Reviews

The Spirit B52 combines everything you could generally ask for in a standard home power rack with the luxury of a Smith Machine. While most people probably don’t go out of their way to purchase a combination machine like it, they almost certainly would not regret the extra functionality and exercise versatility it presents.

The Rough Runners primarily attempt to serve this decreasingly niche fitness requirement, banking on the more nimble members of their consumer base being dissatisfied with how their ruck running sessions feel in “traditional” running shoes and less-than-satisfied with how some of their other offerings just don’t seem like the right shoe for the job.

And in my experiences with the shoes, they do a pretty good job.

If you’re looking for an all-in-one home gym solution, Major Lutie’s/Major Fitness’ Raptor F22 is an excellent choice. It’s solidly built, simple to assemble, and provides a range of optionality that covers just about every exercise you could want to perform.

It has a sleek, dynamic design, an attractive color scheme, and should fit comfortably into most garages or basements without compromising on the space one needs to easily perform any exercise.

I know when I was looking for my first “real” ruck that I had to sift through a lot of bags that looked like (and were priced like) expensive travel luggage…when all I wanted to do was carry around 20 or 30 pounds worth of ruck plates.

Thankfully, the GORUCK Bullet ruck was there to bail me out!

Let’s discuss why the GORUCK Bullet is the best “starter ruck” for rucking enthusiasts and why it makes for a better “investment” than some cheaper and more expensive options.

If you’re familiar with GORUCK, the first things that comes to mind when you think about the brand are there unique, durable, and iconic ruck sacks.

This is undisputed and objective (if you disagree, fight me).

…but if you’re a shoe guy, the GORUCK Ballistic Trainers are probably always invading your thoughts (hence why you’ll click on my GORUCK Ballistic Trainers review!)

One constant in rucking is that you spend a lot of time on your feet. Take part in an official GORUCK event, and you’re likely to spend hours in your selected shoes or boots. As such, you really want to make sure you’ve selected the “right” footwear.

At those distances, you really don’t want to get caught rucking in the “wrong” pair of shoes or boots!

There isn’t much that can be said about dips that you (probably) don’t already know about, so I’m not going to go to the mat in convincing you to do them.

You’re going to read this article so you can find the best dip bars for home and so that you can become one of those jacked dudes doing crazy stuff down at the playground (preferably when children aren’t around).

You know that girl in the gym who is constantly adjusting her shorts? 

You don’t want to be that girl. 

Even if you are alone in your garage and there’s nobody to see you pulling down that wedgie.