The older I am, the more I feel I need to find power in pain.
I wrote this text on the 9th of March, 2025. It was a day when I was rucking for almost two hours. I did 10k steps in the Włochy district, Warsaw. While walking with a heavy rucksack (it weighed 30 kg [66 lbs.]), I had to take three breaks. Each lasted less than five minutes. Still, while resting, I started to realize I was finding the power in pain. After all, not only is carrying heavy weights painful, but it also provides gains. Also, I would say a similar thing about exposing the body to coldness. The truth is that cold hurts. Still, it offers many benefits for one’s mind and body.
A similar thing is with rucking.
While writing all these things, I started to wonder if one can also find power in pain by fasting. I think so. Fasting in itself does not bring pain. Still, it is stressing one’s body. Eating delicious food is a pleasure (nowadays, I would say it is a pernicious pleasure). For me, the state of insatiable is normal, not when one is full of food in one’s stomach. That’s why I would say that fasting is also the state in which we can feel the power via the mental pain of not eating.
As of today, I am totally in love with rucking.
It not only improved my endurance, strength, and mobility (ability to get around) but also my mental state. I feel much more powerful and self-confident, not only in my private life but also in my work. The truth is that I feel the power to tackle any challenge. How happy I am that throughout the following days, I also plan to go ruck. Undoubtedly, in pain, I will find relief. The sense of accomplishment from overcoming these physical challenges is truly inspiring.
