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@rvaladez001

2y↑1000

People just don’t understand how hard rucking can be!!! It definitely humbled me and made me stronger!

@LegacyLife_555

Nah you’re just weak

@oiolome4039

2y↑12

AIR ASSAULT!!

@davidtennien39

2y↑10

My first movement to contact humping my ruck and being the AG made me feel maybe I made a mistake in joining Light Infantry. In the 25th our machine gun team had only 2 soldiers. Carrying 600 rounds of belted 7.62 with the tripod and T&E mechanism and spare barrel added to the rest of my kit. I was 150 lbs. carrying over 100lbs of kit.

@TheRedsuper1

2y↑4

I found that the more I ruck marched the fast I ran. "MANCHU"

@matthewcollins3266

2y↑1

Amen! Life strength 💪

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@Sgt_Rosz.CIB-11Bravo

2y↑506

Long range rucking is nearly just as much mental as it is physical. You’re in your own head after the first 4-5 miles, and all you’ve got is your own thoughts to keep you taking that next step. Don’t give up, keep pushing.

@pantherowow77

2y↑11

You might have the most hooah username I've ever seen

@KiNgChArLeSIII3006

2y↑11

Facts lmao all I could think after the 4th mile was “left, right, left, right” 😂

@RunningRiotRaiden

2y↑9

For me it’s the opposite: rucking is impossible for me for the first 4-5 miles and then my brain shuts off and I can keep moving almost indefinitely

@Newb_Killer

2y↑9

I was always looking in the ditch looking for the best place to die. Never found anything good enough.

@BuffaloSoldier-

For real!

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@num1emo

2y↑347

That feeling when you take your ruck off after marching miles with it 🥵💦

@hectortorres7693

The amount of sweat between your back and the ruck lol

@num1emo

2y↑7

@@hectortorres7693 120lbs for miles will do that Lolol prey u ain’t the guy carrying the heavy machine gun on top of that 😂

@Goharasssomebodyelse

2y↑5

No, no. Never take it off.

@num1emo

2y↑26

@@Goharasssomebodyelse become one with the ruck sack. Embrace the pain

@Goharasssomebodyelse

@@num1emo
No, BTDT.

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@user-ut8zq8ie1w

2y↑63

Since I’ve been out, I respect those who’ve had to put 50+ pounds on their back, doing so many miles to the point to when you get in that deep dark “I have to keep pushing” mentality. Get some.

@pjl8017

2y↑104

I still can’t believe the distances I’ve covered rucking in my life .. what a trip thinking about it lol

@brownstonecustomcabinetry5309

2y↑3

Yeah well you sort of got a edge up on the rest of us you're freaking Canadian.

@biopsiesbeanieboos55

2y↑4

Let us know when you get both knees replaced.

@pjl8017

2y↑3

@@biopsiesbeanieboos55 why make such a comment ?

@pjl8017

2y↑2

@@brownstonecustomcabinetry5309 yup special operations regiment has quite the edge lol

@biopsiesbeanieboos55

2y↑7

@@pjl8017 It’s the brutal reality, and the truth needs to be available. Wait until you are in your fifties and have had both knees and both hips replaced, 20 years before your non-military cohort, you lose 2 inches of height from spinal degeneration, and you look back on all the miles you rucked, training with insanely heavy gear for a combat that never actually happened. In every other workplace this would be considered an unnecessary risk. It’s not right or wrong, it’s just the nature of a military career. Don’t believe me ? go to any veterans hospital and ask if you can visit the orthopaedic ward. Have a chat to all those old men and ask them to tell you about why they are in the orthopaedic ward.

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@Hohmies86

2y↑44

I completed the 12 mile 80 Lb ruck run with rifle and full pocket items during ARS(Amphibious Reconnaissance School) at Fort Story

When I finished I pulled the quick release straps and just fell down on top of my ruck lol
After about a minute, I sat up and realized that I could’ve kept going and still felt like I could.

Life changes after you reach that assumed barrier and see it was only smoke and mirrors

@Newb_Killer

2y↑9

I was always looking in the ditch looking for the best place to die. Never found anything good enough.

