On the 9th of July, 2025 (it was a day when I wrote this text), I read my post from the past, “Rucking for nine days in a row.”
After reading it, I asked myself how it was possible to ruck for nine days in a row. Up till today, I do not have an answer for this question. The answer that I had been carrying lighter weights (26.5 kg mentioned in the “Rucking for nine days in a row” text, compared to today’s 37.5 kg) does not satisfy me. Why? It was because six months ago, 26.5 kg was as heavy for me as today’s 37.5 kg of burden on my back and shoulders. I cannot imagine walking with such a heavy load for nine days in a row.
Undoubtedly, my organism should adapt to this weight.
I do not remember precisely, but perhaps six months ago, I was much more adapted to 26.5 kg than I am today to 37.5 kg. Maybe it is a reasonable explanation. For today, I cannot imagine increasing the weight of my rucksack. I know that there is a limit to carrying a heavy load for a minimum of 10k steps. I do think that 37.5 kg is my limit, but I simply know and feel that the heavier loads I will have in my backpack, the less frequently I will be increasing the weight of the load. That’s the way it is.
For example, today, after returning home from my office job, I took over 13k steps with a burden of 35 kg. Of course, as usual, after returning home, I was exhausted not only because of my mental work in the office, but also due to hectic rucking. I still feel pain in the Achilles tendon. Still, this pain does not prevent me from rucking. It was simply possible to do it.
