Most People are Thinking About Fitness on the Wrong Timeline

League of Wildness, We think about health and fitness on the wrong timeline.   The industrial-fitness-complex is great at selling fast results, quick fixes, and 6-week transformations.  ...

How to be More Accountable

League of Wildness, Here’s one of the best ways I keep myself accountable to myself:   By being accountable to other people.  It is exponentially easier to get up at 4:59am for a morning Ruck whe...

A Gas Station Convo I Can't Stop Thinking About

League of Wildness, Alex Honnold recently free soloed Taipei 101 — one of the tallest buildings in the world. No ropes. No safety gear. Just Honnold being Honnold. If you haven’t watched it, it’s w...

Dan's Newest Favorite Workout - Norweigian 4x4s

I have a new favorite workout. Norwegian 4x4s. It’s a simple interval protocol: 4 rounds of: 4 minutes hard (about 85–95% of max heart rate) 3 minutes easy recovery I’ve been doing two Norweg...

How's Your Velocity for 2026?

Today (February 20th) is the 51st day of 2026. How’s it going so far? One of the values I’ve set for Wild Gym is to live an “examined life.” That means taking an honest look at your trajectory—how ...

My To-Not-Do List

What would the 80-year-old version of me thank me for? Things I would thank myself for doing: Eating 6 eggs and an avocado for breakfast.Rucking, walking, or running 6–7 days per week.Strength trai...