Get The Most “Bang for Your Buck” with Compound Lifts

You just finished watching Commando and you decide you want to be just like Colonel John Matrix, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. After realizing your mother’s eye shadow doesn’t make good camouflage and you can’t justify killing 37 people in…

The Road to Master Pull-Up Artist

So you might think that hitting the gym 8 days a week is how you get the physique of a Greek god that can bench press a rhino. Though we like the way you think and feel your head…

What’s the Deal with Creatine?

Are you one of those guys that just take a supplement because everyone else seems to be taking it? Maybe creatine is one of them? “What does creatine do? Seriously. Tell me.” Oh, you don’t know?  Hmmm…Interesting. No worries. Most people don’t.…

Awesome Outdoor Workouts!

When people think of working out the first thing that comes to mind is a few hours at the gym. We often forget that we can simply go outside, have a great workout, and enjoy the beautiful weather (if…

How to Become Rugged Part 1: Get Your Swole On!

Alright people. You are probably at TheRugged.com because, well, you want to learn how to be more rugged… A “badass” if you will. Well, in this three part series we, here at The Rugged, are going to show you how…

Snowed In–Good for Sex Life, Bad for Workouts

If you are from sunny California and you are reading this, you may never experience being snowed in. Maybe you will never have to shovel your Toyota Corolla out of 17 inches of think, dense, muddy snow. The Northeast has…

Burn More Fat with Active Recovery

Active Recovery? “Is that an oxymoron?” you say. Let me explain. Chances are you’re following some workout program ripped out of a magazine that only slightly touches on the specifics needed for a quality workout program. Not to say the…

4 Unlikely Ways to Get in Shape for the New Year

Well, the Holidays are over, and it’s time to get real again. No more sneaking a brownie every time you walk through the kitchen or eating slice after slice of turkey in between your three squares a day. If…