“Go Ruck” third month; a real life example.

9/18/13

“Go Ruck” third month; a real life example.

                So far this activity is very eye opening adventure especially at my age.  I am still learning as to what is needed to be successful like any other physical endeavor. This is real life style training and I have a great example in the news.  Having done a lot of physical activates from running to powerlifting , I never had to put heavy shit on my back and carry for a distance. When I did trail running all I had was water and a pair of running shoes.  Being a fireman, you carry a SCBA bottle and some tools, but not that far so you never get the true flavor walking with his weight for miles, up and down hills.

            Last week there was a disastrous flooding in the state of Colorado and got to see some of the remote residents stranded. Some had to leave their home and go by foot for miles to safety. I noticed that they all had back packs and climbing up hills and valleys to the new destination.  I could not wonder just how many ever thought they had to take what possessions they had and go by foot carrying everything in a back.  The “peppers” call this bugging out and the ruck sack in a” BOB” or bug out bag.    

            I know now with carrying and extra 20-30lb on ones back is not fun after the first mile, even for a reasonable fit person.  Go Ruck practice made me a believer that this should be part of a general fitness program for anyone.  Then you have to add the general WODs or GPP exercise as a second session if you can recover.

Training today: “deck of cards-body weight 52 sets of exercise.

pushups

Pull-ups

Sit-ups

squats

20-bag punches R/L

20-burpees

10 R/L round kicks

10-TRX row

10-dips

500 meter row

 

Ken

The mission is sacred