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By Dr. Mike Roussell The first time I ever did a Tabata style workout, it was all out front squatting a 90LB Sandbag - 20 sec on / 10 sec off for 4 minutes. This was a mental and physical...

By Dr. Mike Roussell Rucking unlocks a wide breadth of health benefits such as improvements in strength, endurance, and resilience while also helping with reductions in stress and lower back pain. But one of rucking's greatest health benefits might be...

By Dr. Mike Roussell I love that rucking is an all season fitness pursuit. When I first was introduced to GORUCK and saw overnight GORUCK Events in Buffalo NY in late January, I thought - these people are serious and...

By Dr. Mike Roussell One of the biggest health problems that we are facing at a population level is insulin resistance, the precursor to diabetes. The CDC estimated that 98 million adults in America suffer from insulin resistance (with 8...

By Dr. Mike Roussell CHAD 1000X is coming up and for many people (myself included) completing 1000 steps consecutively in one workout is a stretch both physically and mentally. It is important to train appropriately leading up to CHAD 1000X...

By Dr. Mike Roussell Every GORUCK Event that I’ve done has always ceremoniously ended with beers in the parking lot. I will wager that this is the best tasting beer you’ll ever have in your life…but isn’t beer dehydrating? Surprisingly,...