@joeottsoulbikes415

2y↑7

I can attest to this. In USMC boot camp we had a power lifter talking shit until the first big martch. Same with the dude who was a XC runner in high school, or basically everyone else except me and two others. We had joined on an early contract at the beginning of our high school senior year. That gave us 12 months to train with our recruiter. Once a month until the last 3 months before boot camp when we moved to two times we would ruck. We started out easy at 10mi. The last one before leaving for boot was 40mi. We all could pass the pt test with awesome scores too. I thought my drill would be pissed once when I finished pretty quick. So I turned around and ran half way back through the ruck course. I was assigned to help Pvt Estelle get through boot camp. So once mh time was recorded I did not ask permission. I just ran back and started to running beside him singing a marching song to put his mind elsewhere, give him a rhythm, show him someone cared if he became a Mariner and motivate him. He did graduate when no one thought he would. In Desert Storm he saved the lives of his squad when the LAV they were in was hit by a tank round. Those lives saved in a small part came from our drill instructor not giving up on Estelle. Instead of saying oh well and letting him fa short and not making graduation he paired him up with me. He saw Estelle 's desire to be a Marine. Saw his love for his country and paired him with someone that had an innate skill to teach under extreme pressure. I was to teach him the skills and knowledge he was missing. We made sure he would become a Marine because his dedication and love for the USMC ultimately made him a better Marine than myself or the drill instructor. 😉

@mr.stirfry9310

2y↑55

Use to do 17 miles with 70 pounds, was getting ready for direct shipment. My heart messed up when I was working at a grain harvest facility as a supervisor. Lungs swelled so bad it sprung a leak in my heart. Stopped my whole future career before it even started...

@_Josh___

2y↑4

Damn dude that's really unfortunate

@KMAK88

2y↑2

That's hard core

@HK-qj4im

2y↑7

What year did this happen. The expirementle jab had side effects like you described.

@aridsohan8570

1y↑3

@@HK-qj4im what do you mean by "experimental jab"?

@westtexastll1978

1y↑3

@@aridsohan8570 exactly the inference you're "jabbing at"

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@hoot1141

2y↑130

I served 10 years in the Army with most of that time in SF. The information presented on this channel is solid. This is some of best advice for getting ready for SOF that I’ve seen. Keep up the good work my man. You’re doing a great job helping the future of SOF.

@billyfletcher9388

1y↑2

Sounds like you got some good time in could you give me some advice on packing my ruck? I just finished basic as a 11b im 33 years old i smoked most the young guys i was a wildland firefighter before this so rucking long miles is nothing new to me my legs feel great all the way through all the rucks we did the issues i have is my shoulders some say ajust my ruck higher ?? Im considering trying out for sf after ait but regardless any tips would be much appreciated to pack/adjust my ruck better for my shoulders?

@JordanL1877

45w↑2

@@billyfletcher9388simplest way to put it, light items low, heavy items high, at or slightly above your shoulders. You can carry more weight and be less wrecked after distance. Good luck, brother. 🤙🏼

@blakeellison541

2y↑27

God I remember at Sand Hill the Ruck marches were by far the hardest thing we did. Even in AIT the Drill Sergeants would say “privates it’s not hard, it’s just walking” lmfao it’ll make or break you

@mgtocrateezspeaks3971

2y↑143

Ah, my knees and feet "fondly" remember those days. It was those days where their normal function departed my body.
I used to go through music albums in my head to keep my mind occupied. Went through both Linkin Park albums (Hybrid Theory and Meteora at the time, 2005) and Papa Roach's Infest. I'd listened to those albums enough time to have nearly memorized every word and beat. They were my two favorite bands in those days.

@FreeThaSpeech

2y↑4

Same

@a7dv7en7t

1y↑2

Just did a ruck with to the album a thousand suns 😊

@bernabex2

44w

if its so bad for your knees why do they do this so often? to cripple soldiers before a war?

@mgtocrateezspeaks3971

44w↑1

@bernabex2 same reason they had us over-hydrating in the summer in basic, they always assume we're all built the same and have the same nutritional needs, body mass, mechanical ability, etc. They overcompensate without truly understanding sports science. It's been nearly 20 years and my feet, ankles and knees are still fucked up.

@LRRPFco52

36w↑1

Slayer is the way for rucking fast. Angel of Death and Raining Blood helped me crush my times in Selection.

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@mrsporadicsporkguy5481

2y↑9

I hiked up and down hill for 5 miles today with a 30lb weight vest. I finished but took me 2 hours. I have a huge amount of respect for people rucking twice as long and twice as heavy as what I had.

@iamjason1279

2y↑27

That’s what I’m saying dude, these spec ops guys are just a different breed

@doom-gloom

22w

Nah theyre no different from you or I. They just train harder. We can do that too.

