6 x Sandbag Ruck Rows
6 x Burpee Squats (Full Burpee with Jump followed by Squat)
6 x 4 Ct Mountain Climbers
6 x Rucksack Getups 

• 3 Mile Ruck

• Rucking: 1 mile day. 5 mile penalty ruck per day missed. Use baseline weight.

  Book: Tribe, by Sebastian Junger

  Additional Tasking: Reach out to and connect with one person you haven t been in contact with in too long. Ruck with them, side by side, or virtually (phone call) while rucking. 

  February Details

  Workout: IWO JIMA WOD:

  2 Rounds:

  • 19 Sandbag Cleans
  • 300M Ruck
  • 45 Burpee Step Ups
  • 300M Ruck

  • Rucking: 4 x 5 Miler throughout the month.

    Book: A Warrior s Creed, by Roger Sparks

    Additional Tasking: Write and send 4 hand written letters. One of which attempts to make amends. 

    March Details

    Workout: Fall of Baghdad

    2000m Ruck then
    34 rounds:

    • 1 sb CLUSTER (sq clean + thruster)
    • 3 Ruck Push Ups
    • 5 mountain climbers

    • 2000m Ruck to finish

      Rucking: 3 x 2 Miler (Baseline weight + 20%), 1x 8 Miler (Baseline weight)

      Book: Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk

      Additional Tasking: Do one miserable thing (with someone else) that you haven t done in at least a year. You should be scared, at least a little bit, to do it.

      April Details

      Workout: Bataan Memorial WOD

      9 rounds:

      • 10 Slick Burpees over Sandbag Ruck
      • 11 Deadlifts (80# 60#)
      • 12 Thrusters with Ruck (30# 20#)
      • 13 American Twists with Ruck (30# 20#)
      • 14 Standing Arm Circles (30# 20#)
      • 15 Neck Circles (Feel Elevated Position)
      • 16 Sit Ups with Ruck (30# 20#)
      • 170M March (30# 20#)

      • Rucking: 12 Miler, 10 days of consecutive rucking of 2 or more miles ADVANCED: 26.2 Miler, Ruck 2 or miles miles every day.

        Book: The White Darkness by David Grann

        Additional Tasking: Dream up something big, something you have at least a 50% chance of failing. Write it down somewhere you’ll be reminded of it often. Do something symbolic to take the first step down that path, then endure it as long as you can.

        May Details

        Workout:  MURPH HERO WOD

        Murph:

        • 1 Mile Ruck
        • 100 Pull-Ups
        • 200 Push-Ups
        • 300 Squats
        • 1 Mile Ruck

        • All with (20 14 lb). Modification: Bent over sandbag rows (60 40) are a substitute for pull-ups.

          Significance: In memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, NY, who was killed in Afghanistan June 28, 2005. A U.S. Navy SEAL officer, Murphy was awarded the U.S. military’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the War in Afghanistan.

          Rucking: 15 consecutive days with 2+ miles rucking day. If you miss a day, make it up with a 10 mile ruck.

          Book: Ashley s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

          Additional Tasking: Reach out to and connect with one person you admire greatly, and tell them why.

          June Details

          Workout: D-Day WOD

          • 1 Mile Ruck
          • 77 Ruck Squat
          • 77 Push-Up
          • 77 Ruck Deadlift
          • 77 Ruck Shoulder Press
          • 1 Mile Ruck

          • Rucking: 77 Miles throughout the month.

            Book: Band of Brothers

            Additional Tasking: Memento Mori – visit a gravesite and make a commitment. What that is is entirely up to you.

            July Details

            Workout: Join or Die
            4 Rounds:
             – 250m Ruck
             – 17 Squats
             – 250m Ruck
             -76 (different movement each round) Pull Throughs (R1), 4 count Flutterkicks with Ruck Overhead (R2), High Pulls (R3), Push Ups (R4)

            Rucking: 3 x 5 Miler (Baseline +20%)

            Book: The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron

            Additional Tasking: Write down a list of your loyalties in life. People, causes, you name it. What you do with that list is entirely up to you. One suggestion is to pick your top three and talk to a friend or loved one about it. Are they the right loyalties?

            August Details

            Workout: Extortion 17
            AMRAP (with a Partner) in 31 minutes
            Partner A performs AMRAP of:
            – 8 Thrusters (heavy sandbag)
            – 6 Rows + Knee Ups (60# 40#)
            – 11 Squats + Jump Overs

            While Partner B performs: 400 meter Sandbag Run (45 25 lb)

            Partners switch after each Run.
            

            Rucking: 6 x 2 Miler (2 with sandbag in addition to rucksack), max distance in 60 minutes (45# 30# recommended)

            Book: Comfort Crisis by Micheal Easter

            Additional Tasking: Volunteerism. Find a good cause and donate a block of your time, asking nothing in return.

            September Details

            Workout: 9 11
            2001 meter Ruck Buy In

            • 11 Step Ups with Ruck
            • 11 Thrusters
            • 11 Sandbag Rows
            • 11 Power Cleans
            • 11 Ruck Push Ups
            • 11 Ruck Swings
            • 11 Ruck V Ups
            • 11 Deadlifts
            • 11 Push Jerks

            • 2001 meter Ruck Cash Out

              Rucking: 13 Mile Ruck – One mile for each service member who died in Afghanistan. (Baseline weight)

              Book: Fall and Rise: The Story of 9 11 Book by Mitchell Zuckoff

              Additional Tasking: FUNCTIONS CHECK – 7 DAY CHALLENGE

              10,000 Steps Day – 100% outside
              3 Workouts, 30 minutes minimum – 100% outside
              No Social Media or Video Games, as in zero
              Eat well, Prioritize sleep,
              Talk to people in the real world
              Optional: No Alcohol, No Caffeine, No Tobacco

              October Details

              Workout: Mog Mile
              4 Rounds for time of:
              19 Ground to Overhead
              19 Front Squats
              19 Push-ups each arm, one hand on sandbag or ruck at all times, left then right for a total of 38
              400 m run with Sandbag
              
              Can be completed with a Ruck or Sandbag. Treat the sandbag or ruck as your battle buddy and keep one hand on it throughout the entire workout. If you let go of contact, you must start the round over

              Rucking: Cashout 4X. After 4 separate workouts in the month — 1 Mile Ruck – Max Weight for time.

              Book: Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden

              Additional Tasking: Write a love letter, put a stamp on it, and mail it to them.

              November Details

              Workout: CHAD 1000x:

              1000 Step Ups for Time

              Rucking: 22 Miles. You pick how to get them in.

              Book: A Grief Observed by CS Lewis

              Additional Tasking: Ask a Veteran what the best part of their service was.

              December Details

              Workout: Pearl Harbor

              • 80 push ups
              • 1 mile Ruck

              • THEN

                12 Rounds:

                • 7 Sandbag Clean and Press
                • 41 Flutterkicks on odd rounds, *41 mountain climbers on even rounds

                • THEN

                  • 1 mile Ruck PLUS Sandbag
                  • 80 slick push ups

                  • Rucking: Ruck every day this month – you pick the distance, weight, and time. And complete one heavy 12 Miler (Baseline + 20% or Double Baseline if ready)

                    Book: Man s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl

                    Additional Tasking: Write down the answer to something you ve been thinking about for far too long.