David Goggins

@davidgoggins

Retired Navy SEAL, Ultramarathon Runner, Endurance Athlete, Author, Motivational Speaker
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Stay hard! 2025-10-02 23:31:55 Stay hard! 770,714 -19% 5,482 -9%
If you are sitting around dreaming, stop! 

Whatever you want in life is right behind the work you are willing to put into yourself!

Stay hard! 2025-09-06 03:42:42 If you are sitting around.. 820,224 -14% 4,477 -26%
In the same way, you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be used to you!

So for those of you defaming my name—bring your receipts, because I’ve got mine. 2025-09-02 07:57:47 In the same way, you .. 356,609 -63% 7,511 +24%
This is a good workout to increase pull-up strength. 

Do 10 - 12 reps light weight of rear delts with 15 seconds rest in between sets. Do 5 sets and go straight into 100 pull ups in 10 minutes.

I do 5 pull-ups every 30 seconds for 20 sets of 5 in 10 minutes which gives me a total of 100 pull-ups in 10 minutes. 

Do them however you want.

Stay hard! 2025-08-27 23:53:50 This is a good workout to.. 339,061 -64% 2,297 -62%
The rare individual who alone can push themselves past exhaustion yet continue going will discover mental realms unreachable to anyone who waits for someone else to push them.

Mad respect stylebender !Can’t wait to see you again go back to war in the cage!

Stay hard! 2025-08-24 00:05:38 The rare individual who.. 296,533 -69% 2,202 -64%
This past weekend was the Bigfoot 200 endurance event. I haven’t done a race of any distance in 5 years so it felt good to re-certify once again. This picture was taken at the finish line. 

I want to congratulate all of the finishers of the Bigfoot 200. It’s truly an epic race that will break you the fuck off if you aren’t ready for it. 

More importantly, I want to congratulate those who signed up but didn’t finish the race.  Having the courage to sign up for a race like this sets you apart from so many people in this world. 

You may not have made it to the finish line, but along your journey at Bigfoot, you found out so much about yourself. You reached beyond your limits to get as far as you could and now you will know the next time you show up to a race like that, you now have the knowledge to finish it. 

These races aren’t about winning or losing or even finishing. It’s exploring oneself and the human potential that lies within all of us. 

No matter what place you came in or if you DNF’d, you came out a better person.

Stay hard! 2025-08-13 23:49:09 This past w.. 791,362 -17% 5,372 -11%
The question I got most often when I came off of social media was “where did Goggins go?” 

People speculated that my knees were bad, maybe my health, maybe even a deep depression. It was none of that. 

Simply put, I grow in the darkness not in the light. 

Stay hard! 2025-08-12 06:29:42 The question I got mo.. 2,413,550 +153% 18,677 +209%
If you didn’t get it in, you might want to think about it! 

Good luck in the marathon, _taehlee_ ! Stay hard! 2025-08-04 04:58:16 If you didn’t get it in.. 334,769 -65% 1,116 -82%
I’ve been stacking days for a lot of years. It’s about time some of you all start stacking days yourselves! There is always something rested on your body. Train that! Stay hard! 2025-07-31 22:59:37 I’ve been stacking da.. 1,296,775 +36% 8,840 +46%
Everybody wants some motivational words to get them going. 

Just shut the fuck the up and put in the work! You will find the motivation you are looking for within the work you are putting in! 

Stay hard! 2025-07-27 22:45:05 Everybody wants some moti.. 1,532,120 +60% 9,184 +52%
Fuck an arc, do a circle! Stay hard! 2024-10-31 00:46:32 Fuck an arc, do a circle!.. 1,433,057 +50% 9,632 +59%
Your life is in your hands! 

There are some of you who truly don’t understand my message nor do you understand who I am as a person. 

No one in life wants to really put in the hard work it takes to be better. But this is what it takes.

It’s not even about being great. If you have goals and dreams, in order to accomplish them, you need to have a mindset that pushes you beyond norm. 

Stay hard! 2024-08-09 01:16:02 Your life is in your .. 1,210,661 +27% 4,637 -23%
I have been hearing people run their mouths about me ever since I came on social media. 