@HeyItsJoe1

2y↑309

This is one thing i realized when i got to infantry osut. I was one of the best runners and strongest guys (barbell wise) but one of the worst ruckers shit was wild. Im 5'4 135lbs lol (i DL340 on the acft and have a best 5 mile time of around 35 minutes, not bragging just putting the numbers out there cause i put the height and weight of a 14 year old girl)

@Killacam1992

Shit bro maintaining a 7 minute mile pace for 5 miles is fricken gnarly. Sure you may be the size of a girl but if some big douchebag is tryna mess with you, you could run circles around his ass and watch him fatigue real quick.

@datmufn

2y↑45

U short guys just have to prove your worth even harder

@zandarpatterson3056

2y↑15

I run a 34 min 5 mile and I was always in the back of pack during runs at RASP.. the best Rucker in my class ran cross country. He was skinny with no muscle, but he took off on that 12 mile to Cole Range. I believe he finished right at 2 hrs.

@friedchickenandwatermelon8307

2y↑2

@@zandarpatterson3056 yeah 5 at 35 is not something to be proud off, when I was at 3rd that's asking to get sent back to the line grunts. My 12 year old can bang out 5 at 33!

@friedchickenandwatermelon8307

2y↑1

@I'm Your Dislike Button. You cared enough to reply OSUT waiver 4F!

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@coyotecom

2y↑3

"We have determined that the damage to your knees and hips is not service related"

@jimm7346

2y↑3

I do NOT miss rucking. I was in a Sapper Co. from the 20th EN BDE, XVIII Airborne, special detachment to the 10th Mountain Division, in upstate NY at the tail-end of the Adirondack mountains. Every Wednesday was Ruck day, with the first Wed of the month being an easy 5k, then 8k, then 10k and ending each month with a 12k graded by Air Assault standards. Having experienced a crush injury to my right foot in my teenage years, i gotta say you are DEAD ON about rucking exposing your weaknesses. At least, being up in the Adirondack area, we had beautiful scenery to accompany our ruck marching.

@michaelaurelisk1988

2y↑17

For those of you regular/basic infantry guys, mind your knees. That knee cartilage won't take care of itself.

@brentenhumble5746

2y↑2

Thanks for that, im joining the Marine Corps and had a 4 hour conversation with my Uncle who was a Marine and the only thing he didnt cover was the damage to the knees/back/shoulders and how to mitigate it.

@Lifechanging99999

@@brentenhumble5746 what was his MOS?

@brentenhumble5746

@@Lifechanging99999 He started as a Motor Transport Op, and then after like 15 years he got into the National Guard. He said he also got to dabble in the Combat Engineer field as well. He served a full 20.

@Lifechanging99999

2y↑3

@@brentenhumble5746 well to be fair man, motor t Marines hardly hump. Which is why it probably didn’t leave an impact on him.

Good luck on your journey!

@javimartinez1801

2y↑39

A timed ruck will be what breaks most candidates at selection.

@Goharasssomebodyelse

2y↑2

2 hours. That’s the goal for Expert distance.

@adlerarmory8382

34w↑1

What's worse is rucking with an unknown endurance time stated. You don't know whether you need to haul azz the entire 20k or go with 4mph standard.

@madeyoulook4689

2y↑20

As a 124 pound infantryman, I felt everything described in this video

@michaeldugan3544

49w

I went from a 120lbs E2 to a 200lbs E5. Rucking always tortured me. I feel this.

@JordanL1877

45w↑1

Bro .. EAT

@swiftmatic

40w↑1

Dude, I enlisted at 122 lbs. By the time I finished Infantry OSUT and Airborne training, I weighed 165.
Ruck marching was easy...until it wasn't. My feet are destroyed now.

@SPENCER1SHOT

11w

@@swiftmaticYeah. POG here but honestly people really don't talk about it as much, it's not just pushing yourself to the physical limit, it's running yourself raggedy at a certain point.

@Zohdiak

2y↑99

Yea transfer it to a specific outcome, like blown out knees and hips.
Non service related....

@mavste5677

2y↑11

Yep, knees not service related but they'll cover both surgeries for replacement when im 40. Buncha clowns.

