Questions regarding rucking..

[Silverback]

Ranger Silverback:

Really?? Now that you mention it, I remember when I was younger in HS, playing sports, and for hockey, the coach had us do jump rope for wrist strength/endurance as well as ankle strength/endurance(I suppose the shins too, since they are all directly connected).

I would also assume (I know, bad to do so), that it's probably a bit easier (less impact) on your body than rucking, is this true??

Jumping rope can be very intense depending on how you do it. I do not recommend "Double dutch" just plain old rope jumping. Do not replace Rucking with jumping rope...complement it with jumping rope.

[That Guy]

Ranger Silverback:

Really?? Now that you mention it, I remember when I was younger in HS, playing sports, and for hockey, the coach had us do jump rope for wrist strength/endurance as well as ankle strength/endurance(I suppose the shins too, since they are all directly connected).

I would also assume (I know, bad to do so), that it's probably a bit easier (less impact) on your body than rucking, is this true??

Jumping rope can be very intense depending on how you do it. I do not recommend "Double dutch" just plain old rope jumping. Do not replace Rucking with jumping rope...complement it with jumping rope.

Note to add: Do not jump rope with ruck on.

[RangerX]

Ranger Silverback:

Really?? Now that you mention it, I remember when I was younger in HS, playing sports, and for hockey, the coach had us do jump rope for wrist strength/endurance as well as ankle strength/endurance(I suppose the shins too, since they are all directly connected).

I would also assume (I know, bad to do so), that it's probably a bit easier (less impact) on your body than rucking, is this true??

Jumping rope can be very intense depending on how you do it. I do not recommend "Double dutch" just plain old rope jumping. Do not replace Rucking with jumping rope...complement it with jumping rope.

Note to add: Do not jump rope with ruck on.

Way to fuck up natural selection....

[Silverback]

Ranger Silverback:

Really?? Now that you mention it, I remember when I was younger in HS, playing sports, and for hockey, the coach had us do jump rope for wrist strength/endurance as well as ankle strength/endurance(I suppose the shins too, since they are all directly connected).

I would also assume (I know, bad to do so), that it's probably a bit easier (less impact) on your body than rucking, is this true??

Jumping rope can be very intense depending on how you do it. I do not recommend "Double dutch" just plain old rope jumping. Do not replace Rucking with jumping rope...complement it with jumping rope.

Note to add: Do not jump rope with ruck on.

I have often been accused of assuming to much...is this one of those times?

[JTizzle]

Ranger Silverback:

Negative.. I think jumping rope with a ruck on would be kinda ridiculous.. It'd be stretching it even with a weight vest, although that would probably be safer..


Thanks, Rangers for the info!! I'm doing the ruck today. The goal is to do 4 miles, 14min/miles, 20lbs in the ruck.. I already ran 3 miles this morning, so I feel pretty good..

[Nomad]

Strive to do every march with nothing less than 35lbs and nothing more than 55lbs.

[JTizzle]

Ranger Nomad:

Copy on weights.. It'll be 35lbs today.. I guess today's goal too, is to find out where I stand in terms of my rucking skills..

[panthersix]

Ranger Nomad:

Copy on weights.. It'll be 35lbs today.. I guess today's goal too, is to find out where I stand in terms of my rucking skills..

BTW Zoomie, it's 12 miles on the EIB ruck.

[BadMuther]

The problem with all Military rucks?...they are too large and don't force packing discipline for service members or their chain of command.

And the alice frame is too short.

[Silverback]

The problem with all Military rucks?...they are too large and don't force packing discipline for service members or their chain of command.

And the alice frame is too short.

Alice is a thing of the past for most Soldiers.

[BadMuther]

The problem with all Military rucks?...they are too large and don't force packing discipline for service members or their chain of command.

And the alice frame is too short.

Alice is a thing of the past for most Soldiers.

Don't certain schools still mandate it?

[Silverback]

Don't certain schools still mandate it?

I sent a PM

[JTizzle]

Ranger Nomad:

Copy on weights.. It'll be 35lbs today.. I guess today's goal too, is to find out where I stand in terms of my rucking skills..

BTW Zoomie, it's 12 miles on the EIB ruck.

Ranger panthersix:

Copy all.. All in all, the ruck went really well yesterday, although my buddy that went with me (also aspiring a career change, maybe going Ranger), we mixed it up a little, just to keep it enjoyable.. Every time we felt we finished a mile, we dropped down, did 40 push ups, and dismounted the ruck sack to bang out 40 sit-ups..

We also found a couple pull-up bars (a tree works well too), and cranked out a few w/ the rucks on..

I feel pretty good today, although my ankles/shins are a little tight.. I think next week, we're going to bump it up to 5 miles straight through.. I didn't really pay close attention to time, since we were trying to maintain a good pace, but I believe we did the 4miles in ~15min/miles, maybe a little slower, since we stopped to do the other things in between..

Thanks again Rangers for the guidance!!

[Horned Toad]

The problem with all Military rucks?...they are too large and don't force packing discipline for service members or their chain of command.

One trip to the field should cure that or else you have a slow learner. I know I had a list of stuff outside of the RSOP that I took with me and it got reevaluated after every trip. It ended up being a pretty small list.

[panthersix]

We had packing lists that you did not deviate from (at least when you're a private) and each item was held up before out sqd ldr and checked item by item before deploying/missions.