Local Rucks & Lift Sessions
A weekly place for men to move, talk, and carry life together.
For Men Who Want to Show Up Better
A lot of meaningful conversations don’t start sitting across a table. They happen while moving—walking, lifting, carrying a little weight—when there’s no pressure to perform or say the right thing. That’s what the rucks and lift sessions create.
✓ Weekly rucks and lift sessions in Bend
✓ Show up, move together, talk along the way
✓ No pressure to share anything
RuckTalks Weekly starts with a lesson, moment, or thought from the ruck. From there, a reflection question we’re sitting with—and one useful resource connected to it.
One short story or insight
One reflection question
One genuinely useful resource
RuckTalks @ Work
In the age of AI, connection isn’t optional. As work becomes faster and more automated, teams need spaces to reconnect—to each other and to what they’re actually carrying. RuckTalks @ Work creates that space through approachable movement and guided conversation, adapted for the fitness levels and realities of the team.
✓ Simple, accessible movement (rucking or walking)
✓ Structured partner and group conversation
✓ A practical 90-minute workshop
✓ Clear takeaways teams can use
A few times a year, RuckTalks hosts immersive retreats built around movement, conversation, and shared experience. The first retreat is designed for men. Future retreats may include couples or broader groups.
Next Retreat: August 2026 (dates coming soon)
Why RuckTalks Exists
RuckTalks grew out of weight I didn’t choose to carry. My daughters were born at 24 weeks. They lived for 48 hours, and then they were gone.Around the same time, a close friend lost his daughter before birth—20 to 21 weeks into his wife’s pregnancy. There isn’t a right way to process something like that.Thinking doesn’t always help. Sitting across a table doesn’t either.
What helped was movement. Walking with weight.Being side by side instead of face to face.Talking when the words came. Staying quiet when they didn’t.
That experience changed how I think about men and the weight they carry. Men carry a lot—grief, responsibility, pressure, expectations. Too often, they carry it alone. Not because they should.Because there aren’t many places where it feels okay to put it down.
RuckTalks exists to give men one of those places. Movement opens the door to better conversations. And better conversations make heavy things easier to carry—together.
Sean Minard
Founder
