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Nike By You Custom Nike Free Metcon 6 and the box it came in
Cross Training Shoes

Nike By You – Custom Shoe Review

February 21, 2025 Comments Off on Nike By You – Custom Shoe Review

Like to stand out in the gym? Nike’s Nike By You (Nike Free Metcon 6) lets you pick the color scheme of your favorite training shoes. But how does it work? And does the end product justify the cost? That’s what we’ll review here. The Nike Free Metcon 6 (Nike By You edition) get it only right from the source: First, let’s take a complete tour of the shoe. Nike By You – Nike Free Metcon 6 Shoe Review – Overview Nike By You – Nike Free Metcon 6 – Hands On Review on YouTube Want a up close look at these custom shoes? Check out our hands on review from YouTube: Let’s get into the details The ordering process [Read more …]

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Nike Free Metcon 6 - on the Rogue Echo bike
Exercise

Assault Bike versus Rower – Which is Better?

September 20, 2024 7

NEW FOR 2022! Check out Black Friday Sales for 2022 – Rogue, Rep, and more!. Which is a better for functional fitness conditioning and metcon workouts; the assault bike or the indoor rower? The rower is a great piece of equipment – get a low-impact, full body workout – and it can be as intense (or not) as you desire. But, the assault bike (or air bike, or fan bike) is a great metcon workout too. We’re going to review the pros and cons of both of these pieces of equipment in this article. This is assault bike vs rower. Here’s some of the gear we’ll be highlighting during this discussion: No matter which you choose, Rogue Fitness has the [Read more …]

GORUCK Tribe Workout Program Review
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GORUCK Tribe Workout Program Review

January 29, 2021 Comments Off on GORUCK Tribe Workout Program Review

Let’s review the new GORUCK Tribe workout program from GORUCK. Choosing the harder path is what GORUCK Tribe is committed to take. Tribe formally launches in January 2021, with the theme of the year, “Seek Pain”. Full cycles are four years in duration. By subscribing, you will receive a new patch each month – attainable only if you read the book, do the workout, and the ruck mileage. Where do you sign up? Direct at GORUCK of course: GORUCK Tribe – Overview Pain is inevitable, and when we overcome painful situations, we appreciate life even more, and we discover the strength we never thought we have. GORUCK Tribe is into seeking that strength hidden within us. The GORUCK Challenge started [Read more …]

Nike Metcon 1 OG - released to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the shoe that started it all - the Nike Metcon 1
Cross Training Shoes

Nike Metcon 1 OG – Shoe Review

August 4, 2024 Comments Off on Nike Metcon 1 OG – Shoe Review

To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the launch of the Metcon shoe line Nike has released the Nike Metcon 1 OG. It’s exactly the same as the original Metcon 1 released way back in 2015 – hence why they’ve given it the “OG” moniker. But does a shoe design from 2015 make sense in the year 2024? Let’s find out how the Nike Metcon 1 OG stacks up against the latest Metcon – the Nike Metcon 9. The Nike Metcon 1 OG – re-released for the year 2024: First, let’s take a complete tour of the shoe. Nike Free Metcon 1 OG Shoe Review – Overview Nike Free Metcon 1 OG versus Nike Metcon 9 – Hands On Review [Read more …]

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Diet & Nutrition

The Paleo Diet – Is It Right for You?

July 20, 2018 Comments Off on The Paleo Diet – Is It Right for You?

What is the Paleo Diet? Today we’re going to talk about the Paleo diet – a nutritional strategy (and lifestyle) that claims to leverage our body’s evolutionary eating adaptations for maximum health. The Paleo diet requires eating the foods our ancient ancestors ate and to avoid modern foods (and quantities) that aren’t compatible with our bodies. The core premise of the Paleo diet is that modern foods and diets have strayed too far from what our bodies and digestive systems have adapted to via tens of thousands of years of evolution. Further, its proponents believe modern foods and the associated mismatch with our real dietary needs is the biggest driving factor behind the modern “diseases of civilization”: Type 2 Diabetes [Read more …]

Nike Metcon 7 AMP Shoe Review 2
Cross Training Shoes

Nike Metcon 7 AMP Review

May 14, 2022 Comments Off on Nike Metcon 7 AMP Review

Nike recently dropped a hot new style of the M7 – we’ll review the Nike Metcon 7 AMP. The Nike Metcon 7 AMP is the gold standard for weight training and offers functional and creative changes from the previous version. It is a shoe for all-around training, CrossFit, and functional fitness. NOTE: The AMP line of shoes doesn’t really enhance performance over the regular Nike M7 – it’s just fancier looking. You’ll pay a little bit more for the premium look – but the style might be worth it. We’ll let you be the judge of that. Get it now – from Road Runner Sports OR Rogue: Let’s take a look. Nike Metcon 7 AMP – My Review First of [Read more …]

GORUCK Rucker 4 Review 129
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GORUCK Rucker 4 Review

April 8, 2022 2

The GORUCK Rucker is about to get tougher – let’s review the new Rucker 4 from GORUCK. This is the 4th generation of GORUCK’s Rucker backpack. The “Rucker” is made specifically for fitness training purposes. We’re going to focus on these features, and what is new and improved from the last version (the Rucker 3). The Rucker is the ultimate backpack as a fitness tool – and is a far better choice than the GR1 or Bullet for this purpose. And now it gets even better with this 4th version. Why? That’s what we’ll explain in this review. In this review of the Rucker 4 we’ll take a close up look at Rucker 4 Versus Rucker 3. Let’s find out [Read more …]

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