All these so-called experts in the fitness world. I laugh at all of your comments. I hear and see them all - I run too much, I lack nutrition, I don’t eat enough, I have too much excess skin from when I was fat, I have a grandpa bod, etc.

I am 49 years old and don’t take any testosterone of any kind, no boosters, no TRT, no over the counter testosterone boosters, I don’t even take creatine. No caffeine. No alcohol. No drugs. 

According to the health books and experts, I overtrain like a motherfucker. 

I was 300lbs so the stretch marks you see are from that. 

A lot of you theorists out there need to stop reading so many fucking books and realize the human body is the most remarkable machine ever made. 

Become a hybrid, motherfuckers! 

Stay hard! 2024-06-16 03:32:41 I have been hearing.. 621,202 -35% 10,072 +66%
Stop procrastinating! Stop overthinking the process! The change in your life starts when you have the courage to put the action in! 

A lot of young adults look up to people on social media. Don’t think that we are any different than who you are. We are not superhuman. Every one of us has had multiple problems in our lives. We all have insecurities, flaws and setbacks and a lot of us come from very dark places. So don’t get it twisted! 

Just because you see us as successful now, there was a long ass journey to get to the where we are now! 

There are no time-outs in the game of life, the clock is always running! 

Stay hard! 2024-06-16 00:57:38 Stop procrastinating!.. 650,195 -32% 2,522 -58%
I have been tagged in this stepmates video so many times, I had share it again. It makes me laugh every time I see it. Stay hard! 2024-05-02 03:30:53 I have been tagged in thi.. 474,137 -50% 4,676 -23%
This clip was taken during the 4x4x48 Challenge in 2022 when we went around to different cities and ran a 4 mile route with an open invitation to anyone who wanted to join. 

The event was free and the turnouts were amazing and humbling. 

That said, we are thinking about doing something similar again where we travel around to different cities and do a 4-6 mile run in each location. It would not necessarily be part of a 4x4x48, just a run with a meet and greet.

We are only in the early stages of planning but wanted to open it up for feedback in terms of cities with interest, venues that might work for crowds of a few thousand people, volunteers, etc.

My only requirement is that you come and bring the energy! I will come for free. 

Please use the comments below to share your feedback and stay tuned! 2024-03-29 21:36:07 This clip was taken durin.. 488,123 -49% 8,499 +40%
Laziness is running rampant in this world. Perfect example, I just got through doing my long run today and I pull my car up to valet after the run. The two guys at valet saw me pull in while eating their In-N-Out burgers and decided it was too cold outside and that they preferred to finish their burgers rather than do their job. So I proceeded to do their job for them. 

When I was coming up, I had this thing called a conscience. Some of you don’t know what that is. So let me explain it to you. It’s a little voice in the back of your fucking head that tells you when you are being a little bitch, being lazy, being weak, making excuses, etc., and it makes you do the shit that you don’t want to do but you know it is the right thing to do. Back in the day there were consequences when you didn’t do what you were expected to do. 

I have been doing this shit and living this lifestyle for many many many years, long before social media. 

When this video was filmed back in 2009, the hard work, discipline and sacrifice were considered admirable and inspiring. Fast forward to 2024, and people now say I am obsessed, have mental issues, etc. 

Back in the day, I would show up to these ultra races with a stone cold, focused face, that was often described as “a man on a mission.” Now, I show up with the exact same stone cold, focused face and I am said to be an unfriendly, unapproachable dick. Hence the reason why now I do my ultra races alone because it was never about to recognition in the first place, it was about the growth. 

Amazing how the times have changed! I am the same motherfucker I have always been. Times may change but I sure as fuck won’t! 

That’s why at damn near 50 years old, my broke down, fucked up body and jacked up knees, can still serve up a fat ass plate of humble poe to a lot of motherfuckers half my age and healthy as fuck! 

If it’s not obvious enough already, this is exactly why it is so easy to be great nowadays!  Stay hard! 2024-02-05 03:41:59 Lazines.. 703,596 -26% 3,680 -39%
Just a little insight into what it’s really like to live with David Goggins. 

