Today (I wrote this text on the 1st of January 2025), I won’t write about the economic invisible hand.
Instead, I’ll be talking about a different kind of invisible hand, a metaphorical one that I’ve come to associate with rucking. If you want to read more about the economic invisible hand, read Adam Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations” book. Today, I will write the invisible hand that holds me stiffly while rucking. This hand held me tight and did not want to let me go. While rucking, I could not speed up my walking. In fact, it has happened practically since the beginning of my adventure with rucking (I started practicing it in the middle of August 2024). I was rucking today for more than an hour and a half. I made almost 11k steps at six degrees Celsius (42.8 degrees Fahrenheit). Rucking is not equal to running.
While walking and doing street photography, I’ve never run. I was always walking – sometimes slowly, sometimes faster, but I’ve never run.
While rucking (I remind you, my Dear Friend, rucking is walking with a heavy rucksack [today I was walking with a backpack which weighed 25 kg]), even if I wanted to speed up, it seems practically impossible because of the burden I feel on my back and shoulders. Before rucking, I was like a fast cat who could transport myself from point A to point B in a relatively short period. Today, with a heavy burden on my back, I feel like a turtle who cannot speed up anyhow because the invisible hand holds him stiffly. Does it all mean that I want to stop rucking? Contrary! I feel like a bodybuilder. This bodybuilder regularly builds muscles.
I must admit it is a tremendous feeling to have an athletic silhouette.
I cannot wait to increase the weight of the barbell plates I put in my rucksack. There’s a sense of anticipation for the future, for the day when I can carry even more weight and push my limits further. But for now, I think I must wait a bit because rucking with 25 kg for today is enough for me. Additionally, I think I should invest in a better rucksack. The truth is that while rucking, I am more concerned about whether my backpack can withstand the weight, not my body. This realization has made me understand the importance of having the right equipment.
