GORUCK Training and Tough Mudder Training The two most common online clients that Jon Pope and I coach are men going into special operations selection training and those getting ready for adventure races like GORUCK, Tough Mudder or the Death Race. Most of my adult life has been dedicated to the special operations world. The training philosophies and methods I use now all tie back into that somehow. The convenient thing is that this focus on SOF training carries over easily into the realm of adventure races. Although the programming is different, there are underlying similarities in terms of work capacity, movement quality and endurance. Over the past few years we’ve had a large number of people, either training through online programs or at our gyms, compete in adventure races and they tend perform near the top of the pack. What so few people understand about preparing for these events is that… read more »
