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Gear Up for the Murph Challenge
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Gear Up for the Murph Challenge

May 22, 2021 clothesadmin Comments Off on Gear Up for the Murph Challenge

Let’s look at equipment options for the Murph Challenge. Get ready to join thousands of Crossfitters around the world for this year’s The Murph Challenge – one of the most challenging and most heinous workouts in the world of CrossFit. The challenge includes a one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 pushups, 300 squats, and another one-mile run. Here are the pieces of equipment you will need if you are planning to join the challenge. Got pull-up bar and plate carrier? If not, keep reading. Here are some of the styles we are going to look at: Gym Equipment for the Murph Challenge – Overview The Murph Challenge is a Hero WOD in remembrance of LT. Michael P. Murphy for his efforts and sacrificial acts during the War in Afghanistan. He received the US military’s highest award, the Medal of Honor, and was the first member of the United States Navy to earn the award since the Vietnam War. The exercises in the Murph Challenge were LT. Murphy’s favorite workout and these are not easy exercises. While doing the exercises in the [Read more …]

Bonehead Ruck Weights from Fringe Sport
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Bonehead Ruck Weights from Fringe Sport

May 11, 2021 clothesadmin Comments Off on Bonehead Ruck Weights from Fringe Sport

Liven up your ruck march with the new Bonehead Ruck Weight Plates. Rucking is an excellent alternative to anyone who wants to develop strength and cardio capacity but doesn’t want jumping and running in their workout. Rucking is as simple as putting on the right rucksack/backpack with the proper rucking weight plates and walking around your town or anywhere. What’s a ruck weight plate? It’s a weight that fits in your rucksack AKA backpack. Fringe Sport shook up the bumper plate game by launching their comical line of Olympic plates – and now they are bringing the same vibe to the rucking crowd. Here are some of the sizes that are availble now: Bonehead Ruck Weight Plates – Overview How to commence with rucking? Start light. If you are a 200-pound man, start with 20 pounds of weight plate in your rucksack. From there, you can add more pounds after a week until you move up to 50 pounds. Making your rucking a fun activity is important for you to keep going. Walking along with your dog is one way [Read more …]

Source Hydration Bladder Review
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Source Hydration Bladder Review

August 11, 2021 clothesadmin Comments Off on Source Hydration Bladder Review

Let’s review the new Source Hydration Bladder from GORUCK. Maybe you are new to hiking (and backpacking) and haven’t heard of a hydration bladder before; then you are missing something. Or, if you are tired of carrying a heavy water bottle during a hike and keep on stopping on a trail to pull out your bottle from your bag and vice versa, be tired no more with a satisfactory solution – the Source Hydration Bladder. Here’s some of the styles we are going to look at: Source Hydration Bladder – Overview Hydration bladders are soft-sided plastic containers of water made from light, stretchy plastic making them malleable and squishy. They take no pack space, and they fit nicely between the pack’s frame and the backpack’s fabric. It has a long drinking tube that enables hikers to drink water straight from the bladder while on the go. Getting a good quality hydration bladder (that will save you from frequent buying) is a must as hiking will bring you to harsh environments and conditions. Source Hydration Bladder has been tried, tested, and [Read more …]

Best Sandbag for Home Workouts
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Best Sandbag for Home Workouts

December 22, 2021 clothesadmin Comments Off on Best Sandbag for Home Workouts

Let’s review the best sandbags for your home (or garage) workout. Sandbags are great. They are heavy enough for strength building and they can be much more versatile than a barbell – because there are so many more ways to carry them. Complete your gym equipment and gear with sandbags. Including sandbags in your workout routine can give a completely different set of exercises that you wouldn’t be able to do with barbells and dumbbells. Aside from being inexpensive, they are also easy to store and have various uses. Here are some of the styles we are going to look at: Let’s compare and contrast all these sandbags. Sandbags – Overview You might be new to the fitness world, and you may be wondering what to fill your sandbag with. Well, the apparent answer is sand, which you can easily find in hardware stores. Sandbags come in various sizes, with diverse load capacities, and at differing levels of quality. Working out with sandbags, though extremely hard, is highly effective and offers many benefits. It improves resistance and performance by conditioning [Read more …]

