GORUCK Challenge

[seanocono]

I'm really jealous of your kettlebell collection, Doug.

[DougNg]

I have two tens, two fifteens, a twenty, two twentyfives, two thirtyfives, two fortyfives, a fifty, a sixty, a seventy and an 80

For some reason, we also have a five. Not really sure where that shitlet came from

[seanocono]

I'd love to have an assortment like that, someday.  Probably not until I own a home, though.  It just doesn't make sense when you rent and move a lot. Minus the shitlet, of course.

[madmonday]

k-eep
i-t
s-imple
s-tupid

here i am pondering my Raison d'être, it comes to me at the end.

forgot to upload me skipping rope for a few seconds, no really it was a few seconds 

we all got to start somewhere.

[seanocono]

Cool basement, monday.

"Go have a beer."  Haha, too good.  Maybe change that smoke detector battery, too.

[DougNg]

Kettlebell fans try this:

Five kettlebell popups
Five two handed snatches (from outside the legs, triple extension)
Five plyo pushups
Five thrusters
Five plyo squats

Rest, then return to the top

Nine more sets to go

Good times

[DougNg]

That's not a bad start Monday. You look like you're hyperextending on the dips though. You'd be able to do more if you didn't do that to your shoulders

[jacoavlu]

have always liked your style monday
simple is good, thanks for sharing
though I gotta say I'm partial to an overhand wide grip pull-up, and pinot noir

[bagley920]

This is why I love MM, so real!

[Finn666]

enjoyed the vid there Mikey!…

[bagley920]

Got my GR1 today, pics coming soon

[seanocono]

^Nice. That was quick.

[bagley920]

I paid for 2day shipping on Thursday but they didn't ship it out til Friday so they upgraded me to Next Day Saturday shipping. Great customer service as well

[seanocono]

Awesome. Glad to hear you had a great experience. It never ceases to amaze me how many companies neglect the importance of customer service. Even if you never buy another product from them again, you have gone on a forum and shared your positive experience with hundreds of other members.

Now comes the hard part… The training.

[derivative666]

No training for me today spent the day roaming around Brooklyn with Urb & Jake. Unfortunately aggravated my ankle pretty swollen need to give it some rest will start again on Monday. Skogg with be here on Wednesday hopefully kettle bell will follow shortly after.

[DougNg]

Hey guys,

I'm personally loving this discussion. Can we move the workout related conversation to the "In Fitness and Health" thread and keep this one related directly the IronHeart Goruck Challenge?

The two threads will obviously be related in spirit, it's just that there is a lot of good info in this thread and it really belongs over there. Please feel free to cross post with your journey to this event

Doug

[derivative666]

Doug any update from Chris or Seawolf if they are joining us?

[DougNg]

I'll drop Seawolf a line

Chris knows what's going on. Hopefully he will join us. I know he mentioned on the fitness thread he was looking to getting into shape (though he didn't appear to be out of shape to me)

I just went through this thread, and the fitness info and the Goruck info is so tightly weaved in with each other that I can't split the thread. Argh, you make a mods job hard

Btw, if you sign up for a Goruck event, you get a discount on purchases. You might want to take that into consideration if you're looking to buy a pack

There's a Goruck Challenge in a couple weekends not far from me. Tempted to sign up for it but there's so much going on at home with the new dog

[zhivago]

Since we are looking at a date in 2014 and the dates are not yet posted, I have asked GORUCK to provide me with a discount code that anyone who wishes to purchase a pack can use. They said they would sort it out and get back to me. As soon as I have the code, participants can get it from me.

[bagley920]

Thanks z. I'm sure I'll be using it again