I laugh when I see the comments that suggest his one minute videos are staged. I have logged thousands of miles alongside him and filmed almost every video while on foot so my body can also attest to the fact that every single video is legit and merely a one-minute snapshot of what each and every day brings! 

This video was captured as I was crewing him on a 100 mile ruck that, at 10am, was just an idea that came to fruition just a few hours later. 

Some people are not meant to be understood and David is one of them. He is one-of-one and I am grateful for the opportunity to grow and get better every day just by being in his presence. 2024-01-12 01:29:39 Just a little insight i.. 2,794,872 +193% 10,374 +71%
There have been more times in my life than I can count when I thought I was done, it was over, I had nothing left to give.  Whether it was from fatigue, or I was in my head, injuries, etc., BUT there was always more to give and always more to find. 

For those of you who have quit like I have in the past, you realize once you have quit that in face you did have more to give. It is those people who are able to find more even under the harshest conditions who succeed. 

We live in a world where people want to see you fail, many of you may disagree with that statement, oh but I know all too well! When you are on top of a mountain, people want to push you off! They are waiting for your mistakes. They are waiting for the moment when you can’t take another step. They are smiling at your failure. 

For those people who want to see you fail, what they don’t understand is this… they are at the bottom of the mountain where there is tons of oxygen which allows them to run their mouth. 

For those few who have the guts to climb, the higher you climb, the less oxygen there is which means the less you talk. The air gets thin the higher you guy so you make a conscious choice to conserve your energy knowing that you want to get to the top of the mountain. And the air at the top of that mountain is very thin. Very little needs to be said while you are climbing the mountain let alone standing at the top! 

Remember this: all those days you don’t want to do something, all those days where injury plagues your mind and all those days when fatigue is keeping you in bed, you, my friend, are making a motherfucker happy by giving in to those feelings. 

This video captures a proud moment for me because 99% of my life, I have been fighting the voice of “just stop, you don’t need to do this today!” I didn’t set out for awards. recognition, fame or success, I was simply trying to change how I felt about myself. 

So you all out there who are waiting for me to fail, you will see it, because I will continue to try and remember this too….I don’t know who the fuck you are but you know who I am! 

P.S. This was at my induction to the International Sports Hall of Fame. 2023-12-27 05:28:23 There.. 247,477 -74% 1,300 -79%
Whatever is in front of you, don’t put your head down, face it head on. Life is not going to give you any breaks.

The majority of us have been broken at least once in our lives. We can be broken spiritually, physically, emotionally, etc. 

If you have been broken once, you know exactly what it feels like. There is nothing unknown about the emotions, the pain, etc., that come with it. 

Many people try to avoid suffering- and I am not just talking about physical suffering (although they do try to avoid that too!)- but, suffering is inevitable in life. Suffering has no expiration date! 

Some of you disagree with my message and what I say, and that is fine. But there’s one thing you must do in life…you must always fight! Regardless of the odds, the circumstances, or the likelihood of coming up short, you must always fight! 

You may be injured, you may have failed, you may have been passed over for the promotion, and cut from the team, that does not mean you are broken! It just means you are being tested.

The response you need to have moving forward is “try to break me again, motherfucker!”

Stay hard! 2023-12-04 05:52:12 Whatever is in .. 601,087 -37% 3,183 -47%
I get it all the time. Why? Why do you run in the heat? the cold? Why don’t you take days off? Why are you smokejumping at 48 when you have enough money to retire? Why don’t you just relax?

Understand this- you will never hear me asking a person why they are doing something. 

The people who are always looking for more just get it. They understand. There’s no need for questions. 

If you are someone asking the “why” questions, you might want to check in with yourself and ask yourself “why am I not driven to do more?” 

It’s the very people who ask why who also ask “what’s next for you?” They know I’m on a hunt! 

The hunt doesn’t end once I kill the bear. After I kill the bear, I realize that there are more bears in the area, so instead of going home, I continue to hunt!!!

We are all made very differently. Some people aren’t afraid to be who they are even if that means being a loner. While fitting in feels good, I would rather stand out than fit in! 