@Zohdiak

2y↑26

Facts. Rucking breaks everyone no matter how high speed you think you are. Eventually everyone will succumb to a broken body.
Non service related

@cameronduplantis7213

2y↑9

Got a buddy that rucked a lot when I was still in and everytime we stretched before PT you could here his knees pop from a mile away lol shits not good for you at all 😂

@sasquatch4361

2y↑7

HAHA story of my life. Literally got denied knees and back as an infantryman

@TvehX

2y↑2

@@sasquatch4361 Just curious, but did you document your pains at all with the doctor while still in as you got worse?

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@samrester6254

2y↑3

Also, don't just ruck on hardball roads. Change it up and vary the surfaces.

Don't let your first time moving in sand be at selection. North Carolina sugar sand is a whole new experience for first timers. Trust me.

@connormcg1875

2y↑15

I kinda miss the company 20K the morning after thirsty thursdays. I swear we could have run a humvee off of our sweat.

@dustbusterblackdecker6487

28w↑1

I've incorporated rucking into my regular training. It was a humbling experience and it has made me better on the trails in the mountains.

@tonydanis1480

2y↑4

Doesn't matter what your physical conditioning is, by the time you hit 50-60, the spinal and skeletal damage caused by rucking in your early twenties will essentially make you a cripple in constant pain.

@jonathanrivera366

2y↑12

Rucking 12 miles isn’t hard . It just sucks and it feels like it will never end

@jason2949

2y↑4

Except you’re not doing a measly 12 miles at something like SFAS lol

You’re doing most likely 20+ with a 60-75lb pack

@mugshotmarley

1y↑1

Me too. Its opposite for me. I can ruck with a 70# pack for klicks, all day and all night and a quick brisk walk. But doing a timed 3-5 mile run at a 7-9 min mile pace would always kill me, no matter how much I trained for it. I always felt absolutely defeated after timed runs.

@MrStaybrown

2y↑1

We went on soo many ruck marches because our command said if we ever have to go anywhere, we'd have ruck in from where we were dropped off...boy were they wrong.
😆

@ianlovett8301

46w↑3

Rucking shows who wants it.

@bndtwbgditddnttmotb

2y↑1

Delta force does a 40 mile ruck with a 70 lbs ruck over rough steep terrain and the time frame to do it in is a secret for their selection. So that would expose most if not all special forces weaknesses when it comes to rucking because very few can do that.

"It's not the best guy the gets selected but the Right guy."

@jk6956

2y↑2

I remember rucking in basic, at a slight uphill I started to black out lol

@Jerrydleo

2y↑8

Mind over matter was built in these days.

@matthewjessey12

2y↑2

I’ve been in the army for about 3 years. Went through infantry osut probably put about 50 miles rucking. Airborne did some damage. SFAS was pretty rough. Eventually picked up psyop after I wasn’t selected. Got selected through Psyops. Between both selections I’m sure I put at least 100 miles rucking. Then through the psyop course I did a few more 12 miles. And This isn’t counting just regular pt. I’ve done well over 200 miles just rucking. And my ankles are destroyed. My feet hurt. I will have arthritis forever. And there isn’t a way for it to get better. My knees and lower back hurt. Fuck rucking.

@Akhazmat907

I have been running and walking with a ruck sack since I was 10. Rucked 15 miles to school and back for 8 years. Then went into the army and was top. Had both knees totally rebuild after accident and been walking 8 miles a day 5 days a week with a ruck and I am good again.

@14Titus

2y↑14

If you are rucking for time, take my advice, as i am one of the fastest haha--do NOT walk it! RUN and don't stop!! If you walk, all that weight will just be there, and will only be on your back longer than if you run it. And running, you will find your rhythm and Airborne shuffle your way to the finish line! And remember, stay Airborne! And have an Airborne All The Way day!! Drink water!

@northwestgirl930

2y↑2

Moving faster always helps me not feel the pain for some reason, so for better or worse, as a 5'2" female I'm at the front of every ruck lol

@clayton2500

2y↑2

Run the flats and downhills walk the uphills

@lonewolftech

39w

Stupid idea…. This is how you hurt yourself stupid bad!

@C.CUMM1NGS

2y↑2

In the Falklands war the British Royal Marines yomped 56 miles in 3 days carrying 60lbs then fought and won a battle at the end of it.

@georgewashington7982

16w

Ye they fought conscripts that were forced to fight for a piece of territory that they didn’t care about (only argentinas politicians cared about it)

@gregorygalloway794

I personally wanted to thank you for putting this information out and in the extremely easy format for everybody to grasp because every soldier needs to be able to ruck. As an example I was a sergeant major with 27 years of service and was deployed Afghanistan. I was very fortunate to have been in a program where we incorporated ruck marches into our physical fitness program.

