Good for her! I’m still starting out my brother. I’ve done 40 a few times but I feel like the straps on my backpack are at their max. If I stick with it eventually I’ll get a real rucking vest.
Been doing 25km 3 times a week at around 3:30h with a bit over 15kg (carrying all I need for a 3 day hike) for a couple of months now. Excellent for shedding extra pounds and core strength. Lost about 20lbs. Old and ex-mil, loving a light pack and trail hiking sneakers.
>25-30kg in stones + water and snacks >15km >takes anywhere between 02:50h and 03:30h depending on weather and my body
). I am not military, but I am pretty young and have friends in the military who I do this with.
Love rucking, and the 15km is the distance between my apartment and my parents' house. So I can drink a cup of coffee and smoke with my parents after I am done. And my dad usually drives me back.
Pretty comfy to be fair. Do this around two times a month, sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on how much I go camping and how much work there is for me to do in my job.
Do what you love anon bro, thats what lifes all about. Used to be a staunch mil gear guy for years but this crazy looking redneck toad changed my mind.
I have a 20lb sand weight ball and a 10lb plastic dumbbell but you can use anything like sand or rocks. If I was trying to DIY it I would use play sand $5 for 40lbs at Home Depot
This, get a few dry bags fill with sand, weigh them out like 3 - 10lbs, 2 - 5 lbs, 4 - 1 lbs.
That well let you adjust easily up to 44 lbs, if you get to a level above that just add another 10lb bag.
Dry bags are cheap on Amazon. Try to find very dry sand.
I use a cheap sleeping bag because it fills up my small pack pretty well when uncompressed. That’s supplemented with small bottles of water. I tried just water bottles (filled completely) and it sucked. Having all of the weight at the bottom of the pack isn’t ergonomic.
On a day hike my pack isn’t nearly as heavy. When I’m hiking specifically for exercise the weight is on purpose. On longer hikes the “useful” items are things that wouldn’t be pragmatic or useful for an evening of exercise, like days worth of food and stove.
I carry my larping gear, rifle,4 mags,range finder,gps, drinks,snacks,first aid kit,knife,that sort of shit. Usually works out to about 35-40lbs.I average about 10 miles in 3-4 hours,through the woods.I find trails to be boring,and not as good of a workout.
Do people realize that rucking is horrible for your knees and back and one of the reasons why so many soldiers have spinal problems later in life? I'm not an ultralighter, but doing cardio with heavy loads has to be the worst form of exercise you could do.
>one of the reasons why so many soldiers have spinal problems later in life?
Only if you're stupid and use a frameless pack. With the frame, all the weight rests on your hips.
#AliceMasterRace
Why the frick would I do that?
Rucking is unenjoyable, notorious for causing back and joint injuries and, involves more weight and faster speeds than when I'm hiking so there's not even that much carryover to going PrepHole. When I'm training for a serious trip (e.g. Denali, Mont Blanc) then I'll do plenty of practice hikes with the weight I expect to be carrying (or a little greater to account for altitude, slope, etc) but that's it.
I too enter threads full of things that I don't like. I was military. I hate rucking so much. Every single chance I get I avoid rucking I do so.
I'm not an ultralight gay. But thanks to the military I've learned how much I hate shitty camping.
Now my "loadout" only consists of a bivy, sleeping bag, tarp, rope, water, food. Forget boots (unless needed). I just change my footwear based on the conditions expected!
>how much weight do you do?
Varies. For the last two years, it's been my groceries for the week (10-15kg + my heavily modded Alice that's around 2 kg with all it's pouches and the welded frame). Now it's 10-20kg of weights in the same pack, as I don't have enough time after work to go shopping on foot and only ruck on the weekend. >distance?
Varies as well. For grocery shopping, it was 10km through the okinawan jungle - now I'm in Germany and it's 7-20km in the mountains depnding on how much time I have. >mile time?
Guess what: it varies. 3-4 km/h cross country, up to 8 km/h on flat roads. >goals?
7 km in 52 minutes with 20kg of weight on dirt roads. That's the minimum required to get into German special forces (which I'm not trying to do, but after meeting some of them through martial arts, I kind of want to keep up).
Also fat loss, as I'm still 3-5 kg away from seeing my abs.
