I too have joined the rucking again, partly from you and partly from F3. (f3nation.com) I find it less stressful on my body actually and can tell it has even improved my posture. A good walk, still, no headphones, just me, my breathing, my footsteps and my thoughts.
I'm glad to hear you are rucking Chief! There is a lot of research that rucking can improve posture by forcing you to carry yourself more upright. I'm also a fan of no music. It gives me time to think. Keep it up!
As an avid cyclist who is currently hanging out in the Alps, I'm working on reminding myself how much terrain plays into everything. I need not think in average miles-per-hour or total miles per ride out here. Rather, vertical feet. A twenty-mile ride back home? Pssh. 20 miles here might mean 4,000-feet of climbing. Context matters. Anyway, that's my current interpretation of "Far, fast, or heavy."
Michael, I hope you are having a phenomenal time. I'm jealous! I did consider adding in terrain as a lever for ramping up difficulty, but you know how costal NC is. Enjoy yourself!
JD- Ihad a comment from last week, which I sat on. It was pedantic. But I haven’t shaken it. So here goes. There is nothing wrong with being last. Your writing has a theme, that you are only competing with yourself. Yet being last is only relevant with others. The point is minor, as there are always other fools to be last. But since your writing is always so principled, I can’t let go of the idea of being a good teammate and also not ever being last. Someone is always last. Sometimes they are a good person, teammate , operator, or Marine. I mean not to box in the larger message for this minor point. I know only I am at my best when I stop comparing with others. A small point, for your consideration.
Brett, as usual you are right. My comments about not being last were meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but although I lean heavily towards the Stoic philosophy and believe in controlling things that are in our control, I was also raised in a world (as you were) where everything is a race (even if you are the only one who knows it is a race.) I have a tough time letting that go. Thanks for pointing it out!
Great advice, John. As I stated to you earlier, you’ve inspired me about 6 weeks ago to start rucking and I have my wife doing it as well...getting comfortable being uncomfortable! 👊
I too have joined the rucking again, partly from you and partly from F3. (f3nation.com) I find it less stressful on my body actually and can tell it has even improved my posture. A good walk, still, no headphones, just me, my breathing, my footsteps and my thoughts.
I'm glad to hear you are rucking Chief! There is a lot of research that rucking can improve posture by forcing you to carry yourself more upright. I'm also a fan of no music. It gives me time to think. Keep it up!
As an avid cyclist who is currently hanging out in the Alps, I'm working on reminding myself how much terrain plays into everything. I need not think in average miles-per-hour or total miles per ride out here. Rather, vertical feet. A twenty-mile ride back home? Pssh. 20 miles here might mean 4,000-feet of climbing. Context matters. Anyway, that's my current interpretation of "Far, fast, or heavy."
"Far, fast, or UP."
Michael, I hope you are having a phenomenal time. I'm jealous! I did consider adding in terrain as a lever for ramping up difficulty, but you know how costal NC is. Enjoy yourself!
JD- Ihad a comment from last week, which I sat on. It was pedantic. But I haven’t shaken it. So here goes. There is nothing wrong with being last. Your writing has a theme, that you are only competing with yourself. Yet being last is only relevant with others. The point is minor, as there are always other fools to be last. But since your writing is always so principled, I can’t let go of the idea of being a good teammate and also not ever being last. Someone is always last. Sometimes they are a good person, teammate , operator, or Marine. I mean not to box in the larger message for this minor point. I know only I am at my best when I stop comparing with others. A small point, for your consideration.
Brett, as usual you are right. My comments about not being last were meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but although I lean heavily towards the Stoic philosophy and believe in controlling things that are in our control, I was also raised in a world (as you were) where everything is a race (even if you are the only one who knows it is a race.) I have a tough time letting that go. Thanks for pointing it out!
Great advice, John. As I stated to you earlier, you’ve inspired me about 6 weeks ago to start rucking and I have my wife doing it as well...getting comfortable being uncomfortable! 👊
Thanks Duke! I'm glad to hear your enjoying getting back into rucking and that your wife is joining you. Great opportunity for shared suffering!