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Workout of the Week: Odd Object Carry
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Workout of the Week: Odd Object Carry

Challenging workout focused on rucking, specifically carrying weight, in order to train resilience.

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Kyle Shepard
Nov 30, 2024
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After indulging on Thanksgiving with family, I wanted to plan a workout that would be a grind.

Thanks to influences like

Michael Easter
and Cameron Hanes, I’ve become a big fan of rucking.

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Rucking 101
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9 months ago · 145 likes · 55 comments · Michael Easter

Most often, rucking involves wearing weight in a fitted bag or vest. Weight attached to the body allows for our strongest and most efficient muscles to contribute to managing the load over distance.

Carrying an object, on the other hand, is a way to make rucking extremely more difficult. Carrying, vice wearing, weight is inefficient. The hands and arms are nowhere near as capable or experienced at sustaining resistance as the legs and back.

My in-laws have a house at the bottom a steep 100-yard hill. This hill has provided me a surface for many grueling workouts over the years when traveling to see them.

Yesterday, it was 40 degrees Fahrenheit outside but felt like 28 because of the wind chill and mild hailstorm.

Perfect environment to test my spirit.

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