@shanekonarson

2y↑7

When I was in the Australian Airborne. The standard Route march was 15 km . Weight was 35 kg plus weapon . Under 3 hours . At the start . Then a new CO came in and Made it 50kg / 77 pounds with weapons. Doing 30 kilometres under 6 hours .

@davidtennien39

2y↑1

We did 20km in under 3 hrs was the standard. However you won't make it into selection with just the bare minimum time. Your CO was on the right track.

@combatkool-aid9495

30w↑1

Literally biking to and from school 4 miles uphill both ways for 4 years and paired with a 5x5 arnold weight training program prepared me perfectly for army boot camp ruck. The modern day car dependacy crushed our warfighting capabilities.

@keithallen5670

2y↑6

And that’s just the movement to contact portion, your expected to execute your mission afterwards

@memelord6514

2y↑6

This is why I plan on implementing rucking into my workouts at the end of the week

@oittisallen4057

Oh I need to buy a good ruck. With the frame and all.

@258shoff

Stretch , try and walk on soft ground. I had to run , fireman Carry with rucks on and me and everyone I was in with has hip problems now. No one, not even my elderly relatives have hip problems

@mannymartin8201

2y↑1

The ruck marches always weeded out the weak.

There would be skinny soldiers that could max the pt test. But when it came to rucking they would be the last.

Many could barely make the 12 mile. 3 hrs Thats the bare minimum.

@waynefletcher9884

2y↑1

That’s why no one can simply enlist directly into MARSOC aka “Marine Raiders!” Raider battalions mostly take applicants from Marine Force Recon and/or a Marine has to have served at least a minimum of 4 to 6 years prior to even trying out for MARSOC

@davidtennien39

2y↑5

As a former member of the 25th Infantry Division (Light) all we did is ruck. We had days of movement to contact with over 80lbs on your ass. There is also a mental aspect to rucking. Just always remember, "one foot in front of the other." I have done the 12 mile ruck march for the EIB, Air Assault School and did it over and over again. I have seen guys do it in under 2hrs. My best time is 2:15 well under the 3hr. minimum.

@fawadVancouver1335

44w

Serious question: how are your knees and hips etc?

@MrZachgonz

45w

My uncle went through Delta Force selection in the 90s. Completed it and passed but was not selected. He told me one of the training evolutions they had him do was a timed ruck, unknown distance. You ruck until the instructor says stop but you must stay within the time limit they have. He said it was probably 30 or so miles of rucking and he did it in a little over 7 hours.

@kenneth1598

2y↑1

When I was with 2/5 wpns co. (Marines), we did a 26 miler.....fucking brutal! Finished, but lost all my toenails on my left foot....they came right off with my blood soaked socks....still got fucked up toenails on my left foot to this day, oh yeah and I wake up with lower back pain EVERYDAY!

@BlackJeepConvertible

2y↑4

My entire time in the infantry, I was always horrible at keeping pace without jogging. Got yelled at and smoked for sucking at rucking for the first year then they realized I just suck at rucking 😂

@Ronin_Noir

44w

💯 Facts… I humped 20 miles with a 50lbs pack and the saw with a busted ankle. Talk about having to take my mind to another place. Brutal!

@jimborambo958

2y↑1

You need to put shoe inserts in your combat boots! This minimizes knee joint, foot arch injuries. Trust me it helps a ton!

@MarkJosephGuitar

2y↑4

I just pushed through the intense lower back pain… form went out the window by mile 15 lol

@paladinsix9285

2y↑1

Sounds like you didn't pack your ruck correctly 🤔 it's an "art" to get the center of balance closest to your shoulder blades, and also have essentials easily accessible.

I started backpacking at age 8 (with just a small knapsack with the 10 essentials). By age 11 I was going on 5 day hikes, and 10 day hikes by age 13.

Too often military units have a Pack SOP that doesn't consider Actually carrying the Ruck!

@MarkJosephGuitar

2y↑1

@@paladinsix9285 ya sometimes packing would go to the wayside a bit in the middle of it all…days with barely any sleep and all that. I barely remember half of selection haha. Keep in the ruck ready at all times was key… if you had to pack in a hurry that’s when it gets messy. But either way.. even with the best packed ruck, after so many miles it just starts to get to you ha

@Skaggs666

2y↑2

I never thought to train for rucking. But after years of skating at a high-ish level made rucking a breeze. So, skateboarding is basically special forces training.

