My Knee-Safe Pack Training Routine

[spinninggriller]

Used to ruck 60 lbs on pavement — blew my knees by June. Switched to short hill intervals with a 40 lb sandbag 3× a week. Added step-ups and sled drags.
Result: no pain, faster recovery, and I’m packing elk quarters faster now than at 25.
If your knees hurt, stop pretending asphalt helps. It doesn’t.

 

[justinspicher]

It sounds like your previous training was a real pain in the asphalt….

 

[hibernation]

Rucking seems to be the kind of thing that's easy to overdo, a little goes a long way.

Or maybe I just dread it and that's what I tell myself.