Ex-mil gay from above, if you wanna go the sf route don't bother with rucking too much weight, save that for the selection assessments. Bettter off with heaps of cardio work on an exercise/push bike. It will save you from classic overtraining injuries, you ankles, knees, hips and lower back will thank you later in life. Just remember not to give up, take it one evolution at a time, it will end eventually. Most importantly, the carter staff won't let you die (unless they hate you).
Just ran a ruck race (Norwegian Foot March), 18.6 mi, 25lbs, PR'd with a 2:44.
For any anon's looking to train rucking, the best way is not to ruck run and to walk at a 15min/mi pace and slowly up the weight. 35lbs is usually the sweet spot and then just increase the distance. That will make you a much stronger hiker and then you can do 70lbs rucks without issues. Running also makes a big difference to ruck speed. If you pack your weight right (high, tight, use all your straps) and don't run, it's a fairly safe activity.
Been carrying a 30lb bag of dog food in my osprey on the stair machine for around 30min four times a week for a couple months now.
The backpack has a fabric shelf that separates the bottom part, so it sits right in the middle and almost fills the whole 50L.
Usually around 1.25 miles, trying to keep my HR in zone 2, so around 140BPM average
Last night I did 30 lbs for 1.5 miles in 29 minutes. I was slowly than usually because I brought dog and he likes to stop and sniff everything.
My 60 year old mother does 40 pounds for 3 miles every morning
Good for her! I’m still starting out my brother. I’ve done 40 a few times but I feel like the straps on my backpack are at their max. If I stick with it eventually I’ll get a real rucking vest.
You're too nice to be mean to dawg I hope you hit your goals
But before I go up in weight I’d like to go up in speed. If I shuffle or slow jog my HR hits the 140-150’s pretty quick.
Can’t you build her a closer toilet?
is that like a pussy amount or something? I carry more in my camera bag on normal hikes
i would service you orally, anon
You suck his dick while I tongue his bum.
we should soap him up together first in the bath, I bet he's pretty stinky
>25-30kg in stones + water and snacks
>15km
>takes anywhere between 02:50h and 03:30h depending on weather and my body
Impressive anon. So like 18-20 minutes per mile average. Solid work. I should change my settings to kilometers so it feels like I’m doing more.
Been doing 25km 3 times a week at around 3:30h with a bit over 15kg (carrying all I need for a 3 day hike) for a couple of months now. Excellent for shedding extra pounds and core strength. Lost about 20lbs. Old and ex-mil, loving a light pack and trail hiking sneakers.
Soz, same poster around 4:30h a bit carried away.
I am this anon (
). I am not military, but I am pretty young and have friends in the military who I do this with.
Love rucking, and the 15km is the distance between my apartment and my parents' house. So I can drink a cup of coffee and smoke with my parents after I am done. And my dad usually drives me back.
Pretty comfy to be fair. Do this around two times a month, sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on how much I go camping and how much work there is for me to do in my job.
Do what you love anon bro, thats what lifes all about. Used to be a staunch mil gear guy for years but this crazy looking redneck toad changed my mind.
What do you put in the bags? I don't really get the point of rucking. Why not just put useful heavy stuff in the bag and go for a hike?
The point is exercise.
>useful heavy stuff
Oh boy, the UL gays won't like that one bit
it's for citygays who don't have a nearby trail to hike
I have a 20lb sand weight ball and a 10lb plastic dumbbell but you can use anything like sand or rocks. If I was trying to DIY it I would use play sand $5 for 40lbs at Home Depot
This, get a few dry bags fill with sand, weigh them out like 3 - 10lbs, 2 - 5 lbs, 4 - 1 lbs.
That well let you adjust easily up to 44 lbs, if you get to a level above that just add another 10lb bag.
Dry bags are cheap on Amazon. Try to find very dry sand.
I use a cheap sleeping bag because it fills up my small pack pretty well when uncompressed. That’s supplemented with small bottles of water. I tried just water bottles (filled completely) and it sucked. Having all of the weight at the bottom of the pack isn’t ergonomic.
On a day hike my pack isn’t nearly as heavy. When I’m hiking specifically for exercise the weight is on purpose. On longer hikes the “useful” items are things that wouldn’t be pragmatic or useful for an evening of exercise, like days worth of food and stove.
