David Goggins has likely got 100s or people injured with his “‘motivation”.

What's the matter with you all?!? Get back on the log! Boat Crew 2!

You're taking on a guy who overcome severe abuse, obesity and racism to become a Seal and ultrarunner -- because you belong to "a few running groups" and monitor websites? LMFAO.

How many turds wrote:

The guy is actually a bad role model encouraging people to go hard as hell every workout. I’m part of a few running groups and have seen more than one post from people indicating they were injured doing stupid long runs or trying to train like that guy. The best part is that he himself doesn’t even train how he claims he does. For instance him saying he runs 27 miles a day plus bikes 30 miles a day on top of that ....

Whatever happened to personal responsibility?

Did the liquid store cause the DUI?

Did the credit cards force me to rack debt?

Can I accept responsibility for the causes of my own actions and not hold mom, dad, the government, the Rapper or David Goggins responsible?

EdisonCityRunner wrote:

Goggins did run a 100 mile ultra with no run specific training and then ran the Las Vegas Marathon shortly after. He did the 100 mile race as a way to attempt to qualify for Badwater, which he planned to do for charity.

True, but...

A couple years ago I'd never heard of him and a guy told me the story about how Goggins was 300 lbs and did the 100 miler with no training. I thought it was really cool so I googled him and the first thing I found was an interview he did a week after that race where he said he was 195 lbs (and had photos of him looking like 195 lbs) and said he'd been running twice a day for most of the past year and had recently run an unofficial marathon.

I went back to the guy and said Goggins seems cool but you got his story a bit mixed up. Then he said Goggins' book has the 300 lbs no training story. He got all mad at me for being a hater and calling Goggins a liar.

I'm not a hater. Goggins seems like a legit badass. But there has been a bit of spin and history revision on his origin story, not sure if he's to blame for it. I don't know what exactly he said in his book.

What you said about "no run specific training" sounds accurate, but it's not quite as dramatic as some people tell it.

Sounds like you’re friend got it mixed up, either he didn’t actually read his book or has a limited ability to retain what be reads. Goggins was overweight BEFORE he became a Seal. In order to qualify to go Seal training he had to drop the weight. When he ran his ultra he specifically says in the book he ran it on ‘no preparation’ not ‘no training’. He signed up for the race last minute having heard of it only like a week before the race. He didn’t know anything about ultra running or how to prepare for a long race. Obviously as a Seal he was physically ‘training’ all the time.

The biggest problem with Goggins isn’t Goggins himself it’s all the idiots that worship him.

People who injuried themselves until injuries trying to do like him are dumb! He always say dont do like me ! He say stay hard doesn't mean kill yourself. Even his mom day say him that he have bad knees but he is like that mentally on a other level . Wise is advice is to use him to fuel your motivation take inspiration from him to do workout as you could physically . Personally I'm 40 years old and use him to make one hour running 4 times a week and it is enough for me ! Dont try to be like him cause if you try you will fail. what he do is physically unhealthy but he is a mental monster who go on the other side on the mental toughness

Sorry for my bad English. Pull strength from him to do just one hour of workout a day . Do physically what you could to find yourself to know who you are . And sorry but first of all goggins do that for himself . He is not responsible for all the dumb people who are enough idiot trying to do exactly the same workout he do . He never say do exactly what I do ! If people just pull strength from him to do little good things good workout good actions trying to be better it will be enough

Wanna date?

Always considered that guy kind of a clown akin to dean karnazes

Stay Hard!!!!

you guys are all pussies. he only encourages people to be less soft and whinny.. he didnt force anyone to push past their limits and get hurt, however getting hurt seems better than embracing a life of inactive comfort. blame yourselves and do better next time - STAY HARD!

Agree with turdspanker, bunch of softies in this group. They'd rather spend their energy posting excuses and trying to bring others down to their garbage level than focus on how they can do better. Never gonna carry the boats and the logs with that attitude. Stay hard.

I thought this was about Walton Goggins at first. The only running connection I could make was to Righteous Gemstones and "running through the house with a pickle in my mouth" -- could be dangerous for a young kid.

How many turds wrote:

The guy is actually a bad role model encouraging people to go hard as hell every workout. I’m part of a few running groups and have seen more than one post from people indicating they were injured doing stupid long runs or trying to train like that guy. The best part is that he himself doesn’t even train how he claims he does. For instance him saying he runs 27 miles a day plus bikes 30 miles a day on top of that ....

Well there's no direct evidence of him getting people injured.

But the proper word for him is annoying.

Far Out West wrote:

Claims to have run a 100 mile race with no training? Then a 3 hour marathon a month later with no training in between? Hard to believe.

He never said he did them fast.

I like what the guy is trying to do, especially with his philanthropy, but let's face it he barely has any responsibility so he can spend all day running and working out and get paid for his inspirational videos/books.

He actually had a heart condition and was treated for it at some point so I think he's smart about his training.

A lot of PFCs or E-1s out of basic might overdo it but they have the stamina at that point, albeit not the experience.

GO ARMY

He and Dick Marcinko inspire me. Dick was the Rogue Warrior and started Seal Team 6.

"David Goggins has likely got 100s or people injured with his “‘motivation”."

based

Dick Marcinko is dead.

stay hard