@hollow7777

Wtf? Really? Haha

@Skaggs666

2y↑1

@@hollow7777 think about it. We spend multiple hours everyday in every weather condition running, jumping, and falling while hauling gear, drinks, food possibly camera equipment. We have to have incredible balance, endless stamina, we climb fences and walls. We run from cops and property management. Not to mention, we have to be pretty brave to throw our bodies off 12’ gaps to sketchy landings. Skateboarding, BMX, and to a lesser extent scooters are the ultimate SF training. And we do all of this with no coaches, teams, fans or outside motivation except our own desire to be better.

@user-pu1xq9ef9u

29w↑1

I loved rucking while I was in the Army. Ruck march pt days where my favorite. But, when we did a twenty mile ruck march it definitely exposed every weak point I had. And we trained weekly up to the 20 mile march. So I was conditioned and I was done. We ran out of water in the woods sometime during and I swear I urinated yellow syrup. I called the ruck sake “The Tick” cause as soon as you put it on it starts sucking the life out of you.

@emzzzzz0998

2y↑9

I’ve told my husband that they should have a bring your wife to ruck day. And make everybody bring there spouses to do the ruck they do every Wednesday. 😂😂😂

@donotcareatall

2y↑1

Sounds awful

@yo-rh8lk

27w

Yea add nagging wife to the picture. Why not? Sounds like there gonna be no one left to serve in the military

@korcommander

32w

I'm gonna be honest. I tried getting back into rucking after a few years out the military. I had been doing blue collar work so my muscles and cardio were there. However, my joints just can't take it anymore. I picked up mountain biking instead.

Great body work out and fun to boot.

@LavenderSystem69

2y↑8

The irony is, rucking is just fast-paced backpacking... which I've done all my life.

So, it follows, that my shitty ass failed my first APFT when I got to my first unit (I STILL blame TRADOC for going to ACFT standard before the APFT was fully phased out... fucking situps, man) and unwittingly earned myself a reputation right out the gate, only to blow my leaderships' fucking minds by volunteering to do the 12 mile ruck, for record, alongside the folks who were trying to get our CO's blessing to drop a packet for selection... and then finishing not only to GB standard, but ahead of half the selection-bound Soldiers that the whole ruck was organized for

@robertprice9052

33w↑1

I’m short(5’6”) but I have always been a ruck monster. I was always amazed at these big grizzly bear guys that would fallout in selection and cry by the roadside. It takes training and conditioning, but if you don’t have heart just forget it

@SOFPrepCoach

32w

Absolutey

@justindunlap1235

One of my proudest accomplishments is covering a 18 mile leg of a hike through mountain terrain in a single day with a 55 pound pack.

@krp-xe3hw

2y↑3

There was a guy on our high-school wrestling team who became an army ranger. He went from a huge muscled up high-school kid to somewhat scrawny in comparison when he came back. I guess he lost all the unnecessary muscle mass that acted as dead weight. That guy was something else. I once saw him break his nose in a match. He casually reached up, snapped it back in place, and kept going as if it never happened.

@morpheus2615

2y↑1

Ye and it will also destroy your joints. We always had to do one Ruck-run on Monday to start the week and guess what after 2 years my knees where basically on the lvl of an 60 y/o

@memelord6514

2y↑1

This is why I plan on rucking before going to the military. I’m already am fast, and I’m already strong. Now I just got to put the two together

@springbloom5940

2y↑12

I still do at least 5 miles everyday with 30-40lb and run at least a mile of it. I went running with a friend and a ½ mile circuit smoked me. It was embarrassing. What was worse was her looking at me like a 10 year old explaining how the vase just broke all by itself, while I was telling her I just wasn't used to running without a 40lb pack 🥺

@supergameaddicted

2y↑1

Calling cap on everything in this comment.

@springbloom5940

2y↑1

@@supergameaddicted

Sure, sometimes I wear a cap.

@aridsohan8570

1y↑1

@@springbloom5940 🤣🤣

@mugshotmarley

1y↑1

It was opposite for me. I sucked at running. I never failed but no matter how much I trained, timed runs was always a difficult thing for me. But rucking, I could ruck 60-70# packs for klicks all day and all night at a brisk walk/jog. Its so weird. I can heavy ruck or slow jog like its nothing, but trying to run 3-5 miles at a 7-8 min mile pace always killed me, no matter how much I trained for it

@zacharystuart7162

45w

I loved rucking. It was my time to think and relax.