I carry my larping gear, rifle,4 mags,range finder,gps, drinks,snacks,first aid kit,knife,that sort of shit. Usually works out to about 35-40lbs.I average about 10 miles in 3-4 hours,through the woods.I find trails to be boring,and not as good of a workout.
I just did 1 mile with a 35 pound ruck in 15 minutes.
>how much weight do you do?
10lb. 30 if you count my toddler who gets tired and wants to be carried. He loves it.
>distance?
2 miles. Trying to do more but the lack of a restroom + busy trail with no privacy to pee somewhere fricks up my plan.
>mile time?
I'm slow so about 30 minutes a mile
>goals?
I want to reach the end of the hiking trail that's around 4 miles to the end and back.
Do people realize that rucking is horrible for your knees and back and one of the reasons why so many soldiers have spinal problems later in life? I'm not an ultralighter, but doing cardio with heavy loads has to be the worst form of exercise you could do.
military people and ruckers don't have the intellectual capacity to understand this
>one of the reasons why so many soldiers have spinal problems later in life?
Only if you're stupid and use a frameless pack. With the frame, all the weight rests on your hips.
#AliceMasterRace
Why the frick would I do that?
Rucking is unenjoyable, notorious for causing back and joint injuries and, involves more weight and faster speeds than when I'm hiking so there's not even that much carryover to going PrepHole. When I'm training for a serious trip (e.g. Denali, Mont Blanc) then I'll do plenty of practice hikes with the weight I expect to be carrying (or a little greater to account for altitude, slope, etc) but that's it.
I too enter threads full of things that I don't like. I was military. I hate rucking so much. Every single chance I get I avoid rucking I do so.
I'm not an ultralight gay. But thanks to the military I've learned how much I hate shitty camping.
Now my "loadout" only consists of a bivy, sleeping bag, tarp, rope, water, food. Forget boots (unless needed). I just change my footwear based on the conditions expected!
My EDC bag is 16 pounds. The concept of rucking is ludicrous to me.
>how much weight do you do?
Varies. For the last two years, it's been my groceries for the week (10-15kg + my heavily modded Alice that's around 2 kg with all it's pouches and the welded frame). Now it's 10-20kg of weights in the same pack, as I don't have enough time after work to go shopping on foot and only ruck on the weekend.
>distance?
Varies as well. For grocery shopping, it was 10km through the okinawan jungle - now I'm in Germany and it's 7-20km in the mountains depnding on how much time I have.
>mile time?
Guess what: it varies. 3-4 km/h cross country, up to 8 km/h on flat roads.
>goals?
7 km in 52 minutes with 20kg of weight on dirt roads. That's the minimum required to get into German special forces (which I'm not trying to do, but after meeting some of them through martial arts, I kind of want to keep up).
Also fat loss, as I'm still 3-5 kg away from seeing my abs.
Ex-mil gay from above, if you wanna go the sf route don't bother with rucking too much weight, save that for the selection assessments. Bettter off with heaps of cardio work on an exercise/push bike. It will save you from classic overtraining injuries, you ankles, knees, hips and lower back will thank you later in life. Just remember not to give up, take it one evolution at a time, it will end eventually. Most importantly, the carter staff won't let you die (unless they hate you).
Just ran a ruck race (Norwegian Foot March), 18.6 mi, 25lbs, PR'd with a 2:44.
For any anon's looking to train rucking, the best way is not to ruck run and to walk at a 15min/mi pace and slowly up the weight. 35lbs is usually the sweet spot and then just increase the distance. That will make you a much stronger hiker and then you can do 70lbs rucks without issues. Running also makes a big difference to ruck speed. If you pack your weight right (high, tight, use all your straps) and don't run, it's a fairly safe activity.
>t. army dude
Been carrying a 30lb bag of dog food in my osprey on the stair machine for around 30min four times a week for a couple months now.
The backpack has a fabric shelf that separates the bottom part, so it sits right in the middle and almost fills the whole 50L.
Usually around 1.25 miles, trying to keep my HR in zone 2, so around 140BPM average
I did 40 pounds for an 18 mile ruck march did it in 4hrs 28min it was pretty tough but it was pretty good.
go ruck yourself
I rucked your mom last night