Altama OTB Maritime Assault Boot Review
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Altama OTB Maritime Assault Boot Review

January 19, 2021 VA Worker Comments Off on Altama OTB Maritime Assault Boot Review

Let’s review the Altama OTB Maritime Assault Boot (Buy on Amazon) from Altama. No, it’s not a Chuck Taylor Converse – it’s a special-purpose boot originally made for the US Navy Seals. They wanted a shoe that fit and worked like the Converse shoes (i.e. a very simple design) but wanted something that could be used in amphibious operations. These are sometimes called tactical chucks for that reason. Luckily for the rest of us, these shoes can do a lot more than that – and they look good doing it!

Nike Metcon 7 – What I’d Like To See
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Nike Metcon 7 – What I’d Like To See

July 23, 2021 clothesadmin 1

UPDATE: The Nike Metcon 7 is here. You can now buy the Nike Metcon 7 Mat Fraser PE (Personal Edition) or the Nike Metcon 7 X. I’ll leave my hopes and dreams here. Maybe these ideas will go into the Nike Metcon 8. What would you like to see Nike improve or change in the Nike Metcon 7? I’ve got some ideas – and that’s what we’re going to discuss in this article. First of all, let me say that we are probably 10-11 months from the next version of the Nike Metcon shoe, as I write this. I don’t have any knowledge of the Nike Metcon 7 Release Date – or even that there will be a Nike Metcon 7. But, I’m guessing there will be, as there has been an annual product launch every year since 2015 or so. The Nike Metcon shoe gets better and better every release – and in fact, I’ve declared the Nike Metcon 6 to be the best CrossFit shoe for 2020. While we wait for the next round of improvements, check out [Read more …]

Best Rucking Socks
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Best Rucking Socks

December 9, 2020 clothesadmin Comments Off on Best Rucking Socks

Best rucking sock? That’s what we aim to find out. We’re out in the field , ruck marching relentlessly to find the best rucking sock. Check back in a few weeks and we’ll have test results. Here’s some of the styles were going to look at: On to the socks! Best Rucking Socks – Overview What do we need in the best rucking sock? That’s what we’ll discuss here. (Stand by for details!) Our field test will reveal what the key features are. MudGear – Ruck Sock We put these through some real mud – and they lived up to their name. This was an 18 mile ruck march through swampy trails that varied from dry to calf deep water – and lots of mud, of course. Darn Tough – Hiker Micro Crew Cushion Review How do these do when wet? I had these on for a 10 mile/30 lb ruck march after a stormy, rainy day. A few places on the trail, I had to go full immersion. While having wet socks isn’t fun – there were really no [Read more …]

Nike Pegasus Trail 2 Running Shoe Review
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Nike Pegasus Trail 2 Running Shoe Review

August 21, 2020 clothesadmin Comments Off on Nike Pegasus Trail 2 Running Shoe Review

Nike just dropped the new Pegasus Trail 2 – this is a React foam based trail running shoe. It looks good, but what’s the practical difference between this and all the other trail running shoes that Nike has? (Like the Wildhorse 6, Terra Kiger 6, and Pegasus 36 Trail?) That’s what we’ll talk about here in our hands on review. We’ll also compare it to another running shoe that has a lot of React foam. Here’s the styles now available (We are a Road Runner Sports affiliate): Let’s dive in and take a look at this trail runner. Nike Pegasus Trail 2 – YouTube Review Why read when you can watch? Here’s a first look from our YouTube channel: Nike Pegasus Trail 2 – Overview Let’s start with the cushioning system – because that is the major defining feature of this shoe. The Pegasus Trail 2 uses React foam – and lots of it. It gives a very soft, cushioned feel – in both the heel and forefoot. (But there is more cushion in the heel for sure.) To get [Read more …]