Rucking Muscle Use?

[x SF med]

Thank you everyone, you've given me more useful information that I could've hoped for from this. I'm going to be incorpating every thing I can into what I already do and what I'll be starting.

Going to be working hard on the rucking and swimming (no fins) to begin, and then will move into tackling the finning beast once I can find a good place to do so (I dont think my local gym will allow to me to use fins in their pool) and someone to mentor me in the ways of doing so correctly and effectively. It seems everything I've read on here and researched about finning is that it is its own monster in itself and there are a lot of ways to do it incorrectly.

And now to finning.... relax your knees, use your quads, glutes and gut for the power use your gut and back for stabilization, but relax. think how a walrus or a flat fish undulates to get p0wer, and use the rhythm of both legs to propel you. Start on back finning, then switch to belly and then learn to roll right and left to switch.

 

[policemedic]

You're in PA... Are you near Philly?

 

[Nbrac27]

@ SOTGWarrior I am AD, I'm just filling an I&I billet currently so I'm stuck as one of the AD Marines on a Reserve Station overseeing and making sure the Reserve Unit does what it needs and gets the training and what not that it requires.

@pardus I will defnitely get a copy of that book and start reading through it, thank you for the info!


@x SF med I will have to start practicing finning once I can find a good outlet to do so. I've read a lot on here and various other MARSOC articles about not getting good fins due to using what you are issued, so should I just look into a run of the mill average pair to start working with?

@policemedic No unfortunetly I am right outside of Pittsburgh.

 

[x SF med]

@ SOTGWarrior I am AD, I'm just filling an I&I billet currently so I'm stuck as one of the AD Marines on a Reserve Station overseeing and making sure the Reserve Unit does what it needs and gets the training and what not that it requires.

@pardus I will defnitely get a copy of that book and start reading through it, thank you for the info!


@x SF med I will have to start practicing finning once I can find a good outlet to do so. I've read a lot on here and various other MARSOC articles about not getting good fins due to using what you are issued, so should I just look into a run of the mill average pair to start working with?

@policemedic No unfortunetly I am right outside of Pittsburgh.

I'm not sure what you'll be issued at A&S... Plain old jet fins with scuba booties.

 

[policemedic]

@policemedic No unfortunetly I am right outside of Pittsburgh.

You poor bastard.

There is a rucking group in Philly run by a prior service Marine who is now a cop. If you ever get over to Philly, you may be able to hook up with them. Should you ever get here, PM me and I'll give you the info.

 

[x SF med]

Here's the link to the fins we used when I was in.... http://www.scubapro.com/en-US/USA/fins/products/jet-fins.aspx

 

[surgicalcric]

...having bigger shoulders might make it hurt a bit less.

From someone with large shoulders, having large trapezius muscles actually makes it hurt worse due to the straps riding on muscle instead of bony structures.

To the OP: Others have said it so I won't repeat the overall point. As for the gym, gains in overall power, strength and endurance can be gained in the gym. Squats, deadlifts, weighted calf raises, leg press w/ lower weight higher reps will all help if you are limited in the time available to train. However if time is a premium I would spend it under a ruck not doing a WOD or curls..

Crip

 

[8654Maine]

Vary the terrain.

Don't just follow trails or paths.

Ruck up and down hills. Ruck in wet mud and swamps. Ruck when it's hot, cold, and wet.

Ruck through the nastiest, gnarliest vines and bushes you can find.

Whatever you do, always let someone know where you are.

Sleep with your ruck, rest with your ruck, eat with it.

When rucking becomes second nature, when it becomes just another tool for you to accomplish something else, then you will own it, instead of it owning you.

Rucking is a means to an end. Don't let it get a life of it's own.

Also, work out, eat right, and jack off whenever you can.