@jesusarellano6982

Amen SIR .
GOD Bless our forces.

@salvationcore5120

2y↑55

Can't get better in rucking without actually rucking let's say 5 miles is difficult well if you have done 10 miles that 5 miles is going to be easy cuz your body has adapted to longer distances, I do recommend being in good shape and do your stretches and warmups y'all don't want to get injured or get leg cramps end of the day no one realy cares about you but you

@davidtennien39

That's why the main training for Light Infantry units is rucking. You learn to live with that fucker on your back

@YooToobz

I’d like to thank every ruck I’ve completed over 22years for contributing to my 100% P&T and inability to do various activities I use to do with my kids and for myself 😞

@Captaincobalt

30w

I remember at sand hill in 2017 rucking with the platoon and within 1-3 miles I heard a few dudes whimpering and almost crying over how miserable the ruck was.

@manofmayhem4988

2y↑3

Did a 12 miler in 2:48 mins it was awful

@onebign00b66

2y↑1

Did one in 2:15 mins and couldn’t walk the whole day after 😂 that really sucked I’m glad I don’t have to do them anymore.

@manofmayhem4988

2y↑1

@@onebign00b66 dam that’s impressive

@FreeThaSpeech

2y↑1

I think about reaching out to Rice Krispies every time I have to squat down because all I hear is snap Crackle and pop. I need an agent.

@grantgardson

2y↑1

Hey guys here's something the recruiters lack to mention:
If you enlist op40 (ranger batt) as any soft MOS you'll be in Co-ed Basic and AIT. ALSO coed classes DO NOT have any more a single 35lb ruck at the end of the 3rd FTX, and AIT Cadre refused to allow rucking and gym time under the fear of the soldier not being able to compete the AIT of a MOS thats "in dire need" for bodies.

@SPENCER1SHOT

11w

I joined In 2016 with a op40 as a 42A, and pretty much same. Tbh I had already lost feeling in my left foot and started having some knee instability after airborne school, and decided that breaking my body to prove my worth wasn't for me.

@sloppydoggy9257

2y↑11

Does hiking 16 horizontal miles and 1 vertical mile with 35 lbs on your back count as rucking? I just call it hiking...

@yalon6168

2y↑13

Close enough, but the military gives you shit boots and a time limit.

@sloppydoggy9257

The military also pays you.

@Dj-sd1xq

2y↑6

35lbs is also a fucking lie

@brodysoflyrodriguez

@@sloppydoggy9257 pays you like shit

@rvaladez001

2y↑6

No, but strong work! A “hike” in the military was 80-100 pounds on your back. 10-20 miles depending on the route that particular day. So just to reiterate….no but great job. Not trying to take away from what your doing to better yourself.

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@joshstiltner

Nothing will humble you more than that goddamn ruck.

@aridsohan8570

I've done swimming, running, biking to exhaustion.

But rucking to exhaustion was definitely the worst feeling ever.

@SOFPrepCoach

2y↑20

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@Robert-ul5cf

45w

Rucking is the backbone of any community.

@Cabaker87

I’m still super pissed about my ruck getting stolen in transit from the desert back to the states. That was one of many things that was stolen from me…and this was 14 years ago

@mountainguyed67

33w

In basic we did an 18 mile road March with weapon, pack, and helmet. You couldn’t walk it either, you wouldn’t keep up. That was engineer training at Fort Leonard Wood.

@Dave_Hulsey

43w

When I was a “racehorse” I would do a 12 mile ruck march every weekend, that was on my own and besides what we did on the team. I started with 35 lbs but in the peak period I was doing them with 65 lbs, and yes, they were all under the 3-hour standard.
DOL

@gulliver3644

51w

Rangers today appear stronger than Rangers of the 60’s. My brothers. But we both share the love of country and dedication to mission. God, I miss those days. Even the not so good ones. Prayers to you all.

@Scouseviking1990

2y↑1

Let’s not forget the boxer Marvin haglar used to do 20 mile runs along the beach with ankle weights in a pair of steel toe cap work boots twice a week he was ultra fit

@YasaiDayo

27w↑2

Rucking is not that bad, what’s really god damn bad is when you get those nasty heat rashes under all that stuff. Plate carrier and a whole ass rucksack under that Fort Campbell summer heat 💀

@nollama2014

51w

It’s the same way when I did cross country without the weight. It’s pure mental after running 5-6 miles. These guys are goat!

