Today (I wrote this text on the 10th of April, 2025), I will explain which music helps me in rucking.
Speaking shortly, the answer is rock music. To be more precise, the last two months of my life stand under the name of Led Zeppelin in terms of listening to music. Of course, throughout my whole life, I heard many of Led Zeppelin’s songs, with “Stairway to Heaven,” “Whole Lotta Love,” “Immigrant Song,” “D’yer Mak’er,” “Black Dog,” and “Kashmir.” Still, throughout the last two months, I discovered for myself many additional great songs, with “When the Levee Breaks,” “The Ocean,” “Trampled Under Foot,” “In My Time of Dying,” “Custard Pie,” or “For Your Life.” Indeed, all the songs mentioned in the last sentences helped in rucking. Does it mean I listen to music while rucking? No.
It means that I hear these songs in my ‘vocal imagination,’ a state where I can vividly hear the music in my mind, complete with all the instruments and vocals, and I am singing them to myself, also deep in my mind.
Led Zeppelin’s rock music gives the power to walk, ruck, and create. The fact that I want to listen to them about fifty years after their creation means these songs are timeless. Of course, we could say similar things about the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and many other rock bands. Still, for today, my number one is Led Zeppelin, with powerful drums by John “Bonzo” Bonham, outer-worldly guitar riffs created by Jimmy Page, and the magical vocals of Robert Plant.
The energy level only increases when I hear Led Zeppelin’s songs in my imagination while rucking. Undoubtedly, these powerful songs have helped me many times to overcome the obstacles of being burdened with an additional 32 kg (71 lbs). For example, today, I took over 13k steps with 32 kilograms on my back and shoulders. I feel almost like a demigod. I will finish writing a text about music, which helps me in rucking.
