Summary : American Grit is a physical| military-based reality competition| hosted by wrestling superstar John Cena. 16 American contestants are divided into four teams of four| which are all lead by four separate American military service people. The four team leaders/coaches consist of an Army Ranger sniper| a Navy Seal team leader| a Marine Corps sergeant| and an Army sergeant - all of whom have seen combat| and all of whom are highly decorated. The contestants will have to fight through challenge after challenge| all of which are modeled after real military training platforms| while dealing with the elements of the wilderness - not to mention each other. At the end of each episode| the team leaders of the 3 losing teams will pick a contestant from their team to run the dreaded Circus obstacle course. The obstacle course stays the same throughout the competition| but the "endurance challenge" at the end of the Circus changes from week to week.
