Now more than ever, life requires a super-sized serving of mental (and, for people on the front line, physical) toughness. And while many a reality show has challenged its participants to prove how strong they are, a new summer series from CBS, Tough As Nails, does that with a twist: it highlights first responders, veterans, and everyday Americans.
We've all seen the fitness competitions with ultra-fit athletes and we've even seen the obstacle course competitions with people just there for a good time.
Tough As Nails lands somewhere in the middle, with 12 challengers whose fitness and mettle comes from doing the hard jobs that keep America running; the cast includes a welder, firefighter, farmer, roofer, deputy sheriff, and a Marine Corps
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