@lawrencewilson1009

34w

A loud and thunderous “Air Assault “💪🏾

@petercastagnetta9591

My grandfather trained us before we went to basic. He'd put a sack on u and make u run for miles and he made u do obstacle courses he built. He said that doing this will prepare u enough for when the time comes u can do it with ease. He said anyone can do it.

@Maxiey1

British Airborne Forces, thank you for the bad knees. This is a true yeast of mental and physical fitness 🆎

@dermuschelschluerfer

Also just going on 3 day camping trips without a car is a great training. We where a group of 4, and I took charge of the Water supply (in our area the accessible water is toxic from industrial stuff). I managed to transport 20 Liters of Water + 18 KG of Equipment (Camera gear was the most) across 7km in 50 Mins. I never specifically trained for this or for the military but I was very surprised I could do that.

@SOAxZIPPER

I was a stellar runner back in the army, but I was the same way. When it came to rucking I was terrible. Tore my back and legs up pretty good.
Doesn't help that I'm a smaller guy too.

That was some 15 years or so ago though.

@IrishCaesar

Carrying heavy things a long way has been the majority of an infantrymans experience for the past 2000 years or more

@gunner4126

Before joining the Corps, I was like rucking will be no problem. Holy shit, it kicked my ass, I had to get different kind of strong fast

@juidude634

Feel you my man. In Finnish defence forces we did 20 km, about 15 miles, and it was phucking hard!!!!

@chriss9306

Facts. I had to do 15 miles with 32.5kg on my back, 12kg rifle, webbing and helmet about 9kg.
I thought I had recovered from an ankle injury but I was very wrong. From mile 3 I was in excruciating pain. Finished the tab but overal a terrible performance. Make sure you get medically checked out if you suspect an injury. Army life will fuck your life. My knees went at 25

@oldsport2016

34w

Dude I remember I used to be able to sprint up a hill with a ruck, I can be easy, as long as you take care of your body and also condition for it, make sure you drink electrolytes, and eat a good meal the night before, also have a protein bar in the morning if you can.

@shawndavid1845

Lmao... Me at 18 with a 65lb ruck walking into the woods with no food.

@JacksRifleRacks

This is why me and my buddies call it being tactically athletic. It takes a very specific kind of build and athleticism to do well in the Army. The perfect balance of muscle mass/weight training and maintaining cardio.

@ussscounterassaultteam5790

2y↑1

Yep. I was a cross country 15.5 min highschool 5k guy. Then I juiced Test, Nandrolone, etc and got into bodybuilding.

Neither will get you through rucking.

Wed do a 12 mile ruck run 1x per month at Fort Campbell in the Infantry and it kicked my ass, every month! Never could get below 2 hrs [3 hrs is the fat ass cut off BTW].

@CorundumDevil

Rucking sounds simple and uncomplicated, but people forget that is is a 100% physical challenge -- the endurance of carrying all that gear, combined with the cardio to keep steadily moving, leaves no room for cutting corners or half-assing.

@GarethEdwards-oj7qh

35w

In the UK it’s called a TAB (tactical advance to battle) and our royal marine commandos do a 30 miler as part of there entrance against the clock (8 hours )with 40 lb of kit across rough terrain and roads and streams!

Falklands War
After disembarking from ships at San Carlos on East Falkland, on 21 May 1982, Royal Marines and members of the Parachute Regiment (tabbed) with their equipment across the islands, covering 56 miles (90 km) in three days carrying 80-pound , to then fight heavily outnumbered by Argentines!

@charlesuribe5324

49w

The toughest workout I've ever done. While I've been spent (i.e., barfed, fainted, etc.) with other training modalities, this is the first time I've ever trained to where I've actually injured myself, over time (instead of getting beaten up, fallen off of stuff, etc.).
As from personal experience, I would suggest a combination of weight training, and a gradual progression with regard to rucking distances, pace, and the amount of weight carried.
Nutrition and rest (sleep) are incredibly important training factors, if one is endeavoring to pursue rucking as a recreational training modality.

@ds6872

2y↑1

People always have a hard time understanding when I say road marching is the hardest part of being in the military/combat arms

@matt12347174

It’s the most pain I’ve ever felt in my life.
Semper Fi

@jc-xb8ve

2y↑1

100% accurate statement from a point of experience, I will say in the build up long run, I believe strength development in the gym and hill training are two of the most valuable aspects