Lots of people say they’ll do something new or become someone new and better, and then they don’t. I believe this is because resolutions are all about the person saying me me me. Then when it gets hard, you’re only letting yourself down. There’s no real accountability in that.
A tribe is accountability. It dates back to when people shared food and defense. Everyone was needed, and needed everyone in return. This is what works. People accountable to other people. It’s NOT me me me. It’s we we we.
When it comes to fitness, big surprise here - I love to ruck around cities and in my neighborhood and I love rucking mountains big and small. I would do this no matter what. But when it comes to strength training, I need the Tribe more than it needs me. I have come to love sandbag and rucksack training (SRT) but only because I have a crew that meets up in my driveway on the weekends. We push and pull and carry some sandbags, we talk some shit, we blast the music, and we drink some beers when we’re done. This is accountability. Me to them, and them to me.
This is the heart and soul of GORUCK Tribe ’N Training. The workouts are simple, and 100% scalable. If you’re a beginner, go light. If you’re the HULK, go heavy. Every month, you’ll earn your patch. This first month, we’re doing a baseline test for us all to gauge where we are. There is no wrong answer. It’s simply — this is what we’re going to build upon. We mail you the card and the patch in the mail so that it’s more real. Do the workout, earn the patch. I will do the same thing, so will my crew. Throughout the year, we’ll get a little better, and a little stronger. But most importantly, we won’t do it alone.
You don’t have to officially join the tribe to do the workouts. We’ll publish them free of charge. If the accountability from a patch works for you, do it. If not, don’t. Either way, I challenge you to do something to increase accountability for OTHERS. I believe that that also happens to be the best form of accountability for yourself. More we, less me.
Happy New Year, let’s get after it together.
— Jason McCarthy,
Founder, GORUCK
