barefootstache · @barefootstache
116 followers · 1053 posts · Server qoto.org

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What weight should one start ?

Depending on one’s weight and body shape, most can handle 10-20 lbs dry weight which is approximately 5-9 kg in the beginning. It is better to start lighter and increase as needed.

Ruck weight is typically measured in pounds and notated with the # symbol.

In general it is recommended to stay below 33% of one’s bodyweight, since that is the threshold where health damage exponentially increases.

#rucking #hiking #backpacking #walking #DailyBloggingChallenge

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barefootstache · @barefootstache
116 followers · 1051 posts · Server qoto.org

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Weight is categorized into two: “wet weight” and “dry weight”.

Dry weight is defined as the actual weight of the object(s) that have no other purpose than being heavy.

Wet weight is defined as the complete backpack weight.

In regards to the backpack is called a “rucksack” or short “ruck”.

#walking #DailyBloggingChallenge #rucking #hiking

Last updated 1 year ago

barefootstache · @barefootstache
115 followers · 1050 posts · Server qoto.org

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What is ?

Rucking is walking with a weighted backpack.

Technically speaking, there are no backpacks that weigh nothing, thus carrying any backpack is considered as rucking.

In the community one considers acceptable weight as weight that doesn’t have any other purpose than being heavy.

#DailyBloggingChallenge #rucking #hiking #walking

Last updated 1 year ago

Michael Bauser · @bauser
7 followers · 202 posts · Server a2mi.social

I'm in the dark tonight, so my wife made me wear my headlamp.

#rucking

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Michael Bauser · @bauser
6 followers · 183 posts · Server a2mi.social

Just completed one of the two challenges I'm signed up for this month: The Warriors 4 Warrior charity 5k. (I'm not a warrior, but I like to help out.) truenorthee.com/w4w-5k

#rucking

Last updated 1 year ago

Wolf Mirasol · @WolfIsMe
548 followers · 38 posts · Server mstdn.social

Back in Minnesota, and back to that rucking life.

#goruck #rucking #ruck

Last updated 1 year ago

SeanBreslin · @SeanBreslin
138 followers · 45 posts · Server famichiki.jp

Early morning walk along the Shonai River. 10kms with 15kgs of rice in the backpack. Zone 2 all the way.

Getting it done.

#rucking #Kasugai #shonairiver #olympustoughtg6 #thislensisnotsharp

Last updated 1 year ago

SeanBreslin · @SeanBreslin
138 followers · 45 posts · Server famichiki.jp

Early morning walk along the Shonai River. 10kms with 15kgs of rice in the backpack. Zone 2 all the way.

Getting it done.

#rucking #Kasugai #shonairiver #olympustoughtg6 #notsharp

Last updated 1 year ago

SeanBreslin · @SeanBreslin
138 followers · 45 posts · Server famichiki.jp

Early morning walk along the Shonai River. 10kms with 15kgs of rice in the backpack. Zone 2 all the way.

Getting it done.

#rucking #Kasugai #shonairiver

Last updated 1 year ago

SeanBreslin · @SeanBreslin
138 followers · 45 posts · Server famichiki.jp

Early morning walk along the Shonai. 10kms with 15kgs of rice in my backpack. Zone 2 all the way.

Getting it done.

#rucking #Kasugai #shonairiver

Last updated 1 year ago

ginguin · @ginguin
74 followers · 477 posts · Server wandering.shop

I rucked up a mountain today. I may have been heard muttering, "I don't care how long you've been here. Fuck you, mountain!"

I can't wait to do it again.

#rucking #goruck #hiking

Last updated 1 year ago

Greg Harrison-Ramos · @8bittorrent
5 followers · 19 posts · Server sfba.social

I’ve been rucking (walking my dog while carrying a 30lb rucksack on my back) for months to get my 10,000 steps a day. Usually I’m also carrying a keen awareness of how strange this must look to the people in my quiet, suburban neighborhood.

I finally feel a bit less goofy after seeing someone else doing the exact same thing!

#rucking #norcal #hiking #sacramento #hikingadventures #smallvictories

Last updated 2 years ago

thereisnotri · @thereisnotri
0 followers · 6 posts · Server mstdn.social

*Rucking and Birdwatching: The new Peanut Butter and Chocolate?*

It's Spring, the birds are starting to flock through the Colorado - the "Central Flyway" - and it's time to get outside and invent a new sport. It turns out there is some longevity science behind dual task walking, carrying a heavy load, and bird watching, or as I like to call it: birdruckin.

Read the full article at strong99.substack.com/p/ruckin ...


#birdwatching #rucking #fitover50 #longevity #thrivinglonger #strong99

Last updated 2 years ago

Laksh Raghavan · @laraghavan
15 followers · 78 posts · Server forall.social

🎒

#rucking

Last updated 2 years ago

fixiecommuter · @fixiecommuter
72 followers · 523 posts · Server sueden.social

@Cityradler Gusseisenplatte im Rucksack (15kg) und Sand im Sandsack (10kg). Ist halt und soll nur anstrengend sein. Ein Wanderworkout eben. Macht mir Spaß mich so zu fordern.

#rucking

Last updated 2 years ago

Tim Apple · @timapple
0 followers · 331 posts · Server social.lol

A morning ruck with 30lbs before work.

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#goruck #rucking #fitness #grumpyoldvet

Last updated 2 years ago

Beautiful day for in the Welsh mountains, the Brecon Beacons. 16km of fantastic scenery!

#rucking

Last updated 2 years ago

J🍩hn Fünk · @probablyjohnfunk
194 followers · 1114 posts · Server social.linux.pizza

Repping my alma mater while lugging an arbitrarily heavy backpack on a trail in a park. I rucked 40 pounds for five miles this morning. We got a bit of last night, but there wasn't much left once the sun started shining. Still, it's the first time this winter I've seen a single snowflake. I'll take what I can get.

#hiking #washingtondc #snow #rucking #washingtondcparks #universityofminnesota #uofmalum

Last updated 2 years ago

Tim Apple · @timapple
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A Person · @timdesuyo
102 followers · 512 posts · Server mastodon.social

There's this thing where I'm sitting at my desk, and it becomes clear that carrying the heavy up the has paid off, and it makes me sad because I know it means that I will carry heavier camera gear up more mountains.

#cameraGear #mountain #life #photography #photographerlife #oyve #rucking #hiking #sysyphusatwork

Last updated 2 years ago