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I Tried David Goggins' Workout For A Week - Here's What Happened

I’m going to be honest with you right now: I’m not in the best shape of my life, and I have never been in great shape, so when I heard about David Goggins, who held the Guinness World Record for most pull-ups in 24 hours with 4,030 (which he surpassed in 2015 with 4,035), I knew I had to try his workout routine to see if it was really all that effective. After one week of doing his workout, here’s what happened...



Day One

I wake up bright and early. It’s 5 a.m., and after my morning cup of coffee, I’m ready to hit the pavement for a run around my neighborhood. It isn’t long before I begin to question my decision to do The Goggins Challenge. My legs are heavy, and my breathing is labored – signs that I should probably stop running at least for a moment. Yet, there I am, pounding away at red line pace. Not only does it feel difficult, but it looks embarrassing too as pedestrians stare in disbelief at someone running as fast as possible down their residential street at such an early hour of morning. What on earth is he doing? they must be thinking. But I keep going because that’s what you do when you have to complete 1,000 push-ups and 1,000 sit-ups each day in addition to running five miles every single day for a week straight. That said, it would be nice if people didn't think I was insane while trying to complete these tasks... but hey, beggars can't be choosers. Maybe next time I'll try to find a deserted road so that I don't look like quite so much of an idiot!


Days Two, Three and Four

The hardest part of doing something like Goggin's workout is showing up, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have trouble with day two. Being sore on day one was tough enough and already imagining how much worse it was going to get by day four wasn't exactly motivating me to do anything that required getting off my couch or out of bed. But remember, even though these workouts are supposed to only last 30 minutes per session, you want to work hard for as long as you can. That means pushing yourself until your body wants nothing more than a break. That sounds simple enough in theory, but damn did it feel hard in practice.


Day Five

I could barely get out of bed. Honestly, I felt like I was dying. My muscles ached and burned and I had no energy whatsoever. My mind was scrambled with thoughts of why in God’s name did I think it would be a good idea to try a workout routine designed for Navy SEALs? The more I thought about it, however, the more determined I became to complete all seven days and prove that these workouts were not only suitable for me but just about anyone can do them—and kick ass while doing so.


Day Six

Sunday, July 29th: This was my sixth day of a seven-day workout plan created by retired Navy SEAL and prolific author David Goggins. In his book, Can’t Hurt Me, he outlines what he believes to be the best weekly training plan for someone who is trying to become physically fit — because it works. This is Day Six of my attempt to follow that program as closely as possible. I completed a nine-mile run with about two miles of sprints mixed in for good measure before spending a few hours at CrossFit Fission in Naples doing some cardio work on an elliptical machine and weight lifting. Oh, yeah — I also did 100 pushups while wearing weighted gloves while watching an episode of Friends in Spanish.


Day Seven

Back/Bi’s/Cardio (1 Hour, 20 Minutes) - My chest still hurt from day four but I was so grateful to be done with my last workout that it almost didn’t matter. I got through chest and back in 40 minutes. Once again, I caught a really good pump in my muscles which can partially be attributed to eating right and consuming more protein than normal. The rest of my body was pretty exhausted after a week of working out as well. My legs were shot and they felt like they were going to fall off every time I stood up.

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