Remeber: I’M NOT CRAZY, I’M JUST NOT YOU! 

Stay hard! 2023-11-27 00:29:48 .. 731,076 -23% 3,146 -48%
The one thing we must never do is give up. You never know when tomorrow might just be the day that changes your entire life! 

Stay hard! 2023-11-17 05:33:45 The one thing we must nev.. 3,163,546 +231% 8,436 +39%
Tony finished Hell Week today. I have had many people try yet he is the first one to get through it. 

I have had a lot of great athletes over the years want to train with me but for one reason or another, “something”
always miraculously comes up so they can’t complete it. 

There is a look I see on the faces of people who are on the brink of quitting called the thousand yard stare. They start asking questions- when is it going to end? what’s next? how many sets are left? are we coming back again tonight? is this healthy for you? 

This is when I usually start laughing my ass off. I tell them it is time to pack your bag and go home. Once you start asking these questions, I know you are not committed. 

I broke El Cucuy on Day One, or at least I thought I did. I had him deep in the hurt locker and figured the questions were soon to be coming. I told Kish late that night “this motherfucker is done!”

But, I was wrong. 

He woke up on Day Two even more fired up to go. There was never a question asked. His response was always the same “OK, Coach.”

Around 11pm on Wednesday night, when he could barely walk after having completed nearly 2 miles of walking lunges and a shit ton of other cardio and weight training, I figured I would put a fork in him and gut him. But the craziest thing happened….

The motherfucker gave me a crazy ass smile and I could tell that he had flipped the switch. 
I was there for the rebirth of El Cucuy. 

It happened somewhere on the Jacob’s Ladder at around 11:11pm. I knew then that the torture I was putting him through was no longer torture. 

In order to get through hell, you have to become the Devil! And that night, the Devil surfaced and boy was it a beautiful sight to behold! 

We both laughed because we knew what was happening. 

A lot of people ask me if I think he will win his next fight- I don’t have the first damn clue about that. That’s up to Tony. 

What I do know is that the man who walks into the octagon on December 16th will be a deeply changed man. 

Sometimes when the fight is near, the warrior must go back home because home is where the hell began. 

My friends, Tony is home! Hello darkness my old friend. 2023-11-11 10:25:38 T.. 463,892 -51% 3,843 -37%
Me- 24 years ago.

Some of you are sitting around right now waiting for something to happen in order for you to take action in life. You are allowing life to control you rather than you imposing your will on life.

In this picture you see a lost, depressed man trying to figure out where he fits in life. The problem I had is that I was always trying to “fit in.” I was literally trying to fit in and blend in with everyone around me by any means possible. 

I had to accept the fact that I was different- very different! Instead of recognizing my differences as flaws, I embraced them for the gift that they were. 

It was not until then that I was able to push my fat ass away from the table and off the couch and become exactly who I wanted to be in life. 

I am a proud, misunderstood, unrelatable, introverted, obsessed, old-school, unrelenting, driven outlier with the belief in myself that I will eventually figure it out- whatever the fuck IT may be! I wholly embrace being one-of-one in this world. 

If you are in a bad place, like I was in this picture, you better make sure the conversation you have with yourself sounds very similar to the dialogue that you just read above. 

Stay hard! 2023-10-12 21:46:25 Me- 24 years ago. So.. 1,013,686 +6% 7,076 +17%
ATTENTION: There are more bootleg copies of my book available for sale on Amazon than there are legitimate books. This problem is not unique to me rather a systemic issue at Amazon. The way Amazon has handled my complaints has been gross, negligent and irresponsible. The video explains it in much more detail but I want to prevent people from purchasing a counterfeit book that is often missing pages and of poor quality. The only way to know for certain that you are purchasing a legitimate book from Amazon is if it is SOLD BY AMAZON.COM. If you purchase from a third party seller, there is no guarantee of what you will receive. You must look at the details before purchasing to see from where the book ships and also who it is sold by. 2023-10-06 03:07:32 ATTENTION: There are more.. 327,644 -66% 5,102 -16%

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