Another pack training thread

[Takeem406]

So before archery season I was training with about 45# in my pack doing three miles a couple times a week or more as work and life would allow.

Well I thought I was good until I had to pack my bear out two miles in the dark. I had the rug and two quarter in the Tenzing. For breaking my packing out virginity, it about killed me lol.

I seen Cameron Hanes using that 130# rock in his Tenzing. I think he's got something going, even if he thinks Luke Bryan is better than G Strait lol.

Does someone make weight plates that fit a pack better? Maybe instead of a round plate a rectangular plate?

Thinking about goin to to about 65# this next week, then 85 the week before my hunt. Thanks boys!

 

[Quikstryke]

I use bags of lead shot off of a lead sled for sighting in rifles.. You can buy them at most hunting places or wally has them some times..

 

[Matt W.]

I use Brute Force Gear sandbags. I picked up the kit with 2 bags. I can go from 30 to 100+ with the kit. My neighbors always wonder why I mow the lawn with a pack on.

High quality, tough bags. Not cheap, but cheaper than a gym and tons of workouts you can do with sandbags

 

[AZ Vince]

I use shotbags filed with sand and sewn shut. If you go this route use a Ziplock bag to keep the sand from getting wet.

 

[Takeem406]

Good call on the lead shot!

 

[airlocksniffer]

I was training this summer with a $4 bag of tube sand from Lowes or Home Depot. 60# I think.

 

[LongWayAround]

I bought a couple bags of pea gravel (~45lb each) from Home Depot for about $5 each and loaded them in a small canvas duffle bag.

 

[dreamingbig]

I went to Home Depot and bought two sandbags ($3 each) and a roll of duck tape. Each weigh in around 60 lbs and are plenty durable.

 

[Manosteel]

Just get some cheap nylon stuff sacks from REI - medium or large- about $5. fill with sand, duck tape for shape and strength. But to be honest you need a different pack as all that will happen is that your training sessions will suck. You might get stronger but your body will pay for it.

 

[WoodBow]

If you have frame that you can put a cargo panel on you can strap anything to it. I trained with a duplex+cargo panel with an 80# bag of sakcrete plus 10# bumper plates. The sakcrete bags will fit in your pack because a buddy of mine had one in a kelty pack. Put the sack of sakrete in a trash bag and duct tape the whole thing. The first training ruck i ever did was with 45#s. Just one big half mile loop up a big hill and back down, over and over. I quickly realized that rucking is immensely boring solo. I decided i would rather carry more weight and get worn out quicker than carry less and go longer.

I ended up around 100 with water and all eventually. I disagree that it is detrimental to your body if done on pavement and you are walking not running. Real rucking off road will certainly take a toll on knees and ankles over time. Rucking is nothing more than walking/climbing with a lot of core stress/stabilization. I was shocked out how much core strength progess I made just from rucking. I was lifting pretty much every day and have a strong core to begin with but I would see improvements on core lifts that i had not been doing when i started focusing more on rucking.