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Does it count it the extra kgs are round my middle?
As both ex-army and ex-rugby prop forward, I thought i was rucking when i did the latter, turns out i was doing it in the former..... no wonder my knees are jiggered!
I'm 49 next month, all my 20's people told me life began at 30, then at 40, now in 40's, they tell me it will begin at 50, when will life begin, as to be honest I am still a large man-child?
Rucking for sake of it is dumb, at this point I'm not doing it without some reason like getting to hills for a lunch, fixing trails or going hiking. Yesterday I walked to shop and back for groceries, good exercise and useful at the same.
Mr Billingham may have been fit once but he sounds out of breath and totally unfit in that video. I don't know anyone I ski mountainner with who would remain out of breath like that once sat down for a few minutes even at 3000m. I've carried an 8-12kg pack (occasionally more when climbing gear has been needed) for thousands of kms in the mountains and on long distances routes but just don't see the point of putting extra strain on joints, ligaments and tendons just for the hell of it. Locally I walk with what will fit in my pockets.
Being with thousands of other walkers on those routes has told me that the more people carry the more likely they are to go home injured.
More distance less weight will get you fitter.
More distance less weight will get you fitter.
it will **** my girlfriends dog right up though, 10 miles in the hills is just about ok but much more than that and he looks a bit worse for wear the next day and I feel a bit guilty. He’s only a Maltese, although he’s up for the longer walks and pulls hard on his lead right ‘til the end.
As I said I am trying to maximise the benefit I am getting from the dog walks, and it seems to be beneficial. My knees and ankles seem to be more stable already on the rocky descents, leg strength is also getting better.
Just hiking is a pretty slow way of getting fit, and not particularly effective imho. This way I was panting pretty hard on the climbs today as I had added more weight, and the inside of my jacket and fleece were fair soaked with sweat when I got home. Not feeling any pain in my knees either, so I’ll keep doing it for now as it seems to be good payback for the effort.
Im 52 in a couple of weeks too, off this morning to finish my tattoo sleeve(don't know where the kids get the money to be covered in them?).
Its cliche i know but it is 'Just a Number', but i've never really felt adult, always looked around at my peers, why don't i seem as grown up as them? feel a bit guilty but sod it I'm happy, certainly a lot happier than they seem half the time.
Life's what you make it. God i sound like an athena poster! (showing my age there)