Get Rucking

The Art of Manliness

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 8 February 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Rucking, that is, walking with a weighted backpack, started as something that soldiers did to carry the gear and equipment needed for combat. In recent times, rucking has become an increasingly popular form of exercise, and if you've wanted to try it, or have already started but would like to improve your practice, my guest today has some advice.

His name is Josh Bryant and he's a strength coach and the author of multiple books on fitness, including Rucking Gains. Josh explains how rucking got its start in ancient armies, the kind of loads modern soldiers carry today, and why civilians should consider adopting this military-born modality. After unpacking the benefits of rucking, we get into how to walk with proper form, at the right pace, and choose what terrain to traverse. We discuss how to program your rucking workouts, how to make them progressively more challenging, and how to integrate them into your fitness routine without having it interfere with the strength gains you're developing in the gym. We end our conversation with exercises you can do with your rucksack besides humping it.

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0:00.0	Brat McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:11.1	Rucking, that is, walking with the weighted backpack, started as something soldiers did
0:15.0	to carry the gear and equipment needed for combat.
0:17.3	In recent times, Rucking has become an increasingly popular form of exercise, and if you wanted
0:21.4	to try it, or have already started, would like to improve your practice, my guest today
0:24.9	has some advice.
0:25.9	His name is Josh Bryan, and he's a strength coach and the author of multiple books on fitness
0:29.5	including his latest, Rucking Gains.
0:32.0	Josh explains how Rucking got its start in ancient armies, the kind of loads modern
0:35.5	soldiers carry today, and why civilians should consider adopting this military-born fitness
0:39.6	modality.
0:40.6	After impacting the benefits of Rucking, we get in how to walk with proper form, at the
0:44.4	right pace, and choose what terrains traverse.
0:47.2	We then discuss how to program your Rucking workouts, how to make them progressively more
0:50.6	challenging, and how to integrate them into your fitness routine without having to interfere
0:54.4	with the strength gains you're developing in the gym.
0:56.4	In winter conversation, with exercises you can do with a Rucksack besides cane-rad on
0:59.8	your back.
1:00.8	After the show is over, check out our show notes at aam.is slash rucking.
1:04.2	Josh joins you now via clearcast.io.
1:07.7	Josh Bryan, welcome back to the show.
1:18.6	I'm honored to be here.
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