forces units 20 years ago. Polartec® revolutionized the game in 1981 for cold-weather performance apparel with the discovery of synthetic polar fleece. Up until today, it remains the industry standard for performance outerwear with its greater resiliency, lightweight warmth, and fast dry times. Premium Polyester yarns are used for their hydrophobic properties to resist moisture [Read more …]